Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-10-27
POWER LINE EXTENDED.
Ellsworth Now Sending Electricity
Into Washington County.

EiSWOrCn NOW ScnuLuk ElcCCrlClIy
Into Washington County.
Ellsworth is now sending electric
current into Washington county, and
by the inter-linking system with
other stations of the Bangor-Hydro
Electric Co., may now send the pow
erful Juice" from Mattawamkeag
on the north, over eighty miles away,
to PASSPORT, 100 miles east. The
linking up of the Washington county
lines was completed at midnight
last Friday night, when the power
was turned on.
Washington and eastern Hancock
county are now assured of electric
service which will equal that of
Bangor or any other place in the
State of Maine, If the Bangor
Hydro's plans are successful.
Two years ago, or before the Ban
gor-Hydro Co. started its work, a
majority of Washington and eastern
Hancock county towns, were de-
pendent on isolated plants for their
electric service. While these plants
served faithfully, they, nevertheless
we're somewhat irregular. They
were used but part Of the time.
At Sorrento, in Hancock county,
there was an electric plant, one OF
the so-called isolated ones, but 1t
was operative only during the sum-
mer months, to accommodate the
summer colony.
At Grindstone Neck, at Winter
Harbor, there was local gas light
plant, at Cherryfield an electric
nlant which served only from twi-
light to daylight, the power being
of during the day. Such comprised
the electric service in that section,
between Ellsworth and Machias.
About four years ago the Bangor
HYDRO Electric Company took over
the Machias plant, which was In it.
self another isolated plant. There
was no plant beyond that aside from
a small one in the vicinity OF Penn
broke, which served to light East
port.
This spring the comprehensive de-
velopment was started which IS to
connect all the territory from Ellis
worth through to Eastport, In one
backbone of electric wires.
The Job was completed Friday
night by the closing of the fifty-eight
mile stretch of transmission line be-
tween Ellsworth and Machias. the
line has thus far been operated only
from Ellsworth to East Franklin,
about twelve miles, but it has given
evidence of being able to Withstand
the coming test
The line, as stated, comes from
Ellsworth, into East Franklin, and
NJ or1to
the woods to the Washington county
branch of the Maine Central railroad,
following that road through to Cher
ryfield, where the former plant has
been grated into the main trans
mission, allowing Cherryfield people,
as we'll as all others, twenty-four
hour service from now on. The line
touches every town in Washington
and Hancock counties of any impor-
lance. and 1T goes into many of the
less important places.
Careful foresight has given people
in the new section protection from
loss of power as result of anything
that may occur to cause an inter-
ruption on this end of the line. At
East Machias there is located plant
which can supply the desired amount
of power necessary to the Washing
ton county towns, in the event any
thing should happen to the wires or
service on this end. The value OF
having this plant may be readily ap-
preciated.
The work has been going on since
July. During the past summer, also
as another link in it's many units, the
Bangor-Hydro bought out the Wheel
den Electric Co. which had been
established in Hancock county.
A few, but by no means all of the
towns which are now furnished with
electric service in the two counties,
in addition to the cities of PASSPORT
and Ellsworth, are as follows:
Sullivan, Hancock, Franklin, Cher-
ryfield, Columbia Falls, Jonesport,
Jonesboro, Harrington, Addison, Ma
chias, Pembroke and. all associated
points.