The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1909-04-29
ELECTRICITY WILL
BE READY IN JUNE
POWER FROM THE KILBOURN
DAr1 TO BE TRANSMITTED
FOR USE
ENORMOUS UNDEvELOPED POWER
Success of fMiIwaukee-Kilbo n Pro-
jeCt VIII Determine Later
Action.
ENORMOUS UNDEvELOPED POWEF

Early in June electric power generat-
ed by the KiIbourn dam will be used
in Milwaukee and other southern Wis
cOnsin cities according to recent re-
por S. The line from Kilbourn to
Watertown is under ownership of the
company, of which Magnus SWenson
is president, e. j. B. Schubring, secre-
tary and treasurer, ,and HIP. Brougton,
general manager. The power transmit
ted for Milwaukee Will come over the
new transmission line of the MilWau-
kee Electric Railway and Light COM
pany, under the terms of contract,
which supplies 5000 horsepower daily
for the use of the Milwaukee company.
AT KilbOurn, Portage, Columbus and
Watertown, contracts for power have
been or are being negotiated with the
municipalities and with private con-
Germs.
The bearing and relationship which
the success of the project of the South
ern Wisconsin Power company has to
the various similar propositions can
we'll be understood. From the time it
is demonstrated that power generated
at the dells of the Wisconsin river at
KiIbourn, las commercial proposition,
can be successfully transmitted for use
in Milwaukee, the practical test thus
given will impel and produce the deve-
lopment of other powers infiuencingthe
industrial life of other sections OF Wis
consin. In all the cases on the
rivers where engineering surveys
demonstrate the practicability of lOcat-
ing dams, the distant requirement is
much less than is theKilbourn. MiIwau-
kee project.
In view of the public interest which
calls for the proper safeguarding of
franchise rights bestowed upon cor
pOratIOns of the character of the
Southern Wisconsin Power company "a
few details relating to the cost of the
line and power plant may not come
amiss. The dam and power plant
equipment at the dells will reach a
maximum investment Of 81, 500, 900,
The transmission line from Kilbourn to
Wate1town, complete and ready for the
current, will cost 1915 900. The power
plant at the dam is equipped with four
generators with 1000 horse power
capacity each giving a total capacity
under the present equipment of 5000
horsepower.
OF this total 5000 horsepower is sold
under contract TO the Milwaukee Trac-
ton and Lightil g company, while the
remainder, as near as possible, will be
disposed of 10 town, cities and private
concerns along the route. In the future
the company proposes to erect lines and
extensions to transmit power to Beaver
Dam and Madison, this latter city to
be reache by line reaching BaraboO.
1t may be interesting to note the
quantity of electricity used in city
the size and importance of Madison for
purposes of comparison with the capa-
city of the dells project. The claim is
made that in generating all the power
used for the electricity employed al the
present time in Madison for lighting
and power purposes, total of 5000
horse power is required. The dells, dams
and equipment as at present construct
ed will reate a total of 5000 horse
power. In view of the enormous un-
developed power capable of being
utilized in the various sections of Wis
consin, the illustration offered concrete
Iy calls attention to the industrial
possibilities under even partial elec-
trical development of the states
water powers.