St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-10-11
new POWER STATION
St. Johnsbury Electric Company In
creasing Business An Offer
for New Industries.

The St. Johnsbury Electric Com
pany is putting in new power sta
tion on the former Carrick property
which they expect to have completed
about the first of January. This is
the fourth station to be operated
by the company and will give the
company large supply of power to
be used for manufacturing purposes.
The company claims that it furnish
es power at the lowest price of any
stock company in the state and it is
ready to furnish power in any
amount desired.
To encourage new industry here
the company announces that it is
ready to build building for any
reputable manufacturing concern
that may wish to locate here, rent
the building for six per cent. on it's
actual cost and furnish the company
power at the regular rate. This Of
fer is one OF the most attractive ones
made to manufacturing concerns In
the state and should draw new bus
mess to the village. The company
does not limit itself on the amount
of power it can furnish beause it has
other powers that can be developed
in case there is enough business to
warrant it.
The. new electric power station on
the former Carrick property is being
constructed by the H. P. Cummings
Construction Company of Ware,
Mass. I. w. Jones of Milton, N H.,
is the engineer in charge of the
work.
The old four foot river wall has
been faced on both sides with a two
foot facing of cement to point
above the intake of the gates. The
water from the river will pass
through four head gates, each five
feet high and seven feet wide,
through a cement fume for each gate,
through A inch New American Tur-
bines. Each turbine will develop
95 horse power from the nine foot
head. The water wheels are direct
ly connected with a 1877 KVA gen
orator. The water then passes
through a raceway into the river.
new cement and brick construct
ed wheel house 38 feet long and "a
feet wide will be built at point al
most west of the new head gates so
that the old raceway in use for years
on this property will be filled up and
all the land north of the wheel
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attractive point
A one story generator building "a
by 28 will be built directly in rear
of A. L. Bragg's Office. This build
ing will be built with cement blocks
with brick paneling and freproof.
New Line to DanvilIe.
The Electric Company have com
pleted setting poles along the main
highway to Danyille for their new
line to that town and the stringing
of the wire has already begun. The
streets of Danville will be lighted
by about 40, 80 candle power Tungs-
ton lamps. A large percentage of
the residences in town and between
the two towns have been wired for
lights. 1t is expected that this line
will be in operation November Is.
New Line to Concord.
The Electric Company have al
ready begun to set poles for their
new line to East ST. Johnsbury and
Concord. The wiring will be done
as soon as the Danville line is COM
pleted. The streets of Concord will
be lighted by about 40, 80 candle
power Tungsten lamps. 1t is ex-
pected that a large number of resi-
dences in Concord and East ST.
Johnsbury will be wired for lights.