The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26
Great Advances Along
Electrical Lines In Utah,
Idaho and Colorado.

No year IN Utah's history has wit.
messed greater advances along elect.
rical lines than the one closing. Nc
other section Of the west may boast
q more potential factor among the
dttainments OF the past year than the
broadgauged development I'm the gen
Grating. transmission, distribution,
and application of electrical energy,
that has gone steadily forward in
Utah, Idaho and Color; 10.
In two years the rcins 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
powo houses have been erected,
vast water stored, long transmission
lines built, modern sub-stations erect
ed. and the unification Of the entire
systcm accomplished
Tho work the Utah rower and
ihtfhi company ldo
throughout those sections of Idaho,
Utah and Colorado served by its lines,
stands as Il 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 and
Light company has completed the en-
larging 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
tons marked the completion of the
first phase of the operation for the
storing In Bear lake each year OF the
excess flood water Of Bear river, so
that they may be used to equalize the
flow of the river during dry seasons,
and In the extensive and important
irrigation operation which form so
large and important factor In the
company's plans for the development
OF the natural resources Of the inter-
mountain country II serves.
The company's new power house
at Grace. Idaho. on Bear river, was
completed early In 1914, and placed
in operation February Is. The capa-
city OF this new plant is nearly $4,000
II. p.
Oneida is the next point on Dear
river where work has been going fors
ward for several years, and az which
point dam and other controlling
works were completed late In 1913,
that will be made to serve extensive
irrigation purposes, and which IN
addition will eQualZe the flow OF Bear
river for points below Oneida. The
new power house that Is being erected
at Oneida is now under construction
and the sub-structure OF the building
is completed. II is expected the
power house will be placed In com
mission some time In July. 1915.
great steel pipe line l6 feet In dia
mster, is being constructed from thu
intake house of the Oneida reScrvoil
TO new surge tank, near the site o
the Oneida power house This pip,
line Ia 1900 feet long and the stee
tube Is the same size as the Meade,
tunnels under the Hudson river n
New. York The surge tank is ~
feet high and 40 feet In diameter
Two steel spipe lines, calle
penstocks each IL feet In diameter
lead from this surge tank down to tn
edge OF the river, where the powe
homes is being erected. The sub
structure OF the power house is ROY
completed The building will be is
xG5 feet, and five stories high. II vii
he equipped with two $4,000 horse
mower vertical generating units,
GREAT TRANSMISSION LINE
The steel tower transmission lin
erected by the company aud connect
ing the Grace and Oneida powe
houses, with the new terminal sui
station G a l-2 miles west of Salt LAX
was placed in operation Jan 10. 1871