NATURAL RESOURCES OF QUEBEC
Developed Water-powers.—As has already been stated, approxi-
mately 2,380,000 horse-power or approximately 45 per cent of the entire
development for Canada has been installed in the province of Quebec.
Water-power installation has naturally been most extensive for the supply
of existing centres of population and industry although of recent years
new industries having large power requirements have been established
as close to water-power sites as considerations affecting raw materials,
transportation, etc., would permit with the result that new communities
and towns have been established quite removed from existing centres of
population. Almost invariably, however, a new water-power develop-
ment of magnitude undertaken for some specific industry is quickly
tied in to existing transmission systems, often involving the construction
of a long transmission line, so that it is sometimes difficult to differentiate
between the plants that are constructed primarily for industrial purpose
and those originally installed for the general purpose distribution of
electrical energy. Again, where development and utilization was formerly
confined to certain specific districts, nowadays, the interconnection bet-
ween districts is so widespread that it is less easy to analyse the electrical
situation by districts, nevertheless, as some such subdivision is desirable,
an effort has been made to outline the situation in the various more or
less well defined areas.
Montreal District.—Montreal and district draws power from a
aumber of developments. The Montreal Light, Heat and Power Consoli-
dated owns and operates four plants, three of which are on the St. Law-
rence, at Cedar rapids, Lachine rapids and Soulanges canal, and the fourth
on the Richelieu river at Chambly, the aggregate installation being 251,000
horse-power. The Canadian Light and Power Company has a 30,000
horse-power development on the Beauharnois canal and the power supply
is still further contributed to from Shawinigan Falls.
Quebec District.—Quebec city and district including Lévis is served
by the Quebec Power Company which draws power from two develop-
ments on the Montmorency river and one each on the Jacques Cartier,
Ste. Anne de Beaupré and Chaudiére rivers, aggregating 36,600 horse-
power in addition to which Quebec also receives power from the St. Maurice
river district and the Saguenay river.
Eastern Townships.—The Eastern Townships are particularly well
supplied with hydro-electricity. The Southern Canada Power Company
has an extensive transmission system distributing power from develop-
ments aggregating 59,000 horse-power on the St. Francois, Magog, Yamaska
and Eaton rivers, as well, power is purchased from the Montreal Light,
Heat and Power Consolidated and Shawinigan Water and Power Company.
[n addition to this, power is produced on the first two rivers for transmis-
