The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-13

Construction of New Line off
Transmission From the
Volkhovstroi Hydro Station.
In Leningrad the new air line of
the Volkhov ectric-transmission has
been begun.
This new line is being constructed
to relieve the main Northern sub
station and to be able to supply Len
ingrad uninterruptedly with cleo
tricity from the Volkhov station
should there be any accident to the
cable.
In this manner it will be possible
to electrify completely all works of
the Moscow-Narva district, the "Kras-
nyi Putilovetz," "Krasnyi Treugolnik"
and others. Moreover, by instituting
a branch line for electric-transmis,
sion at the Sapernaya station the
complete electrification of the Izhora
works will be possible.
All the orders for the electric
transmission line and for the South
ern sub-station are placed with Sow
let works (Sevcable, Izhora works
MARTY" works.. The plant for the
Southern sub-station will be made by
the GET, Estate Electrical Trust.
The construction Of the new cleo
tric-transmission line will cost 1,700,-
900 roubles.
The First Electric Combine.
| In connection with the construction
Of the Maritz district electric station
in Kursk, interesting work is being
done in order to create a model cleo
tric-combine, the first of its kind in
the U.S.S.R. This work is on the
following lines:
1t is impossible to utilize in the
"Karl Liebknecht" sugar refinery the
steam used in the process of sugar
boiling much more effectively than
has been hitherto the case. With the
help of the turbine generator it is
possible to convert a considerable
part of the heat energy into cleo
tricity. This will provide the Maritz
electric-station with cheap energy (at
kopeks per kilowat-hour whereas
its own energy costs rs kopeks). This
question has already been decided
at headquarters and 1,550,000 rubles
have been assigned to organize the
combine.
Moreover, through the organization
of the electric combine it will be pos
sible TO electrify 1900 peasant
farms. The Central Agrarian Bank
has already granted 100000 rubles
for this purpose. l'ower will be OBJ
tainable from the electric combine
next autumn.
Growth of Oil Production.
At the end of the last half year Ala
oil springs were exploited as COM
pared with 400 at the beginning of
the year; 1,429,303 tons of oil were
produced in months -103.99e of the
half years or 5000 Of the full years
programme. 1,314,604 tons of oil
have been refined 1920 of the pro
gramme. In connection with boring
operations 92ft of the programme
has been carried out as to area and
$3.50 as to rapidity of operations.
The years programme will be car
ried out to the full. The sale Of
Naphta-products is increasing; dur
ing the last half year $4,000 tons
were sold compared with 5000 tons
during the whole of the preceding
year.
Work in connection with the con-
struction of the Grozny-Tuapse oil
circuit is in full swing. In the current
year 9,S56,000 rubles is being spent
for it's construction. An initial in.
stalment of million roubles has beer
assigned for the construction of oil
works in Tuapse. Preparatory work
has started on the Black Sea coast
for the construction Of an oil distill
ing battery, cracking plant, an cleo
tric-station and a settlement with Isl
dwellings,.
Oil By-Products.
Preparations are made in Grozny
to open paraffin works capable OF
producing 10000 pools of paraffin
one million pools of asphalt tar ant
100000 pools of distilled machine
oil annually. A cracking plant pro
ducing 1,250,000 pools of benzine viii
soon be opened. Mechanizaton anC
naturalization of production have re.
suited in economizihg million: