The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-02
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Estimated It Saves the Citizens
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The following news item is taken
from the Free Press News Bulletin
of October Is, 191lsof winnipeg ,ac-
compained by a four column; 16 inch
ad showing the reeordt of the plant
since it commencedssoperation October
Is, 1911. :.
"Three years ago today electric
current from the. sCitys Light and
Power department was first switched
into the distributing station in the
city and from there transferred into
lighting current for the houses and
of Winnipeg's factories. .,,..
1T wasn't an experiment exactly,
because those whoShad fathered the
scheme were sure of5two things. They
were sure that they had the best in
stallation possible and they were sure
the people of Winnipeg would sup
port the municipal plant. But just
the same it was an anxious time, for
the: plant was a big one. The car
rying charges wcra$heavy and at the
cha rf?S*~Y YShsl1ere was aNquess
TO 1,ov- \, l5ci, money might
pe lost during ,.,gE4sFasI rev years vi
operation. The plant was made large
because those in charge OF the work
had faith not only in the venture but
also in the growth Of the. city of Win
n1peg, and while only a few thousand
horsepower might be required at first,
the river could be harnessed to give
much more and the plant was de-
signed to eventually supply 100000
horsepower
After three years of operation the
work is now in progress Of increasing
the delivery of power of the plant
and bringing it up from 22,5O0 10
$4,000 horsepower by building
second transmission line from Point
ldu Bois to the city, by the addition
of turbines at the generating station
and by increasing the receiving STA
t1ons and distributing systems in the
city. The final cost of the work up
to April 30th Of this year was $6,742,-
372.5S. The original expenditure was
$5,799,478.09, made up of 1885, 1875
for the plant at Point du Bois;
1880, ,4S6.3O for the transmission line
and terminal receiving g stations, and
$2,012,7s6.79 for the distributing
system.
- 'Six and three quarters millions
sounds like a big lot of money but
it is estimated BY the power depart
ment that the savings to the people
of Winnipeg is totalling million and
half dollars every year.
with the close of the third years
business and the beginning of the fourth
year, there is no. longer any question
as to the success. of the entire scheme.
It's development has been steady and
far more rapid than even the most
sanguine expected. = The fiscal year
ending April 30th 1914, showed
profit of over 100000, and this after
the payment. Of all operating expenses
and fixed charges The Accumulated
deficit of the first two years has been
reduced to $4,000. and it is believed
that this will be wiped off the books
before the fourth birthday.
: The first year Of operation from
October Is, 1911, to the same date in
1912, brought the city 1853 GUS
toners and the gross. billings for the
year were S220;013.86, and this on
practically a three-cent kilowatt rate
compared with a rate of ten cents
which was a charge made by a pri-
vate company. y -.." Is: -
vi, OCCOOSTSl0, 1910, Cue nulIlD6F
of customers of the light and power
department was 25,616.s and the gross
billings were $753,489.55. October
Il, yesterday, there were s1,487 GUS
toners on. the city's books and gross
billings Of over a million dollars,
N,038,215.S1, to be precise. 4 A / net
increase of 80 meters q day is the av-
erage which Tor some time has. been
maintained and while building Is now
not SO active as it has been. the de-
,partment has sufficient in sight to-
give It confidence that Winnipeg city
light and power y fairly; on its feet,
and has COMP plished that Tor which;
it was brought into xistence 4o give
light ct ~ low 8 rate ~ possible sto.
the citizens of VVlnni ipeR. s3 sFs Ss IN