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Show Supplement to The Nation. LOGAN, UTAH, flay 28, 1902. Interesting Description of One of Logans Great Industries. Hercules power plant is now completed. As the name indicates, it is one of Herculean strength and size. It is one of the finest plants in the world, equipped with all that is latest and best for the means of electric generation. From the spot where the water first leaves The great to Logan river to make its way the power house to the extreme limit of the wire at Mercur, the latest electrical contrivances and the best material are in use. A glance over the ponderous1 plant furnishes subjects for deep reflection, and vast interest. The j company's dam lies across Logan river about four miles from town ami a short distance east of the old time Haws lime kiln The dam is constructed on modern principles and is of great strength cioi.t capacity to run Mn entire and durability. It is capable1 of H:nt for about d minutes, or an ' i 'i15 "f ?! '"r ''"'.J ! dnertinj; Ihc- - ontiie rivrr into minute tin csmirity of all tlio can ill. r roin tins pujii. tlio is to tin1 uiaks of Mum-is and two hi this ease are flows miles, which tbeir canal load, f . short duration, (about in min ed in Oregon fir all the way 1 j increase :city of plant about in per cent more passes along it with tremendous t,an jts rat:i (.,vtrjeul imd water force. Approaching the end of capacity. All modern machinery the flume, it is increased in size is designed 10 carre a large overa slnirt tune. to 10x1:1 feet, being otherwise lx Inad 1 he Station is equipped with l' ii: electrical instruTliis increased size, or swelled monts, by which to tell the flume' acts as a reserve of sufli- - amount of puwer going to each , . - fr mea-urii- - place. Tin perpendicular tulies are uuirvcls of massiveness. They coiiipii-- e two large iron pipes, each feet in diameter . lie boiler iron' from which they are made inch through. being three-eighthTho run " feet to the power house, ;i ini m that distance the sheer drop is 21:! feet. Tlie rush the resistless sweep of the element when it reaches the wall r wheels can be imagined but not adequately desiu ibe.l. Kacli pipe conveys water to a ponderous i in bine wheel. These wheels ;.ie Imilt on the latest re action wheel plan, in wlii.-- the 1 s 1 - u |