American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-12-26

No year in Utah's history has wit
messed greater advances along elect
rical lines than the one closing. No
other section of the west may boast
more potential factor among the
attachments of the past year than the
Droadgauged development I'm the gen
Grating, transmission, distribution.
and application of electrical energy,
that has gone steadily forward in
Utah, Idaho and Colorado.
In two years the reins have been
gathered over a score or more of in
divid al companies generating and
distributing electric power in south
eastern Idaho, northern and central
Utah and western Colorado, new
power houses have been erected.
waste water stored, long transmission
lines built. modern sub-stations erect
cd, ana the unification of the entire
system accomplished.
The work the Utah Power and
Light company has accomplished
throughout those sections of Idaho,
utah, and Colorado served by its lines,
stands as striking example of the
possibilities In the utilization of the
natural resources of the intermoun-
tain country.
Along Bear river, in Idaho. where
The company has enlarged the canals
carrying the floodwaters of the river
into Bear lake, and the excess waters
of the lake back into the river when |
needed, and further down the river
where reservoirs, dams and power |
houses have been erected, extensive |
operations have been carried on
throughout 1914. The large suction
dredge owned by the Utah Power ard
Light company has completed the en-
lnrging OF the Outlet canal from Bear
lake to Bear river. The former con-
trolling gates which have operated
In the Outlet canal at Dixie for several
years. have been replaced with new
controlling gates with capacity that
VIII amply take care OF all discharge
requirements for years to come. The
Rainbow branch OF the Dingle Inlet
canal has also been equipped with
new controlling gates. These opera
lions marked the completion OF the
llrst phase OF the operation for the
storing In Bear lake each year of the
excess flood water CT Bear river, so
mat they may be used to equalize the
How OF the river during dry seasons,
ana In the extensive and important
irrigation operation which form 30
large and important factor In the Q
,ompany's plans for the development
Of the natural resources Of the inter-
mountain country II serves.
The company's new power houEc
It Grace, Idaho. on Bear river was
early In 1914. and placed
N operation February To-. The capa-
lily OF this new plant IL nearly $4,000 {
H. p
Oneida Is tho next point on Dear
liver where work has been going for
ward for several years, and at which
point q dam and other controlling
works were completed late In 1918, {
that VIII be made TO serve extensive
irrigation purposes, and which in
will equalize the flow OF Bear
river for points below Oneida. The
new power house that Is being erected
nj Oneida Is now under construction,
and the sub-structure OF the building
Is completed. II Is exported the
power house will be placed In COM
mission some time In July, 1915. A
great steel pipe line l6 feet In dia-
meter. 10 being constructed from the
intake house of the Oneida resorvoir
TO new surge tank, near the site Of
the Oneida power house. This pipe
line Is 1900 feet long and the steel
tube is the same size as the McAdoo
tunnels under the Hudson river at
New York. The surge tank is 100
feet high and 40 feet In diameter.
Two steel pipe lines. called
penstocks each IL feet In diameter.
lead from this surge tank down to the
edge of the river. where the power
houes Is being erected The sub
structure of the power house Is row
The building will be $50
XG5 feet. and five stories high. II will
be equipped with two $4,000 horse
power vertical generating units.
GREAT TRANSMISSION LINE
The steel tower transmission line
erected by the company and connect
ing the Grace and Oneida power
houses. with the new terminal sub
station 6 4 l-2 miles west Of Salt Lake {
was placed In operation Jan. Is. 1914,