Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-12-12

Grated until about $35, 600 had been /
infested in it, when it was
changed to electric with complete
new late plant.
The plant is owned by Mr.. W.
r. Sebrce of Caldwell and is sub
station, power being supplied by
the Trade Dollar Manufacturing Co.
of Silver City to Mr.. Sebrce, who
distributes it to the town of Cald-
well. This plant is supplying
about 8, 600 sixteen c. p. besides
power to 40 motors of varying h.
D., also furnishes power to the
Boise and Interurban Electric Ry.
operating between Caldwell and
Boise, about thirty miles.
Mr.. Scbrcc took us to the SUBJ
station at about 8 80 p. m and
explained to US in detail the work.
ings of the plant. At that time
he says there was in use about
5000 sixteen c. p Two meters
are installed here, one by the COM
pany showing how much Mr.. Sc
brce was delivering to his patrons.
MIR Sebree's meter registered i35
h .. at that time. He said the
greatest ever used was during the
lights were used in the streets of
Caldwell for display, and at that
time 1875 h. p. was used. Asked
if the 40 motors were not better
customs than light user, he said
they were not, as the margin of
profit was small, where he him
self had to purchase the current.
His charge to the town for 2 m
41x-.k
is too cheap to pay for handling,
but that he does supply these arcs,
motors and the Inter urban for the
reason that he himself buys on
sliding scale, the more he buys the
less IL costs him, while the price
to his customers remains the same.
On being asked if he could sup
ply a motor to the town for pump
ing cheaper than 1T could operate
I it's present plant he -promtly replied
( that the first year there would be
: probably no saving, or that what
was saved would have to be used to
pay for a motor, but after that the
saving would be thirteen or fourteen
hundred dollars per year on the
+ present basis. (See clerks state
unent water report.
This plant is operated under the
most modern ideas and practice.
I he cost of every item down to
I the cost of single 10 c. p. per
hour, is known and recorded.
: MIR. Sebrec was asked his opin-
( ion as to municipal and private
o S~nership. He stated that while
all available data was against mum
icipal ownership, he believed that
1T was owing to partisan politics
and want of proper business man.
agement and that it seemed imprac-
tical to eliminate politics and sut-
stitute the correct busine SIS man.
agcment. In answer to the relative
merits of steam and electric power
he cmphatically condemned steam
for this use for the reason that in
this section far from coal mines
and on a single railroad that the
supply is uncertain, high in price
and still increasing and that any
contract you make with the coal
corporation or railroad will be
promptly broken by either of them
every time it suits them at your
expense and loss and further that
the same quality of coal is not al
ways turu1Sncd, ncnCc It's Stcati
making qualities are 1T even,
hence an up and down light cur
rent. His advice is: "Steer clear
of steam plants. -. He has had S35,
600 experience. Mr.. Scbree is the
pr csidcnt of the Caldwell CONNER
Cial Club and took US to the C1ut
rooms for the evening. This clul
has splendid quarters, reading
room with one hundred periodical
on its reading table and still add
ing, billiard and pool rooms, carr
room, smoking room, closet, ,batl
and lavatory.
PAYETTE, IDAHO.
Water works, municipal. Cos
$4,000. Bond issued and sold a
small premiums; are los, 20s at
per cent.
This plant is reservoir, waite
is pumped from Payette river an
is drawn about one mile to the res
: ervoir by so H. p. Gasoline en-
CINE, using AZ gallons per 10 hour
run at a cost of about SIS per dan
This engine was SOLD to the tow
under a guarantee that wit ould de