The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-14
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 ABOUT C0MR

The Alas2 Electric Light ana Poig er Company has practically completed its eStoaaiVe development program which was commenced early iasl year and which has heen visor ousiy prosecuted to soeeesslpl enQ, The program as laid out aemanaee building Cor the 5uture growth Of 5p- neau and 0ther communities Chat cap be naturally served from che iunean station. As a consequence the hn- ished plant has capacity pow TOT las- nishiug almost i've times the power lhat is demanded Of e. The plant in North Juneau is of the dual type that is. it Is equipped with both steam and. waterpower generators, tho former to .slse up the load al such times as there is water ahortage as ocours during part Of tbe winter and on such oc- casions aa the water power IS inca' paciated for work through accident which sometimes happens. The com pany has expended in making these improvements upwards Of Sl5,e00i and maintained Q monthly payroll in Ju- neau Of from $4,0O0 to 56,OOO during the past seven months.
 The plant now has 9 capacity of 1000 i1ilowats with its steam and water power combined. At prosent Che plnnt is developing only $50 ldlowats, which Is all there is any demand for at this time. About two-thirds of its capacity for producing electrical energy is de- rived from water power and the re- mainder by steam The latter is held ins readiness in case of 9 shortage or water and other exigencies which sometimes occur
 Last year the company installed a 50O-dlowat Allis-chalmers steam tdr- bo.generator of the very latest and most efficient lype and also two Vest inghouse aiternators of z50-dlowot ca. paoity each both of which arc direct connected to two Peltop water wheel units of 500 and 400 horse power, re- specdyely. A five panelled switch board to control the output of these machines, of Che very latest Nesting house make was also installed Last year also a new Hume was built from the Gold creek head to tho penatock from which point the water is piped to tho water wheels.
 This year Q new 300-horae power Heine boiler was installed which add ed to the battery already in use gives total boiler capacity of 800 horse ! power
 This year also the fine new freproof power house has been erected replac' ing the old wooden structure that waa no longer equal 10 the demands made upon lt The building has concrete foundations and floors and the super structure Is of iron. The building is in the form Of 8 Greek cross 100 x S6 feet ln its greatest dimensions and has capacity for housing enough ma chnery to double thc present capacity of the plant
 During the present year Q new l5,- VU9-paffei sL+el lAliA Asl9 "o~-- V. at Che plant increasing the storage capacity for fuel oil to 2O,0OO barrels, or tour times what it had been. The plant whom operating the steam gen orators uses 18O barrels of oil per day. A new pipe line was also built irom the storage tanks to tho landing dol ! phin 1000 feet distant where the ! large oil tankors may safely i-9 up TOT l delivery. A new aerial transmlsslon line has also just been completed across Gasdneau channel for the pur- pose of increasing and bettering tue service to Douglas. In addition to aA this the company has this year set up several miles of poles to carry new transmission lines for the increased business in Juneau.
 The Alaska Electric Light & Pow CT company is owned largely by ]. ?. Corbus. of Los Gntos California, and John F. Malony of Juneau, the latter of whom is president of the company.
 D. T. Margrie is general manager.