The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-28
S TATE NEWS
.EPHRAIM IS IN THE SWIM
New Electric Light Plant Installed
Amply Sufficient for the Little
City's Needs.

Ephraim, May 1.-THE Ephraim electric
light plant, which has been in course Of
construction for some time, is now COM
pleted- Last night the power was turned
on and the streets all over town were
well lighted I'D. Ephraim now ranks
among the leading cities of the state as
Tar as good electric service is concerned.
Inc plant represents the latest and best
i'm lighting facilities and stands at the
mead OF moderate sized plants in Utah.
rover Is derived from a PeltOn water
wheel operating under a head Of so feet.
direct connected to a 800 horsepower Cen
eral Electric three phase alternating cur
rent generator of $50 kilowatts capacity.
400 volts. The plant is situated two miles
east of the city and is enclosed in a mod
efn brick and stone structure 16x50 feet.
PROVISION has been made for extension in
case steam power is TO be used at any
Time IN the future. The distributing sys-
TEN is we'll arranged. COMPRISING over
fourteen miles of pole line the conner of
ample size and insulated, the circuits so
arranged rs to give regularity of voltage
at any point on the line, insuring equal
service to all consumers. Transformers
are also arranged with this end in view
having ample capacity to carry any load
that will be put on them under the pres
ent system. The streets are well lighted
by 132 lnCandescent lamps Of 81 candle
power each, the arc lights are Of 800
candlepOweT each and are placed at each
intersection on Main street. Service can
bE tbtdAlitU twenty 0OuIs IN the GaE. Inc
plant vas designed by Frank c. KELSEY
Of Salt Lake and the work vas done IN
der the supervision Of Henri B. Bixler Of
Akron Q.
It has been found nect ssaIy to weight
down the new bridge over Sanpitch river
with rock, owing to the high water the
past week coming with such force that
II was feared the strain would force
the bridge away At a point just below
town.
B T Lowell. manager of the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone ccmpany, will
be here next week for the purpose of
soliciting residence phones. Mr. Lowell
has been working very hard with the
company for this purpose and has fin
ally succeeded.
A new coal mine is being opened I'd In
the mountains a short distance from Fort
Green on the west side Of Sannete val
ley and about one-quarter of a mile up
the mountain side. Plans nave already
been made for developing the mine. and
the promoters have every confidence that
that have what will prove q coal mine
Of no small Importance.
Arthur MOrtensen, who left the first
Of the week for the L. D. s. hospital in
Salt Lake to undergo an operation fd~
evening The remains will be sent TO this
place for burial as soon as preparations
can be made Mr. M0Ttensen was a very
popular young man of this city and leaves
Rest Of friends and relatives TO mourn
his unttmely death. He was . years Of
age
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs Don
Sorenson died at their home in this city
Friday morning. The child was but one
week old and will leave the parents in
sad bereavement. The sympathy of all
is extended to the mother and father