Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-29

per month.
fectly from the time it is started till
it is shut off, and we haven't had one
nickel of repairs in the three years,
and from the way it runs yet don't
belive we will have in the next three
years.
[ set the engine and pump myself
and have always ruin it, have not so
much as taken a shine out of a bear
ing yet. We pump $4,000 per day, av-
erage.
C. A. MCQUEEN,
Algona Iowa.
July 18th, 1925
Mr.. George w. Beck, Mayor.
Lancaster, owa.
Dear Sir:
Replying to yours of the 8th. have
been connected as city clerk with our
city for the past IS years.
Our light plant has been municipal
ly owned during the past % years,
also the water plant
At first steam power was used, lat
er we installed a gas producing plant
and produced gas from hard coal
which was used in operating a Fair
banks Morse gas engine. Later we
Installed Fairbanks Morse oil engines.
About six years ago we installed Full
ton Diesel engines manufactured by
the Fulton Iron works of ST. Louis,
Mo-, and disposed of the Fairbanks
Morse engines.
We now have three Fulton Diesel
engines with q total horse power of
over 900.
We have found the DIESEL oil engine
very efficient and economical for a
plant of the SLEEVE have here We
never have had any difficulty in get
ting the oil or distillate shipped, even
during war time when it was hard to
get coal.
Our plant has been very successful
and while we furnish current cheaper
than the majority of towns of our size
is getting it, we save up about $4,000
dollars per year, at the present time,
which we will use in paying up old in
debtedness incurred before we got the
DIESEL engines. We are now owing
$4,000 on the plant, but have enough
saved up to pay the bonds as soon as
they come due. We had $4,000 city
funds in a local bank that closed Nov
18th, 1924 and have been inconven-
fenced some on that account, but not
withstanding bad luck we feel very
enthusiastic over the Diesel engine
and we are satisfied that for a plant
of the size we have here, the Diesel
engine is by far the most economical
and satisfactory of any kind of engine
we have ever used
Yours truly,
IS. w. CROWELL, City Clerk
Taylorville, Illinois,
December 8, 1924.
Honorable F. P Barnett,
Lancaster, Wis.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of the 9Th at hand re-
garding oil engines The city of Tay-
lorville have two one hundred hip
Fairbanks Morse oil engines, running
the city waterworks. They were start
ed April 15 1924 While we have two
units only one is used at a time, but
they are SO installed that both may
be used at one time. So far we could
not wish for better equipment.
The cost of operation is far below
either the steam or electricity, and we
have tried both.
These engines at the present time
are running on engine distillate from
the Standard Oil Co., at 04.25c per
gallon. This oil was purchased by
contract, the contract being for 49,
900 gallons and shipped in car load
lots. Our storage tanks hold $4,000
gallons, there being two tanks. Our
final tank of oil came about four
months ago, and we still aave enough
to last until March, 1925.
We do not have any other kind of
power and with the two units other
kind of power is not necessary. To
date we have not had any trouble with
the oil en- gines.
If you wish any other information
regarding the above oil engines, will
be only too glad to try and furnish
same
Yours truly,
HENRY D. MILLS,
City Clerk.