The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

hot sulphur springs and St. Marks
hospital. 1t also runs to Fort Douglas.
passing many points of interest ON the
way. 1t connects with Waterloo, and
other outside points.
n company'S lines also reach all
the points of historic and picturesque
interest in the city as well as every
n of the four railroad depots.
During the past year the mpa
projected an extension along Brigham
street. but operations at present are
stopped by an injunction. Several
other extensions and numerous i'm
provements have been made in 1895.
The general business of both lines
during 1898 was better than in 1897. New
motors have been put in many of the
cars of the Salt Lake line and he roll
ing stock will constantly be improved
n the old motors replaced with new
N more improved patterns. This line
receives its power from the Utah Power
company, which company generates it's
electricity by water power. According
to the statement of the Superintendent
of the Salt Lake City company, the new
power is far more satisfactory than was
that produced by their steam plant. 1t
is more economical, more constant and
is greater thar what was obtained by
the use of steam.
ELECTRIC ENERGY.
Salt Lake is we'll supplied with cleo
trio owe Besides other concerns of
the kind, is the Union Light & Power
company, which ranks in magnitude
with any of the kind in the nation. This
company absorbed the Pioneer Electric
company, whose plant cost 81, 800. 600.
and the electrical force generated ag-
gregates 10000 horsepower. This COM
pany built a monster dam in Ogden
canyon, and brings the water in a pipe
line along the side of the mountain and
to the entrance of Ogden CANYON. where
it is used to furnish motive power for
the generating machinery. The pipe
for this purpose was made on the
ground, in a factory which cost $50. 900.
On the fiat at the base of the mountain
an immense poWer-house is situated.
where power is produced and sold at a
rate which enables factories to run at
a minimum cost. The bulk of this DOW
er is utilized in Ogden, but portions of
it are transmitted to Salt lake for
motor cars, street lighting and other
purposes. Ogden is located in the
midst of a region rich in agricultural
and mineral and is well sun
Piled with railroad facilities. so that
this enterprise is a success. After the
water IS utilized for the generation of
electricity, it is conveyed to the valley
and made to redeem thousands of acres
of arid lands. One of the ambitions of
the company was the erection of the
Ogden Sugar factory, for the consump-
ton of sugar beets, which can be profit
ably raised. The personnel of this com
pany is such as to guarantee its sue
cess.
In Big Cottonwood canyon, twelve
miles from Salt Lake, is another great
enterprise for the generation of cleo
trical energy. This is known as the Big
Cottonwood Power company, which
also absorbed by the Union Light
& Power company. Nearly two wears
was consumed in the construction of
this plant, and a great dam was con-
structed and a long tunnel built to
bring the water to d connection with
the pipes leading to the generating mill
below. Current, with energy of 2.47
horsepower at the lowest stage, and
4, 600 horsepower during nine months
of the year., is conveyed over copper ca
bles to Salt Lake. where it is employed
for general house and street-lighting /
purposes, for the running of electric
railroads, n for innumerable other