The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

Lehi. and for several industrial con-
Germs. including the Lehi sugar facto-
~. The Manti plant is used exclusive
~ in that city for lighting and other
purposes. 1t has a development Of
about 400-hOrse power. A company has
been formed in the neighboring city
of Ephraim, and a plant of about 400
horse power Will be installed there dur
ing 1902.
The Blacksimth's Fork canyon plant
is used for the lighting of the city OF
Hyrum and fer other purposes, and
has a capacity Of between 400 and 500-
horse power. The Annie Laurie plant
is situated on Fish creek. across the
mountain from the Annie Laurie mine
to which the power is transmitted over
one of the highest pole lines in the
world. The plant already installed has
a generating power of 400-horse power.
Another plant is being constructed on
Fish creek for the same people, which,
when completed, viii likewise develop
4O0-horse power. The smelter plants
will generate the fluid by steam, that
of the American Smelling & Refining
company being the largest Of the lot
which viii develop, when completed,
600-horse power.
stallation is of comparatively recent
date is that of the Telluride Power
company, in Provo canyon. This plant
is one of the most perfect IN the state
and is developing 3,000-hor power
and has an installation which can raise
the output of energy up to 1901 horse
power. The power generated here is
used in the Tintic, Camp Floyd and
West Mountain mining districts and
for lighting purposes in Mercur and
Bingham.
II connection with this company is
the Logan Power company's plant in
Cache county. This plant has a capa-
city of 3,000-hOrse power. A pole line
is now in course of construction to
connect with the Telluride, at Bing-
ham, which will give the combine a
capacity of 5000 horse power, most of
which, it is understood, has been al
ready contracted for
Competing For Business.
Among the companies competing for
business in Utah is the Salt Lake City
Water &, Electrical Power company.
This cOmpany's plant is situated in
the Jordan Narrows and is modern in
every particular. Owing to the exceed
y
ing under 1 ,500-hOrse power, which is
used for lighting Bingham and Mercur
in competition with the Telluride
company, and for use in the mines of
which those cities are the center. IN
der normal conditions the company is
able to produce 3,000-horse power of
electric energy.
The parent company in the electrical
business is the Utah Light e Power,
company. It is also the largest con-
Germ of its kind in the state both in
horse power developed and capital in
vested. The company owns the magnif-
icent plant in Ogden canyon, which
has a capacity of 10,000-hOrs power,
half of which is already developed. It
likewise owns the parent plant in Big
Cottonwood canyon. It also has leased
the Utah Power plant in the same can
yOu, these three plants being all con-
neeted by pole lines into one perfect
circle having a capacity, including
the steam plant situated in the heart
of the city, a total of Z, 500-horse power.
This energy is used for the lighting of
the cities Of Salt Lake and Ogden and
the towns Of Murray and Sandy.
Supplies Motive Power.
It supplies the motive power for run
ming the street railroad lines of Salt
Lake, and enters nearly every factory