Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-12-25

No year in the history of the west
has witnessed greater advances along
electrical lines than the one now
closing. No other section of the
west may boast a more potential
factor among the attainments Of the
past year than the broad-gauged de-
velopment in the generating, trans
mission, 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 score or more of in
dividual 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 transmits
sion lines built, modern sub-stations
erected, and the unifcation Of the
entire system accomplished.
The work the Utah Power & Light
company has accomplished through
out those sections of Idaho, Utah,
and Colorado served by its lines,
stands as a 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 &
Light company has completed the
enlarging of the Outlet canal from
Bear lake to Bear river. The form
er controlling gates which have beer
operated in the Outlet canal at Dix
for several years, have been replaces
with new controlling gates with
capacity that will amply take care o
all discharge requirements for year
to come. The Rainbow branch Q
the Dingle Inlet canal has also bee
equipped with new controlling gates
These operations marked the compile
ton of the first phase of the opers
tions for the storing in Bear lax
each year of the excess flood wate
Of Bear river, 90 t a. taev may |
l.sed to eqr llize tLe {, wo th ri
dtring e. On and tne KIT
siye and ilnpo. Eant irrigation oper
tons which form SO large and impo
tant factor in the company's plal
for the development of the natur
resources of the intermountain cou
try it serves
The company's new power hou
at Grace, Idaho, on Bear river, W
completed early in 1914, and plac
in. operation February Is, Z
capacity of this new plant is neal
$4,000 H. P.
Oneida is the next point on Be
river where work has been goi
forward for several years, and
which point a dam and other C
trolling works were completed L
in 1918, that will be made to SCI
extensive irrigation purposes,
which in addition will equalize
flow of Bear river for points bel
Oneida. The new power house t
is being erected at Oneida is I
under construction. and the .
structure Of the building is G
pleted. It is expected the pol
house will be placed in commits
some time in Jnly, 1915. A g
steel pipe line 16 feet in diamete
being constructed from the ini
house of the Oneida reservoir t
new surge tank. near the site Of
Oneida power house. This pipe
is 1900 feet long and the steel
is the same size as the McAdoo
nels under the Hudson river at
York. The surge tank Is 100
high and 40 feet in diameter.
steel pipe lines. called penst