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Show f : THE PRESS-BULLETI- ' The Utah Power & Light Co. Make ManyImprovements 'No year in Utah's history has wit-nessed greater advances along elec-- . trical lines than the one bow closing. No other year has brought to the peo-ple of Utah, Idaho and? Colorado so thorough an. appreciation of the pos-sibilities of an adequatt electric serv lee, and no other section of the west may boast a more potential factor among the attainments of the past year than the broad-giuge- d develop-ment in the generating, transmission, distribution, and application of elec-- ' trical energy, that has gone steadily forward in Utah, Idabo and Colorado, - and which now staids ajnong the most imiwrtant projects successfully consummated in this in-termountain section, j In two years the eins ha been : , gathered over a aeoife or more of In-- '. '.. dividual cbinpanies generating and dis-tributing electric power In. southeast-ern Idaho, northern and central Utah, ' ' and western Colorado. Splendid new ; power houses have been erected, waste water stored, long transmission ttnea feulK. moderr sub-statio- erect-4- , and the unification of the entire .eystenv accompllsied on a basis 'that Insures the scientific and economical : operation of its every feature and thereby bringing to thousands of homes and farms,' to mines and mills and smelters, to shops and factories, i and scores of rvral districts an econ-omical and dependable electric service which otherwise would not have beo available for m.ny years to come. The work th Utah Power & Light company has accomplished through-out those sections of Idaho, Utah, an Colorado, semd by its lines, stands as a striking example of the possibili-ties in the utilization of the natural resources of the Intermountain coun-try- With general offices in Salt Lake, and branch offices and representatives la all principal cities, towns, and Tural districts throughout southeastern Idaho, northern and central Utah, and western Colorado, the Uath Power & Light company has proceeded stead-ily and rapidly along well defined lines with the perfection of a system for the generating, transmitting and distributing of electrical energy that has embraced the expenditure of sev. eral millloas of .dollars for new work,' and hundreds of thousands of dollars In Improving and enlarging the already established electrical properties which the company has taken over In many places throughout the territory it serves. Along Bear river, In Idaho, where the company has enlarged the canals carrying the flood-water- s of the river Into Bear Lake, and the excess waters of the lake back Into the river when needed, and further down the river where reservoirs, dams, and power houses have been erected, extensive operations have been carried on throughout 1914. The large suction dredge owned by the Utah Power & Light company has completed the enlarging of the Outlet canal from Bear Lake to Bear river. The former controlling gates which have been operated in the Outlet canal at Dike for several years, have been replaced with new controlling gates 'with a capacity that will amply take care of all discharge requirements for years to come. The Rainbow branch of the Dinkle Inlet canal ha9 also been equipped with new controlling gates. These operations marked the comple-lio- n of the first phrase of the opera-lion- s for the storing in Bear Lake each year of the excess flood waters of Bear river, so that they may be used to equalize the flow of the river during dry seasons, and In the extensive and important irrigation operations which form so large and Important a factor In the company's plans for the de-velopment of the natural resources of the intermountain country it Berves. , The company's new power house at Grace, Idaho, on Bear river, was com-pleted early in 1914, and placed In operation February 15th. The capac Uy of this new plant is nearly 33,000 horsepower. All works constructed by the Utah Power & LiKht company on Bear river are designed and built, not only with the idea of power development, but a'so to serve the greatest ultimate irrigation developments possible. Oneida is the next point on Bear tlver where work has been going for-ward for several years, and at which Point a dam and other controlling works were completed late In 1911. that will be made to serve extensive Irrigation purposes, and which in addi-tion will equaliie the flow of Bear river for points below Oneida, The new power house that U being erected at Oneida la now under way, and the of the building Is completed. It is expected the power house will be placed in commission some time In July, 1913. ' A great steel pipe line IB feet In dia-meter is being constructed from the Intake house of the Oneida re:Jfrvoir to a new surge tank, near the site of the Oneida power house. This pipe line 8 2,600 feet long and the steel uiie is the same Bl.e as the tiiiiWs under the Hudson river at New York, The surge tank is 120 fet high and 40 feet in diameter. Tw.j steel Piiie lines, called penstocks, each 12 feet In diameter, lead from this surge tank down to the edge of the river, where the power house u being erected. The or '.be power house is now completed and the building will be equipped with two 14,000 horsepower vertical generating rnits.- r ,; The two penstocks, connecting the surge tauk and the power house at Oneida, will be equipped with Johnson valves at their lower end. These valves are the largest of their kind ever built. , The steel tower transmission line, erected by the company and connect-ing the Grace and Oneida power houses, with the. new terminal' .sub-station 6vi miles west of Salt Lafce, was placed In operation January 15th. 1914, and has been successfully oper-ated continuously since that date. This transmission line is 135 mile long, and is "one of the largest and longest of its kind in the entire west. ' The new terminal sub-statio- n 6 miles west of Salt Lake has been in operation since early In the eprtng $1 this year, and represent a large in-vestment In buildings, grounds, and equipment. . , At this sub-statio- the entire dis-tributing system of the Utah Power & Light company is controlled. Heavy feeder lines supply power for the electrical equipment of the Ufih Cop-per properties at Bingham , and Gar-fll-other feeder lines running out from the substation supply power for the operation of the Utah Light & Traction system in and around Salt Lake. The site of the sub-statio- n comprises 40 acres, and the company has erected modern cottages for the accommodation of its employees. This is the southern terminal of the 135-mil- e transmission line running from Grace and Oneida on Bear river, and this line delivers a current of 130,-00- 0 volts to the At the latter the current is reduced and seut out over the feeder lines at 44,000 volts. The improvements and extensions made to established properties throughout the Idaho, Utah and Colorado- -territory served by the Utah Power & Light company have includ-ed many important operations the past year. The Bingham, Park City and Eu-reka mining districts have received a great deal of intention, and thousands of dollars have been spent in extena-in- g and improving service to mining properties in these three disticta That the present unsettlc-- cond'-tio- n in intermountain mining fieidj, due to the European conflict, will show a decided improvement in tne near future, seems certain. This lull In mining activities, however, strong ly exemplifies the --excellent charac-ter of the market for electric serv-- , ice that exists throughout southeast-ern Idaho, northern and central Utau. and western Colorado. This market is so diversified that despite the impor-tance of mining operations to such a concern as the Utah Power & Light Co., the volume of demand for elec-tric service from other lines of en-deavor keep the company busy, des-pite the reduced amount of service it is called upon to serve the mining dis-tricts. The work that has been done In the Bingham districts by the Utah Power &. Llgt company during 1914, incluues putting into commission the new sub-station erected at Bingham, together with new transmission and distribu-tion lines to this Service to the company's customers in Bing-ham has been brought to a high stat. of perfection thereby. A new feeJer line has been completed to the High-land Boy district. This line was built high up on the side of te canyon In order to free it from all causes of In-terruption. At Park City an extension has beetj! completed to the Silver King Consoll dated mining property, and a large! 40,000 volt sub-statio- n is being erect-ed to Improve the service. A feature of the company's work in tbe Park City section the past year was the supplying of po'er to the two hotels at Brighton and to several cottages at this popular summer resort. Service throughout the entire Eu-reka district will be greatly improved by the completion of the company's new sub-statio- n at that point together with necessary transmission and dis-tribution lines.. The Gold Chain Mining company and the Adkinson mill have been sup-pile-with service, and several new arc lamps are being Installed In Eu-reka. The reconstruction of the 44,000 volt line from Murdock to Eureka, and the strengthening of insulation on this line has greatly improved ser-vice throughout this district. Iiacehus is the point on the foothills of the Oqcirrh range west of Salt Lake, at which the Hercules Powder company Is erecting Its ne.w powde,-- manufacturing plant. The Utah Power & Light Coin ptny lias erected an ex-tension to itM lines, whereby the Iler- - cules company will be supplied with service at this new plant Many and Important improvements are planned by the Utah Power & Light company for each district it serves throughout the company's en-tire territory during 1915. Many thousands of dollars will be expended throughout the communities of the territory that extends from Ashton, Idaho, on the north, to Eu-reka, Utah, on the south, and these Im-provements will form an integral part of the growth and development of these communities during the coming year. The officials of the Utah Power & Light company are laying the greatest possible stress on its endeavors to bring its electric service to the high-est possible plane of efflcency. Tb1 is the goal toward which is directed every effort of the company and ls employees. The splendid the con pany has received from customers, and the public generally throughout, its territory has proven of the great-est assistance. The men who are at the head of the Utah Power & Light company include men whose business interests He at most wholly in the development of this section. D. C. Jackllng of Salt Lake is pn Ident of the Utah Power & Light com-pany, and W. S. McCornlck, president of McCornlck & Co., bankers, Is sen-ior ycie president of the company. Among the directors are many well known and prominent men through-out this section. Thff include M. If. Walker, presi-dent of the Walker Bros. Bankers, Salt Lake; T. R. Cutle", general man-ager of the Utah-Idah- o Sugar com-pany, Salt Lake; P. J. Moran, Salt Lake; C. W. Nibley of Salt Lake; C. E. Ixwse of P'rovo, Utah, and Bulkley Wells of Telluride, Colo-rado. The Western Colorado Power cim-pan-with general offices at Mont-rose, Colorado, is a subsidiary ot the Utah Power & Light company, and serves a large mining and commercial field jn western Colorado. nits r2"!? tW We wish alia ... 1 '"4 you N ifC jSv: rn . , 1 i We wish you all a t J "S; MSSP Happy and C Pr8Perus J JfJlS Prosperous , have been taking inventory for the last week. Going over our big n VV stock and picking out the odds and ends we find many items that must cu. be sacrificed--ma- ny lines that are too heavy for this time of the yearH' V,C co This has been a very mild winter so far and . heavy goods have not ? c3 moved like they should, so it is up to us to sell these goods at a loss c than carry them over. You will find we have made some very substantial o reductions in many lines. Now is the time to buy and save money. There O are four more months of cold weather, you will need these goods. Why Cj not buy where your dollars will go the fartherest. Our buyers cannot al-c- n ways estimate the quantity of goods to buy. This is why we have left over' o many seasonable goods we simply must sell. Also this has been an off Njf year, therefore our very low prices. UuvliaiJiJay uwJ Is uil Ik? D to lu n T Quality the Highest TalC Big StOFC Prices the LowesT & SALT LAKE LOTS FOR SALE. Equity in four lots or. Fifth East near Thirteenth South, will sell cheap, Inquir? 4:10 South First West. (Adv.) Calli Livery Stable. Immediately Randall ran to the telephone, and as if guided by a pre monition, he called the number of the Bingham Lumber company, nearly a mile down the-- canyon' from the bank. Isadore Bauchet answered tUe telephone. Randall explained to him that the bank had been held up and that the hold up was probably on his way down the canyon. Simultaneously he furnished Gauchet a description of the bandit. The same description was heard by Rex Holden, who plckei up the telephone in the office of the Star Livery stable, both telephones being on the same line. Scarcely a moment had elapsed be-fore a man answering the description i of the bandit entered the livery stable and calmly asked if a rig could be had to drive down toward Salt Lake. Recognizing the bandit, Holden d thai he would have one ready in a little while. He told the stable boy to watch every movement of the new patron while he went away to get a shotgun. On bis way from the stable, Holden encountered Patrolman J. H.. White. They rushed back to the Btable, but there found the stable boy pointing toward an outbuilding back of theoal yard, where be said the suspect had gone. Patrolman White led the way to the toilet, threw open a door and covered the man with a revolver. Neither money nor revolver could be found on the person of the suspect, but after a search of the premises Patroltnan White discovered the sack of gold and currency. A few min-utes later Frank King, driver for the coal and lumber company, found the revolver which the bandit also had thrown away. Denies Suicide Attempt. On the bars of Heaton's cell was found a handkerchief with a pair of tied shoe laces attached so aa to form a noose. Andrew Mayer, mem-ber of the Bingham police depart-ment, declares that shortly after Heaton had been locked In the prison he was attracted by groans. Enter-ing Heaton's cell, Mayer says he found him on the floor in a semiconscious conditions. Mayer says he gave Heaton a cup of water, which resus-citated him. It was not until yester-day, however,' that the handkerchief and tied shoe laces were found. At the county Jail last night Heaton dis-claimed any knowledge of having at-tempted to commit suicide. Mr. Willsie of the Pinkerton detec-tive agency said last night that he had sent out photographs of Heaton j to prisons for iKJsiblo itleuti- - I ficai ion. coapANYs bu;:gh " " One of the strong mercantile or-ganizations of Bingham is the Bin, ham Mercantile company, organize several years ago in a small way and! since its inception has grown to ha one of the mighty factors In the busl. ness of the 'camp. This company hat-ha- Its tips and "downs but - usually comes out with the big enj of'tha game and has made a host of frleudli in the big mining camp. It is ewaed largely by Bingham people and' the profits stay in the camp., Mr. C. E. Adderley is manager and has been ' with the company for many years. He has gained an enviable reputation as a brslness manager and has satisfied both his stockholders and patrons as well. He is a maa of rare ability and Is a good Judge of human nature. H deos most of the buying for this big department store air! is '"'tc-'mneesa- , ful in securing barga'ns so that peo-ple of Bingham can biiy their goods at retail as cheap as In other parts of (the state where overhead expenses are j not so hea,vy as they are in a mining camp. The grocery department Is under i tbe management of J. E. Wilson, whose efficiency Is well known t the patrons of this big store. He is ably assisted In this department by Jos. Kemp, Bert Hocking. Rex Tripp, A. J. rf and Otto Lee. ISorensen office are R. J. Mitchell as cashier, who Is recognized ns one. of j the hest accountants in the state,. Mrs. JJInnie ZIon and Mlas Cora Hock lng are also In this department. The dry goods department Is ably managed by Frank Keeney, who la aware of the essentials for women, and he Is assisted In this department by Miss Annie Lehman and Mist Sarah Davis. In the gent's furnishings depart ment you will find Harry Mitchell ta charge and ably assisted in the person of Mort James. The furniture depart-ment Is In charge of O. M. Jensen and Rees Hocking helps him look after the business. The drivers are Peter Draper, John Ellswood and Jack Kautzman. Peter Hepburn Is custo-dian of the building and guards well all the portals. BIKGHAM BANK ROBBED (Continued from ' Page One.) leaning his back against the wall of the 'vault He pressed the muzzle of his revolver against the cas'hler'sTem-pi- e and demanded the combination to the bank treasure box. For but a mo-ment Randall hesitated. "I am desperately in need of money for my poor old mother and father, who are starving over In Beglum," said the bandit. "If you don't give me the com-bination I w ill have to kill you and the other two. My life Is nothing to me." , Bandit Appears Nervous. The bandit's revolver still pressing against his temple, Randall told the combination. The fingers of the ban-dit's unengaged hand leaped to the knob. It turned to the left and right, but the door to the safety deposit vault, failed to open. The bandit cursed. But Randall assured him that he had beea given the correct combination, and the bandit tried aaain. He failed the sec-ond time, wbeh Randall felt the muzzle of the revolver pressing harder against! his temple. Finally after making five attempts the bandit pulled open the door to the treasure box. Into a sack he dumped gold and cur-rency aggregating about $16,500. He said something a bo ft having no use for a farce quantity of silver, which he could have taken. Leaving the vault with the bag of gold and currency, the bandit locked its hugh steel portal on the cashier, his assistant and the apprentice. No sooner bad the bolts shot into place than the three victims began a strug-gle to release themselves, but at first this seemed Impossible. Finally Henry Oddie succeeded in wriggling a Christmas present pocket-knif- e out of his trouser pocket. Then with more wriggling he guided tu bound hands of Dobson to the knife lkbson succeeded in opening the big blade and with great difficulty he di-rected it to the cords which bound the ' hands of Oddle. Finding his wrists free, Oddie picked up the knife, cut tbe cords which bound the hands of Dobson, who In turn cut the cords which bound the bands of Randall. Regaining his feet, Randall seized a screwdriver, hidden In the vault to guard against emergiencies of being looked In, particularly In the case of hold-ups- . With this instrument he drew screw-- s trom the mechanism of the vault portal's luck and In less than a minute he drew back the big hoi's and threw open the vault door. AMERICAN HUNTERS SHO'R BY CANADIAN SOLDIERS Buffalo, Dec. 29. Walter Smith and Charles Dorsch, American hunt-ers, were shot by Canadian soldier on the Niagara river near. Fort Erw today. Smith was killed, but Jlorseh will recover. The shooting was according to informal Ion gathered by the military and forward-ed to Ot'awa tonight |