Industrial notes

Federal Power Commission Hearing. — The Federal Power Commission will hold a public hearing on November 15, in Washington, D. C., on the application of the Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco, for a preliminary permit to construct six major hydroelectric developments on the North Fork of the Feather River, having an aggregate proposed installed capacity of 368,000 kva. The company at present owns and operates the only three hydroelectric plants on the North Fork of the Feather River. These are known as Big Bend, Bucks Creek, and Caribou plants. The six proposed plants are planned to be built between the Caribou plant and the Big Bend plant. The difference in elevation between these two points is 2,072 feet and it is this difference in elevation or head of the river which is to be developed through the proposed construction. On the date of the application, the company is shown as operating 39 hydroelectric plants, two operated under lease, with a total installed capacity of 1,011,285 horsepower and 8 steam plants with a total installed capacity of 426,608 horsepower.