The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-01
NOT ASHAMED OF IT.
People Of MiSSOula Are Proud of The
Ntw'lighting Plant.
BEGIN TO STRING WIRES
How Distribution is to Be Made.
the improved Machinery at Bon
ner and ther Interesting Facts
Connec ed " it'll the system.

! Missoula, April 30.-The new electric
plant at Bonner is now completed except
for the switchboard and the poles for
the wire line between the plant and this
city are all set To-morroy the work of
stringing the wire will begin and before
June the old plant on the island will be
| abandoned and the city will have good
light and at a lower rate than il has
paid for what it has been getting The
new plant is one of the most complete in
the west and possesses some entirely new
features that have never been used in the
west at all. 1t is to be operated by water
power from the dam of the Big Blackfoot
Milling company. The power is obtained
from two Samson wheels made by the
Jams Leffel company of Springfield, Ohio.
These wheels are of the latest design and
Will furnish 400 horsepower each The
wheels are so arranged that they can be
run together or one at a time. When the
work is light. as in the daytime and late
at night, but one wheel will be run, and
druing the first part of the night both
will be used. This part of the plant is a
model of convenience, and has been in
spected by many mechanics, who are all
pleased with Ii.
The electric machinery consists of two
Monocyclic dynamos of the design of the
General Electric company, and one Brush
OF 200 horsepower and the other is a 125
horsepower machine. The Monocyclic
system is new one and this is the first
plant in the west to adopt IL. 1t allows
the running of motors of any size and
OF incandescent lamps from the same
wire. This system is one of the latest in
Ventions in electrical matters and will
be of interest to all who have made any
study of the subject
The Brush machines for the arc lights
are of the latest pattern and are a great
Improvement on the old machines of this
type. They will give a better light than
any that this city has ever had.
The pole line from Bonner here is a
substantial one and will stand all of the
strain that will be placed upon it, The /
poles are all set and the work of attach
ing the guy wires is now in progress As I,
soon as this is done the wire will be |
strung and the plant will be ready for |
operation. There will be 10000 pounds of |
wire used in this line, which will run |
from the power plant at Bonner to the |
distributing station in the old bank
building on Main street. From this SUBJ
station the wires will run for lighting the /
city and for furnishing power. On the line
from Bonner there will be seven wires
and on the top cross arms there will be
TWO barbed iron wires for lightning ar
rosters. The company will rebuild nearly
all of its lines in the city and the whole
equipment will be the best that can be
All OF the generating plant is new and
OF the latest design. There is nothing i'm
the plant that is not of the best that
could be obtained in its class and the
" hole concern is model. The weight of
the machinery and wire that will be used
IN the new works is more than 225. 900
pounds. In less than a month the con-
struction work will be needed and the
pant Will be started. Then there will be
cause Tor rejoicing in this town and
mere viii be no regret If the high water
akes the old plant down the stream.
Inc power house at Bonner is worth a
visit. The machinery is compact and
handsome and its power is not realized
so wei is II arranged. When the water
wheels were set up there was not a part
mat did not fit exactly and there was
lothing missing. Everything went TO-
sether as II II were being put up in the
'hop where II was built, instead of 500
niles away. When IL was all in position
ne water was turned on and the plant
moved as smoothly as If 1t had been
unning for month. There was no hitch
anywhere. And again, when the dynamos
lad been placed and the belts were putt
IN ana the water turned on, all of the
machinery moved as smoothly as IL they
lad been making light for Missoula right
'iong There was no stopping to fix this
ma to change that. but the whole thing
worked without a fault. 1t was a good
testimonial for the workmen and the
The switch board will he
n place in short time. and as soon as
he wires are on the poles there win he
lothing TO delay the starting of the
works. Then Missoula will NOT he
shamed when visitors ask to see The
leetric light works.