New Britain herald., 1925-07-25
! GRAND dream a grand


 NA hope of achievement, which for years has been a predominating topic of discus sion and conjecture among off cials of the American Hard ware Corporation, is a reality in a new power plant, the most modern and up-to-date in all New England, and the most efficient, on the corporation $ property on Park street,
 The entire plant was con- structed and laid out under the direction of the corporations engineer, (. II. Norris, and its final installation and its very evident efficiency, mark great personal triumph for him and his directing genius, Work on the plant was started in June, 1923, with not a letup until the plant was finished in the time promised, December, 1924. The equipment cost is estimated at S180,00O.
 The completion and installation of fhs plant Is the sounding of another sanguine note for New Britain's jn- nustrial future, for in the capacity of the plant there Is very plainly to | bs seen a hint of the expansion of the corporations local domains. At present, the plant supplies power for the two divisions of the cor poration, P. & F. corbn division and the Corbin Cabinet Lock division. and, according to Mfr. Norris, is cap- able of supplying more than twice shs power at present necessitated In tho adequate operation of the di- visions mentioned.
 The total capacity of the plant is $500 kiloWatts. and it at present furnishes all the power, heat, light | and process steam necessary in the operation of the two local plants.
 Several perplexing difficulties were encountered and overcome by the engineer during the course of the installation of the plant. One of these, and the chief problem to bs solved, was the tearing out of the old and the substitution of the new mechanism without the loss of any power whatsoever to the two di- sions. That Mir. Norris was able to do. this is itself ample testimony Of his able efficient directing genius.
 Until the installation of the plant, 1 the American Hardware corporation l here furnished only one-third of its | own power through the use of re- cinrocating engines, the remaining | tHo-thirds being purchased from the Connecticut Light & Power Co. The 1 ed plant consisted of one central boiler plant and various engine looms scattered here and there about the two divisions, and occu- pied fully four times the floor space tafrn up by the present plant.
 Mir. Norris points out as signif- cant that the new plant in its con- pactness and tremendous potentiali- | ties of producing much more power | ti,an is necessary for the proper op- | eration Of the two divisions, will | tend to materially reduce the cost 1 of production in the two divisions, l especially since the cost of power is | an intregal part of the production cost.
 He further points out that with 1 the power the new plant is capable Of producing there is ample capac- ity for any future extension of the present corporation holdings in New Britain that officials in charge may deem 1t advisable to consider.
 Four huge Bigelow- Hornsby boil- CTS, each of sos horsepower, have been purchased Of the Bige!ow Co. Of New Haven and installed, each one Of which can be used up 10 3o0 per cent of its rated capacity That Is 10 say that provided it were ncccs- sary, these four hoiers operated simultaneously, could produce in the neighborhood Of son0 horsepower instead of their rated horsepower which is upwards of 9.Foo, The boilers are all equirpod with inter- gal economizers and Foster super heaters. and are the first n' their kind ever 10 be installed in New Britain. All arc fod hy Nesting house underfcd stokrrS
 The entire four hoiirrs are never