The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-05-19
CITY DELIGHTS CHICAGO MAN
Manufacturer of Central Heating
Plant Tells of His Business and
the Adaptability of North Yakima

when 1 arrived in North Yakima
and looked from the station platform
at the buildings nearest to me" said
NJ. o. Payne of Chicago, 81 thought
this to be a mighty fine city for the
10000 population l was told it con-
tanned. l walked down street and
came face to face, at the end of the
second block, with a five story build
ing as fine as one can find in any city
of the United tSates claiming to have
$4,000 people. Then l was convinc-
ed that somehow had got the wrong
population figures and that you peo-
pie here We're a big city. And you
are, too"
Is Heating Plant Builder.
Mr.. Payne is vice president of the
Schott Engineering company of Chi
cago which makes a speciality of CEN
trail station and industrial heating
plants. He came to this city to in
quire into the proposal of a central
heating plant here. His company in
stalls both steam and hot water plants
and has some 80 or more of it's work
manship in operation in various parts
of the country.
you have excellent conditions
here" said Mr.. Payne for a central
heating plant in that you have an I'M
usually compact business district a
second advantage is that your build
ings are of good construction. Your
business district is as compact as that
of any city of it's class that | can
recall. Your residence district is a
little spread out
Here Seeking Local knowledge
zone of the advantages we claim
for our system is what might be term
ed localized design. That is, we de-
sign the plant on basis of knowledge
of where and how it Is to be used
That is the reason l am here. We, as
steam plants. l want to ascertain
which is best for the conditions here
and then learn the district that a
plant may be designed to meet the
conditions. The design to fit the con-
ditions and the superior construction
superiority over our competitors.
want to say, however, that we are
proud of our competitors. They are
an excellent aggregation. When
have finished my work 1 will submit
my ideas to your local company and,
of course, endeavoi to show them
that 1 have the best proposition in
their interests.
Underground Insulation Problem
zone of the difficult things is the
underground construction. The insu-
lation must be perfect. 1t is in that
we believe we excel. We use terra
Gotta conduit covered with Portland
cement. We aim at getting thorough
insulation so that there is no moisture
and no depreciation in either steam
or water. 1t is also an automatically
regulated service and in addition tC
everything else is furnished, where
needed, household hot water sup
ply. A central heating plant Is the
very incest class of public utility SER
vice.
Work in the installation of a central
heating plant, if undertaken here at
all will be by local capital. The COM
pany recently organized has as its
president A. e. Larson, the vice presi-
dent is o. A. Fechter; the treasurer
is Alex Miller while H. B. Scudder is
secretary and these, with j. l.. Hughes
form the board of trustees If they
find, upon careful inquiry that the
proposition is an entirely feasible one
they will represent to the citizens of
North Yakima the advantages of the
idea and make it a mutual heating
company Both customers and in
vestors, it is said will find it to be a
safe proposition.
May install Plant This Summer
Mr.. Payne says it will take 120 days
or Whereabouts to install a plant to fur
nish some $4,000 or 10000 feet OF
radiating surface. Such a plant will
need to be operated for four months
in such a climate as this. If he is
asked to furnish the plant Mr.. Payne
says he would figure on having it in
operation the first of october next.