American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-15
WILL ENLARGE
POWER PLANT
Will Develop $4,000 Horse
Power by February lst.
Big Building and Dam Now to be
Completed According to Plans
- For 10000 Horse Power.

~ The contract was let last week
Tor the completion Of the big dan
at this place which is to be used
IN connec- ion with the 10000 horse
power electric plant now in course
of construction here. This con
tract also went to the James A
Greene Construction company who
holds the cOncract for the big build
ing. The plans originally drawn
have not been changed, but the
first contract let was for the COM
Fiction of the big building and for
the installation of only a part of
the generating machinery and part
Of the big dam which is to direct
the water through the new tunnels.
Mr.. Brady was preparing the pres
ent pant 30 that additional genor-
aring machinery could be added as
it was required, but now, before the
completion of the plant comes the
additional contract for the compile
ton of the plant to generate thg
10000 horse power. m
The sudden change from the
first plans means that Mr.. Brady
can see immediate use for the ad-
dit'onal power and the change also
comes Immediately after several
conferences with the Kuhns and
Mainlands, eastern millionaire, who
are planning to run electric roads
through Idaho in all directions.
1t has not been a secret that
for several weeks these eastern men
have attempted to purchase from
Mr. Brady this big plant and that
Mr.. Brady has at all times refused
to let 60 of the enterprise. He has
spent much money in developing it
and does not propose to let 1t go
just ON the verge OF the great sue
cess that he had been striving for.
After several unsuccessful attemps
tc get hold of the plant the east
ern men who have been taking over
all genora ting plants in this Sec
ton and who have only recently pur
chased several electric lines, comes
the word that they have contract
ed for much power from the Amerl-
can Falls plant and it is to I'LL a
contract to these men that first
plans have been changed and the
contract let for the completion OF
the big plant
Mr.. Brady would not give out
reason for his change of plans in
enlarging his plant but it is sure
that he would see immediate use
for the additional power before sucn
contract would be let, and coming
as it did Just al the close OF many
conferences with the men who are
openingiy planning on many ele :
tic RI ads in Ida1O, gives not muc1
room for doubt as to where the
power will go.
The excavation is nearly COM
pleted for the main building whlch
viii be 1OOx23O feet and construc-
ton work will begin on this wllhln
:. few days. The big disch arge tun-
nels will be put in at once so tnat
the river bank which now stanoS
between the excavation and the
river can be blown out. Only very
small amount of dirt and rock still
has to be moved before the building
is started, and the big concrete mix
ers and stone crusLers are now up
and ready for operation, in fact a
large amount of stone has ALREADY
been crushed for the concrete; the
tracks and trestles 70 rthe concrete
rs are about completed and lhe
tons of concrete will soon be pour
Ing INTO the mOldS.
The big dam which is to be con-
slructed will be 1900 feet IN length
and 13 feet in heigth at the plah'
and runs up stream nearly to the
HdSon DrlQSe clTcleluS W
with the small wing on the soulh
SIDE of the river. 1t will require
5000 yards of concrete to coinple0e
this. To get better idea or the
SIZE and amount of work it VIII
take to build this dam think OF so
car loads of cement and four thouS-
and wagon loads Of sand besides
large amount Of crushed rock.
The Golfer dam is now being con-
structed and in this there VIII De
Ten thousand sacks of dirt. This Is
to reach about half across the river
10 head the water TO the south oahk
until the dam is completed up the