| Show TO OPERATE OWN OVIN ELECTRICAl PlANT Auerbach Brothers Also Will Supply Immediate Neighbors Neighbors Neigh Neigh- bors hors With Current Auerbach brothers who are constructing constructing con con- at Third S South uth and State streets the new home homo for tor their dry goods store are Installing an a electric power plant from which they Intend not only to supply their own require require- ments but to eventually compote compete for light and power business throughout the city As soon as the Initial plant Is Js ready for operation a number of power consuming concerns In the neighborhoOd neighborhood neigh neigh- of the new Auerbach building will take talce all an their po power er and light current current current cur cur- rent from the new plant which is being built behind the Colonial theatre Among Amon the concerns that have contracted contracted con con- for their supply of the fluid from the Auerbach plant are aro the Brooks Arcade building the Ii Isis and Colonial theatres the Linden and Touraine Tou- Tou mine raine hotels and a number of ot stores residences and offices In the neighborhood neighbor neighbor- hood Negotiations are aro In pro progress ress with many other other- prospective consumers ers era and amI b by the tho time the new ne plant Is read ready for tor business It Is expected that It will supply a a. wide territory The basement of the tho power h house use will contain four tour boilers each capable of supplying horsepower On the floor loor above the st steam am and asid generators generators gener goner will be lie located Subterranean tunnels tunnels tun tun- tun- tun nels already have ha boen been constructed to carry carr electric wires across tho tue streets to the buildings s to be supplied Work on the tho department store buildIng building build build- Jn Ing Is being pushed forward rapidly arid anti It Is expected It will be completed and open for lor business by Easter Dalay Dela De De- Da- Da la lay In the shipment O of steel from Chicago Chi c ago cago las has delayed the finishing of ot the c concrete floors In tho ho basement but t these hose will bo ho In shape by Wednesday ay n next ext A feature of or the tile building i Is the l li length of the spans For a a steel buildIng build build- lf Ing i ng these would be unusually lon long an andor and f for or a concrete building will establish a fL record ecord r The Tho store will bo be fireproof ra t rt throughout and thoroughly modern In a all ll respects The company will be Independent of at the he t city for tor its water supply as an artesian a well was recently discovered i if In n the basement at a depth of or fifteen io f feet This well gives I cs an abundant flow o of or f water and will bo he featured by the c company In its advertising after movIn i In ing ng into Its new now quarters |
