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A Precipitous Decline, Steam as Motive Power in Montreal: A Case Study of the Lachine Canal Industries (2003)

IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Volume: 29
Issue: 1
Pages: 65-85

URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40968612

Publication Date: 2003
Edition Details: THEME ISSUE: WATERPOWER, THE LACHINE CANAL, AND THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MONTREAL
Language: English

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Power technology Electricity and Electrical Power Coal Steam Buildings, Industrial Energy resources and technologies Hydraulics Industrial archaeology Electric Power Stations Motors, Electric Hydroelectric power 20th century Canada Lachine Canal

On the eve of World War I, steam was the most important source of power in Montreal's industries. This situation could be explained by the competitive price of coal and by the monopolistic practices of a hydroelectric company more inclined to generate profits than to offer competitive industrial power rates. Even industries desiring to change their sources of energy went towards thermoelectricity rather than hydroelectricity. Promising years still lay ahead for coal. Nevertheless, as early as the 1920s, steam had become outmoded. How did this occur? This paper will try to explain what happened. (À la veille de la Première Guerre mondiale, la vapeur était la principale source d'énergie des industries montréalaises. Cette situation pourrait s'expliquer par le prix compétitif du charbon et par les pratiques monopolistiques d'une société hydroélectrique plus encline à générer des profits qu'à proposer des tarifs industriels compétitifs. Même les industries désireuses de changer leurs sources d'énergie se sont tournées vers la thermoélectricité plutôt que l'hydroélectricité. x Des années prometteuses attendent encore le charbon. Néanmoins, dès les années 1920, la vapeur était devenue démodée. Comment cela s'est-il produit ? Cet article tentera d'expliquer ce qui s'est passé.)

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Article Terry S. Reynolds (2003) Introduction: Waterpower, the Lachine Canal, and the Industrial Development of Montreal. IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology (pp. 3-5). unapi

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