Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-06
ROSWELL ELECTRIC
PLANT SOON TO
Be At WORK
Is One of the Largest Depend
ent on Gas Producers for
Power in the Southwest
Will Quadruple Power.

Roswell y. NJ. oct d One ~ the
largest .# producer eus-olpottlc pow
vr usr HIons nnywhorp leo the west
Is nov ..ug built in this co., aud
viii uh.. nr completed ana put in
operate. uut later than November g..
u over .Hr goes right 10 may h' nut
in motto. la early as priuhct d.
Th, r.n. IS being erected Dos lh"
Wostinsr. .. Machine COMPANY OF
i'nsi ru.u.fp IA for the Roswell
cuuupuI H. total cost OF $500 nun.
aud the .rf .s by long odds inc BIG
gDst Improvement ever pat uu iu this
CITY,
The pr .ut electric plant uf the
compau, h.. total cuplclt. of 500
hors"poU'. rlc new plant. la now
hrlrg comm t.i viii have total ot
l,t9u hnr-' ...ar BOO &C. engines and
t.iNu hons, power Zoe its gas proc
durorF. which supply the ongincf nud
win supply additional engines &c. fhoy
are needed ' Wiur, years. rno
build.ug containing the great Wa-
chimes b. wonder bon .trcngth ana is
so constructed that 30 may b. duu.
bleed ln VA, 1s additional space is
needed, \ i'HrHr. Of the building Ie
its in-ton permanent crane that
moves the mn. u.r, about Hike TOYS
Tho great sftDu.iH pf the building i4
shown iu ip I.Nr tn carry such "a
crane
Tho building .rius completed Dos
l.Nuu a NNt'lI. '1r contractors oi this
citN. The su..ur room rests ON an
immense slab nf reinforced cuucr"}r
thHt ia 100 nN I.H icct iu width aud
s.N tnut thiDk Bach engine. for There
at, three 600 tn, uuilding rests un "a
h'HDk eft reinforced concrete eight
foot high HuI .IrHing IN width and
I,ugth according CO. the size of tine
cuisine. hut HrHroNimatcli % oN 80
fD.t
A. q iuh OFF rtttsburr is 800 charge
ui Ihc installation of the gas prnduc-
,iH 1hes, lrrHt ga~-wnklur fut-
uu.,. aU' ap boo uumh,r aud each h1s
oaUaful ul 500 horsc power rhry
pr, uf tn new type and latest and
best make Et,h ptnducrr is t great
tower oft steel. walled an the iu-idc
with nfc hri.k and suitably pipod 90
sarrr af and steam fur "a drau and
60 carr, or me gas Hs BE- be- made
fttm tho slack coal that la shuyo'cd
100 ot she tup in great quantities The
lnNcr 90 fcDt of the proGucrt VIII
contain mHss of nfp. through Whl.h
regulated currents oi air mixed with
steam Will pass This h'pfs tine mass
of eHf lhus, frum which comes the
pms Tho ste thus ruu,d is conduct
.d thtuurI "Fu-b,r." aud -r.gt
mNmr header CO., WrA. ana then
pumped into "a" engine rnom tu bass
into th, engine. und br burned .n cree
1tue Nr. explosion. @, move tt" en-
guce 1Hr sl ts purified loo rho
Washers o., raising through thrr"
dlfi,r'0t bodies pf water Amy im-
pu4u.s n inn gas are gtri'd out hy
rp's properly arranged
TH, .a thut goes into tho gas proc
dur.r - dump,d from cars into e
rhu, .nAt nlrrios 10 onto tho floor
Ut Iu .Ir,bt,r ANA ir this elevator
t s .Hu.d tu the top nf jhe nmId-
ing. lHI UH,rc placed aarofull, loo tho
producer. u such n MANNER n- Gee
burn ..l aud give tho best results
in rH ulNIuE.
EN-, urn' a wonderful one tho
best h, Westinghouse propl, have
s,,r ..u placed m town man,
um, sH. Iz, Of Roswell n is built
ftr .,.rs o. come ana the future Of
ih. town and Of the irrigaion pump
ius opposition in this locality make
DO a.. and practical investment n
is .1o higsost singlc feature he the
cii. "t Roswell ana the city is proud