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Show at the Logan gene rated is conveyed to the mines plant of Salt Lake county and Mercur. It is carried over a three-wir- e line and the length of the line is 200 miles, all told. The wires are of the latest style aluminum wire, and the poles are Oregon cedar. j ; The line skirts the mountains straight southward, passing from Avon over to Ogden. Throe-thousan- d horse power is conover this line, and it veyed reaches Mercur with a loss of but 4 per cent. The wires are kept in splendid condition by a system of stations, and are inspected all along the 200 miles every few days. It is said that the company receives a very satisfactory price for the power from the mining companies wheel is propelled in Mie samoi way in which a sail boat is pro it-polled on a tack. The wheel J and self is cast of bronze weighs six tons. They are, of course, enclosed, and tho water flays against the buckets from numerous nozzles. The result is that something must move. It does move. The .water that comes through these two pi)ps lifts as much or pulls as much s could three thousand horses. Thus is our grand old Loand gan river being harnessed desirwork the made to perform ed by mankind to be done. I - able-bodie- large generators. The Logan power house in IjOiran canyon is built on an ex- j i When the water wheels turn around, the huge dynamos also revolve. These are ponderous wheels carrying in electro magnets of such great strength that bo should a small pocket-knifwould it placed on thir surface, require a strong man to puil it off. Tins wheci or "field is surrounded by coils of wire into which tho revolving "magnetic field induces an electric force of 1120 volts. Tho dynamos are t feet in diameter and each one is capable of generating 1500 horso power. It is tremely solid scale. finish- ed witli hardwood iloors, and has a crane capable of lifting many d e There are several small dynamos in the neighborhood of the large ones which might aptly be termed "agitata rs. They create magnetism in the field of the tons witli ease. It contains also six huge transformers which were among the first 40, 0U) volt transformers to lie used in the w rid, and when the electricity readies the interior it is encased in a jacket of oil and an outside jacket of water to insure ssfetv. The duty of these transformers is to raise the pressure of the current sufficiently high so that it may be sent over a small wire to a great distance with a small loss. The Ixigau company is the pioneer in high tension. The electricity gws into the transformer on 3 half inch wires and wire. comes out on a between electrical The pressure two of these wires is 40, (ml volts. one-eight- h The main portion of the power The Logan Power Co. is financed liy Mr. I.. 1). Nunn, who is largely interested in electrical power system, in Utah, Montana and Colorado. The interests of the are looked after by their local representative, E. P. Bacon, General Supt. The Station and Canyon work are in charge of R. P. Fairbanks. Station Supt. There are eight men regularly employed at the plant, who are taking a course of training, to fit themselves for better positions with this and its sister companies. There is to lie a large lodge or club house erected in the canyon for these young men and other employees of the Co. It will contain 23 rooms, 3 bath rooms and closets. It will be provided with a library and laboratory containing all books and instruments necessary to an extensive course of C. This Co has in course of its cunstiuction placed a large amount of money in Cache Co. As it derives most of its revenue from the South, and much money is spent to op. erate arid maintain so extensive a system, it promises to lie one of the grand resources of this county forall time to come. The charges fur light can haidly be cond sidered exhorbitant as they are almut of what is generally charged all over the United States. one-thir- |