Show Electric Firm Sets Big 1936 Construction Steam Power Plant lo to Cost 1600 May loy MayBe Y Be lie Erected In addition to assuring Utah in industry industry in- in in- in dependable si power supply at reasonable cost in 1936 the Utah Power and Light company may stimulate business activity with the first above million dollar building construction project Jn In several years yeara It was Indicated by officials of the company Already preliminary engineering surveys ys looking toward the construction construction con con- of a steam power plant in the state are under way and before the year is well advanced some dome definite announcement of ot the company's company plans may bt be ing Two sites one on the Jordan river and the other on ont the Provo river iv r near Olmsted are under under- consideration consideration consideration con con- as feasible locations for forthe forthe the Ute plant the Company already hav having ing filed tiled on s sufficient water for condensing con con- con condensing on densing and steam bolI boiler r purposes Boon to State Stahl The significance of ot the project to the state can be gleaned from estimates estimates esti esti- mates matu of ot the power company in case the plant is built Officials state it will mean In addition to a new newin in investment InVestment In- In vestment of a new source of Ct taxable wealth a tremendous boon oon to the Utah coal industry as asa asa a a a- plant o of the size contemplated would consume consume approximately ly 75 75 tons an annually u lly additional nal revenue revenue reve- reve reve reve- nue ue for lor railroads relief of ot of unemployment unemployment as to men would be required during the course of ot construction to used to purchase s supplies an and materials ma ma- materials ma- ma in the state and permanent employment of about 35 to 40 0 men toman to toman toman man the plant Th plant according to company officials is b being Ing conte contemplated plated in view of or the Increasing demand for tor elec electric rIc service wh which ch In In t the e 12 mont months s ended November 30 30 1935 resulted In a gen generation ration increase atO of at O kilowatt hours over over the corresponding 12 months ended November November No- No vember 30 1934 and severe drouth which is affecting the production of I the company's hydroelectric plants Re Reflects Mining Alining Up Upturn rn This increased consumption of oC electric service r reflects improved condition in the metal mining industry industry and and a g general disposition disposition disposition dis dis- position on the part of ot hous household hold consumers' consumers to Increase their use of ot I electricity officials of the company explained the At-the end of November the company and its subsidiaries the Bountiful Power and Light company company company com com- pany and the Western Colorado Power company had customers customer customers cus cus- tomer an increase of ot 1920 over the corresponding date in 1934 Increased d operating costs caused by dr drouth a and d rising prices and tax taxes s however offset the gains from front business was stated operation operation of ot the Jordan steam steam plant means to the coal industry in industry in- in of the state was related d re recently recently recently re- re by officials of the company Heavy Coal User Uler Statistics show that of ot the 2918 tons of coal oal mined in the state in 1935 th the power power company at Jordan Jordan Jordan Jor Jor- dan steam team and other sources used tons or more than 4 t percent per percent percent cent of ot of the total production of ot the C Carbon bon county fields The Jordan Iordan plant alone burns more than an 16 carloads carloads' of slack coal averaging pounds p per r day It is estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated that every every 24 2 hours more than pounds are consumed Officials explained the company made definite strides s during the year in eliminating lost time Um industrial industrial indus indus- trial accidents records Ih showing a decrease of 22 2 per cent compared with 1934 During the year approximately approximately were trained in first fiut aid courses to assist them in accident prevention The company at the en end of ot the 1600 year employed approximately persons |