Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-26
TRIP PLEASANT
BUT THAT'S ALL
Little Profit Arising from official
Inspection of Proposed
Power Site,
is THE WRONG TIME OF YEAR.
However, Plenty of Fine Scenery Was
Admired aud The Whole Section
Was Soaked with Rain.

Notwithstanding the fact that a
heavy rain was falling and there were
no prospects OF the sun finding It's
way out of the clouds during the day,
a crowd Of 26 city officials, counCimen,
electrical experts and newspaper rep
resentatives assembled at the Rio
Grande Western depot yesterday morn
ing at 8 o'clock and took wet but
otherwise enjoyable trip up American
Fork canyon TO inspect the site select
ed by Messrs, c, Carr and Son for the
lighting plant which they are DESTROYS
OF installing for the city. Although
everyone had good time and enjoyed
the scenery In that beautiful little can-
yOn, there were number who stated
that the trip was a useless one as far
as securing Information concerning the
water power Of the creek was con-
cerned. for the reason that the Volume
Of water flowing down the canyon was
at its greatest because Of the heavy
rains and the usual spring floods which
follow the melting Of the snow i'm the
should have been postponed until Sep
TENDER so that the creek could have
been seen in nearer normal condI-
ton.
THOSE WHO WENT.
Those who took the trip are Mayor
Morris city Engineer Snow. Land and
Water Commissioner Luce, Fire Chief
Bywater Councilmen Hewlett. Holiday
Martin, PreeCe, Dean, Wood. Il. II.
Davis, Barnes, Tuddenham, Wells and
Black, Prof @. l.. SWendsen. Prof j.
f, Merrill, Electrical Experts o. II,
Skldmore and O. III. Gray Charles
Crane, G. Garff and Il. Carr The party
was given the use OF special coach
which was attached to the O'Clock
train and dropped of az American
Fork, which point was reached at 9;l2
o'clock. Three carriages were waiting
at the depot FOR the visitors and an
other one was Immediately summoned
IN order to accommodate an and the
start for the canyon was made at once.
IL rained nearly all the way to the
mouth Of the canyon, which Is six miles
from town, but when the Utah County
Light and Power companys plant was
reached, which is right In the mouth
Of the canyon, the rain had ceased and
the sun was endeayoring to come out
SOME MUNICIPAL PLANTS.
Through the courtesy of Manager j.
a. Wootten, of the company, the plant
was Inspected Tor about 80 minutes be-
fore the party resumed LIS Journey up
the canyon. Theplant the controlling
interest in which is owned by the cities
of American Fork, Lehi and Pleasant
Grove, Is a thoroughly modern one In
every respect, the machinery being Of
the latest model and the abundant
supply Of water making 1t possible
to operate the plant and generate cleo
trlcity at an exceedingly low cost.
There the power Is generated for light
ing the three cities named above and
Tor furnishing power for Salt Lake
Cltys pumping plant on Utah lake and
also for other establishments In that
district which need motive power,
UP THE CANYON,
After inspecting the plant, the start
was then made up the canyon a dis
lance Of six miles to the fork Of the
canyon, where Messrs, CART q Son
propose to construct their power sta
ton. A number of the members of
the party started 10 walk, and there
was quite dispute among them as 10
the distance they walked. Some main
tanned that they walked ~ miles, while
others thought II must have been at
least l6 miles. The advance guard of
pedestrians arrived at a point which
they thought was the fork of the
canyon ana there they waited until the
carriages and the rest OF the party ar
rived, They then made the startling
discovery that the real fork OF the
canyon was two miles further up. There
was scramble for the carriages by
those who had been walking, and again
the start was made for their destination
Even after they got In the carriages
some of them declared that the last
two miles TO the fork were longer than
six miles IN salt Lake cry,
AT THE FORKS.
AZ the forks OF the canyon Is the
only level spot Of any appreciable size
in the entire canyon. and il Is unques-
tionably a good location for power
plant In addition to the site for the
plant, CARR & Son have filed on water
appropriations for distance OF more
than two miles up the creek and like
distance down the stream, By going
up to the head OF their locations, they
claim that sufficient fall OF water
can be obtained 20 give them plenty Of
power NJ lnelI pant NJ Nne lufN OF liN
canyon. That matter, however, viii
be ascertaned by the experts employed
by the city who win make further In
vestgations IN the matter.
ENJOYED A FINE SPREAD.
The return trip down the canyon was
made In good time and several OF the
party declared that they could smell
chicken and coffee for several miles
from the Utah county power house.
They arrived at the power house at
about 1880 O'Clock and there awaited
them a fine lunch prepared by Frank
lin and taken out with the party from
this city, A man was also sent out 10
serve the lunch which consisted Of
fried chicken, cheese and ham sand
wlches potato salad, devilcc eggs, tee
cream, cake fruit, coffee and mineral
water After the luncheon was eaten
every member Of the party seemed 10
feel In a much better humor, President
Hewlett had the misfortune TO be de-
taned until after every piece OF chick
en- was grabbed up by the hungry
crowd. His disappointment was 80 bit
ter that when the party returned TO
American Fork and was visiting the
Coop store, Mr. Hewlett attempted to