Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-07-20
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Prescott Arizona. July 19.-(Special
correspondence Of The Republican)-
Work is rapidly progressing on the ad
dtions to the Prescott Electric COM
pany's power plant. Because OF tho
greatly increased light and power
business Of the company it is compelled
to make additions to its plant that will
enable it to furnish power and light for
ali the new business and for the addi-
tiCnal service that will be required of
growing Prescott.
This company. which also owns and
operates the telephone lines in this
county. is enc of Prescott's enterprising
concerns that does much to make this
a modern town.
Twelve men are finishing work on the
foundation of the power plant. =
larger force Will be now be put to work
on the erection OF a compact 1910 foe.
brick building. The architectural de
signs were drawn by Willard K Sons
Charles {. Glass is experimenting the
installation of the machinery and Will
put the plant into working condition.
IN addition to the $50 horse power mo
tor now in operation Il 300 horse power
De LsVall steam turbine Will be in
stalled. II will be the first steam tur-
bine to be put in operation west OF the
Mississippi river. They are giving eN-
cellent satisfaction in the large eastern
cities. This company use. it in prefer
ence to the Corliss engines in order 20
obtain Il greater efficiency. They claim
N advantage Of at least % per cent
In the same building will be put in an
SU-!ight arc dynamo Of General Electric
make. run by u 10G- horse power motor
/ 9 lerator. The boilers will be the Bah
( cock and Wilcox water tube. built fo.
a working pressure OF 200 pounds to the
inch. y 300-horse power condenser is
/ to work in connection with the turbine.
/ The big Stanley dynamo is TO be di-
rectly corrected With the Steam tur-
bine on the same steel base, SO there
will be no belts.
This company also operates the local
and long distance telephone system.
extending over all the county. 1t has
recently purchased the jerome tele-
phone companys plant. which Will De
rebuilt, extended and put into first
class operation. Long distance line;
are now working between here and
Congress, Octave and Wickenburg. Ii
y
tend its line on TO Phoenix this fall.
They expect soon to be connected with
every town and mining camp of any
note in this county. Besides the eX :
changes at Prescott. jerome and Con
gress there are over one hundred toll
stations with more than TWO hundred
miles CT outside toll lines. AT present
there are fifteen men employed cut Al
the Big Bug and Walker districts re-
building lines and putting more wires
on The same poles to connect with new
camps.
c. NJ. Shannon arrived yesterday and
is registered at the Hotel Burke He
is spending today with his Prescott
friends.
Misses Mamie stovall. Henshaw
Clair OrIle and Minnie Doris. who are
stopping at Iron Springs. spent Friday
and Saturday with friends in Prescott
Z. NJ. Elliott. supreme vice chancellor
CT the United Moderns. leaves today
for Walker to assist in the initiation OF
twenty new nembers into that order
Nelson Skies left last night for Phoe-
nix to be gone a few days.
Miss Agnes Conlun and Mr. Wilson
head salesman at the Blumberg store
will be married The early part of mex
T-eeA.
Attorney Walter Bennett left yester-
dag for Flagstaff TO join his family
They viii spend the summer at The
Grand canyon. Williams and Fla gstaf1,
Miss Earle, Il Phoenix school teacher
is spending Il few days with friends il
Prescott.
Prof. Matthews, Mrs. Matthews ant
Miss Anna Matthews came up from
Iron Springs yesterday TO spend tn.
day with Prescott friends
CHAS. A. STAUFFER