Show construction N news the power plant of the oregon power company at dallas oregon has been damaged by fire loss estimated at covered by insurance the southern california edison company is to build a chain of power plants along the kern river california from kern lake to kernville Kern Ker ville riville it has been announced by D B E larkin of the larkin flour mill that the mill and warehouse recently destroyed by fire will be rebuilt at peck idaho the farmers union warehouse has been purchased by the chehalis produce company compa ny and it is understood that they will erect a large mill during the winter at culdesac idaho it is understood that the large operators of the properties controlled by F S murphy of salt lake city and his associates are to erect a large saw mill and mill at once at quincy california sealed proposals will be received at the quartermasters office fort yellowstone wyoming until october 15 for the construction of an outfall sewer for the post herman kobbs of the fort will furnish further information preparations are being made on creek about thirty miles west of ely nevada for the erection of a power plant to supply hamilton and the white pine pl ne mining district with electric current for power and lighting purposes by the hamilton power mining and transportation company it is anticipated that the ordinance for the construction of the new municipal power plant at baker city oregon will be pushed through to final passage by the city commissioners and bids for the contract for the building of the new plant advertised at once as soon as the bonds are sold in order that the actual work of construction may be under way as soon as possible on september 5 the secretary of agriculture signed a water power permit granting to the sierra electric power company the right to use for power development certain land within the lassen national forest california the company has its office and place of business in oakland the water power project is located on mill creek approximately 25 miles east of the city of red bluff in tehama county by means of low dams across the creek the flow is to be diverted into a conduit with a capacity of second feet and a total length of more than 16 miles at the upper end of the pressure pipes a small regulating reservoir is to be built in the power house which is to be built of concrete there will be installed machinery capable of providing a constant output of kilowatts the electric power will be transmitted to the market at volts |