The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-23
enoqualmie Power Company Plans
important Extensions.
70 expEno ABOUT $500 900.


p,ssidsnt w z Baker. OF the Snoaual-
- Fails Power Company, has practically
1eeidea 10 enlarge The plant OF the COM
sery at SnoauaImse Falls by building an
Ihrr power chamber. second steel pipe
srfending from the falls through the main
s1aft 10 the new chamber, and placing
~oust turbine wheels to double the ca
ysesty OF the plant. Whsn these plans are
soclty Of generating 24.ooo horsepower at
- faiIs The contemplated extensions and
inpfo.ements VIII cost approximately <3e.-
This important piece OF news comes d.
,srf from Chicago. II WAS brought by
TAouaas r. Johnston. chief engineer OF tho
Company. who has had charge OF the con-
rruction work at the company's plant at
Gnoouairnie and It's distributing system
anre the first work was done. Mr.. john
stIsn returned yesterday from Chicago and
registered at the Butler hotel. where last
night he said In an Interview that in all
urobabil.ty the work on the new extensions
voAd shortly commence. Mr.. Johnston Is
accompanied by John III. Spengier. who
las been appointed superintendent of the
r5wer plant At Snoaualmie. Mr. Spcngier
was for I'VE years assistant city engineer
ef Chicago.
The Snoqualmie company is now operat-
ins one turbine wheel at the falls with a
capacity OF 1880 horsepower. The present
chamber, hewn. as the new one VIII De.
out OF the solid rock. has room for four
wheels. The second wheel will be installed
and put In operation tonight. the third will
1obabiy be started In three or four weeks,
and the fourth. making the total capacity
OF the plant 1900 horsepower, viii be
started TWO months later.
This Ii tho present plan OF the Gnoquai-
ME Fails Power Company. Taken In con-
section with the weii-known fact that the
company In now carrying the peak Load
Of the Union Electric Company, the an
rouncement that the capacity Of the plant
h 10 be doubled Is OF the greatest signifi-
cance II is no secret that Mr.. Baker has
figured for long time on securing con-
tract with the Consolidated Street Railway
Company 10 furnish power TO operate the
tines purchased by the Boston syndicate.
II IL evident. X President Bakers present
Intentions are carried out that "a market
Will be sought for a great deal more power
than will be required TO run the railway
nnss involved in the consolidated PROPOSE
ton.
II II announced that while the shaft ard
tho failrace at Snoqualmie are large enough
70 warrant the doubling of the capacity OF
the plant, yet another wire will have 10 be
strung along the present pole lire from the
tails. an! from Eenton to Tacoma. This is
regarded by those who are watching the
Wogress OF the development of the Sno-
gulmie company's plans as evidence that
Che Baker company h to furnish the pow
ef 20 operate the street railways of Taco
ma, III which the General Electric COM
pany, which owns the Union Electric
Company. Of tbs city. has large inter.
est
iJhg. ~ feet wide and Sc fee, high. The
new steel pipe through which the water
from this river will be taken To the turbine
wheels In the new chamber will be feet
vide The shaft was built with a view to
the erection of another pipe.