The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-09
PRANK HOWARD, q8N. gUPT. OF
PoW18 STATION AT WINDSOR,
PREDICTS GREAT FUTURE.
Bees In Wheeling Becoming Center OF
Great Electric Power Development
GREAT Industrial Boom.

Great Industrial Boom.
One Of the firm believers OF Whceling's
great future is Mr.. Frank Howard. gen
eral superintendent OF the big power sta
ton Of the American Gas and Electric
company al Windsor. few miles up the
river.
Mr.. Towards horoscope forctells
wonderful possibilities for the Wheeling
district, which will soon tax" its place
as one OF the component parts or th'
workshop o. the world which today
Pittsburgh claims as her own.
The American Gas and Electric com
pany has great faith in this community
in building the big station At Windsor
which il now furnishing 40. 900 horse
power 10 the Panhandle counties OIL
West Virginia and eastern Ohio. IC
this will be added another unit with p
capacity OF 0.nOO horse powers. when
will be completed about the first OF Au'
gust. bringing the grand total up 10
$4,000 horse power. which is only sur
passed by one other station III the
world
The plant was built for iv" units. "ach
capable of producing 10000 horse power
Three are already in operation and the
fourth. as has just been stated. VIII
start on its power furnishing carr
within sixty days. The Attn unit Will be
added as soon as industrial conditions
demand. and whom II Is completed me
total capacity Of the plant will be w.
006 horse power.
ralkinx with an Intelligencer reporter
about Industrial conditions and future
prospects, Mr.. Howard said yesterday
.Primarily the central electric sta
tion's relation to the community Is ore
OF economic and logical conservation
and the elirninatin Of inefficient nlethoos
OF generation and Distribution OF pow
by uneconomical Isolated or opsoiele
electric generating stations.
Under the present conditions small
economies are OF vital importance, anu
when we take into account war wastake
and withdrawal Of labor from production
operations they are douoly so. me CEN
realization Of power will unquestionapiy
release for other essG ntial work 'ai 20
number OF trained and skilled men "Hv
would not otherwise be availa Die ana
with this remarkable result that IL ooes
not limit. but increases the output ous
IN Capitalization OF manufacturing anu
tS,.-o,nrpeDts IN efficiency and size OF
apparatus. r,.rce
4. rho saving OF fuel. The demands OIL
~ average isolated manufacturers
Man, or small central station Is iFc'
ouently from three TO four times Srcalc'
nor unit Of output than Inc moneFn go
trail generating station. even at'ee IAN,
t,o into consideration the dlSlI'ou''o"
losses between the station ana the con
Gunner. When x IS poSs Die. ana DC
Iteye II can be made so IN All case
whore economical results can DC scEut'e
FOR operation. inter-conection OF s'ne'
Ting systems with careful ana inIelIl'
- rnethods used in operation. allow
ing the highly ettlclent S'aeto''S
,ne-ated At approximately 100 per c"n'
cfy,c,ency. and thus producing h's'
rate Of fuel economy.
There il no reason why mutual tN
change Of service between elecIF'S 80
t;ons should not give the same .'Sr'
"a interchange Of freight cars ana olne'
-oIlins stock between railway S!s''",8
opd there IS a close parallel between NV NV
,asss The development OF THESE M
.s.,za connections is one that Q't.'anu
80 -,os, careful engineering skill anu
.dera-;on. I; - possible tnat Ihe
rrsSent high cost OF material anu 4ae
night suggest economical DELAY ~ -
1Ai,aye tina. close investigation "ou,o
show ou, Few cases where the oetaS 80
warranted. especially IN large "a''o
=
re las, few months the Faiut
=, r. central station. not only !" nv
rn,,,y but 70 the civilized "or'"
S.L;.n "a engaged IN struggle hor 'N
1900 .,d the right TO live IN lreeuoll
- .c.ce 10 Illustrated by e-~ono'F
T,,I reSuI,s that have been accor'p ~
.Oysr there" The larger portion o. 49,
.oar AID iron producing area OF nor.
a.stern France and Belgium nau :,
o. considerable time IN the narus w.
no enemy. who have Destroyer VI ~
a,ad when possible. 70 their oN" a.
t.Se the mines and mills IN th'e :,
The result Of this was IN NaN" M.
- Wrought oversee IN tonnage ihaH nss
DC a1ed for other purposes. hu
- no meantime great WORK mas
- ~ Hydroelectyic possibilities INA
,,id NOT have been considered LeN
80 ago were placed in com'nlsslo'
- to,S ~ thousands OF kiloWa'l capa
- are now In operation a SalnSt "I''
NJ money value can be placed. ny
leased shipping TO the extent % >,
tS.ard IONS that were avallaole u
soo-+ men. foodsruffs and muni'lon
- var and the results or TINS arc
Sa,n,nr 10 make the wonderlui
ACCOMPLISHED effective. o,.-a
To sum up the relation Oh the ~,
s,atIon 70 the community nos
demonstrated results e1tenolne 80
perioa OF nearly thirty S'snntr,
vrnssive advance. furniSheu
nroofs Of its efficiency ana
49, - rho community by increas!H '
aSuction and reducing Manufacture
rbe greatest factor IN Whlch -"
r,unity gains from the dercloptneh
iar.a central electric general ~
Giants Is what Is known oy eng ..,,
a. me diversity. in other "oFos' - -
snralI or moderate sized steam p'o" 49,
~ oneration II Is evident mat cue" va,
Individual when in operation WIZ
N turn over. or operate 20 ap'
rra+elv their capacity. as lot'o"s,
bave 100 horsepower engine .r'
ninc hours per day l must Keep :,
c,sn, steam capacity to operate q. =,
load whenever my DEMANDS eaII ", =,
49, - afty such plants are cohhc':..'
.Iactrc system Il is quito CYL
80, eli their demands do not com
oen 49, .sre moment, and therefor IN
to,sI demand will not be the deinanu
-. ~. ,irne, but will be spread oVe
a lonrer period. This is INC 20 V
which the greatest sSVinS %
In the wheeling Industrial Co.
there 70 a business condE'ch WIZ :
constantly increasing: MOVING ioi W.
Slovly, but wh;cn bids far 70 =,
In MAGNITUDE tho business ooot a.
canne with the ~ar-tine i''uua.. 49,,
velopment. That tho local po"1s ec
nnnies, including the "heoilns Gsrci,
COMPANY, the Central Power eon'pa,
and the Parent companye man'noN
nnwer house at Windsor. some roartee