The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-09
win Cover twenty Acres.

VIII Cover Twenty Acres.
To give an estimate OF the nam.
moth building to house this powerful
machinery, II Will cover about TWEEN
" acres. The companys site in
Beech Bottom contains forty acres.
An official said last night that the
reason the company located az Beech
Bottom was that II was the nearest
and best site obtainable near Wheel
ing proper; that IL would have beef
impossible TO have constructed the
plant in the city. He further said
that the low land about the building
Will be filled in with the large daily
amount of cinders from the plant
He added that IL had always been one
OF the most perplexing problems of
any big plant 10 dispose OF cinders
without much expense. and that the
low land about the structure had
solved the problem. The Beech Bot
tom plant will burn coal entirely.
Recently a large mine was bought
from ]. e. Mckinley. near the build
ing and the company will mine its
own coal. The plant will not be
known as the Windsor. as has been
stated. but will be called the Short
Creek plant Of the American Gas and
Electric company.
The Foundation company will begin
work al once on scooping out the bed
OF the Ohio river and building the
walls for the intake pipes TO supply
the condensing plant to supply the
machinery with steam. Forty thous-
and barrels OF cement will be used in
construction Of the walls and the foun-
dalton Of the building. The founda-
hn han 81
and built above the high-water mark.
The structure will be OF concrete and
brick and Will be absolutely OF non
combustible material.
Eventual Cost IS, 900 900.
An official Of the COMPANY whom
asked last night II the plant would
cost $500 900, said that amount ia the
first cost. that the company expects
TO continue to increase its capacity as
business justihes and that within A
few years they anticipate that an add
tional equal amount will be expended
in Installing machinery and enlarging
the structure. bringing the value OF
the plant up 10 s5.OOO.OO0. which will
make IL the largest plant OF the kind
IN the country. He further said that
b. had been decided four months ago
10 establish the plant AZ Beech Bot
tom and II was the intention OF the
officials TO give nothing out for pub
lication until all plans had been com.
pleted. which was done yesterday
afternoon upon the return Of the visit.
ing officials from Beech Bottom. fol
lowing conference Al tho Wheeling
Electric company office on Sixteenth
street
The Wheeling Electric company. I'M
der the able and efficient direction Of
General ManEer John 10. Garden. ana
other Officials made a wonderful
stride In this section Many wears
ago. when electricity was used ONLY
In business houses and comparatively
few Industries operated with electric.
ity. plant was built a. Thirtyaixth
and McCOllOch streets. This event
ually became too small 20 supply tho
many cOmmunifioa ln this section ana
the Forty second street plant was con.
strucied. This too. has become lr.
adequate. and doe Wheeling district
is 10 nov have one OF the largest
plants OF Tho kind Dol tho country
This h certainly an electrical arr.
and especially Dol this part OF tHt
United states. said Mr Garden
The old FortyaccOnd street plant
of the Wheeling Electric company win
DO operated a part Of the time. buf BE-
10 be practically kept Boz reserve. that
ln case anything should occur at tho
Beech Bottom plant The Wheeling
power house could ho put In usc
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