Williams news., 1908-01-25
WILLIAMS IMPROVEMENTS

The year 1907 was a great year for Williams. During the year many extensive and permanent improvements were made by var ious business concerns. and quite few new houses constructed, and additions built to others.
 The purpose of this article is to record the improvements made in Williams during the year, and to show the outside world that there has been "something doing" in the old town the past year. This ar ticle is not dealing with the future but the future can be easily com prehended by comparison with the year just past.
 An article of this nature is un- usually difficult to compile because of various difficulties. We do not claim that our figures are exactly correct; neither that the improve ments mentioned are all that were made. However we know our figures are conservative and that the Improvements mentioned were really made. Those improvements that were made and which are not mentioned in this article were not omitted intentionally.
 | SANTA FEE IMPROVEMENTS
 First we give the improvements made by the Santa Fe- Pacific rail way company, they being the most extensive. The Improvements consist of a Harvey House, a six stall round house, and approxi- mately two miles of track, also an S5-foot turn table. The total cost of the improvements are at least $165, ,0OO. The Harvey House is concrete structure, modelled af- ter the usual pattern of these houses along the Santa Fe system. It is at present nearing completion, and will be opened to the public short ly. The building will also serve as depot, having large and con- venient waiting rooms. It will be. when completed, equipped with all modern conveniences. The cost is something like $9O,O0O. G. L. Leonhart. a Los Angeles contractor, is doing the work. The round house is of six stall capacity, con structed of concrete, with tempor- ary wooden ends, to permit enlarg- ing at any future time. Also, sev- eral water columns and numerous other minor improvements have been made, or are being made.
 G. C. ELECTRIC LIGHT x POWER CO.,
 The Grand Canyon Electric Light and Power company is one of the Williams institutions that has been spreading itself the past year. One. alternating current dynamo and two direct current dynamos have been added 10 the equipment, besides extensive line mprovements. the total cost of which was approximately $3,Q00. The plant now consists of battery of two boilers, (having capacity of 225 horse power) one 300 horse power water heater; two engines, one 100 horse power, and 210 horse power; three General Electric 60 kilOwatt alternating generators, capable of furnishing current sui fcient to carry $500 16 candle power incandescent lights at full voltage; two General Electric 15- kilowatt direct current generators to be used for operating power motors. The improvements made last year were made possible by the advent of the new Harvey House, Improvements in the Santa Fe yards. and by the removal of the Postal relay station to Will Hams; all of which will require continuous current. The plant has been built up as fast as the busi- ness warranted, until now it repre- sents an investment of over $50 GOO, and is just starting out on an era of dividend earning.
 ID ATTWOOD'S RREwFpv