The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-22
REP AIR s ON
BIG POWER
PL AN I
ABOUT COMPLETE, MEN WORK
ING DAY AND NIGHT.
Utah Light & Railway Company Hope
to Put Mammoth Works In Com
mission Tonight.

Employees of the Utah Light C Rail
way company are still working like
Trojans to repair the damage recent
ly done to the great water pipe system
in ogden canyon So arduous has
been the task for the past three days
and nights that the working force
were compelled TO desist last night
through sheer exhaustion, they having
| been at work night and day for so
many hours. 1t is reported however,
! that the needed repairs to place the
mammoth plant into commission will
be completed today.
1t is stated by Superintendent
Frank Carr at the power plant that
the greatest difficulty that mas been
encountered In repairing the water
pipes has been In removing the iron
bands which hold the slaves OF the
big pipe. Through corroslon and the
swelling Of the slaves these bands
nave become practically part oil the
slaves themselves and the work or
removing them SO as to replace defec-
tive slaves has been very trouble
some and intricate There are three
iron bands TO every foot of pipe and
the repairs required In places have
covered a distance of about 25 feet
which has meant Tie removal Of
large number of these bands so as to
put In new slaves. There has been
force Of Is men at work since the
break in the pipe occurred and they
have worked necessarily since that
time. The men took a much-needed
rest last night to renew their labors
this morning in completing the neces-
sary repairs
Some trouble was occasioned this
morning by the necessity of hiring an
other crew Of men.
1t Is generally thought that the
poor service for the past two nights |
was due to the damage to the local |
pipe line. Superintendent Decker |
states, however that this is far from I
true, the real cause being the fact that
the Telluride system is somewhat
damaged
The supply for the Telluride circuit
is obtained from the plants at Provo.
Bear River. ogden. Logan and Grace,
Idaho While each of these plants
are sending in to the main circuit their
individual product. the sudden drop
ping out OF any single plant is not felt
by the others, simply in
oreasing the demands upon them TO
slight extent With ogden and Pro-
70 both out OF commission, however,
.ho service is seriously crippled Og-
len uses about 5000 horse power and
most of the supply Is now being OBJ
aimed from the Bear River plant and
he Telluride plant at Logan. It is un-
lerstood that tho new plant at Grace
8 also assisting
Most Of the damage In Ogden can
on has been due TO after-effects fol-
owing the original break caused by
he rock slide. The latter was one OF
he heaviest that has occurred in the
anyon for some time, II being esti-
mated that at least one hundred tons
earth and rock came crashing down
ver the pipe line. tearing away 5000
eet of lumber In rock sheds" and
arrying 1t to the bottom, two or three
undred feet below.
After the first break was repaired.
ther leakages appeared. caused by
ontraction Of the pipe and the draw I
lg In Of some of the slaves, as here I
ofore stated. There were also sever :
minor cave-ins which occurred in :
,e pipe tunnels which necessltated
labor to dlSplace.
1t is hoped that water will be again
lrned In before night, upon which the
liant Will resume operations.