Show inspection of electric railroads and power plants BY WILL C HIGGINS on saturday november 26 members of the utah society of engineers made one of its regular inspection trips accompanied by invited guests two weeks before a visit had been made to the tooele thoele smelter of the international smelting smelling Sm elting refining company where everyone disclosed profound knowledge regarding the treatment of ore by fire the transformation of crude material into in gots and bars of copper bullion the junket of the however was of a different nature and every visitor lad his insulators on and his trolley had continuous contact with a live wire for on this occasion an inspection spec tion was made of interurban inter urban electric lines and power plants between salt lake city and brigham city not forgetting to take in plants and points of interest at ogden and ogden canyon the start was ma made de at 9 a m when the party boarded the magnificent special coach provided by the salt lake ogden railroad company which is now running a through electrically operated line from salt lake to ogden the run to ogden was quickly and most comfortably made where a transfer was made to a special car furnished by the ogden rapid transit company the connection was well timed and within fifteen minutes the members of the party were being conducted through the main streets of the junction city and up the river bottom to ogden canyon before reaching the canyon a stop was made in order to enable the visitors to make an inspection spec tion of the pioneer power plant of the it A 4 41 4 4 xa 7 7 I 1 0 41 photo by will C higgins utah society of engineers and guests near hermitage ogden canyon utah light railway company from here the run to the hermitage in ogden canyon was quickly made where the party was photographed returning to ogden luncheon was served at the weber club the plan of securing refreshments at brigham city being annulled on account of the death of a member of the family at the famous hostelry at which the repast was to have been served the journey was resumed after lunch and in a special cial car a trip was taken to brigham city over the new interurban inter urban electric line recently completed by the ogden rapid transit company on the return the willard substation sub station of the company was inspected arriving at ogden well along in the evening the special on the salt lake ogden road was boarded the only stops made being to inspect the ogden substation sub station of the road and the big steel bridge constructed by the company a short distance out of ogden the trip over the salt lake ogden road was a most delightful one the party at this stage of the trip enjoying the hospitality pita lity of sidney bamberger Bam herger vice president of the company it has been but a few months now since the road was transformed from a steam to an electrically operated line the roadbed road bed was smooth the curves few and light and in the splendid coaches operated by the company the ride from salt lake to ogden is one of comfort and pleasure the ogden substation sub station of the company is a model and up to date plant in every respect and the steel bridge already referred to is an innovation in railroad construction in the west joseph W bailey general superintendent of the ogden rapid transit company met the party at the bamberger station at ogden and made the trip an interesting and entertaining one during the ride over his companas comp anys lines the pioneer plant of the utah light railway company because of its somewhat ancient history being the first power plant to be installed in the state was inspected with more than ordinary interest by the engineers of the party A longer stopover stop over in ogden canyon would have been appreciated but lack of time prevented a further inspection of the beauties and attractions tr of this locality although a pressing invitation to tarry longer was made by william wilson the host of the famous hermitage the leading summer resort of this wonderful canyon the new interurban inter urban line of the ogden rapid transit company running from og is feeling the beneficial effects of quick and frequent transportation facilities the substation sub station plant at willard with a capacity of horsepower and allis chal mers equipment is modern and up to date the power is derived through a pipeline leading up willard canyon which has a head of 1200 feet the excursionists returning reached salt lake at p m after having had a most pleasing eleasin g and interesting trip personnel of the pari party ly the following named members of the utah society of engineers made the trip to ogden and brigham city V 0 A honnold president of the society and engineer of the utah light and railway company C H construction engineer international ter national smelting smelling Sm elting refining company dr J P F merrill professor of electrical engineering university of utah R R lyman professor civil engineering lei swam I 1 I 1 N M pioneer power plant near Nea ogden canyon photo by will C higgins den to brigham city was a revelation to the visitors this line has been in commission but a short time with the roadbed road bed a little rough in spots and yet it is a wonderful little line oat of ogden a few miles to the north it passes in close proximity to the famed utah hot springs after which it passes through a country of well tilled farms thrifty orchards and numerous little settlements brigham city the northern terminus the county seat of box elder county is one of the finest cities in the state outside of salt lake and ogden this place is metropolitan in its appearance and condition and its inhabitants are progressive enterprising and hospitable its main streets are lined large and well stocked stores churches and school houses give charm to the place and scores of beautiful and modern residences abound on every hand the new interurban inter urban road is giving excellent service between its terminal points and the intermediate country along the line university of utah A A knowlton electrical engineering department university of utah L F krebs engineer of sewer and drains city engineers office city joseph ulmer city engineer murray utah L I 1 parks city engineers office gity city H W sheley consulting engineer city J H tempest engineering department utah light railway company R kletting architect city owen H gray consulting eng engineer aneer city J B ambler electrical engineer with general electric company willard cannon electrical Engine eer with lynch cannon engineering co M D grosh consulting engineer city M C dill manager sullivan machinay Ma chiney company C F moore chief engineer U S mining company sidney bamberger vice president salt lake ogden railway co fred E arnold mechanical engineer with chas 0 moore co city the invited guests of the society were as follows mesdames R R lyman and R R woolley ralph R woolley U S dept of agriculture cul rf richard chard A hart TJ S dept agriculture alture W W paine U S dept of chemistry C P cahoon manager progress company murray utah H C smith mechanical engineer utah copper co E J Le leblond Biond engineering dept utah light co J A lupher electrical engineer westinghouse in ghouse electric mfg mag co C A decamp civil engineer city W turner engineering dept utah light railway co B W mendenhall commercial dept utah light railway co geo ged W riter mining engineer city L J riter construction dept utah L railway co jas A lynch lynch cannon engineering co city J duder civil engineer with birch corr con s st ti action ruction co M H trask sales engineer denver engineering works wm dooly mining engineer city C P kahler assistant engineer oregon short line ry co julian bamberger salt lake ogden ry ray B needham freight and pass agent salt lake ogden ry J W bailey gen supt bupt ogden rapid transit co ar arthur thur behal capitalist new york the following students of the university of utah were also present junius hayes E M vanorden chas J E R hannibal M W and M H brinton the press was represented by W J wesley of the ogden standard W J sloan of the salt lake tribune and will C higgins of the salt lake mining review the following descriptions of points of interest visited contributed by experts in their line will be read with interest ty by members of the party as well as mining review readers in general |