Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-22


oiCh set being connected together ny
rlciion oou nlinps.Hnl rsoh generator 10
10 driven by a 10. uch Pci'on wheeI,
with cast housiugs. Each &c. VIII o9neist
o two genorttlrs,a ud two wheels Wlliue
butlt up on cail.ifon hast-pIate, max
log = figiI aud uiteci cJnnecu0h'
This Appicati n provides eAciiluR
energy 10 Two units, am " all times
either one or tao excltcfs are ~ r..
serve. The sxclteA ate 10 be run D.
muiuple. Rnd ali r1anocte1 10 one
r,mmon 1bus nnrO on the switch.
ioarL. The three phase general r.
will also he optfaei In parallel
rhere will be six faisitg transform
ere, .G5 H. W. each.
~.
The poles f1t the line cons,ruc,lon
we're selected from 1--we growth OF
sand Point Udah0) cedar. Tue small.
ct ars 40 feet long, AM ) iucnes 10
diameter nj tho tup. They are placed
100 feet apsr. Tue line conductors
consist Of ~ wirtt, four circuits OF
three wires each; ali No. 9, cot drawn
uate copper. anu conueeiea b. tue same
common "bus iinc," NJ the goncrallng
nd nj the Distributing station. The
In. lose, IN delivering go kllowatis
It 10. OOO volts, Will be something loss
4 an o tef cent.
The transmission line from general.
inR 10 distributing station N IL mills
by pole line. The distributing station
IL oV ned by the Salt Lake sud Ogden
uas d Electric Light company, WHO
fent ~ TO tbs Big CottonwooJ Power
c mpany alta nominal rent. IL con-
tains, Tor "step-dowu" transit rmatioD,
nine lT6 h. W. air blast ifausfofmefs,
rom the tecon Diary side Of which the
Electric Light 90. buys the current
hol.sale by meter. rhi. arrange
nsnt ~ a most convenient one Tor roth
companies. Tho actual terms Of the
contract arc that the Electric Light
company Is TO be supplied with all the
current u can dispose Of fDr electric
lighting and power, In units Of ~ Mp,
und under. the Big Cottonwood COM
pany fsseiving the tigbt TO supply
power 10 motors In units exceeding 10
h. r., and tho right 10 reach sucn
W hol.sAis usefa Of plwer by wires erect
ed on the Electric Light compauJ's
polop. thou sbout all the districts with.
IN tie city limits. Tnv contract begins
January 1, 1895, and runs for a term
OF i've yo.rs. liz condition. are that
tbs current Ia bought at 900 volts,
three phase, nj n stipulated pIlce Ter
K. W. hour which W u be used 10 aJI-
ply 81, ottio light and power for any
purpose up 10 10 h. D., ana for elevator
service up In AUy limit desired by tbs
lesseep. 2,0OO,O nO units annually IL
/ minlmLm limit OF the oonsum, u n
Oi current.
The present production Of the
electric lisht company 10 practically
2. 0O0, 900 units Per annum ny the usv
VI coal alter the usual central sta
ton methods, anu the contract
provides that h soon as the
transmission power plant IL Ia
operation, the steam plant OF the
ei,ctr light company !, to be Abau-
doneI, the priou T. customers iuducrJ,
aud other changes maJo that viii be
TO the advantage not only OF blth COM
psniss but also TO that Of the public, by
lfomoiing tho Production OF cheap
electric power.
The nnal cost OF the complete de.
velopment IL estimated at $500, 900.
An estimate OF $500, 900 for tue 0fIgi.
nal outisy for "rhs 5lsirs," would
give for co ssiructlOn expense-at
1888 n. p.-Sl32.72 per net b. q. de-
iivefed la tue CITY ready Tor use. This
future OF The company seems 10 be
well assured. The compsBy's affairs
have been 90 well admins cred that
much more than half the power 10 DO
developed has already been disposed VI
absolutely, and the guaranteed total
revenue rom completed contracts IL
over 100000 annuaiiy. Alihvus h the
oDmpauy IA contning its operations Tor
tue present TO "rhe Stair" supply, II
has other valuable water rights partly
developed by means OF which II cJulI
at any time LARGELY supplement- II, out.
put.
VI.
II Ia worth white here to review
briefly the natural advantages OF Salt
Lake CITY which must bu borne In
MIMI II hnytniug like an adequate idea
OF thr importance knu iaf-feAching
effects VI this great Hsmi.Morm0n on.
tripfIse IL TO be arrived a.. Chsap
electrical power will opsn up pOniJil.
ill,B tor electro. chemical work, suoh q
the manu- auturc Of aluminium. The
district has bAuxlle IN abundance, anu
In this inu uslry power 10 zll-lmpofta ut,
anu freight IL hardly considered, FoTths
manufacture OF SAT- products, bleach.
ing powder, disiniscIanis, soda, 20 dium,
esicium carbide, etc, all lhe raw
materials are on tuo ground, anu
cheap power only IL needed. The
rleetrO.esI osltlOn Of copper will Ger.
tAinly grow into a huge Industry, TOT
tho extensive leads OF copper ores are
"a yet uuduvaloptd. A large copper
smrltiug plant IL now nbnut ready 10
stat. The clectrO.uepssitlon Of Rild
and silver Ia also coming Industry
which will rapidly expand wheu
chsAp current Increases the economy
OF he, pioce,s. These are classes OF
work depending Tor their success ul
pflsrcuu almost entirely on power,
anu requiring materials Hinsd OF found
Ia the salt Lake oou ~ in enormous
alum Anee. 10 mills and factories the
OtdiuAry industrial Opora Ions likely TO
DO created ~ cheap power Ars wool
securing, paper makins, tue manufac.
luro VI cotton iAbTies snd the msklug
OF Hour. VIA the increase 10
these iactoties there will be a call for
better iAoiuu0s OF iron workers AMI
engiLeeTin wotg, which will r,qu t.
farther power. rhers viii DO pJ0mpt
aud large demand Tor current ioT cleo
trio transit. CDeap poser viii enable
trolley lines 10 be pushed cut All over
the Salt Lake Valley, TO be uted Tor
Oroging farm produce into tue city
and cree 10 he smplteTs. With tnrsp