Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-12-22


combination Of men and machinery
and natural resources make it possi-
BILE for the homes and stores and
mines and mills Fpu Tactories scat
tered over a terrier 800 miles in
extent and with population of over
250, 900 people to secure electric /
light, heat and power instantly, by l
simply the pressing of a button?
Day, night, in fair weather. or l
stormy this electric service is at the |
instant command OF over a quarter of |
q million people throughout south |
eastern Idaho, northern and central |
Utah and western Colorado.
Whats back of the button2"
forms one OF the most interesting and
important chapters of the great in
dustrial awakening that has come to
Utah and her sister states during
the past few years
1t is a story of the creating and de-
veloping of modern and unified sys-
tenn of hydro-electric power plants
for the generating OF sufficient cleo
trfcal energy to supply the homes
and stores and the mines and mills
and factories of this great and rap
idly growing territory, together with
the construction and extension and
maintenance OF a splendid transmis-1
sion and distribution system, by
which the electrical energy is car
rfed to the cities and towns, the
farms and villages and mines of the
region.
1t is a story or the rapid perfecting
OF one Of the largest public service
organizations in the entire west
the Utah Power & Light company.
with local offices and representatives
in all cities, towns, villages and rural
communities in the wide territory
throughout southeastern Idaho.
northern and central Utah and west
ern Colorado, which 1t serves
A total of 1853 towns. cities and ru-
raj communities are served by the
Utah Power Light company
throughout this territory; 45,3S8
residences are connected to the lines
OF the company; the total number OF
customers served is 5S,379; over
forty power plants are scattered
throughout this region, are operated
by the company, in addition to the
great transmission lines, local dis
tribution systems and the large mum
Der of local office organizations
maintained.
II requires over 10 hours TO trave
by train from the most northern tC
the most southern part of the terri
tory served by the Utah Power s
Light company.
An Important Year
The past year-1916-has beer
one of the most important In tn,
history OF the Utah Power & Ligh
company. This year has witnesse,
extensive progress on several of tn
company's most important project
looking to the utilization OF the nat
ural resources in the territory 1
serves. The company has extende
its service to a number OF new com
munities and large sums of none
have been expended in constructfo
work In cities, towns and rural dil
Grlcts where service has been prS
NvSn nE1h hzT HxG ~
The Utah and Idaho towns whicl
Turing 1916 have been added to tn
community previously served by tn
company, are as follows: Benjamin.
Coalville. Honeyville. Mendon. New
ton, Charleston. West Jordan, Be1
Bear City, Bancroft, Lava H,
Springs and Lund The company hs
also purchased and is operating u
distribution system In Farming1C
and Wellsville During 1916 Il
company was also able to give ter
porary relief to several municip
plants who had trouble In keepiI
continuous service.
New street lighting systems ha'
been installed in Salt Lake Cit
Parker. Montpelier. Richmond, Ne
ton, Smithfield. WeIlsvilIe n
Clarkston.
The new construction work Cd
rfed on by the company during {
past year Includes mum Der OF
tensive and important projects.
these the Development worR carri
on around Bear lake and along Be
river IN Idaho has the most dir
and important influence upon
prosperity and comfort of the peol
in the Utah and Idaho territory SCI
Cd by the company The devels
men1 work on Bear lake and b
river was started several years g
and IN not yet completed. The
tensIve operations OF 1916 fnclE
the work Of dredging on the ont
canal. connecting Bear lake "
Bear river to q degree where o
maintenance work viii be necesss
In the future. Two canals carry
flood and excess waters OF Bear ri
into Bear lake each year, where tn
waste waters are stored until reql
ed 20 keep the flow Of the river ur
normal, for the benefit OF frriga
lands dependent ON the river for q
water and tor the operation o9