Show construction news the ogden utah plant of the continent Con tinen tal oil company is to be doubled in its capacity the boise payette company of boise idaho will probably build three new sawmills in the near future the california noice no ice refrigerator alag mfg company of carson city nevada will soon build a manufacturing plant at that place the booth kelly lumber company of eugene oregon whose machine shops were recently destroyed by fire will rebuild at once the california oil refining company has decided to build a pipeline from its wells to douglas arizona where a refinery will be constructed james lindsey of portland oregon has been granted a permit by the government for the construction and operation of a power plant on mill creek douglas county same state mr lindsey will install an hydroelectric hydro electric plant and transmit power a distance of eighteen miles to reedsport Reed sport where it will be utilized for various purposes the conduit will be four fifths of a mile in length M the greater portion of which will be constructed of wood stave stav e pipe five feet in diameter the power house is to be constructed with a concrete foundation timber frame and sheet iron covering there will be installed three 1150 horsepower horizontal fra francis ne is ty type p e turbines acting under a head of feet these being direct connected to three kilowatt three phase alternating current generators the current is to be transmitted at volts from the plant to the town |