Lawrence One Of Promoters

LAWRENCE ONE OF PROMOTERS

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Is Interested in the Building of New Dams

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WELL KNOWN ATTORNEY

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Says That Two Dams on the Huron River Will be Built With 18 Foot Falls

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Attorney John F. Lawrence is one of the parties interested In the building of the proposed new power plant near the old McMahon dam, an exclusive account of which was published in the Argus of Monday. Mr. Lawrence when seen Tuesday morning said:

"While the building of the plant has not yet assumed any definite shape, surveying has been going on. The plant may not be completed for a year or two. There is plenty of capital behind the undertaking and it will no doubt be successfully put through.

"The intention is," continued Mr. Lawrence, "to build a new dam where the old McMahon dam now is, with an 18-foot fall and another dam with the the same fall on the site of Burkett's dam. The power that can be obtained can be used in Chelsea, Dexter and the surrounding towns. It can even be sent into Detroit. There is one river in Michigan from which the power is sent 169 miles."

One of the particular features of the undertaking when completed was the fact, Mr. Lawrence said, that the power could be utilized both during the day and night.

"You know," he said, "that many of these lighting power plants now are only in operation part of the day, the zalance they are idle. Still the expense in running them is going on. Here it is proposed to furnish power to manufacturing plants as well as for lighting purposes so that the plant will be kept busy all the time."

"What will be the cost of putting the project through?" was asked.

"I couldn't tell you," was the reply, "until after the work is in more definite shape, but I am of the impression that the expense of building one of these dams would only be between $40,000 and $50,000."

When the new dams are built, Mr. Lawrence said that a large power plant would be put in. The work of surveying is going ahead, he said, and while the undertaking was yet in an embryo form, there was every likelihood that it would be successfully completed.