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Bay of Fundy (N.S.)

Affiliated Items

List of shareholders

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Collection: Cape Split Development Company
Description: File contains two lists that name the preferred shareholders and the ordinary shareholders, and the number of shares owned by each.
Accession Number: 1989.001-CSD/1/3

Report of the Managing Director

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Collection: Cape Split Development Company
Description: File contains two copies of a progress report, written by R. P. Clarkson, giving an account of the Cape Split Development Company's progress in fulfilling its purposes and goals.
Accession Number: 1989.001-CSD/2/5

A Report on a 10,000 Horsepower Tidal Power Station and Hydroelectric Development at Cape Split, Nova Scotia with maps and photo

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Collection: Cape Split Development Company
Description: Item is a bound notebook that outlines general considerations, the proposed scheme for tidal development, cost estimates, and an estimated return on investment. Included in the appendix are data pertaining to the cost of development, operating costs, transmission lines, rates for power, and submarine transmissions. The last section, entitled miscellaneous data includes correspondence between…
Accession Number: 1989.001-CSD/2/1

Bogart and Pohl reports

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Collection: Cape Split Development Company
Description: File contains the original report of consulting engineers Bogart and Pohl, as well as two typed copies. This report assesses the possibility of developing power and electric current at Cape Split by studying market conditions in the area, the physical conditions at Cape Split, and the effectiveness of the Clarkson Current Motor.
Accession Number: 1989.001-CSD/2/3

Blueprints of the Bay of Fundy ice flow

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Collection: Cape Split Development Company
Description: 2 technical drawings : blueprints ; 58 x 75 cm. File contains two copies of a blueprint illustrating the direction of the ice flow in the Bay of Fundy.
Accession Number: 1989.001-CSD/4/8

Promotional pictures

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Collection: Cape Split Development Company
Description: 8 pictures : b&w ; 13 x 14cm or smaller. File contains reproductions of the pictures used in a printed prospectus, stating the page numbers and directions for the use of each picture. These pictures include: two of the Cape Split cliffs, two of the Vancouver Power Company's Lake Buntzen No.2 Plant, one of the proposed pumping station, one of the proposed transmission towers, a map of…
Accession Number: 1989.001-CSD/4/1

Harnessing the tides of the Bay of Fundy

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Collection: Cape Split Development Company
Description: File contains two copies of an article written by Principal W. L. Archibald which was originally an address to the Manufacturer's Association, in which he outlines the plan to use the Bay of Fundy as a source of hydropower. He outlines the commercial and financial benefits of the policy to be pursued, as well as describing the progress already made, and calling for the Manufacturer's…
Accession Number: 1989.001-CSD/5/2

Concerning the proposed hydroelectric power development at Cape Split, Nova Scotia

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Collection: Cape Split Development Company
Description: File contains two copies of a published circular given to prospective shareholders. Circular gives an account of the goals of the Cape Split Development Company, an explanation of the proposed development, estimated costs, a list of company officers, and a share subscription agreement. One copy also contains a list of prominent shareholders.
Accession Number: 1989.001-CSD/5/3

Patent Assignments – Canada

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Collection: Cape Split Development Company
Description: File contains two copies of the assignment of the patent for Clarkson's Current Motor to the International Stream Flow Turbine Company, and two receipts from the Patent Office.
Accession Number: 1989.001-CSD/3/4

The Cape Split Power Project

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Collection: Cape Split Development Company
Description: File contains a report to the shareholders in the Cape Split Development Company on the state of company affairs.
Note: No date or signature is attached to this record.
Accession Number: 1989.001-CSD/2/6