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WATER AS POWER Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Rushing, splashing, seething, even roaring in its effort to make itself heard and so cause the world to pause and realize that here is a great power.” View of swollen river. “This cry has gone up for centuries, day after day, from one stream to another.” View of water cascading down rocks. “Perhaps their magnificent beauty hides away all thoughts of usefulness.” River. ‘“We can do all that coal can,’ shouts one of the streams.” Great Falls of the Potomac. ‘“Fuel is capital, the more you use, the poorer your country becomes -- I am revenue and run on whether you use me or not,’ cries another.” River rushing through forest. “‘138,666,000 tons of coal were used by railroads along in 1919,’ exclaims another.” Great Falls of the Potomac. “And thus they spoke one by one until someone heard.” Waterwheel beside mill - water flowing over spillway - viaduct leading water to mill. “Soon others understood and more dams were built. These produce over 1,000 h.p.” Views of small dams - industrial plant near dam - dam under construction, river - power plant under construction - view of dam, water pouring over. “6,000 h.p. operating cotton mills, Columbus, Ga.” View of dam, mill buildings near dam, water flowing over dam. “10,000 h.p. up to 43,000 h.p.” Water flowing over dam, building near dam - water flowing through rocks, dam in background - panoramic view of larger dam - water flowing through spillway - panoramic view of dam and buildings - dam and building - large building near dam - water flowing over high dam -power plant beside dam - panorama of dam. “And so on, until this magnificent example was built. It has a 72-ft. head and develops 92,000 h.p.” Views of large dam and power plant. “It supplies cities and factories within a radius of 75 miles with light and power.” Views of dam and power plant. “It would require the use of 4,000 railroad cars for hauling coal to produce equivalent power --” Views of dam and power plant. “-- while now it requires only 12 men of 2 shifts to run this wonderful plant. Lock 12 on the Coosa River, Alabama.” Views inside power plant, dynamos etc. - view of outside of plant. “This city uses water as fuel and now operates everything from water power. Anniston, Alabama.” Panoramic view of Anniston, Alabama. from above. “This work is only begun. Remember -- the mill will never grind with the water that has passed.” View of stone mill and waterwheel. [1920]
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