Clinton News-Record, 1974-03-28, Page 28CLINTON NEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1974-13A
Message from Clinton PUC chairman
In the year 1914 electric
power was a luxury. At this
time of writing as we celebrate
60 years of hydro in Clinton it
has become one of the
necessities of life, The hydro
concept of, power at cost has
made Ontario Hydro one of the
largest utilities in the world,
envied and copied by many
.countries around the globe.
The generation of electricity
to-day comes not only from
water power but encompaSses
generation from nuclear, oil,
'coal and gas fuels. With the
use of Hydro doubling every 10
years we must pay tribute to
the men who have gone before,
who have been dedicated men
with a vision to provide an
adequate 'supply of this in-
tangible commodity. This
adequate supply of power at
cost has no doubt contributed
more than anything else. to
making Ontario the richest and
most highly industrialized
province in Canada to-day.
It is often said that hindsight
is better than foresight. We
know that the utility concept
worked in the past for over 60
years, Now with our govern-
ment changing Hydro's
operation to that of a Crown
Corporation we trust that it
will not be a detriment to our
people in the future,
We hope that you will find
this history of Hydro in Clinton
both educational and in-
teresting,
Sincerely,
H,E. Hartley
Chairman, Clinton PUC
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Accurate records are kept of every gallon of water pum-
ped by the PUC. This meter measures thedemand on the
system and other meters keep check of keisure and tem-
perature. This meter can tell exactly, when there is a com-
mercial during a tense Stanley Cup final hockey game on
television.. (News-Record photo)
PUC
formed ...
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tendent to act. Eventually, they
rented space in an office from
John Schoenhals, where the
Superintendent's office was to
be. This was important because
the Commission was getting
into the domestic wiring
business very heavily. Whereas,
originally electricity was used
primarily for eommercial pur-
poses, and public street
lighting, it was, now heavily
into the domestic lighting
business as the figures for 1914
show: domestic customers 182;
commercial customers 114;
power customers (industrial
use) five.
All through this time Mr,
Chant was having the usual
hydro difficulties. With high
winds, snow storms, and
equivalent difficulties he was
on his toes all the time to keep
the supply of electricity going
through the town. Despite all
these things his ingenuity
proved successful. Using
nothing but one of his relay
coils and an ordinary kitchen
clock with an alarm he was
able to have the street lights
turned off automatically as
early as March 20, 1915,
Air pollution over Canada's
large urban areas could be
reduced 40 per cent if: all
homes were electrically heated;
. electrically powered rapid tran-
sit systems replaced 60 per ceht
of the cars' operated by in-
dividuaIs,
Our new Sales Representative
MR. CARL VOCK
Would be pleased to discuss your
concrete. equirements,