The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
DoLGEVILLE CELEBRATES.
Completion OF the Plant That 10 to Furnish Il
Village with LiEht and Power.

Completion OF the Plant That 10 to Furnish the
Village with Light and Power.
DoLGEvILLE, N. Y, Jan. 15.-To.day the resi-
dents of Dolgeville celebrated in an appropriate
maner the completion Of the plant of the Dodge
vile Electric Light and Power Company. which
event marks another epoch in the history
of the industrial advancement of this thriving
manufacturing village. Alfred Dodge is the
promoter Of tho Dolgeville Power Company.
He was one of the first manufacturers Of the
United States to recognize the value Of cleo.
tricity as q producer Of power. The second
dynamo that was manufactured in the Edison
works was purchased by Mr.. Dolgc, and many
years ago the water power of the East Canada
Creek was harnessed to this dynamo and the
machinery of his ~factorieo was run by electrical
power. He was also the first manufacturer
in central New York to make use of a COM
mercial wire to transfer electric power to the
dist mt parts of the village. with which to run
tho machinery of different manufacturing in
dustries. .r
On May 1. 1897, the contract for the power
plant was let to q firm In Dayton, o. The
new dam spans the stream about 500 feet above
the high falls. 1t is constructed Of solid ma
sonry, the base being twenty feet and the top
seven feet wide. The height Of the
is twenty-seven feet, and the overflow twenty
feet. IT. is built into and anchored by the solid
rock OF each bank of the river, thus making it
impregnable to any assault by the elements
that can be conceived. In the construction of
the dam $500 yards Of stone have been used,
making a total weight of 10, 800. 900 pounds.
At a distance of 500 feet below the dam the
power house is located, in which the huge tur-
blns wheels wheel ar are tho to transmit Ganraainn the o, initial 5Hnam power or
the latest invention and fullest capacity, the
water from the dam being conveyed thither
-. mn ~ q fIIh mr. HrTtn tan
feet in diameter which will give the enormous
head Of seventy.two feet at the wheels. This
energy to its maximum limit OF 5000 horse
units. q. q tn the nI RH9iweF at at d high ~ Fails sbe "a a a,nrts 500 70
Dolgeville, and the company has already Sc
cured a franchise from the city OF Little Falls
to construct power wires through the streets Of
t Canada Gl'y Creek exc in asf boIeeSil RoT is fully Si ING 20 700 700
horse units. and there still remain 10000 horse
Alfred Dodge has made a most careful study
bilities. He has been maturing his plans for the
deyelopmentsof this power for years. For sew
| eral miles above and below the village Of Dodge
vile no has purchased the land adjoining the
the conditions arc favorable for a multiplicity
of power stations along the line OF the stream,
tee ola perpetual water supply has also been
carefully considered.
Mr.. Dodge has $4,000 acres OF land, comprising
| and contains upward of 1000 lakes, from one
to seven miles in length and of proportionate
width, natural storage reservoirs to draw upon
In seasons OF drought or extraordinary demand
| for use, On the lands of Alfred Dodge storage
| reservoirs can be constructed at n small cost,
ali subject to a slight draft for the yielding up
OF their waters through tho gates OF dams at their
| outlet, which dams may be Increased In height
at pieasureIB Since all the overflow would be upon
lands of his ownership. The supply. therefore,
is practically inexhaustible.,
Tonight a banquet was held in the Turn Hall,
at which Former Senator A. NJ. Mills of Little
Falls acted as postmaster. Lieut.. Coy. Wood
Iuff was present and was the principal speaker
of the evening.