Show MOTIVE POWER 9 developments in the mammoth power furnishing establishment surveyors are at work getting up estimates and plans for the prop propped oed dam and works to be established near the mouth of ogden canyon for the P purpose u of giving to ogden a system 0 of motive 0 power where with to run fa facon clories cB of all kinds electric light plants pa tita street railway ard other enterprises that require requite power whether of electricity city i steam or water intimates have tavo already been made to some ex tent it is is rumored that the old grade on the south bide side of the mouth of ogden canyon worked by the pacific short line will be me used Y as a wagon roa road d in in place of the one at present traveled by the public from ogden valley whether there will be any interference in tins this matter by the railway company has bas not been learned sir feguis secretary of the ogden short line to chicago stated last evening that the placing of a dam at that point would not interi re with their plans in m the least they haj the right r gat of way if it the road were com co fling that route toute and therefore no biffi culty would be eap exp experienced e in coming through should the h abroad road bo be paced pa cd along the above mentioned grade it would be necessary to construct a road way along that eide for some 3 feet after which bich it would brinch down to the other bide side and ake to the ol 01 1 roa road d the height of the dam baa has not aten determined though 75 feet has been intimated 8 me peo ie je are ex pressing pr ersing fears of the p result of placing a dam at that poi point 11 t one lal party said last evening that he be knew know of no dam in the country that bad stood the test for twenty years ears without continual repairing the dams had bad in each instance weakened and given signs 0 of I 1 breaking away sh should 0 uld 9 elih a 11 an n cc currence take place here the v jume of water w which would be stored up behind said dam would destroy much property and even ife the company having baying the work in charge are sanguine and feel that there is is no cause for the alarm the dam can be made and will be made so strong that there will he be no dancer of ever gning giving away it will be made strong enough to hold he the volume of water at the full height of alig dam and in the spring the 0 overt bertlow sw will pass over the waste airs on each side the power thus data ne dIll be aeed in generating electricity at th the a power aimse and this will be sent to any part of the city wherever it is is desired debited if it be true as the projectors elate state that only 10 per r cent of the power will be lost 1 in D it to a factory two miles away there I 1 ii s no leason why it should not work an unlimited poa er can be obtained at the dam from turbine wheela wheels ogden can never grow too large for the band wherewith to supply the factories that will a spring pring up in I 1 tite time lien men of bromine pr prominence omine ce and capital are at the bick back b ick of this enterprise and there appears DO no reason why it should should not be mada made a success the necessary pipers papers are not yet prepared and th therefore no official solicitation for block stock in this city ci y ha IV yet b en an made it is lean ed however hoever that several thousand are already promised promie ed as soon as the pro eject act pct is well under way the money 1 to be wised raised here is the originators of the enter enterprise pris do not make it a condition that og ogden d on shall furnish that much capital but desire that the people of ogden be interested interest cd to tint that extent in something that will yet make of her the metropolis of utah but of the intermountain manufacturing region local ineal capital has been enlisted and that without any solicitation much inquiry q baa has been started in this direction and the brightest prospect 4 tf cf success are smiling an invitation to all who work for ogden to take ad vs astare taRe of fortune when she knocks at the door |