Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-12-13
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| T.. LITTLE FALLS, Mimi, Dec. ~, 1889. 3
! To THE PATRONS OF TIE ELEcrsIc LlGII1
| Co.. AND THE CITIZENS OF LITTLE FALLS:
! The Little Falls Electric Light, Power
& Heating Co. considers it proper that
a public statement he made to their
friends, customers and general public as
to why the light service has not been az
perfect as their patrons had reason tn
expect, and rs the Company planned
and worked 80 earnestly to make it.
The cause is the impossibiIity, under
the present condition OF affairs, to OBJ
! tain enough power to produce an cleo
trio current of sufficient volume to LIGHT
all tho lamps now in position. This is
not due to any fault or lack of power OF
the plant itself. as it is as nearly perfect
| in all its mechanical features as is posi-
BILE to obtain. A contract WAS made
with the Little Falls Roller Mill Co. for
power, and it was supposed by the Off.
GERS of that Company that their turbine
wheel produced an abundance Of sur
plus power, above the greatest needs of
their mill, to run, and run with ease,
the Electric light plant. The recent
discovery that the wheel could not pro
duce this necessary surplus power to
successfully operate the Electric plant,
was a very great disappointment to
both parties to the contract and the fact
has caused much annoyance and finan-
cial loss to both Companies, most o.
which has fallen to the lot of the Elec-
trio Company. As soon ns it was assured
that other power would have to be OBJ
tanned to insure satisfactory service
work was begun on q power house for
the use of the Electric Company. and
the work has been for several weeks,
and is being. pushed to an early COM
pletion with all the energy and skill
that an abundance of capital can COM
nand. The completion of this station
vii! give the Company handsome and
substantial building and ample power.
Not only will the power be ample, but
to prevent any possibility of breakage
or delay the Company will supply thu
station with two wheels, either large
enough for the demands of the business,
so arranged that either or both can at
any time be used These wheels will
receive the water supply direct and
through their own lumc from the pond
above the dam, thus insnring under all
circumstances a steady and positive
supply. 1t is hoped to have this work
completed early in January, 1890, and
until that time the arc dynamos will he
shut down. The incand eScent service,
however, will be continued. as it is sup
posed that there will be no trouble in
getting all the power necessary for it
and every thing will be done to main
tain as satisfactory a standard as posi-
ble under the existing circumstances.
The Company has established an en-
terprise that is Il credit to the city and
one that can be remunerative ONLY
through the growth, and development of
the place, that all hope for. This evi :
dent faith in the future, is worthy of
encouragement and praise.
Considering Ill the facts and in view
of the above conditions, the Company
legs the Indulgence oftheir patrons for
a brief time and pledges that all that
money and energy Can do will be done
to hasten the day when they can give
you thoroughly efficient and an abso-
lu,ely positive Arc and Incandescent
Electric Light service.
Very respectfully, etc,