CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-18
POWER PLANT JUBILEE.
Enthusiastic Crowd Witnesses the
Discharge Of the First Elec-
tric Current on Its Mis-.
sion to Cripple.

Machinery In some OF the mines
and reduction plants in the Cripple
Creek district is now being propelled
by a current of electricity generated
by the big plant recently erected in
Canon City by strong corporation
known as the Colorado Electric Power
Company. MIR. d. V. Donaldson of
Colorado Springs is the father of the
great concern, of which he has since
been elected president, and it was
through his individual efforts that the
plant was erected at this point. A
strong effort was made to secure it
at Colorado Springs, but the great
natural advantages of Canon City,
coupled with the well directed in
fiuence of a handful of prominent
citizens had their weight, and the re-
suit is that Canon City how probably
boasts the largest and most complete
electric generating plant west of the
Missouri river. Its equipment con-
sists of three Hamilton Corliss en-
gines of three hundred horse power
each, and whose combined weight is
129,000 pounds. The propelling
power is generated in four Hine
safety tube boilers, which are fed by
pair of Snow surface condensers.
There are three Westinghouse gene
raJors with a combined generating
capacity of 2,l00 killowatts, with
two generator exciters. The entire
equipment is most complete and of
the latest patterns. The electric ap-
pliances and machinery is of the
Westinghouse manufacture, in itself
guarantee that it is the very best,
and is housed in two steel and brick
buildings with stone and cement
foundations fourteen feet in depth.
The plant is connected with two dis
tributing stations in the Cripple Creek
district by a quadruple line of copper
wire over thirty miles in length, and
was erected at an enormous cost,
probably not less than three-quarters
of million dollars.
The Colorado Electric Power Com
pany is of the most substantial char
acter, being composed of such capi-
talists as John d. Rockefellow, and
other Standard Oil magnates, Carne-
gle, of the Carnegie Steel works, men,
bers of the Westinghouse Electric
company, and others of like calibre.
In its entirety this corporation COM
mands more capital than any other
combination of individuals operating
in the state, and consequently has
unlimited ability to accomplish any
undertaking it may set itself about.
Fully four hundred visitors witness
ed the formal opening of the general
ing plant today and Governor Alva
Adams pressed the button, or more
accurately speaking, dropped the
lever which united the currents and
sent them flying across country to
Cripple Creek.
After the crowd, which was swelled
by Canon citizens to nearly 1000 peo-
pie, had witnessed the starting of the
great electrical machinery and had
been shown through this wonderful
machinery hall, the guests were taken
over to the beautiful green in front
of Warden Cleghorn's home where
luncheon was served. The tables
we're waited upon by some of Cahon's
fairest maidens, and it is certain that
no one suffered for want of some
thing to eat. Hon. C.. c. Dawson in
his characteristic eloquent style de-
livered an address of welcome, which
was responded to by Gov. Adams
The Governor is always good talker
and always has good word to say
for Canon City. DR.. d. v. Donaldson
the enterprising man who instituted
and carried through this wonderful
power plant proposition, followed
with short and well put address.
He was liberal in his thanks to the
people of Canon and all others who
had helped him with his enterprise.
Judge Lunt, Of Colorado Springs,
added much to the good words that
had already been said.
After luncheon and the addresses
were through hundred carriages
conveyed the miners and stock brok-
ers about the city and showed them
our fruit Iands. The returning train
left al too son for tie happy pso-
pie, who seemed 70 - enjoying Tie
day to dsgrss seldom experisaosd.
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