The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-30
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to all Others.
HOTEL AND CORRIDOR.

W. McLea Walbank, civil engineer and
managing director of the Lachine Rapid
Hydraulic and Land company of Mont
real. is in Salt Lake on very import
ant commission connected with the vast
which he is the official head. He is ac-
comDanied by E. V. Greene director in
the same organization.
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These gentlemen, with the cooperation
of otLe- influential citizens of Canada,
have accomplished the StupendouS task
of Harvesting the famous Lactine rapids,
as Niagara has been subjugated. for the
furnishing of an enormous water power
to be applied to electrical and other in
dustries in and about the metropolis of
the Dominion. Mr.. Walbank and Mr..
Greene are now in search of thoroughly
capable superintendent. whose ability In
the line of electrical engineering must be
of unqualified reputation. Among other
points throughout the United States, they
have come to Utah in quest of the right
rcac. besides devOting a portion of their
time to an inspection and study of the
largest electrical plants operated in this
state The plant of the Big Cottonwood
Power company was visited yesterday,
ard today will be spent in the same in
Structive way at the Pioneer Power COM
panyS system at Ogden
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The plans of the Lachine hydraulic cor
poration are in no sense dwarfed by those
which have recently been given to the
world in reference to the bridling of Nj
agara's mighty current. To successfully
perform the same feat with the Lachine
rapids an outlay of $2.000000 has been re-
CURED, and with this fund dam over
5000 feet long has been extended parallel
with the banks of the ST. Lawrence about
five miles below the city of Montreal. the
bed of the current having been drained to
make room for construction for an "a. ca
of several hundred thousand feet. About
1000 feet from the end of the parallel dam
is another, l 900 feet in length. at right
angles to the first one and connecting
with the river bank. The last structure
is builded of solid masonry, with inlet
gates to direct the water over q tur-
bine wheels. each 5715 inches in diameter.
The system in usage here is that known
as the three-face. The generator for the
electrical current is attached to the end
of each machine, SIX wheels furnishing the
power for every machine. AT the ordi-
nary river flow, 10 horsepower will be
transmitted over five miles to the city,
and at high water the power will be in
creased to 10000.
Rates for arc, incandescent and other
lights in Montreal will be reduced to a
minimum of a half cent per hour and
other power distributed for various other
purposes will be proportionately. greater
No bonus has been asked by the new
company and it is entirely free from any
encumbrances. Its franchises cover not
only Montreal but adjacent towns for
miles about, giving it the exclusive right
to furnish motor power for a long period
of years The capital stock is 100000.
all owned in close corporation. Both of
the visitors are extremely well pleased
with Salt Lake and intimate that the
superintendent whom they are seeking
might be found in this vicinity.
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Yesterdays arrivals were: Knutsford-
F. ]. Reckhart. Minnie Reckhart Elko,
New D. J. Wallace. jr., Indiana, Pa:
r. r. Bowles Gold Creek, Elko county,
Me-: H Strain. Great Falls, Mon. !;
Charles n. Morgan. New York; George P.
Moore. Omaha, George B. Keen, Chicago;
w. F. Chapman, Wheeling. w. Va; Hugh
d. Bowker, c. H. Davenport: Holyoke.
Mass: w. H. Wheadonquest, e. c. Mix,
New York; H. B. Cotton, Sacramento:
w. H. Robinson. New York; j. L. Stern.
Denver: H. S. Pearson, Chicago; James
A. Langton, city; l.. c. Leard, Logan.
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Templeton-O NJ. Thumler and wife.
Chicago; A. Baschant, Montreal; Daniel
d. Murray, Omaha; d. G. Robinson.
Omaha; Ed Taylor, Denver; Squire Coop,
Ogden Mary Rice, Ogden; A. Brandon,
Chicago; Charles H. Hart, Logan
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Cullen-S. J. Dinsmore. Cheyenne; ]. H.
Robbins Gold Greek; II. NJ. Sanders,
Chicago; ]. NJ. Knapp. Detroit; S. NJ.