The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-26
ELECTRIC POWER.
To Be Supplied in Large
Quantities.
Incorporation of Company for That
Purpose-Its Plan of Oper-
atoms Set Forth.

Articles of incorporation of the Clear Lake
Electric Company were filed yesterday with
the Secretary OF Stale by number of local
capitalists and mechanical engineers. The
amount of capital STOCK is set al 100000,
and the names of The lncorpOratOrs are: James
Armstrong, president of the Sonora Electric
Light Company and ce-president and general
manager Of the Pacific Electrical Storage Com
pany; James Il. Culver. secretary OF the Ne
chanics' Institute; Francis y. Simon, manager
for BrittOn * Rey; j. h. Treadwell, the capi-
talst, and Cameron Ii. King, the attorney.
The objects of lie cOIpol alton are 10 acquire
interests in land and water rights in The coun-
ties OF YolO and Lake; 10 construct dams, res
ervOirs, canals and other appurtenanceS tor the
purpose OF using the wafer acquired by these
rights, 10 supply waller for domestic purposes
in those counties, and TO manufacture and dis
tribute electric power In various Giles, princi-
pay san Francisco
The protector OF The company, Ferdinand
OImbals, has been for some time engaged III Il
study OF the possibilities Of using The overflow
ii ON Clear Lake now flowing through Cache
Greek f0r the purpose OF operating plant cap
a bic OF generating sufficient elec riclly % sup
ply mills aud factories III this city with the
equivalent OF 20, 900 horse power daily.
The present e tlmated cost OF horse lower in
this city based Oh the cost OF the best Welsh
anthracite coal at 81 80 ten, almost twice
what il costs in the Eastern states, is 81 Il
horsepower. About $4,000 horsepower are
developed daily In This city. a point Is made
that electric power can be supplied al less than
one-half that OF steam power, besides economy
ID Its use. BY HE Use of separate meters IN d
factory running many machines, as many OF
as few can be run as the demands Of business
may require.
Ii is proposed to divert the waters OF Cache
Creek at d point near the town of Rumsey In
Yolo County, near the end OF The clear Lake
and Naca Valley Railroad. From There the
power would be conveyed by cables 10 San
Francisco, a distance III an air line OF seventy
TWO miles. This plan has been tried IN many
places. The Drehstrum plant, which supplies
power between Lauiien and Frankfort, Ger
many, carries The current 1856 miles.
1t Is estimated that the cost OF supplying
$4,000 horse power daily together with the cost
OF the necessary land for buildings, Ihr build
1ngs, dams aud cable line Will be $50, 900.
Careful computations have been made OF the
amount OF waller daily flowing through Cache
Creek, with The result that it Is estimated that
power enough is every day wasted To develop
poses 10 supply.
Another project which will be operated in
connection with the establishment of The
station al kumsey Is tile construction of all
electric railroad into LakepoTI. Tie valley of
Cache Creek affords the only feasible route
steam railroad would be 100 expensive 10 make
the route profitable. With lighter motive
power and lighter cars the road could be con-
StrucIed at much less cost and be less expensive
in operation. With the station established,
electricity could be used in The grading opera
tons. still further reducing the cost.
Tie people OF Lake County have offered
bonus OF $4,000 10 the first company that
builds road Into that county, and the Clear
Lake Electric Company Will make every effort
10 secure that bonus. The plans OF the com
pany have been under consideration for some