The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-01
A SPLENDID ENTERPRISE.

The organization of a million dollar
company in Ogden, for the purpose Of
providing power to generate electricity
for mechanical. light, and heating pur.
poses, is of interest to this entire ter
ritory. The application is local but
the effects will be general. II the pro
iect proves successful it will revolu-
tionize many of the present methods
and will be the means of starting other
enterprises of a similar character.
The Pioneer Electric Power company,
composed Of well known bona fide resi-
dents OF Utah. is established for the
purpose of utilizing water from the
Ogden river in the generation Of cleo
tricity in sufficient force to supply the
city with power TO run machinery for
factories, electric lights, street rail
roads, domestic heating and cooking,
and such other purposes as can be
effected by electric agencies.
We have believed for many years
that electricity was the coming means
for light. heat and power, and that it
would eventually supercede the use of
coal for all these purposes and do
away with the noise, dust, smoke and
other objections to the consumption
of coal A great water power is es-
sential to, accomplish this. In the
Ogden river that power is provided for
the region of its principal outflow.
By the building of reservoirs with
proper pipe connections to the power
works, force can be obtained which by
wise mechanical application can be
made effective to marvellous degree.
1t is the purpose Of the Pioneer com
pany to secure by such means this val
liable force and utilize it for the bene-
fit of Ogden city and its neighborhood.
1t is estimated that the cost of the
works and plant necessary for the en-
terprise will be over half a million
dollars. Messrs. Frank ]. Cannon,
the general manager, and c. K. Ban
mister, the secretary and treasurer. who
is practical engineer, are to 60 east
and represent the company with a
view to in[ucing manufacturers to es-
tablish industries in Ogden. It is es-
timated that the company will be able
to supply about ten thousand horse
power at about one-half its present
cost.
The intention is to start work in the
spring as soon as practicable and push
the works to completion, if possible.
inside of six months. The benefits
which will accrue to manufacturers
from this enterprise can be easily per
ceived, but the good that will flow to
the general public is inestimable. 1t
should start a great number of new
industries, employing many hands, as
well as stimulate those at present
in operation, all of which will prob
ably affect the general public
The domestic effects of the suhstitu-
ton of electricity, cheaply furnished,
fol. coal for fuel, and gas and oil for il
Elimination will be something revolu-
tionary. To reduce the cost of light
and firing, and at the same time dis
pense with the smoke and dust and
smut which are the housekeeper's
dread, viii be a change that everybody
will appreciate, both on the score of
and cleanliness.
We hope the enterprise will prove en-
tirely successful. That every step taken
will be propitious That manufacture
ers east will see the value of the oppor-
tunity opened for profitable investment.
And that every industry now estab-
Ished in Ogden will avail itself of the
power which will be furnished to them
at a great saving. Thus the institu-
ton will prove boon to the public and
a good thing for the company which
exhibits so much enterprise.
We look for similar establishments
in other parts Of the territory as soon
as the success of the Pioneer company
is demonstrated. Salt Lake ought to
have led out in this matter, for though
the cost here would have been greater