The Archive · 1924

Electricity from Sea Power

Harnessing the Tides on the Essex Coast The scheme just launched for the continuous generation of cheap electricity for Essex towns by the the The originator, Leonard Weaver, though not "an engineer, was inspired by what he saw of hydro-electric enterprise in America to ce the possibilities of the marshlands opposite the northern ide of the island of Mersen, where has lived for the last 20 years.

The Weaver Tidal Power Syndicate, Ld, was formed, and the "blind to her weak points; after a visit to London, has been engineering levels are now being not easy to live with, wa recording his impression of on taken for the first portion of the the wrong," and wad a nasty! House of Commons.

Apparently, he which ix to generate Many details are given of says, they were all Scotsmen when 4 per annum at the visited the House, "For all the sample of which this account of speakers spoke in' qi Mra, Carlyle's activities, as. seen Geeton Saltings, near the Byfic Scotch." Tt is not qui through the eyes of the wife of her [whether he refers to these speakers Diana are te ence esse brother-in-law living in the adjoin when he says that the majority of the tae diene Che ing farmhouse, may be quoted—"She members "would strike one as not xpeced il spn evenly mre used to do no' work at all but read having so much education or general and write for many days. Then she knowledge, and are not as good a The males of sve alle potest would suddenly wake up to the fact ing then arabs hayes type of men as the members of the that the household work was in ai township council in the most outly-scheme practise 'Slucs let ut rears, and have it all done in a ing parts of Canada, fhewal wil at Nigh tie atom' spurt in three or four days, half Sey fool on aren one killing herself with overwork. Then

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