Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 227, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1912 — To Operate Canal by Electricity. [ARTICLE]

To Operate Canal by Electricity.

The Panama canal will be operated almost exclusively by ehsctrlo power. Approximately seven per cent of the minimum water supply will be diverted by hydro-electric development, and this will be the excess which is not required for lockages, evaporation, and leakage. The hydro-electric sta- , tlon will be located adjacent to the north wall of the Gatun spillway and the plant will have a capacity of 6.000 kilowatts. The average hydraulic head throughout the year will be about ?S .. feet