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Show THE DAILY STATE JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER PAGE THIRTEEN 23. 1938. Mammoth Power Pipe Line Being Constructed in Weber Cannon If anywhere In the world, ft la In the, city of Ogden that the term contrac-tr- " la accepted and underatood in ita fulleat aigniflcanre, for from the first that title ha stood for the phraae empire builder." The men who built the railroads, the history making contractors of the early days, the names of whom are still household words among the older families, were but the forerunners of the modern day contractors who have In hand the execution of todays municipal and Indus- trial developments and Improvements and It may Justly be Ogden's boast that no matter what the fame of these master constructors the careers of many of them have been climaxed within the tributaries of this city. Living In the present. Interest Is naturally centered In what Is being done now. The accomplishments of the past and the prognostications of the I aq Suqq eui eqj joj eq Asm jnj lowed to pass as memories and visions. -- fu--- Views t this point the .nl'es from Ogden, ild wires, w:iich have 'long been in use to supply electric energy for the two cities, will be connected with the new "nd additional power to meet the growing demands will lie realised. The material used will be modern stave pipe, six and one, half feet In dl-a m ot er, atrHpied with broad steel bands or hoops. The magnitude of this feature may be partially gleaned from the fact that 1,000.000 feet of lumber and twenty carloads of steel bands will be required to complete the tube, which Is built to withstand the tremendous pressure, resultant from the heavy fall and volume of water It will be compelled to carry. When finished It will be 'equal to any similar stretch of pipe 'ever erected of any material, and the miles southeast of this city and winds mere fact that P. J. Moran was the Its way through rock cliffs and spans builder, will serve as assurance of its ravines for a distance of 75.000 feet, Ifilllng the purpose for which it has ending at the power house, which is 'been constructed. The laying of thlo pipe line, how approximately thirteen and Let us dwell with the contractor who is doing things today P. J. Moran, the man who Is responsible for admirable culmination of notable public Improvements all over the west, And who is now engaged In an undertaking In Weber canyon, the magnitude of which is estimable even with the figures presented. The work P. J. Moran Is now so effectually engaged In is the construction of the new 4,000-hors- e power plant for E. H. Harriman, to be used as an auxiliary to the plant already established at the mouth of the canyon, which supplies light and power for this city and Salt Lake, aa well as the Intervening towna and Industrial establishments. The pipe lljie leading to the new plant finds Its source at Devil's Gate, fifteen off one-ha- lf 1 I Work Being ever, is hut incidental to the Tremend-ous undertaking Mr. Moran has on his hands. In addition there is to lie a t aquemammoth reservoir, a duct and the power house itself. The power dHm is to be 100 feet long and twenty feet high and la tir tie constructed of reinforced concrete, while the aqueduct of the same material will lie seven feet In diameter, constituting a material factor of the undertaking. Work on the pipe line was commenced about ninety days ago and is now nearing completion, the work having been pushed with all dispatch under the personal guidance of Mr, Morans chief superintendent, Mr. Georg This section of the work alone will cost in the neighborhood of fl00,-00and it is estimated that the whole venture will coat approximately being carried out from start to finish without regard for the natural contour of the country traversed and necessitating considerable blasting of 1 2.000-fon- Ga-wa- 0, $400,-00- 0, Lake City now derives Its prtneiial water supply anil is also the executive head of practically all of Halt lake's street paving, especially of recent years. Ills employes constitute an army and he possesses faculty of always being able to control his men, from the merest laborer to callable superintendents and engineers, under any and all conditions, thereby making It iwsslble fur him to cotaplcte gigantic contracts in the face of obstacles that youhl have entirely disrupted forces not so effectually organised. It is through this perfect system, probably more than anything else, that Mr. Moran has earned the enviable position he enjoys among public work contractors. Of him It has been truthfully said that any undertaking entrant-e- d to him has been persued to a ments of the same nature, notably culmination and In strict acamong them being tlje famous Rig Cottonwood conduit, from which Fait cordance with apeclflcatlona. . solid fork ledges along the route In Id out by the engineers, following closely the main line of the Union Iuelflc railroad. , Thus far the work lias progressed without Interruption and a finished success now awaits buts the details of what, when completed, will be one of the most remarkable fenta of eonstruc-tloever undertaken In this state and will stand aa another monument to the thoroughness which has been character latic of the work of P. J. Moran. The accomiianylng halftones give a fair Idea of the manner In which this work is being conducted and some conception of Ita extent will be Indicated by the fact that two hundred men and over twenty teams have been constantly employed with a system that permits of no loss of time nor energy. Mr. Moran has scored added achieve- one on n nails-factor- y . Mammoth Power Line andl Plant By Contractor ONeill in Weber Canyon |