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. The Brazilians and their country . HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANT, LAGES. PENSTOCK AND VALUE HOUSE ABOVE;CLUB HOUSE OF OPERATORS BELOW. THE STATE OF SSO PAULO IS A LAND OF WATER POWER WHICH THE SAOPAULO TRAMWAY, LIGHT AND POWER CO., LTD. HAS HARNESSED FORUTILIZATION IN THE LAND OF THE PAULISTAS 209 great waterfalls. Two of these in close conjunction aresaid to furnish in combination as much water as Niagara,and are capable of making 1,000,000 horse-power of en-ergy, many times the amount now utilised in the entirestate. Wherever one goes in the Paulista country, thereseems to be a notable falls, which
. The Brazilians and their country . HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANT, LAGES. PENSTOCK AND VALUE HOUSE ABOVE;CLUB HOUSE OF OPERATORS BELOW. THE STATE OF SSO PAULO IS A LAND OF WATER POWER WHICH THE SAOPAULO TRAMWAY, LIGHT AND POWER CO., LTD. HAS HARNESSED FORUTILIZATION IN THE LAND OF THE PAULISTAS 209 great waterfalls. Two of these in close conjunction aresaid to furnish in combination as much water as Niagara,and are capable of making 1,000,000 horse-power of en-ergy, many times the amount now utilised in the entirestate. Wherever one goes in the Paulista country, thereseems to be a notable falls, which the inhabitants areproud to show the visitor. The effective utilisation of this water supply, for tram-ways, electric lighting, and motor energy of various kinds,began on a large scale in 1900, and the credit of a far-reaching and highly beneficial undertaking is due to theSao Paulo Tramway Light and Power Company, company, carried on largely by Canadian capital,and Brazilians doing the actual work, is accomplishingfor the State and City of Sao Paulo what the Rio deJaneiro Tramway Light and Power Company, Lt
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