The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-08

adequate not only for present re
dufremenfs, but for all that addi-
ttonai business that viii be brought
TO It's lines by the natural growth I'M
population and manufaetures asl
well as ~ the railroad deyeiepnent
that 81 being provided 10 incssass
facilities for mining and other inS
Idustriai enterprises. The BaltImorcI
e Ohio railroad expended millions
of dollars in cutting down grad on
its lines; removing tunnels and pro-
syidfng rolling stock and other equip
!ment TO handle I'M creased coal and
other tonnage for this ton. The
New York Central system IS just
Completing its line from ittsburg1I
TO sFairmont, which will give an en-:
tireiys new outlet to the ifreightage
originating in thispregion. Every
body knowstitheres Is q undeyelopel
tonnage FORE even , a third system
These new and improved railroad
facilities will inevitably result in
largely increased: coal production as
well as the establishment OF new
andFadditional Industries such as
glass works, iron mills, etc., all of
which will demand more power and
interurban and street car lines. TO
meet this demand and as a prccau-
.tion against possibility OF future
power troubles, the company will
install, as stated above, a new power
plant located at Hutchinson, about
midway between Fairmont and
Clarksburg, "a picture. of which ap-
pears above. Lo.t.
The new, plant Is, located. about
ono hundred feet from; the central
power plant Of the Consolidation
Coal company's 1000 k. W. gas en-
CINE installation, with arrangements
for 5000. additional k. w. when nee
essary.. The traction company's
plant Is composed of three 1850 k.
W. Bethlehem Steel Company's en-
gines, with completed foundation for
an additional 1880 k. w. engine,
The plant is, arranged on suchf a
scale that sixradditional engines can
be installed whenever. needed, but.
as tho apresentdload of the. traction
company is only 3,000ik. W. it will
be seen that the new plant is amply
sufficient for all requirements. The
generators. are of General Electric
Company type. Switchboards are
Westinghouse. The buildings, and
foundationsNare of the most substan-
tial kind and are being constructed
by. the Nicola Building Company, of
Pittsburgh., While. the new plant Is,
as stated, amply. sufficient for all
present requirements, and, in fact,
for much, additional work, 1t is not
tho intention of the company to
abandon the 1900 k. W. steam tur-
bfne;at cayenne. Tho plan is to put
lit in perfect condition to provide
against lbreak-downs and for other
emergency and reserve uses, thereby
insuring continuous service under
all conditions for the traction com
panyis lines and for lighting and
power contracts.
Though water conditions at the
present cayenne plant have been
normal since the LIST of August, and
will remain satisfactory SO far as
Impurities are concerned until the.
droughts OF next summer In June or
July may cause a pollution which
which will render it again unfit for
boiler uses, the traction company
has anticipated all possible contin-
gencies that might impair service by
securing the first engine for the new
plant to be installed and in opera
ton by January list, next.
The view of the plant shows 1t as
it will appear completed. Construc-
ton was begun September 1st, and
the excavation for the building,
which is 72'x211' in size, is already
completed. Concrete piles are be-
ing driven by large force working
day and night, and every detail of
construction and installation will
be pushed to complete the whole
plant at the earliest possible day.
The installation of the huge gas
engines to supply power introduced
here by the Consolidation Coal Conf
'pany and the traction company
marks a distinct advance over the
old method of steam power. With
the abundance Of natural gas in this
region, plants requiring great pow.
er will not likely again revert to
steam with the handicaps which
droughts and consequent impure
water place upon steam power plants
at certain seasons of the year.
The completion of the new plant
is a matter OF great interest to the
people of the Upper Monongahela
valley. Perhaps they never so full
ly appreciated the great convenience
and the almost imperative necessity
of continuous operation of the
lines of the NJ. v. 7. company as
they did last summer when that
continuous operation was disturbed.
They realized then how important a
factor 1t was to the business of the
whole valley and how impossible 1t
would be to get along without 1t.
Such experience has brought the