Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04
UTAH ELECTRICAL
Ct SUPPLY COMPANY
Successful Bidders for the Electrl.
cal Work Upon the Deseret
News Annex.

Among tho many modern features
embraced In the construction Of the
News Annex, none are OF q more adj
vanced method than the system Of cleo
trio wiring Improvement is the or
der Of the day in the electrical world,
and the methods which We're approved
and acceptable a decade ago, are now
ancient history, We wish to call par
ticalur attention 10 the excellent sys-
tenn Of wiring In the Annex, as installed
by the Utah Electrical & supply com
pany
While II Is not generally known, the
fact remains that there are but three
buildings In this city wired with what
Is known as the conduit system. The
work consists OF running quarter
inch pipes under the flooring on every
floor, from a cut out board located on
the same floor In these pipes are laid
the electric wires and by the pipes con-
veyed to every room, The advantages
Of this system are obvious. In the
first place in the event Of any derange-
ment Of the wiring or the presence Of
dead WIRE il IA easily traced and re-
moved from the conduit and another
replaced, In the second place II rem
ders absolute immunity from danger Of
fire In practically every older build
ing In this city where the wires are
laid undor the flooring there are dead
wires which II IL almost impossible to
detect and remove. The expense OF
pulling up the flooring and searching
for the same Is, as one can see nc
glance, very heavy. This has an been
done away with by the use Of conduits
In the Annex. The condults on each
floor are supplied directly from the
main 2la inch pipe, which enter the An
mex from the southeast corner of the
main building and runs directly 10 the
eighth floor. Separate pipes have been
placed 10 convey the power service 10
the composing and Job rooms on the
three upper floors A feature Of the
new equipment being the operation OF
each press by individual electric mo-
tors. This method has been gaining
favor In the east for some time and
this Is the first instance of its instala-
ton IN this city.
Some idea Of the nature and extent
Of the work Of placing the conduts may
be gained from the fact that l2 3i2 feet
of piping was used and 10 men We're em-
ployed on the work almost constantly
for over two months. The Utah Elec-
trical Supply company in securing this
contract had to meet active COMPETE
ton, and be Il said to their credit they
not only outbld all competitors, but
have lived up To the Specifications Of
the contract in q most satisfactory
manner
The company Is excellcntly equipped
for this class Of work as well as for
handling the smallest cottage and in
syery class Of building, the electrical
workers are today included with an
ample and sufficient capital TO meet all
demands Of the business and with an
established reputation for efficient SER
vice and reliability they but serve to H.
lustrate the rapid growth that young
business houses can attain in this city.
The company is incorporated and Is OPP
Grated under the management OF Curtis
y. Hawley Their offices and sales |
rooms are eligiby located adjoining the |
Utah National bank, on Second South |
street, where a complete stock Of cleo !
trlcal fixtures, motors, etc, are kept |
constantly on hand. Estimates receive |
careful and prompt attention, and the |
acceptance Of a contract by the compa- |
NY may be taken as a guarantee OF It's |
perfect fulnllment.