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Show ' The Utah Power & Light Co. Make Many Improvements . I 'No year in Utah's history has witnessed wit-nessed greater advances along elec-. elec-. trical lines than the one bow closing. , No other year has brought to the people peo-ple of Utah, Idaho and? Colorado so thorough an. appreciation of the possibilities pos-sibilities of an adequatt electric serv lee, and no other section of the west may boast a more potential factor among the attainments of the past year than the broad-giuged development develop-ment in the generating, transmission, distribution, and application of . elec- ' trical energy, that has gone steadily " forward in Utah, Idabo and Colorado, - and which now staids pre-eminent ajnong the most imiwrtant projects successfully consummated in this intermountain in-termountain section, j In two years the eins ha been : , gathered over a aeoife or more of In-'. In-'. '.. dividual cbinpanies generating and distributing dis-tributing electric power In. southeastern southeast-ern Idaho, northern and central Utah, ' ' and western Colorado. Splendid new ; power houses have been erected, waste water stored, long transmission ttnea feulK. moderr sub-stations erect-4, erect-4, and the unification of the entire .eystenv accompllsied on a basis 'that Insures the scientific and economical : operation of its every feature and thereby , bringing to thousands of homes and farms,' to mines and mills and smelters, to shops and factories, i and scores of rvral districts an economical econ-omical and dependable electric service which otherwise would not have beo available for m.ny years to come. The work th Utah Power & Light company has accomplished throughout through-out those sections of Idaho, Utah, an Colorado, semd by its lines, stands as a striking example of the possibilities possibili-ties in the utilization of the natural resources of the Intermountain country- With general offices in Salt Lake, and branch offices and representatives la all principal cities, towns, and Tural districts throughout southeastern Idaho, northern and central Utah, and western Colorado, the Uath Power & Light company has proceeded steadily stead-ily and rapidly along well defined lines with the perfection of a system for the generating, transmitting and distributing of electrical energy that has embraced the expenditure of sev. eral millloas of .dollars for new work,' and hundreds of thousands of dollars In Improving and enlarging the already established electrical properties which the company has taken over In many places throughout the territory it serves. Along Bear river, In Idaho, where the company has enlarged the canals carrying the flood-waters of the river Into Bear Lake, and the excess waters of the lake back Into the river when needed, and further down the river where reservoirs, dams, and power houses have been erected, extensive operations have been carried on throughout 1914. The large suction dredge owned by the Utah Power & Light company has completed the enlarging of the Outlet canal from Bear Lake to Bear river. The former controlling gates which have been operated in the Outlet canal at Dike for several years, have been replaced with new controlling gates 'with a capacity that will amply take care of all discharge requirements for years to come. The Rainbow branch of the Dinkle Inlet canal ha9 also been equipped with new controlling gates. These operations marked the comple-lion comple-lion of the first phrase of the opera-lions opera-lions for the storing in Bear Lake each year of the excess flood waters of Bear river, so that they may be used to equalize the flow of the river during dry seasons, and In the extensive and important irrigation operations which form so large and Important a factor In the company's plans for the development de-velopment of the natural resources of the intermountain country it Berves. , The company's new power house at Grace, Idaho, on Bear river, was completed com-pleted early in 1914, and placed In operation February 15th. The capac Uy of this new plant is nearly 33,000 horsepower. All works constructed by the Utah Power & LiKht company on Bear river are designed and built, not only with the idea of power development, but a'so to serve the greatest ultimate irrigation developments possible. Oneida is the next point on Bear tlver where work has been going forward for-ward for several years, and at which Point a dam and other controlling works were completed late In 1911. that will be made to serve extensive Irrigation purposes, and which in addition addi-tion will equaliie the flow of Bear river for points below Oneida, The new power house that U being erected at Oneida la now under way, and the sub-structure of the building Is completed. It is expected the power house will be placed in commission some time In July, 1913. ' . A great steel pipe line IB feet In diameter dia-meter is being constructed from the Intake house of the Oneida re:Jfrvoir to a new surge tank, near the site of the Oneida power house. This pipe line 8 2,600 feet long and the steel uiie is the same Bl.e as the M-Adoo tiiiiWs under the Hudson river at New York, The surge tank is 120 fet high and 40 feet in diameter. Tw.j steel Piiie lines, called penstocks, each 12 feet In diameter, lead from this surge tank down to the edge of the river, where the power house u being erected. The sub-structure or '.be power house is now completed and the building will be equipped with two 14,000 horsepower vertical generating rnits.- r ,; . . The two penstocks, connecting the surge tauk and the power house at Oneida, will be equipped with Johnson valves at their lower end. These valves are the largest of their kind ever built. . , . The steel tower transmission line, erected by the company and connecting connect-ing the Grace and Oneida power houses, with the. new ' terminal' .substation .sub-station 6vi miles west of Salt Lafce, was placed In operation January 15th. 1914, and has been successfully operated oper-ated continuously since that date. This transmission line is 135 mile long, and is "one of the largest and longest of its kind in the entire west. ' The new terminal sub-station 6 miles west of Salt Lake has been in operation since early In the eprtng $1 this year, and represent a large investment in-vestment In buildings, grounds, and equipment. . , At this sub-station, the entire distributing dis-tributing system of the Utah Power & Light company is controlled. Heavy feeder lines supply power for the electrical equipment of the Ufih Copper Cop-per properties at Bingham , and Gar-flld; Gar-flld; other feeder lines running out from the substation supply power for the operation of the Utah Light & Traction system in and around Salt Lake. The site of the sub-station comprises 40 acres, and the company has erected modern cottages for the accommodation of its employees. This is the southern terminal of the 135-mile 135-mile transmission line running from Grace and Oneida on Bear river, and this line delivers a current of 130,-000 130,-000 volts to the sub-station. At the latter the current is reduced and seut out over the feeder lines at 44,000 volts. The improvements and extensions made to established properties throughout the Idaho, Utah and Colorado-territory served by the Utah Power & Light company have included includ-ed many important operations the past year. The Bingham, Park City and Eureka Eu-reka mining districts have received a great deal of intention, and thousands of dollars have been spent in extena-ing extena-ing and improving service to mining properties in these three disticta That the present unsettlc-U cond'-tion cond'-tion in intermountain mining fieidj, due to the European conflict, will show a decided improvement in tne near future, seems certain. This lull In mining activities, however, strong ly exemplifies the -excellent character charac-ter of the market for electric serv-, ice that exists throughout southeastern southeast-ern Idaho, northern and central Utau. and western Colorado. This market is so diversified that despite the importance impor-tance of mining operations to such a concern as the Utah Power & Light Co., the volume of demand for electric elec-tric service from other lines of endeavor en-deavor keep the company busy, despite des-pite the reduced amount of service it is called upon to serve the mining districts. dis-tricts. The work that has been done In the Bingham districts by the Utah Power &. Llgt company during 1914, incluues putting into commission the new substation sub-station erected at Bingham, together with new transmission and distribution distribu-tion lines to this sub-station. Service to the company's customers in Bingham Bing-ham has been brought to a high stat. of perfection thereby. A new feeJer line has been completed to the Highland High-land Boy district. This line was built high up on the side of te canyon In order to free it from all causes of Interruption. In-terruption. At Park City an extension has beetj! completed to the Silver King Consoll J dated mining property, and a large! 40,000 volt sub-station is being erected erect-ed to Improve the service. A feature of the company's work in tbe Park City section the past year was the supplying of po'er to the two hotels at Brighton and to several cottages at this popular summer resort. Service throughout the entire Eureka Eu-reka district will be greatly improved by the completion of the company's new sub-station at that point together with necessary transmission and distribution dis-tribution lines.. The Gold Chain Mining company and the Adkinson mill have been sup-piled sup-piled with service, . and several new arc lamps are being Installed In Eureka. Eu-reka. The reconstruction of the 44,000 volt line from Murdock to Eureka, and the strengthening of insulation on this line has greatly improved service ser-vice throughout this district. Iiacehus is the point on the foothills of the Oqcirrh range west of Salt Lake, at which the Hercules Powder company Is erecting Its ne.w powde,-I powde,-I manufacturing plant. The Utah Power & Light Coin ptny lias erected an extension ex-tension to itM lines, whereby the Iler- cules company will be supplied with service at this new plant Many and Important improvements are planned by the Utah Power & Light company for each district it serves throughout the company's entire en-tire territory during 1915. Many thousands of dollars will be expended throughout the communities of the territory that extends from Ashton, Idaho, on the north, to Eureka, Eu-reka, Utah, on the south, and these Improvements Im-provements will form an integral part of the growth and development of these communities during the coming year. The officials of the Utah Power & Light company are laying the greatest possible stress on its endeavors to bring its electric service to the highest high-est possible plane of efflcency. Tb1 is the goal toward which is directed every effort of the company and ls employees. The splendid co-operation the con pany has received from customers, and the public generally throughout, its territory has proven of the greatest great-est assistance. The men who are at the head of the Utah Power & Light company include men whose business interests He at most wholly in the development of this section. D. C. Jackllng of Salt Lake is pn Ident of the Utah Power & Light company, com-pany, and W. S. McCornlck, president of McCornlck & Co., bankers, Is senior sen-ior ycie president of the company. Among the directors are many well known and prominent men throughout through-out this section. Thff include M. If. Walker, president presi-dent of the Walker Bros. Bankers, Salt Lake; T. R. Cutle", general manager man-ager of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company, com-pany, Salt Lake; P. J. Moran, con-tractor. con-tractor. Salt Lake; C. W. Nibley of Salt Lake; C. E. Ixwse of P'rovo, Utah, and Bulkley Wells of Telluride, Colorado. Colo-rado. The Western Colorado Power cim-pany, cim-pany, with general offices at Montrose, Mont-rose, Colorado, is a subsidiary ot the Utah Power & Light company, and serves a large mining and commercial field jn western Colorado. |