Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-05-27

eighth unit will be installed within
comparativly short time, increasing
the total installed generating capacity
to at least $4,000 horsepower. The
Prairie du Sac plant was completed
and put in operation October, 1914,
from which the electrical energy was
supplied to the Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light company and Z
number of neighboring villages
Shortly thereafter arrangements were
made to supply the Madison gas ant
Electic company with electrical en-.
ergy required for Madison.
Elireinates Coal
The increasing cost of coal and tn
inefficient operation of small isolated
steam plants had confronted the peo-
pie for number Of years. With a
view of eliminating the use of the
small inefficient steam plants and
supplying the smaller cities and vii
lages with electric power from the
Prairie du Sac water power plant the
Wisconsin Power, Light and Heat
company and the wisconsin Valley
Utilities company were organized.
Some of the principal cities reached
by these companies are Baraboo,
Reedsburg, Portage, Beaver Dam, Fox
Lake, Waupun, Ripon and Berlin.
AT the present time the Wisconsin
River Power company is constructing
transmission line from Madison to
GAINESVILLE, to supply light and power
to the city of GAINESVILLE and the large
works being built by the Sampson
Tractor company. SoughtOn will also
be supplied with current and trans
mission lines are to be constructed tt
furnish light and power to Evans
Vile, Oregon and Brooklyn.
Boon To Farmers
The farmers are taking advantage Oh
the opportunity of securing power
and number Of rural Lines have been
built to serve farmers exclusively ana
a number of additional lines are un-
der consideration for future cOnstruc-
ton. t~&
Inc TSCGi1L SllO1 IdSoC VI Co<~A ~0NA~e
freight embargoes have added mucb
to the desirability of securing power
from reliable water power sources
The saving in coal effected in the past
wear by reason of the operation OF the
water power plants at Klbourn ano
Prairie du Sac amounted to more than
290. 900 tons and when the Prairie Gil
Sac Dlant has been fully developed
the saving in coal will amount to a.
least 100000 tons annually from the
two water power plants. Not only
has there been saving in the coz
consumption but the interconnectlon or
the various plants has reduced the
duplication OF equipment and super
intendents which means a materie
Saving in operating eXpences.
Supply 81 Cities
There are now 81 cities and villages
being supplied with power and Zig!
from the Kilbourn and Prairie du Sac
water power plants. A number OF ad-
ditional cities and villages will bt
supplied with power when the tran
mission line connecting with Slough
/ ton, Oregon, Brooklyn, and Evansville
| is completed. A transmission line
connecting the power plant at Prairi
du Sac with Mineral Point and T
surrounding territory is being consld-
cred. The zinc mines and other in
dusties in that section will then be
assured of dependable power and this
will stimulate production in the min
ing district.
The accompanying view shows the
large water power development OF the
Wisconsin River Power company al
Prairie du Sac, the principal general
ling plant of the entire system.
The officers of the three companies