The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-13
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President Of West Penn Inter
ests Points Out Develop
ment in Region.

IN al address broadcasted By

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In an address broadcasted by
radiophone last week from Pitts
burgh. Al. NJ Lynn, president Of
the West Penn Power Co.. Of
which the n. P. q R. Co. Of
Fairmpnt NJ subsidiary, review
cd the Development Of electrical
power m the tritstate region. Mr..
Lynn also minated in the adj
dress that the West Penn interests
are about 70 resume the construc-
ton OF the large power dam on
Cheat RIVER at the state line,
about thirty miles from FaIrmont.
The West Penn interests, he
continued supply power to coal
mines producing nom 10 to 10 per
Colt ~ al the coal mined in the
States. He also called at
Va to the fact that some
g. deposits may be mined on a
commercially profitable basis oily
after the Introduction Of electrical
equipment
Since the West Penn interests
have taken control OF the NJ. P.
l. r 60 here, they have extend
ed their lines In Maryland and also
farther into West Virginia. these
acquisitions Indicating their In
tention 70 carry out the Cheat
River power project, which will
bring one of the largest water
wheel and electric generating
plants IN the world into the Fair
mont region One Of the latest
proposed extensions Of the COM
pany is the Identification Of Jane
Lew In Harrison County, where W.
Jocelyn y Dale electrical en-
gineer ofthe Nj P. & R. Co. has
been making 8 survey Of the COM
inunity for the proposed distribu-
ton SYSTEM there.
Mr.. Lmnis address, reviewing
the development Of electrical
power in the tri-state region, fol-
lows:
"A central station company is a
company producing and distribute
ing electrical energy for light, heas
and power purposes.
-The first plant to produce and
Distribute electricity on COM
rnerical scale was installed by Mr..
Edison on Pearl street, New
York City, in 1SS2-onay forty.
years ago. The capacity of the
station IN horse power was $50.
The term super-centrl station
company might be appl ed to a
LARGE central station company with
ore or more modern power houses
and with aIcommon transmission
SYSTEM supplying electrical energy
10 great city or 20. a great district
made up Of many communities or
both
There are two such super-cen-
trail station companies serving tho
Pittsburgh industrial district
Duquesne Light Co. and West
Penn Power Co with their affiliat-
ed companies. r,
by the end of this year the
combined station scapaGSies of
these two super-central station
companies will be in excess Of
200 600 horse power about 100N
times the size OF the original Edi-
son plant Of 1882. =
These two central station conf
panies during recent. years have
been important factors in the
growth and development OF this.
the work shop, Of the world" AMI
viii each year occupy more prom
inent positions and be more vital
factors in the development that is
to come With the development OF
generating equipment of fncreab-
ed capacity and efficiency and the
inventions which have made pos
sibie the ready transmission OF
electric energy in large quantities
We have seen in a single genera
ton the growth IN application 2t
It's use until today electricity may
be ranked as the most important
form OF Industrial energy.
700 Coal Mines Supplied
Central station power reduces
manufacturing and mining costs.
As an example West Penn Power
Co and affiliated companies sup
ply or have contracted to supply
electric power to approximately
200 coal mics In Pennsylvania.
West Virginia and Maryland.
u am told that these 7Cl mines
produce from 10 to Is per cent or
all the coal anthracite and btu
minous mined in tho United
states
These coal operators-large
and small find marked saving by
plrehasing electric power over
burning their own coal under
boilers at the mine mouth.
The lower the cost Of manufac-
turing and mining, the greater the
field Tor the marketing of the pro-
ducts q our district.
The nse Of central station
power by Industries In place OF the
isolated plant llberates the boiler.
room men the engine COON men,
the coal handlers, the ash hand
lers the maintenance and. repair
men for other fields Of endeavor,
thus helping to solve the problem
OF shortage in man power and pro.
Vidsng additional space for more
N'lItable nses
The modern steam central sta
ton uses about ono seventh ur
the coal per unit OF power that the
ayorage Isolated plant consumes.
While mo doubt, the total produc-
ton Of coalSin the United States
WIN continue to increase, such In
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