The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-12
THE ARDMoRE ICE, LIGHT AND
POWER COMPANY PLANT.
WILL MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
To Furnish Motive Power to Drive
Wheels OF the Street Car
Systsm in This
City.

within the next few weeks the
Ardmorc Ice. Light and Power CO.
will eXpend in making improvements
sum of no less amOdnt that si0.-
600 to 100000 n builiing an addition
10 the power plant of the dimen-
.ions of 50 10y 60 feet and will install
an engine with 500 horse power ca
pacity, and an electricity generator
of 200 horse power capacity to
be used in furnishing the motor pow
er Tor the street car system which
will be ready for use by April /.
Although 1t is not generally known,
the .cc and Power plant is one of
the largest concerns We have in the
city Of Ardmoro and the small sum
Of s3j0,00O has been invested by
the compary in It's plant which Is
The most up to date and most com.
plete Of any plant IN the state of ok
ahoma should YOU doubt this state
Tent, a yisit to the plant will prove
it to y1u beyond all ppradycnture Of
doubt
The two mighty engines which gen
crate the electricity that furnishes
the city with lights and furnishes
The motive power for number of
concerns here move with the even
ness OF the flow OF oil on tran
luil stream. The change from the
night engine to the day engine is
done with few changes in the
switches and the watcher-on sees a
new engine moving ere he is aware
hat change is to be made.
The Ardmore Ice. Light and Power
company plant has been in opera
tion since April 10. 1905 and with
in the five years that the plant has
been running only seventeen minutes
Of delay has occurred in both the
night and day runs. and the delay
occurred at three different times. .ust
TO think that the interruption of a
| plant as large as the local plant Is
mas only had three Interruptions.
The new machinery to be install
ed Is of the latest type and will be
Of sufficient power to generate cleo
| tricity to run a street car system
| twice the size Of the one needed
for the city of Ardmore. The ma
chinery will be so placed In the build
the car system will not be stopped
| and both of the large engines can
he put in motion and the traffic not
interfered with In the least.
When the new machinery will have
been installed and in working order
the plant will have capacity OF
at feast 1900 horse power.
In connection with the plant Is
run an ice factory with capacity oI
80 tons of ice per day, a sufficient
quantity to supply the needs Of this
city and a few of the surrounding
smaller towns. Ardmore has neyel
as yet suffered from an ice famin,
since the plant has been in opera
ton. The quality of ice manufac
tured by the local concern ne-d
no comment as 10 purity, and 4
considered the best that Is offered II
the state.
The cost of keeping such a plan
in operation approximates $500 pc
week alone for salaries and fore
OF 40 white men are employed al
of the year around, the majority o
whom are skilled laborers. This
the payroll for the maintenance O
the plant to say nothing of tn
salary list of those connected wit
the fuel department.
1t was the Ardmore Ice, Light an
Power company that had the grit an
foresight to secure franchise an
risk its money in making 1t possibl
for Ardmore to have street raj
way system that will be In operi
, ton this summer, II all accounts ar
true. which we know are true. Tn
company spent at least about $2l
| 900 In cash In laying down track an
paving, and then after having sper
that sum sold out the property
5 another concern at but small margi
on time with interest at six pc
cent when money in this section
worth ten per cent in open market,
q 1t was the Ardmore Ice, Light an
!. Power company that invested Il
=. money In a large plant and gave II
Il people OF this city a light that
o not dangerous IN the least and wht
e most needed