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<br />I. <br /> <br />..... /' .... ,- <br />G J J r. <br /> <br />" , <br /> <br />. <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />52 <br /> <br />thQ importance of transport~tion in their construction ?~d <br /> <br />maintQn'1llce, is "PrroximC\tely ?.long the re.ilroe,d routeS. <br /> <br />These oomparo about "-5 follows. taking :Los Angeles as typical <br /> <br />and deducting zo% as the dist3nce th~t might be a~ved by <br /> <br />cutoffs: <br /> <br />Transmission Distance Bouldor Canyon to Los Angeles. <br /> <br />Los <br />Las <br /> <br />Angeles to Las Vegas, by rail. . <br />Vegas, to Boulder Canyon. by rail <br />'Dotal . . . . . .. <br />Less /20% . . . . . . <br />Transmission Dist?nce <br /> <br />. 3M M11es <br />. 40 n <br />. 374 ft <br />.~ U <br />. 299 Miles <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Not <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Transr:dssion Distance Glen Canyon to Los Angeles. <br /> <br />Los Angeles to Flagstaff by rail, <br />Flagstaff to Junction by rail . . . <br />Junction to Glen Canyon by rail <br />Total . . . I . . <br />Loss 20% . . . . . . <br />Net Transmission Distance <br /> <br /> . 544 miles <br /> ;:;0 " <br /> 130 " <br /> . <br /> 704 u <br />. . . <br /> . J41 " <br /> 563 ft <br /> . <br /> ,299 " <br /> . 264 n <br /> <br />Differenco in favor of Boulder Canyon <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />Considering the population and industrial importance <br /> <br />of the Pacific Coast region, this marke~ is the largest of <br /> <br />all the pr?spoctive mRrkets, and neither devclop~ent could <br />; I <br />at present: be J'IlstHied financially without it. The advan- <br />I , <br />tage in t~ansmission distance of 250 miles ij of course <br />I <br />I' <br />decisive. I In f"ct tha transmission of SO much power a dis- <br /> <br />tancu o~ ,560 mUes, though y,hisicaJ.ly possiblo,can hardly <br /> <br />be conSidered tod~ cornmarcially feasible under, the conditions <br /> <br />surrounding this problem. <br /> <br />It would be hard to find ~power site in the United <br /> <br />, <br />! <br />