The herald., 1895-08-08
|T Gan Be ACCOMPLISHED
Statements OF Several World.
Renowned Experts
HOW 1T WILL BE PERFORMED
BY the Kern River and Los Angeles
Power Company
World Will Soon Be Focused on
Los Angeles

We have ceased to be astonished at any
thing new or audaciocs IN the electrical
field, but when it was proposed to har-
ness the Kern river and bring TO Los
Angeles from 10000 to So 900, or if needed
in the future, 100000 horse power by elec-
triclty, the proposition was received with
sort of dazed too-good-to- -be-true in
difference; but evidence of the good faith
Of the promoters of this magnificent en-
terprise and of its entire practibllity, both
from commercial and engineering
STANDPOINT, is fast accumulating. cir
cuiar just issued by Hon. J. W. Eddy,
manager of the company. to its stock
holders contains many important facts
whicn every one interested in the future
of Los Angeles will be glad to know.
We are permitted to quote from the cir
cular as follows:
Circular No. 1.)
LOS ANGELES, Cal. Aug. 1.
To the stockholders ol the Kern River
& Los Angeles Electric Power Co. 20. T.
Crosby T.. M, Of the White-Crosby Co..
of Baltimore and New York. one of the
foremost electricians in the United States.
was engaged by this company to exam
inc and pass upon the feasibility of our
enterprise. both from an engineering and
commercial standpoint, with estimate OF
cost. if found feasible. Not being able
to come to Los Angeles as soon as de-
Messrs. Hasson & Hunt OF San Francisco.
consulting and experimenting electrical
engineers, Midwinter fair electricians, as
gentlemen who stood at the head Of
their profession OIL the Pacific coast, and
whose report he would fully indorse after
A Al.-s- x.I,
Messrs. Hasson d Hunt were engaged,
and after most thorough and painstak-
ing examination. have made their report.
which has received the Endorsement of
Mr.. Crosby.
This report is exhaustive, but so vo-
lumnioas as to prescribe ITS full publica-
tion in this circular, but its conclusions
ON the vital points at issue are tersely
stated in an explanatory letter Of later
date. which is here given:
SAN FRANCISCO, July q, 1895.
Kern River e. Los Angeles Electrical
July 25th received and we beg to reply to
your inquiry as follows:
The possibility of transmitting electric
power from your locations on the Kern
river to Los Angeles was assumd in our
report as established and the omission of
direct statement to that effect was an
oversight.
Wo have received assurances from the
electrical manufacturers that the prop
osition IS entirely feasible and Mr.. Cros-
by's statement concerning the matter is
unequivocal. The fact of his being in
close contact with the leading electrical
manufacturers in the east gives his
statement the stamp of authority.
we a's yours very HAssoN ilH & HUNT.
This seems to settle the question about
which we have all been so anxious If not
skeptical and their table of estimates of
costs are within the original figures SUBJ
mitted to you by me and include cost of
water wheels, generators. station opera
tors. raising transformers, two separate
pole lines (for greater safety. allfof sutfi-
cient capacity to generate 10000 horse
power and transmit same to Los Angeles,
with stated loss bv resistance of 20 per
cent to 30 per cent, as hereafter determ-
ined.
Messrs. Hasson & Hunt could not in
telligently estimate the amount of power
we will be able TO supply under our claim
on Kern river. on account OF incomplete
data. but ID since "Sa;t;ana that tin time we we
report from W. D. Larrabee,
q. E., of this city, whose standing ahd
experience in this particular field makes
his opinion authoritative.
Mr.. Larrabee's conclusions only are
second from sao o.
cd to the 274 feet of minimum natural
flow in the river gives you 564 cubic feet
per second as the reliable all the year
flow.
Now while this amount Of water seems
to be assured beyond all reasonable doubt
second at the point where you propose
to put your first wheel GOO feet head) to
give your first unit of 10, 600 horse power,
l would advise you to allow further re-
duction Of 46 cubic feet Fer second, in
your estimate OF the capacity of the river.
basis of total minimum flow of 518
cubic feet per second. This will give you
10,0 600 horse power at the 200 feet fall.
and 80, 600 horse power in o total of 1000
feet fall Respectfully submitted,
W. b. LARRABEE, g. e.
Superintendent and chief engineer Pas
adena e. Los Angeles Electric Ry. Co.
1t is very gratifying to me, and trust
it will be so to you, to lave these two
very important questions so decisively
and satisfactorily settled.
A corps of engineers under Mr.. H.
Hawgood. M. Inst. G. E.. most compe-
tent eng ineer, is now in the field locat-
ing the transmission line, and other COM
plete data will soon be at hand upon
which contracts for the entire work can
be let. In the meantime work on the
canal is going on as usual. Respectfully,
J. ". EDDY.
Second Vice President and Manager.
AS to the bearing which this enterprise
will have upon the oil industry the COM
pany's officers have some very positive,
but liberal views.
First-Tbat oil cannot compete with
Kern river IN the general power market
here.
Second-That it will not have to so
compete. as there are fields into which
electricity will not enter which will alb
sorb the entire oil output as soon as an ad-
equate and permanent supply is assured,
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