American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-06-20
SIGHT SEERS IN.
SPECT BIG PLANT
Party From PocateIlo Here
Last Sunday.
Construction of the Largest Electric
Plant in the Northwest is At
tracing the Attention
~ of the State.

" party of sight seers came down
from Pocatello Sunday and as the
guest of General Manager Hughes
inspected the work being down OF
the large power station being erect
ed by the Idaho Consolidated Powe.
company. The party arrived on tn K
morning train and were taken al
once to the falls and several hours
were spent going over the ground
and listening TO the plans which
are to be carried out in the con-
struction of the greatest power sta
ton ever erected in the state. Aftes
the party visited the falls there
they were taken to the Hotel Rem
ington where a banquet was served
and they returned to Pocatelio OH,
the afternoon train.
Those in the party were James
Astle. James F. Kane, f. W. Sc
vice, John McMalson and NJ. T..
Hughes
The contractors J. A. Green K
Co., are getting all things in readi-
ness and the camp has been estab-
lished and men are daily being add
ed 10 the force. The rail road has
been constituted and the equipmen
installed to carry the many tons OF
rock down the shore OF the river
where it must be dumped. The
large stone crusher will be soon
In place. This is TO be used for
crushing stone to be mixed with the
sand for the concrete work. The
large gravel pit which is to furnish
TWO thousand loads of sand is being
opened on the Mary Franklin place
II is expected that the buildings
will be completed by September 1st
and the dam and race way by the
first of the year
The Pocatello Tribune in speak
ing of the affair to be said
Work is getting fairly under
way on the big extension work al
the American Falls plant of the
Idaho Consolidated Power company.
ana much interest is felt in the OPP
eratlons. not only at American Falls
but by the entire state. Upon com
pletion OF the new plant the joint
capacity, or join installation, will
make OF it the largest generating
plant in the state if not in this i'm
mediate part OF the west.
Locally much pride is felt in
the mammoth work that has been
inaugurated by former Governor
James Fl. Brady. Tomorrow morn
Ing a representative body of Poca-
tello business men will accompany
the general manager NJ. E. Hughes
for tour of inspection of the plant
at American Falls and to note the
work that is going on preliminary
% the construction of the new entes
prise
The bunch of boosters from here
Will be under the direct chaperon-
age of Mr.. Hughes who will take
them over the new development, as
well as through the present power
houses, walk them around over the
hillside and layas. and after they
are good and tired. or say they
are will take them TO Remington
where banquet will be served. As
the party is the guest of Mr. Hughe.
hey will be full of electrical infor-
nation upon their return or it will
De because they took on too many
pickles at the festive board, as the
has a faculty OF entertain
Eg on proper schedule.
They will return on the 4:30
Sunday evening train and it should
De little pilgrimage of great per
sonal interest to each visitor, a.
he new work constitutes a gigantic
electrical enterprise and means mueh
or this section of the state"