The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 20

It in Predicts Great future. Here Is what Robert O. Sweeny, president of the Beauharnois Power Corporation and brilliant young Canadian financier, predicts; Mp The banks el the 84. Law-rare will hrtamt eae of the weeM't gnat Industrial centres, when matcruue will be auwa-i faeturee' oaj a toamrwes seal te t' be sold as UVe far corners lb earth and particularly la) the United States. Oua hydra power jf aad" cheap ahlptioe: an lbs ktaeta I which will bring this abeal.

-Csnast la the only conn try In the world whkh baa aa aftund-t ad large scale, law coat by unties waiear They an already' feeling the scarcity of hydra-electric power. tua Mi riuM l-k. i.far Balneal stoma at la Canada. Many of teNr' biggest wares powers fluctuate so greatly hi ealuoM that much at their value I beaas power hm to, be ssaaulectured arli- Many when tbe big drop la ereoiictlo rivers. Vo wW And soen water it.

powers Ja Norway, Sweden and Finland' still capabla at develep-. Meat, but they an puny In com V- partoe la Iha power of the St. Lawrence and Caaada't atber gnat ttreana. That an tea-- aaa wtry Canada la going to be. cam great badattrlal aalUo.

Canadian water aowon are not only abaadaat, bat they da not ran at fwad an aa season sad tag fa abamt SMthlag la the, if "St. Lawrence atvlgatlea It tt-ihtr axt bey rentoa foe this new hvhntrlal empire that is ea the petnt at tihipa will conic 'v-' Caaadafp ttnret bearing ma. farlah) In tu la eur luring ptantSi sailing to oar it shore from Africa and from lb Jndla aa Whereret then raw watcrlsU. are to be found. Eaatt' 6 bound UieMShtpt carry Can.

Britain and 3. Europe. From-. European aorta they win clear i. coaaU at AirJas Md east, 1 with -cargo at comnjodltlet for 5 huasan at tt Cape.

J- hannoburg. I Calcutta, Boat-- geniuses of tht great Beeuhsmols development and it overly modest He has not stated that the Beauharnois project Is an Industrial development of a greater magnitude than anything ever before attempted. The Beaubarnols Corporation has now disposed of OS2.000 horsepower of which ae.00 hp went to the Hydro and to Montreal Power. Of the remaining AON h.p. which has been sold, 11-00 hp bat been aold to the Montreal Cottons Company and 10.

00 h.p. sold under long term contract Relationship of New Canal to. St. Lawrence frock iharrl Thousand Isianos Sictioh 1 htisasnnMi Iowsm kcraw lAoattctiM 67HltlS-rAllONt (OOT iaui.Mrr,rau jt.IJiTL tmu ttaaaww 1 yaKi-Kxm" f'' WataB(s TwastctiwispiiAaiito TL JJ ia litov argas The aba) avia shows th reJatiotnlito at th aaw Braaharaoia eaaal In M. iwernica aa la iha enrroundlng district, aai to other producers a the earn a stretch at the river.

At Vaissyfttht, aa the aeulhem branHi of th SIX Uwrenee, I the pea plant ef Mvatnal Cottona. Taking water free the old BeeuharuoH caml I th Canadhui Light and Power plant Operating la the bed at th rim I thf Cedan Rapldt Maq' farturina: and Pawer Company. Hard -by It the plawt at the Provincial Light, Heat and Power taJtliuj watef frees Tide present Soalaaie MiaL-. Tneaa foar plants an-4 taurb lower bead si wster thaa that ta atad fcy th new eansl. Th taw of Bshmll 1 located ea th St.

Ltais river, a HtU to Ik east at th site of the aw power Te the east ef VaUerBeld. ruanln southeast lowarda th head waters the lauls. I the UIU feeder canal dlvcrtlag a few cubic feet ef water a astaad areaad this stretch at th rim, (u( of Ibee aocicat dirrnloa rights grew lb prcseat glgaaUe ceacrntioa, ri'V place in th world wrwr abundant low cost power It available to industry at sesbosrd meaning 1 the deep water facilities available at Montreal, and also to the deep wster navigation facilities which would be nude available in th upper river by the development of the power sites. aspect of the power available on the river it Worthy of aeriout consideration. The Great.

Lakes an fed by tent of of smaller lake scattered throughout our north country. In turn the Oreet Lake feed the St. Lawrence, The lakes act as th greatest natural" reservoir or storage basin In the world. As result, th How of the St Lawrence, from th standpoint of power development, varle Immaterially from year to year and from season to season. This meant that the river can provide continuous power for 35 dayt year.

Then It no other river in th world having a let variable flow than our own magnificent SL Lawrence. Other countries an not to fortunate In their water power rtatuiiefa, Th flow of their streema must 1 be augmented certain eeaaont- by steam plants or by other aouroa of Pwn-r, starag f611-Uss must crVated, thus increasing th cast or lnduatr. '4 St Uwrean San of Th United Sut. Mexico and cf deep water navigation on the Si Lawrence, th rivert of Europe, Asia and Australia have not the lake systems which permit either natural or an artificial raguiatlon of their flow, la th Zambesi. Africa does hold power possibilities, but th power site then an located In an undeveloped Interior far from that low cost transportation fsalitk which only th tea Contrast th power situations In other countries with our awe mag- nlflcent St Lawrence which tea-.

ton by season and year by year rolls seaward unhampered, unharmed and unchanged by drought by flood by artificial meant. 'la th St Lawrence the Industrlsl-Ist it assured not only of cheap bower for his immedlau requirements, but additional low cost power for hi ax, pension In th yean ta eama-an at-traction which no other country can hold forth. Astealshmg frlds. The region lotui th upper Lawrence must make astonishing strides for It I th only place tn the world when almost uallmlted, low coat. conUnuou oowar la available at seaboard.

The oceangoing navigation facilitie permit low coat access to th markets of tn world and permit the law east importaUoq of rw -In addition eur Inlsad wstarways and th Greet Lake provide th law-eat ami transoortation available any where into th heart of th North Amexjcan The ohang from to hydroelectric power which hat oecurred in th last 30 year has been accom- South America have not th by lower power easts. Th daal lake to provide aa even flow result has been mat new manuiac-in their rivers. flaetuaUons the furln r86? 1. a-J Bow of their stream are eialaa. LTwV wt fnrm at energy.

variations of free. to.ao ta MO (food many yean ago. earborundura, ta otj i an not nmaesraaion. -lsrgest wster pawer plant lit United State i was completed yean ago an th Susquehanna. It is known as ant Hn Is lnttalld mjKt htiatpoati.

But at rem season at th year th capacity the plaat.alropi '-off at low at 90.ee bersspower. Turluaatcly for thos the head Who. on tn tn moat important ana valu able of th products in th abrasives Industry, cost ss much at Ml aouad. rW iTha application of hug black of newer to utt industry areugnt eer-borundum to prlo of few coats a pound. Similar chanaes have curred in 'the manufacture of motor oar frames.

-They an aaw assembled and manufactured almost assurer by power. Develutaaentt of a stmllsr charaewr alao brought Into being th clectro-chemlcti J. "'vvy-1' 1 i'iVriitwisbAy, march 12, 1931. OTTAWA JOUUNAL Beauharnois Development Is Forerunner of 1 St Lawrence River Valley Destined to Play New President Montreal Board Trade Prominent Figure in Industry MajorRole in the Drama of World Commerce Beauharnois Ofljtfers So Sure That a New Industrial Civilization I Going to Be Born That They Are to Develop Mammoth Hydrb-Electric Povver and Provide a. New Channel Free to the Dominion.

Great New Industrial Empire Beuiarnols Means World, Markets Iff the St. Lawrence river valley, within 100 mile of Canada' I Capital, there. Is arising a great new Empire, one of stone I p. and steel and whirring wheels. area Is destined to a major role In the drama of world commerce through the genius and faith in Canada of officers of the Beauharnois Power Corporation.

i. i in oiner so sure are me onicers 01 me oeaunamois t'ower Corporation that a new Industrial clvillxation Is going to be born on the St. Lawrence that they are spending Oh hydro-electric development on the St. Lawrence Hver between Lake St. Francis and Lake St In addition, the power canal Is being constructed to provide a 2 foot channel for navigation.

This aspect of the development will Ultimately improve materially the water transportation faciUV ties available to the heart of the Dominion' and to the West. Beauharnois Enterprise Means Much to Canada. What does the Beauharnois development mean to Canada? ir Vlt mean we Will hot remain "hewers of wood and drawers 'of water to the United States of any other country." Why? theory that Canada will always be primarily an agricultural nation and a country which must look to farming and mining and its forest products for the basis of any future prosperity has been dissipated. It is now generally recognized that industrial precedence is to the countries with cheap and abundant power. Canadians, have learned to turn the rapids and waterfalls, once barriers of navigation and.

settlement, from liabilities to and have harnessed their inanimate energy to multiply greater than that of Great Britain, nearly double that of Ger many, eight times that of Italy, and twenty times that of China. This may be attributed to our control of a vast invisible army of electric slaves, which outnumber every Canadian workman by thirty to one, and lighten the labor of brawn and muscle. dbchanrln their loada al gate al aai weterslde mllnv Hj. aaergy sad (heap ahlpplng will make the marge of the St. Hdastrlal aactUr, Sweeicy Is one of the guiding The purchaser of the SO, 00 h-n, Week has not yet been arutounced.

Would Fay OB National Debt. -Mor than that there Is an sured supply of cheap power for years to come. At Beauharnois The Beauharnois canal toae will be aa advantageous location for Industry which sella er buys la overseas aura eta. Located beside Montreal, lb screed largest port In North America, goods caa be shipped by tlaer er by tramp. The abundance at bafttrasaai and liner tannage calling tJftoolreal ensures a low ocean ireigni homes snd stores and churches.

New cities. The growth of gnat nation. Caa Compete With World. Hen It the Beauharnois picture: There ax other unique feature about this aouros of power which are worthy of consideration, in the first place, this territory bj the only Vi 'Vn-r Wiii oe I rower nouse tn tne woria Mtetch al Beauharoeui power bowse which will be l.N fast length and al a height wbleh will approximate that aa ftrerage nlne-storcy aenot building. A the power canal could haadle Iha entln Dow at the Bt.

Lawrcnee. th drawing show clearly tbe fashlan ta which the plant could be expanded at saw cost At the right are saea th twa aavlgatta lack wbleh th Goremment caa Install ta perarmtt deep water nsrlgatim la tn power eanai. This would panatt wean going vestals I aavlgat all th wholly Canadian taction at th river, save far the enact otrotca anuad tin Lochia Bapld at MaatnaL thar la a potential 1000.SM horsepower of electiio energy. llaHfacusHesr-k- of Out powett liK7u. uiai iu flv7war Mrrau new Induatriea in Quebec and Ontario will spend a turn equal ta half of our entir national debt.

Tills is only half the story. New factoriee and new Industries mean new Jobs. Jobs mean men, men Between Kingston and Montreal, then It 4.QOO.OOO horaspower available for Canadian Industry. That In Itself it something. But this power can be developed at a cost which will enable It to be aold at price to compete nd even better than compel with power site anywhere las to- the world.

Norman James Dawes. CANADIAN whose great business genius and financial enterprise has won him national recognition is Norman James Dawes, guiding spirit in numerous industrial concerns, leader in civic, charitable, and philanthropic work In Montreal and head of the Board of Trade of that city. Mr. Dawes has just succeeded Walter Molson, retiring president, as head of the Montreal Board of Trade. On that board the vice-presidents are R.

P. Jellett, general manager of the Royal Trust Company, and Paul F. Slse, president the Northern Electric Company. Financial leaders are satisfied that with such men as Dawes, Jellett and Sise directing, the Montreal Board of Trade should accomplish much for Montreal in 1931. It is the view of Mr.

Dawes and his fellow directors of the Montreal Board of Trade that the young business man of today is the leader and director of tomorrow and, accordingly, a Junior Board of Trade for Montreal is In the course of formation. Mr. Dawes is keenly interested In the development of Canada and particularly his native city, and has done a great deal toward the development of the country through the building up of various industries. From the time that he was JO Mr. Dawes hst been engaged In business.

Hard work anj the ability to concentrate early'' brought bint recognition. Today he Is president and managing director of tbe Nstiortsl Breweries; he is director of B. Limited, the Dominion Bridge Company, Limited, the Wayagamack Pulp and Paper Company, th Royal Trust Company, the Northern Assunne Company, th London and Scottish Amur-' ance Corporatism the Scottish Metropolitan Assurance Company, th Ice Manufacturing Company, Limited, th At as Construction Company, and the National Brick Company. Mr. Dawet Is a cool-headed, alert business man.

He has great knowl- vedg of finance besides having surprising amount of Information at hit finger 'tips on construction and other enterprises. Hiscouneel hi boon widely sought and greatly valued, Educated at the Montreal High School and McGUI University, Mr. Dswe commenced business In 1894 and five years later married Olive Grace Claggett, the daughter of Charles Claggett. Three eons and four daughters blessed this union. Betides being a leader in civic, charitable, and philanthropic actlvt ties In MontrestTMr.

Dewes Is a popular clubman and most popular host, 'He is a member of the St James' Club, tbe Royal Montreal Golf, tk Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, the Montreal, Hunt Club, the Montreal Jockey Club, the Mount Royal Club, the Forest and Stream Club, the Montreal Curling Club, the Winchester Club, the Montreal Racquet Club, the Mont real Indoor Tennis Club, the Hermitage Country Club, the Mount Bruno Country Club, the Montreal Thistle Curling and the Montreal Bad. minton and Squaeh Club. metallurgical Industries. Then Industries nave sprung up almost overnight; today they rank with th largest industries of th world.

SlgnJfeoaat reasUtr. production, keen competition, and even more important, scientific research an forcing In dustry to use men and man power In manufacturing method and at th tame lira an bringing Into being new industries producing new product. Than new product begin their luxuries and shortly cestftics. --v. i it yr-f Just how Imaortant a oMt power play In the modem Industrie Is not generally reaotmiaed.

Then it th development of th aluminum company on th Baguenay. Th tig nlficant feattua ftf thia projact It not that the eomtam located en the 8aguenay, but that lb plant was located at Arvida about mile above th head ef ocean navigatio. on the river. Llk to manyrnodorh Indus-triaa, thia- company -reoulrea bug otocii of powy its praesaa. Tb alunUnuq eompsny turned, to th Baguenay when at Arvtda there waa on million horsepower awaiting Some horeeporwei' I now being d-reloped and a further Jtoras-Power awaits the futun rieada.at th Now hr li ah rlly Urtportant tea tan of mat tiarnaraar uaaei taking.

4 was found to be cbeaDar to haul th Juminum or by rail to the tlam, and than haul the aluminum pig by rail back to tb bead of nsviaatlan. rathae than -to erase th plant at the head of navigation and Vonsralt the power the rieoeaatry All ef whleh reveal elearly bow baaortaat pan aontinuoua, ayaro Sis, trie peiraj lay Industry today, ''yi; Th Larawat Wai, The Beauharnola ssast it hsraesalng th largest aingla water power tit In eh world by canalising both, for power and far navigation all the wbelly-Caaa-v Van section of the upper St rent sav for the streleh sroustd the Lcehin Rapids at ItantsaaL faom 1600,004 hersa aowe ta availabl toCaaad t.wti tvat, In Its early awaalriietlen rtssws. th dvlosoant baa avaugat Industry 4a Cai mat whlob Will guaranks the Orop- erty la aa wdustrlal way est the and the electro- People of this Dominion. 'itpfsp Cnaries Orrui Siiilmau. CHARLES ORRIN STTT.t.MAN, president of the Imperial Oil, Limited, and one of Toronto's outstanding business men, is regarded as a great industrial leader who is helping much toward the development of Canada.

He is a most astute financier and man of business and played a wonderful part in the advancement of the companies with which he is intimately associated and a guiding spirit. Today Mr. Stillman is president of the Imperial Oil, Limited, the Imperial Pipe Line Company, Limited, the Queen City Oil Company, Limited, and is a director of the Dominion Bank, the Canadian General Securities, Limited, and the London and Western Trusts Company, limited. Mr. Stillman also finds time to devote to other matters and his advice is greatly valued by some of Canada's most eminent men.

Born at Cleveland, Ohio, October 1884, Mr. Stilluun Is a son ef the lata Charles and Amanda D. StlUman, both descendants, of fine old English stock. He was given private tuition and at scholastic Institutions at Cleveland and Bayonne, N. J.

During nil summer vacation at boy of 16 Mr. Stillman worked for the Standard Oil Company at Bayonne, N. where hit father was an official of the company. His hard work so impressed his superiors that Mr. Stillman war placed in various departments to learn th business.

Ho was then transferred to the Standard Oil Company at Buffalo as superintendent of the plant. In 18ST he was sent to Samla, Ont as superintendent of the Bushneil Company, Limited, and placet', in charge of the construction of its new plant. In 18E9 Mr. Stillman was bppointed director and superintendent of Imperial Oil, Limited, of Samla. PromoUont came more rapidly ss ha grew older and greatly Impressed hla superiors By his capacity.

In IdOl he became general superintendent; assistant general manager in 1910; elected to office of vice -president la I'll, president In April. 1919. Mr. Stillman wss elected president of the Imperiol Pine Line Company In 1914 and I president of Quaen City. Oil Company.

Limited, In 1915. Mr. Stillman married Mary Simpson Euworth in 1694. He is sn enthusiastic golfer anS also enjoya hunting, fishing and riding. Ha Is a member of th Royal Canadian Yacht Club of which he is vice-commodon.

the Toronto Ootf Club, the Lambton Coif and Country Club, the York Club, th National Club, th Sarnie Golf Club, the Biscsyne Bay Yacht Club, Miami, and the Sarnia Club of Florida. Renders Fine Public Service tl 1 St. 6tr HsraLK537 A 'f WUllamlfoward Hearst, Who is one of Toronto most emlrierit lawyers and whose counsels to his colleagues of the International Joint Com-mission have been ef meUmable benefit 4o -his. country. Sir WfJUiarn became I Premier of tarlo on October 2, 1914, and the record of his aarnirtlstratlon is largely, a' record of the war it affected the Pellewlng In- the footsteps at hi tmmadlat tmrdettolC' th lata Sir Jaraee Pliny Whitney.

Mr. Hearst threw himself inte war activities whole-heertedly. But patriatie- seal and Unlae energy wen devoted te giving Ontario teed la working lor the Allied cause Sir WllKam't kalghthood earn to hiia ltlt, a ncogrdtiori of his valued aniot la behalf of lb Kntpin. i- Sis William, first rtte4 Ontarl Legtslttur as Ceaervstlv member for- SauH Mar) Irf INS, and he coatlnued ta reprrtent that eon-ttlttamey up. to th ttm at th everthrew ef ros Gorernmem in tilt.

In 1911 Sir Jtmas Whitney, hen PiemleT. of the provinee, appointed him Minister of Lands, Poresta, aad Mmea. Ke stepped from -this petition ta the Premiership wtk gftar'Shf. Jaaae Whitney', death whicn occurred September MM. A.

A' After the defeat of hi admlitlttrtUofi Sir WiUUnri retlncl tttai poUUcat Ufa and settled In Toronto, and beaded th law firm of Hearst Mills, and Hearst. Sir William -waa appointed a weather of the International Joint Commission, which ha under aantloention juestlons. affecting th Inter-national waters rtetwwaa CaruuU and th United State, tud) at th St Lswrano Deep Waterway propeaoL Sir William has been prominent la the caunellt of th Corisemtive party and I highly regarded particularly In legal and parliamentary circlet. Hit outstanding ability at the, bar ha stamped him aa leader. Sir William la th father of two tan sao two aaugniers.

sum or trte-sont served with distinction overseas, Lieutenants Howard V. snd W. Irving :1 i it 5-.