Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-06
POWER COMPANY
FILES ESTIMATE
ON BIG SCHEME
Development of White Rock
Canyon Planned by Pro-
moterSi Enormous Benefits
to State Promised.

tsrEcisL coRRGsF@NpHhcE TO MORNING JouHhsIl
Santa Fe, April 5.--The Rio Grande
Light Heat and Power company to-
day filed with state Engineer James
A. French the estimated cost of the
proposed hydroelectricl development
at the mouth of the White Rock can
yon of the Rio Grande and the esti-
mated income Of the plant. Charles
G. Wilfong, president Of the company,
advises that there is now no ques
ton as to the success of the White
Rock canyon matter, as we have our
financial plans practically completed,
and on our return from our trip to
the ella we will Immediately start
in
The territory to be served by the
completed plant includes Albuquer-
que, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Belen, Al
godones, Bland Cerriiios. Madrid,
Willard, San Pedro, Estancia and
country in between. A population of
more than $4,000 is TO be served. At
first. however only Albuquerque
Santa Fe. Las Vegas and surrounding
farming districts are to be served
The report says that it will not be
practical at present to electrlfy the
Santa te and other railroad systems
traversing the territory to be served,
but that it is likely that the proposed
Durango, Pennington, Albuquerque &
Roswell road will use electricity for
motive power. Albuquerque, it is
figured, will use over 100000 kilo-
watt hours annually, yielding some
thing like $4,000 annually. Santa
Fe, the report says. will consume
500, 600 kilowatt hours annually. The
present cost of production Is 2.5 per
kilowatt hour at the steam power
plant and less than Il cent a kilowatt
hour at the hydraulic plant in the
sell the power to the Santa re Water
and Light company for is per lila-
watt hour. The present selling price
in San F'e ranges from to : cents
per klowatt for power and : cents
for lighting. Las Vegas IT is figured. |
consumes $4,000 kilowatt hours, the
Cochiti mining district 10000 900 and |
the san Pedro mining district 5000, |
GOO Belen 800 600, farms 500, 900 |
and a total consumption of 10000 600 |
kilowatt hours, requiring $685. horse |
power on the low tension side or an
output of 5000 horse power on the |
wheel shafts. The immediate reve-
nue. is figured at St7S.257 a year with |
SOL, 400 added within "A few years. |
The report reviews in detail the in
dustries, shops. mill and plants in the
district to be served.
Figures on scheme.
The ultimate installation is to be /
$4,000 horse power, but the immedi- /
ate installation is to be only $500 /
horse power necessitating dam I
sixty feet lower than at first figured /
The Rio Grande is 10 be diverted by |
"A flume to cost s125, 700, while the !
dam is being built and Golfer dams
to cost $4,000 There will be 1900 |
cubic yards of earth excavated and /
10000 cubic yards of rock excava- /
ton. 1890 cubic yards Of masonry /
Of concrete and pudding stone The +
spillway gates are to be Of steel. The /
cost Of the dam is figured at $772.- |
$50. The intakes and penstocks are
to cost s127,310. the power house
$50, 900, the machinery s322.sO0. the
transmission lines s271,50O. the sub |