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 Sbawinli^n faUe. 
 
SbawmiGan 3faUe, p.®,. 
 
 THE EVOLUTION OF A MODERN 
 MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY. . 
 
 THE STORY OF HOW iN THREE YEARS THE FOREST GAVE PLACE 
 TO A THRIVING CITY WITH NUMEROUS LARGE INDUSTRIES. . 
 
 r MMs In the Intter [.art of the eighteenth century th.it the agents of -.lie UvM.m K,\ The St. Mauric 
 Comiany first penelrated to the upper waters ot' the Jit, Maurice. e»ul)lisheil fiver and its 
 ^ever.ll trading posts, an,I there collected each season's suppiv uf furs for the ^"'^ ^'"^'"' 
 Kiiropsfan market. This Mas hing af;er the sctiiemeni ..f iiie City ,.i Ihree Rivers, 
 which In ifiT.S iv.is the head of navigation on the .'^1. Lawrence and wha-h Liter hecaiie the 
 

 Early Oparations. 
 
 point (.r departure fcir llu- intrej.ki Hudson B:iy Comixiny'.- explorers and traders. These 
 hardy i.ioneers penetrated as far north as Kickendalh at tlie headwaters of the St Maurice 
 River where they passed on over the heiglit of land to the Hudson liay country. They 
 returned «id. stories of the great weaUh of timber which covered llie <-ountry to the north, 
 and soon after, the pioneers in hinibering began operations on the Uppfr St. Maurice Kiier. 
 Not until the ■4o's did these operations assume any considerable proportions, as the handling 
 nf the lumber over the numerous waterf.ills in the river involved a considerable exi^enditure 
 ofmonev, butin i.S;.- th.. provincial (lovernment undertook the general improvement of 
 this gre:U river, having the object of opening up ""^ "s' "^"^ "' "'"''" ^^"'^'^ '"^""^ ''>' 
 tlie rroviii<:e of Uuebec 
 
 Lumbering continued with general success for ...any years, but it was cot until atten- 
 li.ui 1..15 attracted to this country through its vast s|irure tracts available for the manufac- 
 liirc of j.ulp and j.aper. tlut the dawn of its industrial development came. It is probable 
 that this district contains a greater .|uantity of frrst quality spruce, which may be easily 
 tloate'i to the miiis. tijan an\ othr-r aistr;ct on '.i::^ ■.■.■ntu-Ten-.. 
 
Ahnm lliirly milt-^ iiliovr Tln'cr RivcTS nhcix- -.'icrf is ,i f.iH in ihc St. .Miiiriie Riivr of First Mill at 
 
 .iliDUt 40 ftel. ll.iR- u.is tsl,il.li,liL',l ill i^S; .1 |.ui|i mill, vvi„,-|| fiiiiii, ■ a iIk' tbimJ.Uion l,.r Grand Mere 
 
 tlic |.R's^iil iiii-nilk-ciu imlu^ 1 111 llul iLirr. Il rc'i'iirfil liic cnci-y .iinl .iliililv of surli 
 
 nun 11, Sir Wiliiain \-.,ii lldiiu- ,iii,l (IciiL-Kii ki;s-i-ll A. Aljirr ti> i.niij; liiis iUnli)|inH-nl u|. 
 
 I" its |in.-.tiu slaiul.ir.I. .iiici lih; Imildin^' uftl, -r^-.u uiiil<s nftlie Lii:.i iiiick- i';il|i (;,im|uiiv 
 
 .11 (iiinui MriT. liiid 111, il- si.cv-s ill mili/ir.i; tiiu r.uv m.iuii.il iiml tlir pmi-rr of tlic- St. 
 
 Miiuncr r.i;rr. iml tin- ,t,imi, of ii|i|.i(.val nn tin' v "tv iif lIui St. Mauri.v a^ liiu fiitiiru scil 
 
 "f.iil iliiliistiial ,i.iL'lii|,infm,wiiiii, sli,i:;i,i iiirliiik- iiiaiiv l.ir;;.- | I.nils fnr tlir iii.iiiula.turc ol 
 
 tlu' v],ni, t iiiM |,ul|, ar.d rapor. 
 
 l!clHic till- unrl^s at Ci, 111,1 .\Il-i,- u,.-iu fiilli ii.iii|i:i.-iril. Ihc altviitiiia ■■! <aialaii-;t> was Shawinigan 
 niit..-K-,l on sliauiiii-.m I'.ills, aliuat -iyh, miii/» l.cl.-u (li-.iii,! \Uw. nlwrr tliL- ».iti-rs uf ^'"'■ 
 tiK- Si. .Nt.iiin, f fill in a ,-as,'.i,lc, .1 ,li-l.ii..:c ,,f iit-ar!y ,i^ f.vi. It vva, li,is :;,aiHl u.it.-rfili 
 tlialvt-ars .i^o tJK- liidi.ais liad iiaiiu'd Siiawiniuaii in.- iiiiiu ■• N\-cil;ov,.rl.- Ik-, an..: <,t a 
 fan.ii-d la-..ciidil.iia-i- Ih-iiv,.-.-ii this :,hiv l,.-aiitiliil <-a-, .ide ami tlu- uatli-iiii^,; l,ea,l aii,l ,|:ii:i 
 
Policy. 
 
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 fiir 1., riv.l \i,ii;ar,. I'.ill- .1- 1 i'^'-"" lor ihe lour.^t .in,l 1 .>>t ,if s.ri.ic l.caiUy. 
 
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 :,r will, llic St. MauM.c Riv.r I..h1 W.-u ,i»nM-li-,i 
 
 ihi- ■■iv.il i.nttiT. l.ul ,..mi.lic:.moii> nu 
 
 ,;%iiv the title I" l'"ili 'I"-' ^"'•-■'' I'"""-''' ■"" 
 
 ic. its annli^ili'Hl Ity ill 
 
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 „,,„,„, l.tt, ;„l,cy„rs.lin„ its water, e,.. btt. ntti, wlaa, an ass„ra,„ e wa> ,.en .„ 
 
 intff.tinii tM .le>r|M|. atiil tilili/L- the ^atlle■. 
 
 i-„ ,, , ,„„,1 to ttkeovir this valiialil. water power, aii.l under a 
 
 Formation of th. x ,.,„„, ,a,.> wa. i...tl.ed.atel> t".nf d to tjl,e > , ■ ,, , , W ^1, nvit.f ft 
 
 . . , „, ,1 l,v the I'roiMeial Covetiitnetil u'Mii,-' 11 hi"-i'l I'li^il'W' llie Ml.l»tt.,,.a.. 
 
 Shawinigan , liiit. r ^ratlted b\ Un I lo\ .1.. lai 1 . „ ,■ it .. .Iv . 0111 
 
 , , 1 ,,,, |.,iinirv I ;th, iSiiS, add ITlllllediatel) (otil- 
 
 Wal.randFower ^ ,„.r ;,,:,! I'owei Coiitiaiiy w..Mtieo,| otated on latiirai) I jii . j 
 
 . .- ,1 . .1 ,,1,11 i.,eijt ot the eowir orsli.iwiiiii;an fall'', llie etierjii 
 
 Company. .>>tn' ■ d ,e:ivi> iiril'aration lor the dewloiaiiuit 01 nit 1 
 
 Ciidet its.li.iilel llie(otn|ianviiasli,e iieiiilo.,. .-iittre 
 
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 ,li had lor ail ttniel.ime 
 
Outline Aap-Sbawiniflan ^alU an& luttounMn^s. 
 
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 w.,,;l.i..n>:liMic.n.y p^ii.lKi-.' li' m imlivi.auis. .in.l 
 
 .00 aces ai. K-cnvd f ,„i I • .W- .md .,l..,nl ;:: .uu. ar.^ .iil.d.v.dol „.t.. .-wn U-. 
 
 Th. land w ..„n,..ra.:v..l, lovl . ..1 ,Ka.:u,-aily all .f a avaiLU.lc ^.|■ biimliii. l-l--. 
 
 Having aniu.ivdlh.- walcr ivi.l-, an.l |.rol..:m, Hi. n.M <:-v «a- ll..-' .id.. 
 
 ,.l d. >°l.>|.iianl «i.i.:i "■.uld m. e: I'.c .Ic.nand, l.ir 1«-Wir lu van.-.us Lnm-. 
 
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Cbc Cown.— #rom unckareli forcft In 1900 to a town of tome 5,000 vcaple in t0Ot. 
 
1„ ,.nlcr to m„!er<lan,l nueUlH.mly th. |.rn,„„iuon .,1 Uk- ..nt.et, wc rausl .-onsider 
 fir,, .h. ,mgni,..k of ,1,,. p,.w.r of Sl,.,w,ni,.n K,,:is. it, 1.. ...on. .n,l .h. v.ri.u.H forms ,n 
 wlii.h I'Oivir may !«■ iKliv-Mol m llii.- om^vimcr. 
 S. M.uric. Th,. S,. -lauri.. kiv.r h;„ . ,..■,.: le„,«,h of o.cr ,co .n,l.s and is fo) l,y innuuK-raWc 
 
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 Dro.n.ge Ar,.. „,, ,,|^, ,„^,.„,1 „.ilh ,kll-.- foK-l-. «iia ll illsnic .1 su adv How of u-au-i lliiouglioul the L-mi.c 
 
 v..,r 'tl.c nor.aa! ll..>v of water l.-ing .o,c^o i-ol,io Icct per s.rond. After exaftininii the 
 
 Govcrnm.,,, reports and stati-ties, o.veri,,^ a Ion, Unn of year, and tnaktng personal 
 
 „bse,vati<.ns, Messts, T. Pr:nKle ^ Son. of Montr, , and Mr. Wallace C. Johnson, of 
 
 Ni:,i;na rails. N,\-., teported that it w.is .„l,„/y /-'..d,,,/-/, /.' .l.lcH /•" ...»,„„,.,.,/ 
 
 r„rf,sc, icc.c:-- //."J, /.'.-.w. .\t this poi.n the riier fail, a distance of ,50 leet, and 
 
 the ,\,rraatio„ of land and water is sueh that power ntay he >leveloped uh.eh will l,a^e.a^ 
 
 all times, a working head of 130 I'cet. 
 
 Location ot Shawiniiian Falls is distant Ji t.itles Irom liivee R.vers. <;= nnies fiora i^lacbccaiid S4 tiiileL- 
 
 Sh.wlnig.n („,„ Montreal, all of which cities are similed on the St. Ltwrence River ani are -ports for 
 
 F"""*' ocean gtjiny vessels. 
 
 
 
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 I'lif natural Matures „f laii.l ai.l >vali:r at .Shaivirii .i„ l-alls ,r ■ , ,1, r , „ , 
 
 , , . "■'"""r."l lah^ .ir^ ,i...h 1 Kil a -rc-i .im-iiirit .>l Natural F«alur>s 
 
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 I'Mil.l.nt; „fa<:.m,i al„ut ,.,;-, f.vt I,,,,.,., ,3^ f.el w„le a,„l .„ feet ,lce|,. .1 ti.e e'.l „r "...lopmant. 
 >i"^ .:.".:rl i, I salMant,al , o „ re,e bulkh.a.l fro,,, ..vh„ I, ,|,e water is ,:o„J.„:,ed throud, 
 I-I«'S ... the Power House. ,.p leet helo.v. K.,d, ,,,,, ir.ter U'heJ a„a Generator will 
 IToduce 5.,.o l,or.-po.er. The eana! has a ca|n, ay of tio.ooo hurse-.-ower, an,i the 
 l.resent ,ie.e|.,,„„.„, ,„e|,Me- a hulkhea.l for 30,^00 horse |,ower, IWer H. use an.l ,.,„. 
 lines for , ;,ooo horse power, Water Wheels atul Generators for , .,oco horse-power. 
 
 In .hhtion „, this ,„ai„ J.-vel ,.en,, i, was dee.ded to take advantage o, the f.et that a: Pap.r M,M 
 
 one po nt the .haw„.,«an K.er and the S,, Ma„r,ee ,:a,nc w,.hi„ ,,coo feet of each o,l„ . D...,op..„,. 
 
 hut wrlh a dlflereiiee 11 levels of i-r 1... .,,,,1 ) ., . , 
 
 ,l^„.„, ^_.,, ,. _, ''^ I'-i. aildhere, atai ,t , , t'e upper hay, a -eeomi 
 
 • .e...p,„c,:t .i.i. oee^ i„.ide lo, li,,. purpose ol siippl)i„g ,vat. f,,r the operation W I'aper 
 
TOP" ant Xsvtct Sai; am »iMt Otttlotmint. 
 
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 Mills, and otlii-r imluslrics whii li might ik-sirc Ki um.' l:irL;u iiiiiis of ivakr |,.nnT. Tliis .lfvi;l(.|.. Constructio 
 nient consists of ii large crili dam tlirmigh wliirh tht- water |..i-ms at the hn'lcim. Insidi' 
 of this crib, and on the liank of the river, is a solid concrete ljiilkiie.i.I fnnn which the 
 penstocks leail the w.iter throvigh the bank and doun to the lower level, dtM-liarginL; lliron,L;h 
 the wheels into the Shawinigan River, which acts as a t.iiirace. 
 
 This development has a capacity of 15,000 hoi-e power, which is to he nlili/ed hy 
 tlie lielgoCnuidian I'nlp Caiinpany— bnt the plans call for a ihi|i]ic.ili,in of the piesenl 
 crib ami bulkhead innnedialely adjoining the |aesent site, -oubling the avaikible power at 
 this point. 
 
 
 
 Tile absence of ral.ids in the St. Maurice for five miles above Sli.iwinigan F.ilb, and the great Favorable 
 bay on the upper level, preclude the possibility of interfeience by lra,ilc or floating ii e. whi( li Conditions. 
 is a source of much trouble to many water power., in this uortlierii coimlry, while the bioad 
 b.iy below the I'alls furnislies s|ilcildid means for carrying the water ofl' after it p.is,, s through 
 the I'ower House. 
 
pcnstocR— InfltAc, 
 
 Sbowin^ mctbo& o( con«?tn9 water from tb« upper to tbe lewet lewl. 
 
The results of investigation justified tlie promoters in believin- that both loakr ami eltctiical Pr«limin«ry 
 />D7tw coiilJ be Jevelopid litre at <i capital cost rtry much less than that of any other power Work. 
 0/ like magnituik. and sul)sequent developments have confirmed this concUision. The 
 greater part of a year ivas c<jns«med in maliing llio necessary surveys and maps of the 
 ground, from «iiic:li to study the situation and decide lirst how to proceed with the work. 
 
 It was early winlir of iSoo licpirc tlie W'arren-lSiirnliam Co , of New York, tlie contractors Contractors 
 
 for tlie work, got under w.iy, for although the contract was let in April, it was necessary, in 
 Older to hniiK in the machinery and plant, to build four anda lialf miles of railroad to connect 
 with the Creat .Northern Railw,iy of Canada. The' work went on continuously day and night 
 during the two following years, and in the meantime contracts hail been let for tiie n.-cessary 
 water wheels, electrical generators and larious machinery and apparatus necessary to com- 
 plete such a great il.mt. 
 
 Bog in Work. 
 
 The Water Wheels. e.lcli of (i ooo H.P. cap.acity, were built by the I. P. Morris Company, of Water Wheal. 
 
 Pb;!ade!phi;,,Pa.,and the dcctrica! generators,.,! ees H.i'. ^ach. by tiii; Westiiigiioiise ""=' tieneratort 
 
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Contracts for 
 Power. 
 
 F.lcctric & Maiuif.iclurinj; Company. li>.side ihese, nuiiieraus otliL-r wc.l known Lonci-rns wcri: 
 engaged lo I. ' ' ^piiMal marhincs and appaiaUl-, lor this |>lant. 
 
 Wliile ali ll.is work was guin;; on. 0|ually iml.orlanl -iq.s wtTC- bi-ing lakui in al.olh.T 
 dirclion. tor while- it .n.KlU Iv la-y enough to dcv.lo,, thi, natou.l powrr. il is t.> l.c kqn i.i 
 mind that the .s.scncc of this |.r..pusuion was to attr.r.n to lire spot cunsnnicrs ot' p-wcr. 
 Furtiinately Uil- mdinx-monts wliiih tlio Company was alilc lo hold out nerf so srr.it. tliat the 
 location immediately attracted lire attei:'-™ of far -eeing hiiMo.s, men. not only in tin, 
 coimtry, hut in Europe, and the result was that helore the Water \ I'ouer CMnpanyS woik, 
 had proceeded far. other .ompanies who had eoniraeled for large units of power, enter, d 
 ,on the construction of immense works to ul,li,e the same, so thai this place, whici, h.ul 
 bul .1 short time before been simply a woodland, w 
 beehive ol industry. 
 
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 eklv cmneited mto a vuil.il 
 
 Time Required. 
 
 For over two yeais the work has been ..irried on. employilij; at timis on ti.e Water Power 
 devclonim-nt .alone .-ver 1.500 hands. Uuriii- the past summer the w.,rk reu.h^d its final 
 stage, and it is now pra-li. ally completed. 
 
VattUr Vatcile. 
 
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 Zhi Ocncratcre. 
 
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 Thai it lias bec-n well a' d ™bsl„,tially built is attested by all ; ami that it ivill prove 
 a great factor in the development of this section of Canada, none can doubt. 
 
 Meanwhile the town of Shawinigan KalU has been growing rapidly and has now reached the Th. Town. 
 dignity of an organized municipality. It is well laid out, lias electric li,hts and will shortly 
 have a complete water supply and sewage system. 
 
 It is interesting to nole the si.eedy tr.insition in building operations as evidenced in various 
 parts of tbe town. \\ hercs the first were large frame buildings, ihei-e are now ntanv fine 
 brick and sione structures. The fiist Catholic Church, which was a temporary w.'.oden 
 building, is beirg supeiseded by an «,So.oco.oo slone edifice which will be a splendid 
 structure. The City H.ill, which is in |>roass of erection, will be another fine building. 
 
 .Many olher instances could be quoted, all of »hich go to pro^e that even so early, .Shawini- Building. 
 gan Falls has thrown off the garb of a primitive town and taki-n on the appearance uf a 
 modern. up-to-dTte city. 
 
 .-^o much for the town, bul there is another element of this matter of power whicli has 
 only been liriefly alluded 10. vb... the transmission of electrical energy to distant points. 
 
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Zbi Z«o power nouses. 
 
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 riic advances m;i(L- in elfctrical unjiineeriny makt- \hv electrical transmission nf power to 
 'Ilirt'C K:vcrs, Moiurcal .uid various towns and ciiit-.s lyini; betwet-n Sliawiuigan Kal^s and 
 those cities entirely ie.i iMc. I'nwiT lo tlic amount of nvcr jo.ooo HI', i-. to-day I)einL,' 
 delivered in Ilulfdo l.v the Niagara I ,i!Is I'oiver Co. ( transmi-Mini line runn'iii,' 40 miles). 
 hi Calilurnia, powir is beinjj; transmiitcd over 90 niiks. and i^ a commercial success, and a 
 line is being in^taIk■d in that State, over which powrr will !»■ carried a distance of 150 Miile>. 
 The essence ot the ]iro[in-.ition of trnn^mitling [mwer lo:ig distances, i-^. what is f/i, ni^f ,ir' 
 /'i'wn- ,/,/ivtrnf at (!■(' oui vf the tiansmission iin,:-M di teruiinrd by the co-^t of gi.>!ici.il;uti 
 and ir.insini-M"n, iiichuhng intiTc-t. dc|irccia.tini. and operating e\pcn-,cs and \W .iiiiNunt 
 of power ln>t in tran^mitim,; ? Th, /o7k' fti$t cost of ihvcloping the p<.>i<.'er at Shan'txi^an 
 /■l//A iiiiihi- f'i^if'h its t Willis mi \iion to ftmotf /•o:iils. 
 
 Trantmiaaion of 
 Power to Distant 
 Pointa> 
 
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 in connection with thr ^^an^mis,-ion of power from Sbawinig.in Falls 10 Montreal, a leat'iie 
 of no little ad\aniagt; is the possibility wf this Company making an arrangement with the 
 Great Northern Raibvay and otlier laibo.tds. whereby its tran-.nn'ssi-ii line wilt rnn over 
 llieir rigiit ul" ^v;:y for t!;e -:va;cr p:;rr r,f ir,.. ni^unc^; l.. M.m, iie.it. thl^ »uuid imi oniy 
 lessen the tlrs: ( o-^t of llie transinis'^idn lines but wouhl re<iuce the manuenance expense to 
 
 Transmission 
 Line 
 
Vtcw 9f Aontrcal. 
 
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 Other Cit'es 
 
 '"'"" I'*^^^ lliroj^h lilt.eii t.nvris an«i caws, ni.inv nt wlii.h would 
 lurnisli users of powtr. 
 
 The ..pi,,,l involved in ,l„. «.,„.„,;on of , .r ., Nia„n. F,.„s is n,,,„v ,in,e. ,hat rc,|„ir.l Ei.cHc., P„w., 
 
 at ShnwMUKan ,»r .Ik ..„K. a,„„ ■,„,„,.. A, n,„i ,l„ .,...„„ ,„«. r ,s A-vc c,l :a a ^ M.M„„ .„. 
 
 n..nn„Mn,c,«,o>vinK.., U.Hun i.i.e ,„ , „;,!. .ncra.in, al„ ,„ 8,,.o ..r „,„, Th. av„a.c 
 cus, ol coal at Montreal . #;,.; ,„ ,o„. There are i„ >he Cv.y „r Montreal over ;oo 
 sleam plants au.ltiK- average ens, o, pro.lnein,. po>ver is al.ou. «<io.oo per i,or,e.p„wcr lor . , 
 hm, power. The power of Shawini, an Falls can he sold in Montreal a, priees approvin,- 
 aln« 50 :, ol ,i,e o„, „, „„n, p„>v,,. ,„„! on >h„ l.asi, vv.il ,hnw a satista, ,orv proli, „, ,he 
 1 "wer Company. In .piotinK the above ll^n.ns, i, naisl !,e nn.Krslood ,ha, the -osi of s.e.n, 
 power is dependent s„n,e>vl,at on ,he si,e of ,he plant and woukl v.ov fnnn S-M ao in the 
 laigrst plants lo SSo.co or ?,:o,.o n, ,i,e snr.dles, plants. ,,nd ,h, same .hing wonid apply ,0 
 
 prae pn. „pon eleatrieal energy. The use o, ,.|e,-,ri, ver generallv for manufacturing 
 
 ia..po,es n, Montreal ha, no. I„en pnsla.l, as ,he ex-stin^ Conrpanies l,a,e a iinn'ted and 
 n.ed available power, which ,s l,e,n, nsed largely for liKluing purposes, ukhongl, these 
 ;;°™^;""" ''" " ^""'« '■"^- '"-'>■ --' >- of electrical powera, cx.^linglyproniahic 
 
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 Pittsburgh 
 Reduction 
 Company. 
 
 Atuminum 
 Its usvs. 
 
 Tl,i..lorv..,Slia»imu.m I'.ilK woiil.l MM !>■ ..mM.V-f wi.i.n,,! soim- mcnli..n of .l.c 
 Ccnpaui., »hn .ir, lu ..|,cr.,'c. Iluf, ai.d «ho hav.- 1h„1i iIh- r.u lurio whi.ll will a.nlril.Mli- 
 •ill muiii lo llu- l.iluif l.io^licritv iiiiiu' iiinn. 
 
 I Ik- lust cuinlr.nv tn an."' i'"^^ ll"' •'Ivanla^is „f Shawinigan Falls was the PitMnirnli 
 k.,lucuon(:o„,,.;.,y, oi.ra.in, ,,l,.n.s ,„ Nu^ara Falls and PiUslmrsl,. F.n,... I- -la- 
 ,„.,hula.turc.,falmnHum,l.y the „sr,.rU,o 11.11 . krlrolylir, |.r...css. 
 
 I, was .IH- invcnli,,,, ..,>l,is ,,r...-.ss l,y CharUs M. II .il. ,1,. M.-. I',vs„l,.,u n. the ri..sl,„r,h 
 (■„„„.■., ...., ,cvolM.i„„i.e,l.h..„a..ula,tur>.. o> th,s h«ha,t nf ntctals sU,k 1, has l,..-o,„c 
 .„ i„dis,>cn.,l,lc t.. .nany l.adcs. II. ■.:.;■ . U.V "s..l cxt.ns.. iv in the ,„ak,„« ut vano,,s 
 Mtcsils ,. has ,x.-c-n.!v r„m. la,..lv it.-" u,. h.r the ,„anaf.u:ta,. ol »., an., .aUlcs l„r the 
 ,ru,-,n,ss,.,n ,.fele, irual e,>e,-.>. ll 1^ .nterc~tM„ t.. kn..>v that one nl the lar,.st e.M.Mune.s 
 
 „f ah.nnn s theilemtan . ,..ur,„nen., whuh en,,.l..y. ih.- .n.tal in all |...SH,ble wa^s,ne,on- 
 
 ne..,.>n,vi.h ns a,„,v e,,u,|.>nent. then l.y h.h.enn,^ v. ,■> , ..n.i.leral.ly the l.unlen „leael, .nan. 
 The ratsl.tnj, O^lniany are the lar,.e., nunnla, ,ure,s .„- ahnnmntn. and the |.lant a. 
 S,„„;.,i„„„ Falls, «hich ,s intended especially to s,i,,,.U the h.rei^n n,aAe.„ w,ll. when ,n 
 full operation, he the tllfalest eslal.lishmeni ol tins Un.l ni the W..H.1 
 
The 
 
 Belgo- Canadian 
 
 Pulp Company, 
 
 The Output. 
 
 Modern 
 Equipment. 
 
 'I lie (JIIuci-^ It lliL- I'lU^^l'Ui-li kt'dmlnHi ' 'iJiiii>;iii> .ir\; : I'rL-^iclciil, R. I>. Mellon ^ 
 V'icc-l'rcsiden!. C'liu^. M. Hail; ( iener.il MiiiM-cr, Aitluir \. iJavis ; Siipciinleiidciu ul 
 Sliawiiiigaii hil's Works, iTcdk. A, SiniiLzIuoii. 
 
 W'lidSf hniiiL' oltiii.- is ill l!iu>>ei^. I'.elgiutn, li is iir.uti .illy cniii|jLiL-d tlie lir^l inslallinciu ot 
 its \i\ii. jailp and 1 apcr plant. This Conip;inv. which lui- cuiUracU-d 'uidi the Slia\vini.:^,in 
 Water \ i'(nver C!()ni|Mriv lor ihi' iiecosary w alci' [mwci' If npctate Us wuiks, owns verv 
 llL-arly i.coo si|u.ue iiiili'^ of i luice llnilar limit- <m the St. Maurice l\i\er ami lubiitaiy 
 streams, aiul lias an eT^tablished luiropeaii market lor its jiroiiiut. 
 
 The daily \veii;lit output o!' Uk; Pulp and i*a; ei Mills wilt he a> tollowa : 
 
 (Iround Wood I'uip 125 tons 
 
 Su![.hile Pulp .... 60 ■' 
 
 I'ajier too '• 
 
 '] he ]>laiu is constructed ill accord. mce wuh die plans of A. C. Rice. Ksqr.. Civ, of AVor- 
 ceiter, Ma.~-s., and is most modern .'iid np-to-daic in all te-pects, 'Hie ciin^litions under 
 which ii will operate are expected tu rei^ull in the j^reatesi possible econuniy in cost of 
 )iroduction. 
 
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 "Cbe pulp tDill an& eome at tbe nutcbfner^ tbcrein. 
 
Man>g<m«nt Mr. Ivliii.,..a d^- Vylilcr, of Brussels, IklKiuni. is ll.c I'reviiKri.t and Mail^iging iMrccl.ir ol 
 
 of the Company. ,1,^. f,,„||,,un. and contributes the successful cxpenencc of .1 lifctuiic to the |Milicy and 
 
 conduct uf its business affairs. ' 
 
 Nrr. Cliester .\. Ring is tlie Resident Managing Superintendent of the Company. T\v inter- 
 ests represented by this Company include many of the strongest financial institutions on the 
 European <ontinenl, among whom are the Hank of Outremer. tlie Hank of Paris and the 
 Bank ol linis.sels. li<'lgium. 
 
 Th. Sh.wi-tig.n When Thos. 1.. Willson discovered tlie process of manufacturing Ctlciiini C.nbidc.he 
 
 Carbide Co. i^jd the foun.iation of an industry vvhidi has developed to the extent of being the lar-est 
 
 single consimier of electrical energy of all the electrolytic processes. 
 
 U.es of C.loium At Niagara Falls, N.V., the Union Carbide Co. has contMclcd for 25.000 H.1-. of electrical 
 
 Carbide. currents be used in their extensive works at that l.lace. The uses of Calcium Carbide are 
 
 nunv, but ils most extensive use is for the generation of acetylene gas, used wherever 
 
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 ©alciumLdi bide J, ' i k J ***IbIL^ 
 
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 isukltca l.^hti.u |.!.nn i^ .■^•;i"r^'-'- ^>^ "-cU ..h in ihv li^ .t.n^ 
 
 ThcV.rs or,l,c c;.,„un „ of U,.nw.,y. av. lijmd U ...uVne ,., ,>n.l u- ,.. 
 
 [u-cu..u. Ins au„nns. ,...,, .h:,. f .r .lu. in,,.,.., i, .s suj crior to any n.h.r l,,l,.. 
 
 Power t!ie most The i.\inaiul t^r 
 
 Important 
 
 Factor. 
 
 Ci.l.il. i, uuv.lwiik .I'M ih uu.sl ^i•:U .[.wslion .is 1.. ih. ftltuiv 
 
 - niiiic .,ir. till r."'.r li'.' ul.uimsl lo piodi.ri; i! 
 
 -I'm ire maun 
 
 ! us wiiniluiu I n. ui;n 1^-- "I."- 
 
 ,acu.r. o,' .,. a»,.c., ..ilv a .n.s.i , V...: U n.cs ,.. ..oc n. a U , 
 
 airici na »l>e,o iar.L- anits of electrical , o« er ina> 1,0 i.l.tan.ed at 
 
 wiinilLali I I'l. dia:l w- 
 acturc 
 Power re 
 
 nianilfacunc can i nl; lie c 
 cnmi aratively Imv priix's. 
 
 ,„. ,,..n. l.anu erected l,y .he S„aw.„.,aa Car^id. Canpany u:;: W e^tapped in 
 , , , ;,.,, ,,,„•, ,, t;,; Vice-1'resiJenl ol llieComiiany is 
 
 aenadanee. ^vit^. I'-e m.M ad^a^red ideas, aial .rs . .e .u-tntae to 
 
 T„os. P. Wii;s„„, ,:.,. ,P= n,ven.,r„f process, t„e ,,..ne-s.,U "^ "' ;~7^^,^^ 
 ensure snccessltd operation. T!ie o.neeis of tee Toatpinv arei- i^aleat, las. . 1 . . 
 Vice-r.esident, Thos. I,. UilPon; Secretarv and Prea-arer. . ,eo. „. Macka^. 
 
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 ii' "iil.-j Mr jj.|irLii ttc lii'j lii.i^inMlil.' Ill \hc >l,.i-.viiii^.in \\.ll.r\ VoWv. l'u'> .1, wIm|)1iu]iI> Vast develop- 
 .i[ Sh.iwiiil^L;' tn l-alN. it i> duIv n. ci s>.iry a* ri.ili/L' [l;al the iIti-c rii]iri.-i ii-. ,.r'\';"ti-,ly ;iu;ii ■ '*'•''*■ 
 nniii-d will, ill ihv near f.i' lu-, ii^u ;, in;,il oj iMir ^^.oco H.P. 
 
 'I'his oiL^.ini/atlMi! is ,i^■^;ilv.(i in 1,l' nf i:i>lisi(l-mlik' i^cp -lUUin.'. a^ l!iin;uii it, ■ The Shawin-jin 
 
 Sluwiniji.iii W.ii.r vV I'uwci C'l. will ^llllll!>■ i'liwcr m .ill tlie -in iILt imliisnu-. at >h,i\viniL,.iii Electric Light 
 l''ali-,an.irMn-.'iTirm vvliicli-lni;iili<siiK.-^y^tein "f di^tnlnii:'!^ Power m -in..ii unil- it i\r\i Company. 
 <li.ut ;li.u will) s', niinii .uai!.!l>lc l''».^t■^. ulLCtric iij^iit sli^nild he < iie.ij-. -iiiii it i> ^'(-nfMi!; ii^cil 
 Uinnr^hoiii ilic'IuwnsitL' ii!" >lun\ii;i_Mii i-'alls :ipiil vu iniiv, — in f.n ! arj.iiiL^Liir lit- iiave hem 
 (.■oiK.lu.lLd -.vlicicby the Tdv.-h orCiMiid Mcro will 1. ' Mipi^lie,! \.iii L-'e.-;iir li^hi \<\ i!ic ahnw 
 C'lnip my- !t i> evident ;liat L!h> Ci-iiImip will so'iiii l)c a i.iri^'e ii-e: nl' I'mw. r. 
 
 The example iil" the I'lttsbnrL; Red;:cliori t.'nmiMiiy and tiiat tit the Sliawiiiigin Cariiide Other 
 (..'Diiip.iiiy. '■A''_c c'ln-iitiieis ui !N'\vcr loeaiiiiL; ;U ihi:. puint, i-i lieliiL; li'il.ivved liy tJther liters Industriei. 
 I'i i\>wn ill liir ioiiii nT eUctrieai sner-y, and iv -Mijaiion-- new in hand \\iii ^o<-n iei;lt in 
 llie e^laiil.s'iinent -jf other large uoiks ct a hkr i.Iiarat.ter. V<n the iiuuiuiafiiuc ol llleach- 
 ing I'nwiier- I \m-ti(: SuJa. Chlorate cri'otush and any nr all ol'tlie ymduets ol.-; iiied by 
 
Electro- 
 
 Chamical 
 
 Companies 
 
 tlic cltclrolytir |,r .rcss. no |,1;„:,- oiler, inort- atlraclive rondilinn, than doc» .SI.awinlKan 
 lails. A-i I'oMcr i^ the ra«- material for these industries, tlicy must be lotaltd as near as 
 |.«ss,l,Ie IM the M„„,,. ol electrical energy. The coniinK of these industri.-s, en,|iloying as 
 liiey do. only male help, tnust naturally he followed l,y tnills to emplov the female portion of 
 ll.c cotnrannity. and already the putting do«-n of a la.ge tott.jn mill is numbered among ihe 
 probabilities in the ne.ir future. 
 
 The Futur*. 
 
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 If so much has been done, and yet we but stand iii.on the threshold, it is easy to look into 
 the future and prophesy that in but a few years this thriving town will be a great manuf.ic 
 turing city. To justify such a pr,)],hesy we have only to turn our eyes to our near neighbors in 
 New l-.ngland. If Lowell, Lawrence, Manchester, and other great tnanufacturing cities have 
 l.te.i built up by the develoj.ment of .he water power of the Merrimac River, why should 
 not the St. Maurice, with ten times the power, do as much for Shawinigan Falls ? 
 
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THE SHAWINIGAN WATER & POWER CO. 
 
 .1 N. (;UKI;NS1I1I-'.I.IiS. I\.C., I'roi.l.iit. 
 .1. K. AI,lil!l;l>. TnaMir.^r. 
 
 .KIIIN .KlYCi; Vi... I'lfH.I.'iit. 
 Nll'IIAlill W. llOl'lil.AS. S«iol:iry 
 
 DIRECTORS 
 
 llllN\ I,. J, RMfiil'/r. Molitlv:ii, 
 
 l'^c^i.U■lll MoMlU'iil Siroil li;iilwiiy, utc. 
 
 .liillN ,!i lYCK. li"M"ii, 
 
 IMrci-lor Aiiu'vi.iui UwlrilmtinLr i o., fit-. 
 
 ■[■\H)<. M.liOriiAI.L, Monliv:il, 
 
 CTunil MurKi^'or IJiH.licf iiuiiU, c-lc. 
 
 11, II, Mi:[,Vll.rJ'., Ii..^l"'^ 
 
 Vic-.' I'.v-iM.'hl (in:il Noilticrii IM! . I'lc 
 
 ItU'lIAlil) \V. l>orilI.A>i, Mnnlroa 
 
 Si'i T.MiUV. 
 
 W. I! W AKItl.N, N.w York, 
 
 I'roiil.Tit \Vlliren-Hurr]li:iiii ('". 
 1), MIIIIMIY, Otiiuva. 
 
 Pn^i.li-ntllUiiWii Ti-iiHl'orlnlio" '"" 
 .1. N. i.ltKI'.NSlllKLDS. K.r,. Montrwil, 
 
 I'r.'siili'iit. 
 .1. K. AMil!F.I>, Monlroal, 
 
 Tienmircr, 
 
 offices: MONTREAL SHAWINIGAN FALLS. 
 
 WAl.l.ACK C. .lOllN.SOX. Chief l-;ii;;irieer. 
 
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 Sirs'* KK Vtcw.