The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-15
STEEL TOWER
POWER LINE

announcement Is made from inc OIL
| 6ce ofthe Utah Light and Railway
company that this company intends,
IN the near future. 10 extend its dis
Jributiug system in Davis county Tor
tho purpose Of developing an electric
lighting and power market In the rap
idly growing towns and territory be-
tween Salt Lake City and Ogden. The
company'S plans for consummatnG
this end are very extensive and In
clude the erection of a steel tower
! Transmission line between Salt Lake
and Ogden. This additional trans
/ mission line Is required in order to
transmit the increasing amount OF
power which the company receives
| from the north, as result OF the In
stallation OF it's mammoth new plant
at Devils Gate and the enlargement
and Improvement of its pioneer plant
at Ogden
The present transmission line be-
tween Salt Lake and Ogden, which
was built fourteen years ago, has
been completely outgrown by the com
pany's rapidly increasing business. Al
the time IL was constructed this trans
mission line was considered TO be the
best OF It's kind In this territory. Some
idea may be gained Of the rapid prog
ross OF the electrical industry by the
fact that the type Of construction used
on this line Is as far behind the pres
ent construction as the horse car Is
behind the trolley.
Material for the new transmission
line has all been ordered and much
Of it Is now ready for shipment This
line, like It's predecessor. Will repre-
sent the most advanced state OF the
business, and, while II Is impossible
TO anticipate what other improve
ments will be made. 1t will undoubt-
edly go Into the scrap heap with the
rest in few years
Towers 60 feet High.
steel towers will be used 10 carry
the heavy copper wires which VIII be
required TO transmit the necessary
amount Of power As much engineer
ing skill enters into the designing OF
these towers as in a modern office
building They Will be sixty feet
high and spaced 600 feet apart The
average spacing Of wooden poles is
1872 feet The towers will suspend
two separate circuits. one on each
side Each circuit consists of three
above the other What Is known as
the suspension type OF insulator Will
be used Instead of supporting the
wire above the arms by means Of a
wooden pin and porcelain inSulator
the wires are suspended below the
arm The insulator IS built up of
units each one of which resembles
an inverted plate, Each unit will in
sulate against g approximately $4,000
volts. so that II it is desired TO trans
NIT power at 100000 volts 1t Is only
necessary TO suspend wires by four
units connected together, A galvan-
lied steel wire will be run the entire
length Of the line, suspended directly
above each circuit, for the purpose of
lightning protection. In case OF light
ming striking a line IL is conveyed by
the steel wire to the ground plates,
which are installed at each tower, and
thence to the ground This feature
will eliminate many interruptions in
the companys service caused by light.
ming striking It's lines In fact, one
of the controlling reasons for the de-
csion to install this line Is the COM
panys desire to improve It's service
and to eliminate these troublesome
and expensive Interruptions TO It's
electricity
Old Line to Be Retained
As soon as this new transmission
line is completed, the present trans
mission line will be remodeled and re-
built as secondary distributing line.
for which purpose it is admirably
adapted, as 1t runs directly between
Salt Lake City and ogden through the
most productive portion OF this very
fertile territory, and Is only short
distance from practically all of the
industries which require electric pow
er. Branch feeder lines will be built
east and west from the main line as
are required. so that ultimately the
company will serve the entire terri
tory between the two cities.
While the present business in this
territory does not warrant the invest
ment of so much money for this pur-
pose tho company's officers believe
that considerable amount of profita-
BILE electric lighting and power busl-
ness can he developed in this terri
tory. II Is a well known fact that
there arc many thousands OF acres
of land In Davis county situated above
any OF the present canals or irriga-
tion bitches which could be made 10
produce the very finest quality OF
fruits and vegetables If the land could
be irrigated Electric power makes
this possible by pumping with fast
running and efficient pumps, from the
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 pur-
poses. and the inauguration of the
companys new policy with respect
to Davis county has come as result
OF this rapidly increasing demand for