The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-18
PuRLIC HEAT1NG PLANT.

The concentration OF energy and
the economical distribution OF light.
heat and power have been occupying
the attention Of the inventor and CAPT
talist for many years. Niagara has
been harnessed and even the waves Of
the ocean have been made TO turn the
wheels OF industry on shore
IN all the cities OF the world which
make the least pretense OF keeping up
with the times electric and gas pl.
have been installed. The tallow can
die and coal oil lamp have become
obsolete. Now another problem is
being solved.
The electric light company OF
Brandon. Canada, has installed a pub
lie heating plant, which is said to be
attracting a great amount Of atten-
ton on account OF its convenience and
/ economy. Besides the saving I'm fuel.
the installation in individual blocks
and houses is described as inexpensive.
| the ordinary steam pipes I'm a building
being simply connected with the CEN
| trail plant. As an evidence OF the sat
fsfactory work on the Brandon plant.
/ II is said that the largest building may
be heated throughout I'm twenty min
utes
| SO far only part OF the business por-
| tion Of the city has been connected up
with the plant. but 50 successful has
the experiment proved that during the
/ coming season il will be extended to
the residence section. The climate
being somewhat rigorous. great care
IN construction is necessary.
With this end in view the wrought
iron mains arc carefully insulated
against loss OF heat They are first
carefully wrapped with asbestos paper
held in place by spirally-bound copper
wire. Between the iron pipe and the
wooden insulating casing there is a
One-inch air space. the pipe being CEN
tered and supported by roller and
ball-bearing guides. which allow free
expansion and contraction with
change Of temperature. The chief in
sulation IS secured by the use Of wood
casing four inches in thickness. This
casing is made up Of kiln-dried.
tongued and grooved white pine The
inside OF the casing is lined with
| bright tin and the outside tightly
wound with heavy galvanized wire. To
prevent decay, the whole log is COW
cred with a coating OF ssphaltum. A
thorough system OF under drainage is
secured by placing porous drain tile
along and below the entire system Of
mains. and piping same TO sewers.
So well has the work Of construc-
ton been done that IL is said to result
IN an insulation against loss Of heat
50 near perfection that condensation in
the street mains IS reduced to an aver
age or not s per cent Of the seasons
output. Expansion devices are in
closed I'm brick boxes every fifty feet
and manholes give access to the valves
at the street intersections. The heat
IS metered by a system OF water con-
densation: the meter is a simple de-
vice which measures the water as II
flows from the building.
The Brandon company started with
a plant or fifty-horsepower, which has
been developed into a system OF power
generating plants or nearly 1000
horsepower. From all accounts it will
be able to meet the necessities OF the
public in satisfactory manner 50 fal
as the furnishing OF heat IS concerned
Il may not be many years before
heat IS furnished 20 the citizens o.
salt Lake in a similar way, provided
OF course, that the price OF coal comes
down.
PUTTING A STOP TO FRAUD.
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