El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-31
NEW 0RKWILL
HAVE BIC GAS
PLANT
New System, Costing 500,
100000, Will Make White
Way Look Dim.
HOBBLE SKIRTS
IMPEDE TRAFFIC

New York, n. z, Aug. SIN addi-
ton to the greatest electric lighting
plant New York is now to have the
greatest gas plant in the world. sur
passing even that which supplies the
needs Of London and as a result is
soon to add to its title Of the city
that never sleeps that of the city that
never grows dark Work is ALREADY
under way which when completed VIII
provide the largest source of light
supply ever created by man. As now
planned this giant plant will consist
of nine separate units capable Of sup
plying 25O,00O,O00 cubic feet of gas
daily. Just what this means is shown
by the fact that the new light center,
capable Of making the Great White mite
Way look dim by comparison VIII
q cost in the neighbOrhood of 100000, 600.
Area of $50 Acres.
Each unit of this vast plant viii pc
a good sized manufacturing city IN
itself since the total area viii be
about $50 acres or more than half
square mile. One feature Will De Two
great steel oil tanks with a capacity
Of a million gallons each To guard
against the danger Of fire with such
enormous quantities of inflammable
material at hand q special fire protec-
ton to be erected. In addition to
this great earthen bikes have been
raised about the oil tanks Should
this LIQUID ever eaten IRE ana DIedA
its metal barriers New York would
thus be afforded the spectacle of a
burning lake, which except for this
safeguard might become most DIS
astrous fiery flood. The producing
eaDacity of the new plant when COM
pIeted will be nearly two and one half
times the present gas consumption OF
Manhattan and the Bronx, and z
foot tunnel heWn out Of the solid rock
ESQ feet below the sea level VIII De
= foV- ms
gas to the upper part of the city. Al
together New York with the compile
ton of this giant understanding, prom
ises to become a city OF perpetual day
light
Enterprising Immigrants.
A novel entry has been made IN
New York's stream of foreign immi-
grafton, unique even in the infinite
variety with which immigration Off
Gals are aSsOciated-twO ranchmen
from Patagonia having arrived here
with the purpose of undertaking sheep
raising on the northern continent
Both have a surprising knowledge OF
world wide conditions in their bust
ness and both have become convinced
that the prospects for making money
are the better on the northern CONT
nent- Among the many distinct paths
and bypaths of immigration that come
under the observation of the immlgra-
ton officials, there have been none
leading from South America and COM
paratiTely few from the United States
to South America, although Europe
is pouring in new settlers by thous-
auds However, the arrival Of the two
men from Patagonia is believed to be
the forerunner of a new lot Of alien
homeseekers. although the entire pop
ulation Of Patagonia would barely sup
ply men enough TO police the streets
OF Gotham
AS a result Of the keen interest
taken by immigration authorities In
the entry Of these names of Charles
P. Houstock, of Rio Gallegos, and H
Calcutt, it subsequently was ascer-
tanned that Houstock finally bought
six sections Of land in the big irri-
gated tract of the Canadian Pacific
railway out in Alberta They reported
that they had been attracted to TINS
territory by learning Of the case OF
farmer near Ded Deer. Alberta, who
sold SO ewes to a neighbor at IS each,
taking a Eote for the amount Be
fore the note was due the neighbor had
received IS certs per head clear for
the wool from the sheep, and had
raised 81 lambs. And he then sold
the whole bunch Of 1O4 at Sc each. His
expense had been nominal, as there
had been no more shelter than some
brush, and the entire feed consisted
of straw and some unstable hay.
HObbIe Skirt a Detriment-
Mere man, in the person of officials
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