Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-28

gained by l4O feet tall. Inc storage
dam contains so acres. At low water
about one-half the stream is used.
At present stage about one-flfth.
Between $50 and 800 of the busi-
ness men OF Portland and Salem and
other towns in the valley went on
this excursion to the largest hydraul-
10 power plant in the state. The forty
mile run from Portland was made in
90 minutes There were many of the
Portland city and county officials and
many members of the state leglsla-
ture in the party besides representa-
tives OF the leading newspapers. The
present engineer in charge at Caza-
dero Is r. W. Sullivan, formerly
hydraulic engineer at Oregon City
The water power converting plant
consists OF three turbines with 5000
kilowat generators attached
The turbines are high-pressure
pattern with direct connection.
Albert Deiu IS the engineer In charge.
with John Huber. machinist. to as
sist. Fifteen men are required TO
handle the plant day and night. The
chief operator Is +. G.. Robley, II. II.
Robley had charge of the installation
under a. B. Coldwell, electrical en-
gineer OF the whole plant The
power house Is solid brick and steel
with cement floor and a twenty-ton
electric nile crane overhead to handle
the machinery.
With a cheer from the crowd the
great dynamic conyerters of water
power into electric juice to be trans
mlttod down into the cities OF the
Willamette valley were started by
Mayor Lane-at exactly J;33 p. m.
February 26, 1907, an historical
date for the development OF western
Oregon. The streams OF white foam
under l40 feet head pressure shot
out in great parallel columns half
way across the river. mingling back
Into the stream OF green mountain
water, having performed It's mission
OF utility and restored to It's natural
freedom.
The power plant Is on the south
bank OF the river On the opposite
side is the reduction plant where the
raw material generated by the mon
ster turbines is reduced 10 con
trollable current and distributed TO
the lines,
The power Is generated at 1900
volts, and is then stepped up 10 So
SEQ for transmission TO Portland
AT Portland Il is divided into cur.
rents OF 2O00 volts, aud is finally
brought down 20 llO volts for resi-
deuce lighting. The larger motors
for manufacturing take higher
voltage, These terms are not easily
understood by the lay reader. who
can set little Information out OF step
up transformers, step-down trans.
formers, or talk OF direct aud alter
mating currents.
After inspecting the works the
whole exclusion was carried back 10
Hotel EstaoaGa owned by the cor.
poration. An orchestra was there
The dining room was decorated IN
a very lavish manner. festooned in
teFtwined with miniature electric
lights OF many oolors. The tables
were beautifully garnished and load.
"a with the richest viands. nanked
~ith etee'eras OF a high class ban.
qus,.
General Manager "A. W. Goode
called the banQueters to order and
spoke In a feeling manner OF his
predec0sssor. AR. Fred Norris. Who
protested this plant. Tie told Of the
enormous expansion Of power made
possible by this new addition "a their
dynamic resources. tie introduced
Mayor Lane, Who reviewed the de-
velopmenl az oregoa since the days