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dc.contributor.authorHyde, Henry M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-16T20:08:54Z
dc.date.available2018-01-16T20:08:54Z
dc.date.issued1909-02
dc.identifier.citationThe Technical World Magazine, February 1909, Volume X no. 6, pp. 553-562.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/13187
dc.description.abstractThe author mentions the issues associated with using hydroelectric power in Niagara Falls and discusses the issues that may arise based on past experiences, "To the myopic and indifferent public the idea of a few men getting control of the water supply and of drawing vast wealth from that control will sound like the foolish wail of a crack-brained sensationalist; it will arouse only a fatuous smile of ignorant contempt. But the readers of this magazine have heard of the turbine water-wheel; they know what is meant by the long distance transmission of electric power; they are able to realize what it means to hand over forever, as a free gift to a little coterie of men, the absolute control of the incalculable power developed by the rivers and streams of the United States. And - pray God- once they do understand the situation, they will not smile, but smite. The Congress of the United States and the legislatures of the various states are the danger points which must be constantly watched if the people are to be saved from spoliation."en_US
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dc.subjectNiagara Falls, Ontarioen_US
dc.subjectNiagara Falls, New Yorken_US
dc.subjectHydroelectric power plants -- Ontarioen_US
dc.subjectHydroelectric power plants -- N.Y.en_US
dc.titleWho Owns the Earth and How Did They Get it?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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