Show JACKSON REPLIES shows show where here editor I 1 wrong regarding F electric light apropo in Pa carowan parowan Paro rowan wao utah jan 27 1919 editor times timea dear sir in my mv perusal of the comment in the times time of january in reference to the electric ela etric lighting plant bianc I 1 find that the statements statement are not exactly correct and I 1 would like you to print the following facts I 1 have hae been operator at that plant for the pa past I 1 eleven years tad and dorins all that tat time we have hod had abundance of water in the creek for far power summer and winter if summer properly cared or a to operate the plant there is enough water at all times to supply power for a plant three times timea the capacity of 0 the one I 1 we have if taken from the creek same place near the first left hand canyon with a good cement weir and add forebay properly screened center creek is a beautiful creek and add the power that can be acquired from it is very valuable I 1 would suggest that we do this as an boon abad as an possible construct the weir and forebay prepare and lay the pipe line for anew a new plant and use the name for the old plant when the P sortie people think it wise to tax themselves for a new plant the pipe line will be already it in view place by bv all means discard the useless and costly old ditch As to the efficiency of the present plant the people were imposed upon by thaw who installed it the machine has not and neier net er will buildup build up to the rating claimed for it it is news to me that the machine was guaranteed for any length of time I 1 wish to state right here that tha the machine is 13 doing better work now thin than it did the first year it was installed the machine was never fixed right in the first place placa it t was out of line and out of level the machine will rive give rood good service or several years if properly cared for or all that is required is anew a new costing coating ab about it sixty dollars the one used at present has las been grinding carbon brushes at the rate of 1600 revolutions per minute for eleven years and it to la worn down very thin and la is three inches less in circum irence than it was when new personally I 1 think it would be folly for the people to scrap rap this valuable machine and buy electricity from the telluride Tel lunde company when we can create all we need and keep our money at home also we would be put to a tremendous expense to rearrange and extend our present system if we bought from the telluride Tel lunde company As to paragonah Para gonah when we require the electricity used by bv tram cease serving them we are under no DO obligations to Para gonah the people of carowan parowan taxed the themselves to the limit to build this plant and A d they should have the full benefit if we could serve paragonah Para gonah without that would he right and proper As to the pump wells wea there 1 is nothing to them it ie bob a business proposition a and nd it would be folly for far this community to think for a moment of floating themselves thousands upon thousands of dollars for such small returns in revenue from a few pumps running a short time I 1 in the wood season nothing to it suppose the its people pie of the city were willing t to g go to t the he expense of furnishing power for those than pumps it would be bad business for the people as well a as the owners owner of the pumps simply because the owners owner would haw have to scrap engines and buy expensive motors I 1 am with the writer of the article rami in question as to private pe epim ms and oil must say my I 1 am ad rat not I 1 in favor of having buying electricity from the rel lunde company but wilt will stay with good old center creek I 1 MAR am JACKSON |