The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-16

scribed and that the work OF Installing a
pant capable Of furnishing 1860 hcrse
power per day viii be commenced irnne-
diateiy and rushed 10 completion.
The falls Of Cedar river where the power
pant OF the company will be installed are
situated near the outlet OF Cedar lake
about thirty-fiye miles from Seattle by
wagon road, though the distance on an air
hne ts much less. In a distance OF about
mile and half the river falls more
thanI1 feet III a series of grand cataracts
i1is entire enoymous head OF water will
be available for the water wheels that
VIII operate the dynamos converting the
power into electricity ready for dstrihi-
ton 10 Seattle and other nearby cities
ana towns 10y a system of wires ramify-
ing IN every direction from the central
power station. For a time but laOssl horse
power per day viii be- generated bat ii is
understood that later the capacity viii be
more than doubled.
The Seattle Power Company was organ-
lied about three years ago with a can't
Utilization OF G.2sa.ss1 of which IL is t,n-
ders;ood about $3.50 90 has now been sub
scfibed through the efforts OF Mr.. Ammi-
down, giving tie company ample capital
with which 10 inaugurate it's great under
taking. Mr.. Arnmidown refuses 20 discuss
the plans OF bis company for .hs future
turner tnan 10 say that the capital IS
ready and that work viii De commenced
81 once. The capital. he says Is partially
American and partially foreign but all
available for the Immediate use OF tke
.ytit'<.sAfs " II stattI Sn good authority
that prominent Eastern civil engineer
Is now In Seattle looking over the yro,,r
Tor capitalists who are conSttertr,w In
resftng money In the power eompary's
scheme. and VIII make a most fav,r,aie
report to his principals on his return
Theron A. Noble. young Seattle civil
engineer now the secretary of ths Seattle
Power Company. was III. original pr,,r,as ~
or TIE scheme for the utilization OF the
power OF Cedar river and was later ,oiDe,,
by Mr.. Ammfaown who has since promoted
the scheme among capitalists at nome ana
abroad. Mr.. Nobie's plans have been pre-
pared for some time, bu; the COMPANY NJ
present refuses 10 make them public NJ this
time
Originally the plans contemporaries the
bringing OF The water from thu, falls TO
henioa. by the way OF Swan lake as =
storage reservoir and the installation Of
the power plant a; Renson. At that tf,na
the company proposed also TO ft1rnien
water FOR the city Of Seattle. rr.,n,, ,ha
abandonment OF that portion OF It's r~a-
gTaDine the plans were changed q, ,ra-
Nd" fog She generation of the aower :,
the falls
she power company's schsm. Will =,
no wise Interfere with the Cedar river
water system TO sss constructed hv ten
city The falls are fully twelve fnsles u,,
the river from the intake of the propcSss
city system and 0steen miles from swan
reservoir.
The bringing in az tire power ~ Cs3ssr
f1fSF means 2 great deal to S,,ssrsRe ans
FsSk1evs II st3 nsere evident that ia af-
y destined TOP great future "a n r2a..r.,s.
featuring center The sln,,,ls = ,,,,.,s... -
and the Cedar river pawar svstesr1 ,,axt
spring vlh assure = large market far
I&1@sf and contribute laFselp to the f.-nx-
pseFlfy ~ Seattle ia .Sa