The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-03-20
Kentucky River
Power Company
Incorporated
viii Complete New and Modern
Power Plant In Near Future and
Extend Lines to All New OPP
erations Within 40 Mile
Radius Of Hazard.
HAS rs MILES OF TRANSMITS
SION LINE RIGHT. oF.WAY
(Incorporated)

BENJAMIN Franklin, foresaw the won
derful service to humanity given by
his experimentation with kite and
key. When he practically brought
electricity earthwards, he started a
scientific research which has revo-
lutionized the world and produced
unimagined comforts and conven-
fences for the people of today. Elec
tricity Is now the great illuminative
factor and power of the age and it
may be said to be yet in it's infancy.
LIGHT is e,ect-icity's most common
use and many scientists have built
ideas and experimentation upon the
discovery of Edison, who, on Octob-
er 81, 1879, gave to the world its
first practical incandescent lamp.
Since then improvements have been
made toward the common goal of
producing brighter, cheaper, and
whittier light. One Of the most able
exponents of electrical Improvement
is the Kentucky River Power Co.,
which brought a medium of light
and power to section of Eastern
Kentucky, which has, through its
agency, been transformed from an
unpeopled, listless country to one Of
the greatest mining regions of this
State. With the progress made by
the Kentucky River Power Co., the
town of Hazard has become the &C.
knowledged generating unit of ra-
dius of rich mining lands extending
for 40 miles around. Within the past
few years the company has expended
thousands of dollars in searching
out the latest equipment and re-
modelling its power plant and install
ing the latest machinery, dynamos
and switchboard systems. The com.
pany was organized August, 1915,
with capitalization of $100,000.00
and purchased a 5-acre tract at the
power plant site, obtaining right
of-way for rs miles of transmission
lines. They have recently been en-
gagged in the erection of power
plant which is located at the mines
of the Kentucky Jewel Coal Co., and
which consists of a steel-skeleton
building with brick and concrete
walls and concrete roof, S0x120 feet
in area and constituting the last
word" in substantially and adapta.
bility, for it's particular use. The
new power plant will enable the
company to extend it's lines to all
new operations within the 40 mile
radius. Their electrical equipment
is of such efficiency that it may
rightly be termed 1.-THE Service Per-
petual." In visit to the plant one
is astonished at the monster ma.
chimes where this wonderful power
-electricity-is generated and sent
out to furnish light and power to
many individuals, and a multiform of
industry. The equipment includes
three 1900 XIV steam turbines, the
latest type of electric generators,
are portions of the unique system.
A battery of three 500 H. P. Stirling
boilers and auxiliary power devices
assist in the operation of the lines.
One of the most interesting parts of
the plant is the sub-station, whence
the electricity is sent from the gen.
orators. as previously mentioned,
into the transformers which increase
it to $4,000 volts which is sent
through high tension wires leading
from the building to the various
surrounding points of service.
Through their IL high tension sub
stations the company furnishes pow.
err to 16 coal mines at present on 10
year contracts, also the Hazard yards
of the L. & N. r. r. and light and
power for Hazard and the surround
ing territory and their service will
be tremendously extended with the
completion of their new power plant.
During the brief period of its actiy-
tiles the company has spent large
sums In plant expansion with view
to making its service better, cheaper
and more far-reaching. 1t is the /
largest tax payer In Perry county, /
employs many people and its entire
activities are of nature which as
sist in the wealth and achievement
Of all people within the radius of its
service. The company Is under the
official direction of L. e. Woods,
President; Geo. Dunglinson. Jr.. Vice
and w. j. o'Toole. Sec
rotary and Treasurer. The general
offices are at Welch. West Va. while
the Hazard plant is under the per
sonal supervision OF r. L. Cornell.