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Show A. Lundberg Has Built an Electric Light Plant 'A new and first class electric ligfit plant has been erected in Mount Pleasant by A. Lundberg. It is located lo-cated in the main business block of the city just back of the building now occupied by the Consolidated Wagon & Machine Company. Mr. Lundberg has secured a title to the.waters of Pleasant Creek for the purpose of generating electric power. He has about 900 feet of pipe laid from the little power house up the stream where the old dam was placed for the mill. . The pipe used is 16, 14 and 12 inches leading into a Pelton type of wheel which generates the electric current. One very good feature about -the plant is an adjustable guage which Mr. Lundberg has made himself. The guage regulates the stream of water which flows continuously through the pipe. It is placed in position so that any portion of the stream may be diverted into the wheel according to the amount of power desired. The plant which has been running successfully for a period per-iod of about two weeks wil generate about 30 horsepower, but at present pres-ent is only running about 28 lamps which Mr. Lundberg has in his own private business. It is the intention of Mr. Lundberg Lund-berg to furnish power for all the business men on the central block. He is also planning on building a flour mill on a spot of ground he has on state street and furnish day power for the entire block. He is prepared to regenerate batteries for automobiles, etc. |