The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-28
REESEv|LLE OPENS
NEW POWER PLANT
BRILLIANT GATHERING AT TURN
ING ON OF ELECTRIC CUR
RENT WEDNESDAY.
Speakers We're All Men Prominent In
the Electrical World and i'm the
Affairs Of Reeseyille's Life.

ROVER company LuIueu OH IHe eieCIi IL
current shortly before o'clock We'd
nesday evening in their new plant,
which is designed and installed to
give twenty-four-hour service. The
result Of the first attempt greatly sur
prised all of the citizens of ReeseVille,
as the current was there to stay from
the first, without any hitch, blowing
out OF fuses, or it being necessary to
shut off the current because of any
incomplete work on the part of the
installers.
This plant which was designed and
installed by the Electrical Engineer
ing and Equipment company of Mil
waukee, is the type of plant, termed by
electrical men to contain the fexibil-
ity of operation, by which is meant
that it will take on either street light
ing, domestic lighting, furnish power,
etc, without overtaxing the power
plant equipment or distribution.
This plant was installed with
future in view. Arrangemtns have
been made for the extension of the
lines to surrounding places, and they
will also be able furnish current
for any plant which may come to
Reeseville The plant is one which
affords the best OF economies from the
standpoint OF operation; every ar
rangement having been made that will
give the most efficiency for the least
expense.
Arrangements have been made by
the village board to equip Reeseville
consist of thirty three slight orna-
mental iron posts, placed in Main
street This, the board believes, will
put Reeseville ahead of any village
of it's size in Wisconsin, and even put
Broadway to envy.
This plant is equipped with one 25-
and one 10-killowatt 3-phase gener
ators, which are run by one So and
one 15-horsepower oil engines.
After the current had been turned
on, and thorough investigation made
of the whole system to see that there
were no defects in any part of the
workmanship, many of the promoters
and electrical men from other cities
gathered in the office for the banquet.
After all had done justice to the
spread several interesting and instruc-
tive speeches were made. P. T. Bow
ler of the julius Andrae & Sons Co.,
of Milwaukee, who was introduced by
G. G. Schmitt, president OF the Reese
vile plant, gave short talk on the
subject of electricity.
He stated that electricity was one
of the things that advances civiliza-
ton in the twentieth century, and
that he had looked over the system
in Reeseville and thinks that the lay
out of this plant is the best that could
possibly be obtained. This is some
thing that the people of this village
have looked forward to for some time
past, and he assured them that if the
same spirit prevailed at all times that
prevailed tonight, their white way
would some day become as famous as
the noted Broadway of New York.
Philip Grossman, of the Electrical
and Engineering company, Milwaukee,
spoke on. the absolute necessity of the
help of every man in the community.
He showed them the great amount of
work, both mental and physical, which
was necessary for the success of the
plant, and also told them that coop
Grafton was essential.
Mr. Grossman did not forget to state
that there are people in every COM
ubn will ppuor mt tbojr M
mers aside until there is absolutely no
more chance to knock. He illustrat-
ed by telling the story of a man who
went to a power station to see the
power turned on, and enjoyed himself
Immensely when the engine refused to
go. when the belt came off, and when
it was discovered that there was no
voltage on the switch board he thought
that everything would turn out just as
he had predicted, and secretly hoped
it would This same man, however
went away from the plant with an en-
tirely different attitude, for he had
been shown that those working for
the good cause had succeeded, regard
less of his snickering
FRED 1ergeS, Sr., assured the pam
queters that he would back the men
and uphold Mr. Schmidt Mr.. Yerges
is one of the first to advocate taking
the new plant into Reeseville, and he
will use electric current for power in
his feed mill
G. c. Schmitt, president and general
manager of the Reeseville Heat, Light
and Power company, stated that if the
men would give him a helping hand,
he would build up one of the most
prosperous cities in Wisconsin within
few years. He told them that there
were few plants in the state which
have been satisfactorily operated in
less than ten minutes, to render them
service the way this plant had done.
Mr.. Schmidt asked the people to go
to him with their electrical troubles.
and assured them that everything
would be put Alright in short order.
Joseph O. Meyers, secretary and
treasurer of the company, explained
that the plant would be a profitable
investment to the stockholders, and
also to the citizens, as it would bring
trade to the village, and that several