Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-05
Looker-On In Iona


is harnessed a year or so ago at
Marshalltown there was some talk OF
using the rivers at that point as an
electric motive power, but experts de-
cided the project impracticable. How
ever at Eldora a stock company was
formed and the dam properties. both at
Eldora and Steamboat Rock were pur-
chased. and now the system is installed
at Eldora. The Eldora Herald in re-
cent issue gives some interesting facts
and figures:
THE Park Dam Company started
operations last Monday. installing an
all-day service The company has
been working TO perfect their plant for
a year and a half. the reason for the
long time in building being the difficult
ty in getting competent help and also
owing TO the fact that the plant "es
built step by step as perfect as any
plant of the kind could be built. The
best of wire has been used thruout and
every joint has been soldered. Where
the connections have been made with
the the houses now using the Park Dam
lights the connections have also been
soldered. Wherever the lights have been
placed they have caused comment on
account of their brilliancy.
"The Eldora plant while new in some
of the ideas incorporated in It's con-
struction has been SO thoroughly test :
ed and tried out in all the essentials IN
other places that there is no question
as TO its success. The only question
that confronted the promoters at any
time was that of water and test made
during the past month has convinced
those connected with the company that
there will always be plenty OF water IN
ire river to run the machinery.
In addition TO the two water wheels
ard two ger. era tors in Eldora the COM
pan yhas complete plant at Steam
boat Rock with a steam auxiliary 10
Gated at that place on account OF the
short haul Tor coal.
The plant at Eldora. consists OF two
sanarate units. turbine water wheels
connected directly with generators OF
the umbrella type. The larger OF the
Two wheels and generators will de-
,.tlop 40 horse power and this can De
j, creased by increasing the head OF
',,.e dam without any change in the ma
ch;nerv The smaller generator de-
velops s0-horse power.
cat Steamboat Rock the water Wheei
is the same size as the small wheel mere
hut able to develop 120-horse power IL.
however. is Of the horizontal type ana
is 50 designed that 1t can be run ana
nv either water or steam or DOM d.
the same time A 100-horse power
boiler and engine is to be lnstalieo al
Steamboat Rock for the auxlllars
plant to use in case of any emergency
7, is not thought that the occasion WIZ
very often occur when 1t VIII pc neeoeu
The foundation for the engine ano
boiler is now ready.
1.-The two plants are so constructeo
that the Steamboat Rock generator ca i
he run with either one OF the generator
here or with both or alone. There are
now three practically Independent gen
orators to supply Eldora with e!ec'fi: :.
itv and when the steam auxiliary IL
completed there will be four.
"The people Of Wellsburg are clam
orin1 to have a line run across the
country to their town from Steamooa'
Rock hut the company prefers to give
E,,dora and Steamboat Rock the hrs'
chance at the splendid service
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The revival of the grange movement
all over the country is noticeaDie
starting in the west, an effort OF
form of cooperation, the farmers
Joined in large numbers. Then IN some
places it's dipped into politics" and
1.-The grange" soon Joined the innumer'
able socities that were to work rev.
olution in trade methods. The grange
stores-incorporate stock companies
gradually dirfted into the ownership Of
| a few townspeople and farmers, and
| in a little while were run exactly as all
stores are for the benefit Of the few
rather than the many. Now In the
| east, and it is fast working west
oranges are being organized along the
lines of secret society organizations
Both men and women are eligible fo1
membership, and the social feature OF
regular meetinfis is recognized. Papers
are read, discussions arc carried on
banquets are frequent, and local re-
forms are brought about. And in one
locality in Iowa in q town nine miles
from a railroad the writer hears Of a
| prosperous grange society OF $50
members. Wonder II experience will
teach the recognized grange to let
politics and religion alone.
! ritter ::s :.e! .a .Aat In the college
}fowr Of Grinno1J "A dailt 2ncialiRts