Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13
NEW POWER LINE
FOR UTAH LIGHT
Going After the Market Between
Salt Lake City and
Ogden.
INVASION OF DAVIS COUNTY
Material for Transmission Line and
Steel Towers Ordered and
Ready for shipment.

Announcement is made from the office
Of the Utah Light & Railway CO. that
this company intends ia the near fu-
ture. to extend its distributing System
in DAVIS county. for the purpose OF
developing an electric lighting and
power market In the rapidly growing
towns and territory between salt Lake
city and ogden. The company's plans
Tor concentrating this end are very ex-
tensive and include the erection Of a
steel tower transmission line between
Salt Lake aud ogden. This additional
transmission line is required in order
TO transmit the increased amount OF
power which the company receives
from the north, as result ~ the In
stallation OF its mammoth new plant
o. Devils Gate and the enlargement and
Improvement Of IT'S pioneer plant at
ogden.
The present transmission line between
Salt Lake and ogden. which was built
IA years ago has been completely out
grown by the Companys rapidly in
creasins business At the time IL was
constructed. this transmission line was
considered to be- the best OF It's kind in
this territory. Some idea may be gained
vi Nitt i0Iiu NNbkIehH or the tleCtTlEAl
industry by the fact that the type Of
construction used on this line is az far
behind the present construction as the
hOrse-car Is behind the trolley
Material for the new transmission
Tine has all been ordered and much OF
Is now ready FOR shipment. This line,
Ike it's predecessor will represent the
most advanced state Of the art and
while IL Is impossible to anticipate what
other will no
will undoubtedly go into the scrap-h heap
with the rest in a few years.
STEEL TOWERS
Steel towers will be used to carry the
heavy copper wires which will be re-
CURED to transmit the necessary
amount OF power. AS much engineer
ing skill enters into the designing az
these towers as in a modern Office
building. They will be 90 feet higs aud
placed 500 feet apart. The average
spacing OF wooden poles is 1872 feet
The towers will suspend two separate
circuits, one on each side. Each cir
cult consists Of three wires each one
suspended vertically above the other.
What is known as the suspension type
OF insuator VIII be used Instead OF
supporting the wire above the arms BY
means OF wooden pin and porcelain
insulator. the wires are suspended be
low the arm. The insulator is built up
OF units, each one OF which resembles
AN inverted plate. Each unit will in
sulate against approximately $4,000
volts. no that IL IL is de-
sired to transmit power at 100 0O0
volts. II is only necessary to suspend |
wires by four units connected togethe
A galvanized steel wire will be run the |
entire length OF the line suspended d. |
rectly above each circuit for the pur- |
pose OF lightning protection In case OF |
lightning striking the line. II Ia con- |
veyed by the steel wire 20 the ground |
plates which are installed at each tower
and thence TO tho ground. This feature |
VIII eliminate many Interruptions in the |
companys service caused by lightning |
striking It's lines In fact one OF the |
controlling reasons for the decision |
10 install this line Is the company's de- |
sire TO improve It's service and to elm |
mate these troublesome and expensive |
interruptions to its supply Of electricity |
SECONDARY LINE.
As soon as this new transmission |
line Is completed. the present trans /
mission line viii be remodeled and re-
built as a secondary distributing line |
Tor which purpose IL Is admirably |
adapted, 0s IL runs directly between Salt |
Lake city and Ogden through the /
most productive Of this very fertile
territory and rs only a short distance /
from practically all OF the Industries /
which require electric power Branch 1
feeder lines viii be built cast and west
from the main line a. are required. 40
that ultimately the company will serve
the entire territory between the two |
cities
While the present business In this
territory does not warrant tho invest /
ment of so much money for this pur-
pose, the company officers believe /
that considerable amount % profit 4
able electric lighting and power bust
ness can be developed in this terri
tory II is a we'll known fact that /
there are many thousands Of acres Of
land in pavis county situated above
any OF the present canals or irrlga tlou
bitches which could be made 10 pro-
duce the very finest quality OF fruits
and vegetables 70 the iand could be
Irrigated. Electric power makes this
possible by pumping with fast running
and efficient pumps. from tho present
canals or from deep wells or other
sources Of water supply.
Already many applications have been
made for power for pumping purposes
and for other Industrial purposes and
the Inauguration Of the compauy's new
policy with respect TO Davis county !
has come as a result Of this rapidly
Increasing demand for its product