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Show THE NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT 1 A Fair Statement in RegafcL to the Progress Being Made on that Plant ' Pipe Line and Flume Three Fourths. Completed Com-pleted and Work begun on House In order to ascertain the exact truth In regard to the construction of the City Light Plant, llntne, pipe line, ctCj representatives of The Repuu-lican Repuu-lican visited the canyon Sunday afternoon af-ternoon and viewed the situation. What wc don't know about the construction con-struction of alight plant would till a good-sized book, and wc will not attempt at-tempt to Impose upon you by stating to you that wc do know a great deal about architectural construction. AVc merely desire to tell you truthfully what we saw and how Its looks to the the average man. POWER HOUSE The llrst thing seen was a number of men at work on the foundation of the power house, at a point nearly one-half mile beyond the Hercules dam". The trenches were all dug and men were filling In with cement, rock, etc. Mr. Cat Cressal was directing Bv the work, and when asked as to when K?tho building would be finished, stated ' that there ismo reason why It should I not be coihpleted by December 1st. Mr. Cressal stated .that thirty-two H men arc employed on the canyon I works and that the work is being I pushed as rapidly as possible. I . THE PIPE LINE I As wc left the cite of the house, wc I found Andrew McKinney with a force I of men engaged In grading for the I pipe line yet unconstrueted. When H asked how much of the line is yet to I be built, It was stated that there Is I 050 feet on this end, next to the power house, and one hundred foot, at a bend about two-thirds of the way to the Crowthcr mill. A portion of the Hume at the cast end of the line Is not entirely finished. When asked when all of it could and would be completed, com-pleted, It was stated that DEOEM-HER DEOEM-HER 1st WOULD" SEE EVERY PORTION OF THE PIPE LINE AND FLUME IN PERFECT SHAPE. A SURPRISE. The appearance of the pipe line and Hume was a wonderful surprise to us' and it was a most pleasant surprise. It will be a surprise to every visitor to the canyon this fall. and next summer. We expected to Unci a cheap looking proposition about like the Hercules Co.'s water conductor. Instead, that constructed pipe line Is one of the prettiest pieces of work that can be imagined, and in appearance is far beyond be-yond the Hercules 'work. We do not know the exact dimension of that pipe but it oppears to be about live feet in diameter and is as round and smooth as a piece of hose. Winding for more than a mile along the side of the. mountain, its regular lines and perfect per-fect contour make it one of the great features of a visit to the canyon. v THE LUSHER ETC. As wc told you before, wo know comparatively little of the architectural architect-ural worth of the pipe llne,llume etc that is, wc can not go Into technicalities technicali-ties with you, for architecture is not our speciality but to all appearances the pipe could hardly be constructed better, and we are necessarily forced to take the word of such men as Hon. Jos. Monson. That pipe Is constructed construct-ed of as line looking lumber as an man ever vlcwcd-and wc will here make a statement that even Republicans Republi-cans who have not been there will not believe yet the statement Is in good faith and is tuuk. The writer walked walk-ed over 100 yards of the east end of that pipe and looked for a defective piece of lumber, a single board that could be called Into question, but by all that Is fair, honest and honorable was UKA1ILK TO KIND MOKE THAN tiiiikk knots. Not knot-holes reincm-ber, reincm-ber, but knots that had been sawed through. That entire pipe Is mado of just such lumber from beginning to end and is practically air tight. IRON RANDS Around this pipe, six and eight inches apart at- critical places, arc placed Iron bands, and' where the strain Is not so great, iron bands arc placed at a distance of from one to two feet. Wc understand that while Mr. Monson says the canyon Job Is a good one, he also expressed the belief that these bands should have been closer together. We desire to be fair with you, and give you t'lls statement. state-ment. The bands are placed accord-' Ing'to instructions from, the City's consulting engineers, however. It is also true that w number of these bands arc now lying scattered along the whole length of the Hume. It was stated to us Sunday night that many of these bands were spoiled by burning at the forge. Wc know nothing noth-ing about this there are not more than a hundred In that whole mile and a quarter, and besides, this is not a loss to the city, but to the contractors contract-ors who necessarily have to make ood all failures of this nature. ' THE MACHINERY Mayor Hansen stated yesterday morning that he had received advices that the machinery is now on the road, and personally he has no doubt that the same will be in place and ready to run by December 15th. A portion of the machinery will bo Installed In-stalled as soon as it arrives and the building will be constructed around It. THE WIRING SERVICE Superintendent Daniels, from Provo, an expert electrician, Is now In the city with a force of men, and have begun be-gun the work of wiring, placing transformers, trans-formers, etc., and says the work can and will be finished before December 15th. COMPETENT ENGINEERS. The statement has been made frequently fre-quently that the city plant and pipe line Is being put in without having competent men to supervise its construction, con-struction, etc. Howl after howl has gone up from the opposition on the strength of this supposed unbusinesslike unbusiness-like way of doing things. The truth of the matter is that on every vital matter the most competent compet-ent engineers of the State have been consulted. At the beginning of the work, the Electric Light Committee consulted with engineers, and the bid of Hey ward & Gray of Salt Lake was for $3,500 to look after the matter and accept the responsibility. . The com mittee says, "we haven't that much money to spare for this kind of service, ser-vice, will you get out plans, specifications, specifica-tions, etc., and give us service when asked for?" Heyward & Gray said yes to this, and have given advice, plans, etc., at every turn, and inasmuch inas-much as these gentlemen 'arc the consulting con-sulting engineers of the Uah 'Light & Power Co., there is no doubt but that their advice has been the best. Mr. Gray, himself, has been to Logan recently, looked over the ground and work at that time and expressed himself as highly pleased with everything. every-thing. - t |