The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-11-22
POWER
Line IS NOW
UNDER TESTS
Will Begin Transmission Soon
to Southeastern Section
of Montana
Christian Church Will Be
Scene of Services at 1890
in Morning

Tests OF the l38-mile transmission
line built by the bureau of reclama-
ton to carry power generated at
Fort Peck to Glendive were still in
progress this week preliminary to
energlzation and use of the line, it
was stated Tuesday by Allen Mat
tiScn, engineer in charge of the
bureaus office in Fort Peck.
The 5000 volt line, constructed
by the Rue Construction company
of Fargo, N. D., at a cost of $3.50, 900.
was just recently completed. Con-
Struction of the Glendive substation
brought the total cost to SITS, 600.
Taking part in the testing opera
tons now being conducted are A.
P. Mcdonald, chief electrical en-
gineer for the Montaaa-Dakota
Utilities company and Noel Carrico.
Glendive, division manager, together
with j. r. Walker, regional power
manager, and H. A. Black, electrical
engineer, from the bureaus regional
office at Billings. Other bureau Of
ficals participating in the tests are
c. l.. Kilgore, of the branch of de-
sign and construction, and j. j.
Turner, engineer with the division
OF power utilization, as well as a
representative from the office of
the chief engineer. all of Denver, and
a representative from the staff of
Lieut.. col. H. H. Roberts, Fort Peck
district engineer. corps of army
engineers.
The testing operations consist of
staged fault tests to determine the
adequacy of the protective equip
ment under operating conditions.
Upon satisfactory completion of the
tests the line will go into service.
The primary load carried by the
new transmission line will be alb
sorbed by the Montana-Dakota
Utilities company, this firm recently
having entered into a contract with
the bureau of reclamation for the
distribution of Fort Peck energy over
its facilities.
Low-priced electrical energy will
be provided a number of irrigation
pumping units in operation in
in the Yellowstone valley, H. d.
Comstock, bureau regional director,
pointed out. The bureau of reclama-
ton is also contemplating the con-
Struction of a number of additional
Yellowstone valley pumping units as
a part of the authorized Missouri
river basin developmental plan. The
proximity of Fort Peck power will
do a great deal to advance plans for
these units, he stressed.
The new line will also permit fu-
ture service to a number of REA
cooperativeS in Montana and North
Dakota. REA groups adjacent to the
Fort Peck lendive line will be
served directly through the installa-
ton of subStations at needed points.
Negotiations are now in progress to
begin delivery of energy to the Nc
Cone County Rural Identification
association.
REA c~ooperatives adjacent to the
facilities of the Montana-Dakota
Utilities company will be supplied
Fort Peck energy as provided by the
contract in force between the COM
pany and the bureau of reclamation.
Currently two Yellowstone valley
.EA groups are securing energy
the Montana-Dakota Utilities
company. AS soon as contracts r
negotiated between these coopera-
ives and the bureau of reclamation
hey will utilize Fort Peck energy.
The new transmission line was
constructed under the Fort Peck
act of 1888 which estab-
ished the bureau of reclamation as
he marketing agency for power
produced at Fort Peck, and the
lrmy engineers as the construction.
maintenance and operational agency
If the reservoir and generating facil-
ties. A 35, O0O-kilcwat generator is
in operation at the Fort Peck
power plant. An additional $4,000
.ilowatt unit is now being installed
md is expected to go into service
Turing the summer of 1916.