The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-05
TIE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
An Important Enterprise Inaugu'
rated in Salt Lake City.

| Efforts that have been making fo
some time in Salt Lake 70 INTRODUCES
the electric light have proved 80 fal
successful that to-day articles OF incor
poration will be filed and an organi'
zation effected. The style OF the new
company will be the Salt Lake City
Power, Light and Heating Company,
and In Its programme is compre-
hended three important branches oil
business.
As is implied in the title power is
to be furnished by the new company
to manufacturers and mechanics as
the demand may require during the
day. As the hours of lighting will be
between 4 and IL O'Clock pm. and
the large engines used would other
wise be unemployed during the day
1t will be possible for the company to
furnish power very ohesply. The
transmission of power by electricity is
field into which the company will
not go Immediately, although from
what is known of the progress
being made in the Cleveland lsbora-
tory it is sAfe to predict that the com
pany before long will be able to add
this as q feature of its business.
The eleotrio light is now admitted
by the most conservative engineers to
be perfectly practicable. and over two
years trial Of it, with more than
4 1000 lights now in actual use, show
that it has come to etsy. This fact Is
further evidenced by the rapid intro
duction of the apparatus in the large
cities, and by the formation of COM
panies in London, New York, San
francisco and OF Ter cities for fur
nlshiug a large number OF lights from
a central station. The company here
starts out with the most hAttering
prospects. Nearly 100 lights are
guaranteed for three years. and the
net inSome OF the company will al
most pay for the plant in that time.
Each light is furnished Tor $1.25
per annum. To supply the demand
already made the company will use
Wo 40 light machines and one 90
light machine, and will add to the
plant from time to time as the light
Increases in favor. Over forty estab-
iehments have contracted for the
light, and every class OF business will
'eceive its benefits. The stores OF
Salt Lake will undoubtedly present q
brilliant appearance when the ap.
,aratus is started, the light being. it
s stated, especially adapted for the
display OF dry goods and fabrics Of
lelicste shade and texture.
Another important feature OF the !
lew compsny's business will be the
development of a steam heating sys-
EN-. Extra rollers are to be ordered,
10Th for emergencies and to supply a
arge volume of steam for heating !
torres. The Holly and Pratt. systems,
o much in vogue east. have proved I
he practicabiIty of heating by steam
whole districts from one station, and
be same plan will be followed here {
The very eligible location of the com
Dany's works, near 10 the lead
ng business houses, it js alleged :
will enable the company to furnish
team during the dag for less than il !
low c.sts to burn coal, besides faving
sers the annoyances incidental to :
methods of heating. The
lost healthful and pleasant method
( heating is now universally acknowl- T
dgey to be that of steam. One large '
ouse will order radiators for the use t
( steam from the oompany's works G
lmost Immediately. +
There has never been an enterprise t
d Salt Lake City started under more 9
avorable auspices than that of toe /
ew company. It's stockholders are
mong our Wealthiest and most enter
rising citizens, who have given their .
1telligent attention to this subject 8
I'd after personal investigation have +;
Atisfied themselves ofthe entire prac- :
liability of every branch of the bust
csc. The new company will be
mong the solid institutions OF Salt ;
axe City, and its projectors have .
very right to expect q prosperous
Greer. The machinery will be
rected as fast as possible, anu it is
oped that in two months the works
I'LL be in active operation. Further
etails will be given in another issue.