The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-04
Public Service Company win Install
New Machinery and Add 1000
Horsepower to Capacity
Of Steam Plant
IMPROVEMENTS TO COST
S35,OOO TO $4,000
VIII Be Completed Within Next
Three Months Prepare to
Carry Heavy Winter Load
and Give Better Service

Announcement was made today that
an enlargement Of about 1000 horse.
power will be made within the next
three months at the steam plant OF
the chickasha Light, Heat and Power
company involving an estimated OK
penditure Of $4,000 to $4,000. Con
tracts have ben signed for the ma
chinerY and work VIII be rushed. 30
that Il can be installed and iii opera
tion before the fan load comes Oh.
The Chickasaa Gas and Electric
company. 1t win Be recalled, obtained
permission from the corporation com
mission, and the state legislature, to
purchase the property and works Or
the Chickasha Light. Heat and Power
company The consolidation is planned
70 take effect some time this fall. II
the meantime, the Chickasha Gas &
Electric company. after careful inves.
tigation Of the situation have decided
% take advance measures 70 provide
against any possible shortage IN equip
ment during the coming winter sea-
SON. and have, therefore, authorized
Ills new construction to be made prior
TO taking over the property OF the
chickasha Light Heat and Power CON.
pany
Last year complaints arose because
Of power Shortage, and several manu-
featuring plants were unable to get
power for full time operation. As soon
as the lnsull interests purchased the
chlckasha Gas and Electric company.
the matter Of enIarging their plant al
chickasha was taken up and they
have decided 70 put in equipment at
once, even in advance OF purchasing
the plant Of the Light, Heat and Pow
er company The new owners Of the
chickasha Gas and Electric company
realize their responsibility to the pub.
lic whom they are serving, and pro
pose 70 make their service the best.
It gas been a very serious matter to
raise funds for new construction, and
rates for money have advanced from
25 to so per cent over normal years.
The raising Of some $4,000 for the
chickasha plant in advance Of the
consolidation, has been undertaken
only because the additional machinery
seems necessary TO keep faith with
the citizens OF chickasla, and because
the new management believes the good
faith Of citizens who approved the con.
solidation Of the plants last winter
should not be disappointed. Practical.
" all machinery needed at Chickasha
requires several months for manufae-
turing and installing. and has there.
lore been ordered in advance Of the
actual consolidation of the plants Il
win, however, be Installed il time to
prevent power shortage the coming
winter, and electric customers can re-
" on good service
The chickasha Light. Heat and Pow
er companysat present is serving som.
$50 horse power Of electric motors. be.
sides the Chiekaaha Street Railway
company The Chiekasha Gas aud
Electric company has about 27S horse
power OF motors connected to Its lines
1t is expected that by faH over 20,
horsepower of electric motors viii b,
connected. rae rock island SHOPS
have ordered 100 horsepower and
number OF existing customers ar,
planning extensions
The new equipment viii De put j
at the power house Of the chiekash;
Lige, Heat and Power company tbl
work sAing done under the supervis
ion Of G. G. Johnson, the present re
ceiver Of that compauy The wor
win be done, however At the expens
Of the Chickasha Gas and Eleetri
company, which will own the ne'
equipment The receiver has obtaine
q special order from the u S distric
court. now in control Of this property
to permit the Installing TO be made {
advance OF the proposed sale 10 IN
gas company The necessary change
m transmission line from The wats
power dam to the steam plant win
made by R E. overton. manager
the chiekasha Gas and Electric con
pany Mr. Fred W insult the pres