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SUPPLEMENT NO. 1; THE CITIZEN, F1UDAY, DECEMIIEH 8, 1011.
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SPRUCE LAKE, PRESTON TOWNSHIP.
AYNE county is noted for its many beauti-
Wful spring water lakes, several of which
are located on the higher elevations in the
county and are especially situated to be
advantageously developed for the pur-
pose of supplying electrical energy lur
the upbuilding of the industries of Honesdale and Wayne
county.
Much thought and anxiety has been given to the
industrial future of Honesdale and many plans have been
formulated and suggestions offered for the betterment of
this condition. It seems impossible to secure any con
centrated effort, subscription of stocks or voluntary con
tributions for the encouragement, fostering or financing
new or our present industries. It is a well-known fact
that our present industrial establishments have been al
most entirely built up to their present successful state
through individual effort.
The industrial future of Honesdale and in fact of
Wayne county depends largely upon the natural resources
of this county. Among the hills of the surrounding
country are numerous lakes formed in the depressions of
the earth and their overflows fall down to meet the rivers
in the valley below, and in their descent furnish the un
developed natural resources of Wayne county, or approx
imately 20,000 mechanical horse-power. This great
power can be advantageously harnessed in the interest of
our home industries. Little do we appreciate the great
value of the power that has been allowed to go to waste
in the centuries past and although comparisons are in this
case we can only use comparisons to enable the investor
and manufacturer to appreciate the great values that
can be cheaply attained by the utilization of these wasted
powers.
Good engineering practice for small industrial plant
is about four pounds of good grade steam coal for each
horse power per hour, and in a majority of our industries,
owing to the inefficient methods, the consumption is
nearly six pounds horse-power per hour, or at the maxi
mum consumption is nearly $25.00 per year per horse
power for fuel and after adding labor, depreciation and
other cost, brings the cost per horse power per year to
nearly $75.00.
Within 10 miles of Honesdale we have an undevelop
ed water supply that aggregates 20,000 horse power, that
can be developed economically and advantageously used, '
and has an equivalent to 120,000 pounds or 60 tons of the
best steam coal per hour; 350,400 tons per year which at
the prevailing market price of $2.50 per ton, has a value
amounting to $850,000 per year.
After giving the figures careful consideration we have
no reason to envy the Wyoming and Lackawanna coun
ties their natural deposits of anthracite coal. The anthra
cite coal deposits underlying the five coal counties arc
limited, and must, according to the best available statis
tics, become exhausted within the next eighty years, and
naturally will become more costly as the demand becomes
greater and the supply grows less.
Only a small percentage of the anthracite steam coal
used is freshly mined and the remainder of the coal used
has been taken from the gigantic culm deposits of seventy-five
years of mining. Within a few years the surplus
supply will be consumed and when this time arrives we
must expect to pay as much for steam sizes as we pay for
manufacturing size, for it is not reasonable to suppose
that the coal operators would grind up the large sizes and
sell for one-half the price that they receive for the large
sizes.
Before the coal operator derives any income from
his deposits, it is necessary to expend approximately one
dollar a ton to develop his holdings, and when his coal is
exhausted must charge his entire expenditure for develop
ment as almost a total loss. With the initial cost of a
Hydro-Electric development and a very small deprecia
tion cost there is no particular reason to consider the
future cost, for as long as Nature distributes the moisture
over the land just so long will our water power plants
continue to turn the wheels of our industries and add
wealth and prosperity to our community.
The maximum horse power used in what should be
" Greater Honesdale " at the present time will not ex
ceed 1,000-horse power and support a population of 8,
000 people. At the same ratio our undeveloped 20,000
horse power would support a city of 160,000 people.
The minimum selling price for power is one cent per
kilowatt or 1000 watts for a nine-hour a day operation,
which is about $30.00 per year per horse power and with
the development of the 20,000 horse power of unused en
ergy would give a return of $600,000 per year and by the
utilization of the power for the remainder of the 24 hours
would increase the gross earning to more than $1,000,000
per year.
The power cost of a manufactured article is one of
the principal costs that the manufacturer has to consider,
and by the construction of a Hydro-Electric plant we
could reduce to cost to present manufacturer at least one
half and have inducements to offer to new industries sec
ond to no other town or community in the country.
The cost of development of the water power of
Wayne county would depend largely on the purchase
price of the power and the lands for storage purposes, for
the cost of the hydro-electric machinery and dam con
struction is a simple question of figures.
When the development of the Hydro-Electric plants
become a reality we will add many millions to the amount
of manufactured articles produced in this county, and by
the employment of a large number of people we can do
much toward the upbuilding of the business and property
interest of the town.
We have in Wayne county no lakes of which E. A,
Penniman has listed the principal ones, with their acreage
WILSONVILLE FALLS, SITE OF NEW DAM.
and elevations and we reprint his list to demon
strate the immense storage capacity of these
lakes.
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Lake
Town. Acreage. Elev'n.
Oak
HONESDALE LOOKING SOUTH FROM IRVING CLIFF.
White
Elk
Swamp
Cajaw
Clemo
Winter's
Collins'
Lodore
Keen's
No. 4
No. 8
Beach
Adams
Huff
Little Beach
Chestnut
Twin Lakes
Starlight
Adams
High
Nabby's
Henry
Ariel
Wildwood
Belmont
Rock
Stevenson
Clinton 358 1375
" 184 1420
55 1375
Cherry Ridge 94 1295
' . " 81 1350
15 1280
" 30 1050
; Canaan 300 1400
" 108 1320
63 1460
" 30 1500
Berlin 125 1320
80 1285
75 1300
" 60 1260
. " 5o 1340
. 4"75 1000
Buckingham 40 1350
" 35 1250
70 1400
" 20 1400
Lake 300 1500
" 325 1425
50 M25
Mt. Pleasant 214 1950
" 86 1700
98 1550
WAYNE COUNTY'
Lake. .
Miller
Bigelow
Mud
Upper Woods
Lower Woods
Niles
Rose
Carr
Duck Harbor
Laurel
Rose
Cline
Galilee
Silver
Swago
Baird's
First
Second
Third
Long
Upper Wilcox
Lower Wilcox
Day
Spruce
Lovelass
Penwarden
Wrighter's
Underwood
Eastern Spruce
Western Spruce
Como
Summit
Five Mile
Spruce
Big Hickory
Little Hickory
Poyntelle
Town.
Acreage.
97
60
liiev
15
T71
I
15
"5
95
32
60
30
550
75
75
40
30
40
85
80
50
45
5o
153
77
65
25
30
25
75
175
85
35
75
95
95
80
79
53
57
109
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Lebanon
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1
Damascus
I
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I
Dyberry
I.
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Oregon
I
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I
Preston
I
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I
2
2
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I
Lake.
Independent
Chehocton
Sly
Long
Seven Mile
Coxtown
Upper Twin
Lower Twin
Long
Purdy
Lackawack
Eureka
Goose
Daniels
Woodside
Alpha
Hiawatha
Peet
Four Mile
Island
Waidler .
Star
Ridge
Swamp
Bunnell
Upper Perch
Lower Perch
Randall
Adams
Fort Mountain
TV A 171
Preston
20
1
1
1
Paupack
Salem
Scott
a
a
a
Palmyra
Texas
Buckingham
1
1
1
80
80
80
85
75
100
80
70
45
3
50
20
75
20
25
25
90
15
90
60
20
30
100
60
60
30
25
15
40
20
1
1