The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-10-05
,ug LIGHTING SITUATION.

:. f,kanogan Valley Power COM
!. that operates the plant at the
a n the Similkameen, furnishing
a, and power for Oroville and the
's.,,ut country, have in contempla-
= .rtensiye improvements which
m = carried out in the early future.
...,lIne Of course. that financial
xtIous In this country do not be-
q m such an unsettled condition
s,rsh the continuation of war as to
81. Investments of any kind in pri-
!. Industries an impossibility. The
--.any could not pledge itself at this
- 10 spend any large sum of money
! l.sterments at some future date. no
..t,sr how much II might desire to
~. mch expenditures. and how nee
-,s.ry such expenditures might be
9 Improving their system. nor would
I, aher Individual. That 1t is the aim
teep up the system and lines Is
ii,,,fed BY the work that has been
nd out recently, and which is to
I nntinued II encouragement Is held
= Nentually. and at no distant day.
,atingepcies that cannot be fore
- DO not arise to prevent. the power
Apt At the falls is to be improved
n dam, a large increase in capac-
n md power and light will be furn-
RA the entire valley from this point.
n company has applied to the town
N, iranchise to erect poles, or rather
mlaee the poles that are now in use
IN iar better ones. and serve the
rhlt with light and power. This re-
~ does not prevent the town from
ming the same privilege to a dozen
npanies In the future If the authori-
= ~ ft. The franchise is under ad-
Ihneat, and no doubt an understand
+ \ vii be reached between the town
mneil and the company by which the
mpany will be given the right to
~ out the changes that is contem-
~ Eugene Enloe, Of Spokane,
nullsnt Of the Okanogan Power COM
In. spent Sunday and Monday in
1NiBe. In an interview Mr.. Enloe
| u;
NJ 0kanogan Valley Power COM
Inv have just finished setting poles
~ new transmission line connect
II Ne town with their plant on the
nlIhmeen, and will have the line
hhed within the next few days. The
|enpany has just been granted a per-
|& h the Interior department to de-
|Nl9 real power plant at the falls.
n pefmit provides that construction
|Mk beCns at the falls on or before
|tuk l. 1918, and the company ex-
~ to start the work on time, II
t11cAf conditions are anything like
k1al. The uncertainties of business
sndiIooS on account of war and the
xldFements Of the government for
~ and men, will have to be given
aaofatlon in projects of the size
maaplated.
n plans for development call for
! 1aerete dam, just above the falls,
seat = feet high, giving a total head
emt Of IS feet, and producing about
~ horse power Of electrical energy
~ minimum flow of the river, and
s'uy much larger amount during the
4ng and sumner when it is most
Sasi'sd Il is also the purpose Of the
aapany to connect the plant with the
= hey are now operating on the
NOV river by a $4,000 volt trans
lsdoa line between Oroville and
a,aogan. The company now has, be-
- the Oroville plant, over IS miles
a'nnsmtssion lines. Distributing sys-
- u Riverside, Omak, Okanogan,
sNs'ef' Pateros. Bridgeport. and
saeId, and a power plant on the
4. 'saow Of 900 horse power capacity,
- : much larger demand for power
- !. !ney can supply from this plant.
: o. which involves a considerable
avsaalture Of money, nearly $500, 900.
- unen the new work under consid-
d '' . completed nearly as much
- VII be invested.
ne'dentally, this compaD' las on
- ~ the necessary material, in
lot Of fine, big cedar poles,
Nuuilding the distributing system
v'ovlile and putting in a thoroughly
yso'oate street lighting system. The
pny FULLY intended to start the
=. ~. soon as the transmission was
'.neu' Dut SO far have been unable
'ure q franchise, or any right to
,sup! the streets with their poles.
~ leeI that they are not justified in
ons with the work until they
y. y. sutnority to do so. Unless the
- can be done with the present
~ " men and before bad weather
y. !. /" ls likely to be delayed for