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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1907)
J 10 THE 3IOHMXC. OKKUOMAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1907. WHEELS TURN AT CAZADERQ PLANT Mayor Lane Throws Switch and Electric Lamps Blaze in Portland. MANY WITNESS CEREMONY lToinincnt City, State and County Officials and llrprrscntative Citi zens Guests of the Hallway, Light niul Power Company. After four years spent in construction nnd the expenditure of approximately J1.ono.00rt. tlie Cazadero power plant of tlio Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany was put into operation yesterday. Mayor Ijine opened the Rates, allowing the water from the power dam to turn the wheels, which in turn set in motion the Riant dynamos. Mayor . l.ane then threw a switch in the power-house which Kent the power along the transmission lines to Portland and a huee sign, built of Incandescent lamps, rending-, "(,'aza dero's Greetings to Portland." which had been erected on top of The Oregrmian building, was illuminated. The dynamos were started at Cazadero at 5::'.3. The men at the substations along the line threw switches as the power reached them and the sign on The Oregonian building was ablaze at 5:4 The opening of the new power plant was celebrated with appropriate exercises. About 'SZ state and city officials, together with prominent business men of Port land, were guests of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company. Special tars, leaving the city at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, reached Cazadero at 3:45. Three trains were run. I'pon their arrival at Cazadero some time was spent in an in spection of the dam and canal leudins to the power station a mile below. The trains were then run back to the power house, where the exercises attending the. opening of the gates and starting the power dynamos were held. The scene of the christening of the new power plant was impressive. At the ap pointed time. Mayor Lane took his stand at the wheel and raised the gates, allow ing; the water from the three slant pen stocks to run into the turbine water wheels, thereby starting the big dyna mos. Three rousing cHeors were given by the spectators as the wheels turned for the first time. Audience Is ltcpresentative. It was a delegation representative of Portland's official and business life that made the trip to Cazadero yesterday. Members of the late legislature were In attendance, together with city and stats officials and prominent Portland business men. The Cazadero generators are now turn ing out 15,oo0 horsepower, about double the former capacity of the Portland Gen eral Klectric Company. The present out put of the Cazadero plant will be in creased to 5,000 horsepower as the need arises, and work has already been com menced upon a duplicate of the Cazadero plant a few miles further up the Clacka- is Kiver, the capacity of which will be 25.V0 horsepower. The three special trains were first run to the big dam. a mile above the new power-house, where the water is stored and the canal leading to the new power station loaves the river. 'After a care ful inspection of this great engineering work, the party returned to Cazadero and examined the second dam and power house. After the inspection had been com pleted. Mayor Lane took his station beside the wheel that raises tlie gutes, allowing- the water to run into the power wheels. At a given signal, he spun the wheel around, admitting the water to the turbine water wheels and moving; tiie giant generators for tlie first time. The idle machinery started its great work of supplying Portland with all sorts of electrical energy nnd hereafter will never be silent except in case of accident. As the city's requirements grow, additional dynamos will be in stalled. When the capacity of the Cazadero station is exceeded by tiie local demand for "juice," the duplicate power plant above the Cazadero sta tion will be switched on, doubling its capacity. Modern in All Details. The new station is modern in every detail. Three big generators, each of which develops 5000 horsepower, are In operation. They are turned by double 42-lnch turbine wheels of the Francis type, coupled direct to the dynamos on the same shaft so that no power is lost. There is a 13o-foot head at the power house, giving a tre mendous power. Double transmission lines bring the power to Portland. In ease one line is out of commission for any reason, the other is ready to. carry the cur rent. Tlie duplication of the trans mission lines adds to the safety of operation. Tne new power plant represents the highest development in generating ap paratus and is typical of the advance ment that has been made in generating electrical energy. Tlie dam proper is 176 feet wide at the base. 130 feet long on the base, while the length over all Is 400 feet. The fl'.'.me is built upon a crushed rock foundation. This flume follows the contour of the hillside and empties into a ditch with concrete outlet. The bottom width of the ditch is 35 feet and its depth 'J2 feet. Tiie lake into which the ditch emptier covers f.i acres when filled to an average depth of 2) feet. When filled to this level the lake will sup ply power sufficient to run the water wheels of tlie power plant below for six hours after the gates at the dam have been closed. At the lower end of the lake or reservoir are located the forebay gates, set into a massive concrete wall built on the top edge of the river bluff. This concrete wall is eight feet thick at the top and 20 feet thick at the bottom. If is built upon a foun dation of sandstone bedrock and is of steel and concrete construction. Through Huge Tubes. Water is led from the forebay gates to the power-house. 13S feet below. In tubes eight feet in diameter, which are in clined at an angle of 45 degrees and lie along tiie hillside. The water then rushes down into the waterwheels, connected directly with the huge generators or dy namos of the power-house. The power-house Itself is a concrete structure ISO feet long by 54 feet wide. A 20-ton traveling crane is mounted to run the fud length of the building, thus expediting repairs which may be neces sary. After the starting of the monster gen erators, the guests of the company took the cars lor the return to Estacada, where a banquet had been spread. ' The dining-room of the Hotel Estacada never presented a more beautiful scene. Ameri can flags had been draped artistically along the walls, while miniature incan descent lights were entwined with the greenery of the pillars and tables. Tiny American flags waved from every plate. The illumination was completed with in. candescent globes in Japanese lanterns. The light was supplied from the power plant iust started. President Goode. of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company, presided at the head table. With him sat Mayor Lane, W. W. Cotton, II. L. Pittock. President Haines, of the State Senate, Fred Mor ris. Colonel John McCracken, Genera Beebe. Dr. K. A. J. McKenzie, John F. Carroll, C. S. Jackson. W. D. Wheel wright, Circuit Judge Sears and W. S. Ladd. President's Gootle's Speech. President Goode. who was host, rose when coffee and cigars had been passed, and said: "It has been a very great pleasure to the company and to its officers to liave you all here today. Many kind things have been said to our officials on this trip and kind words are not the ordinary diet of the public utility official. "The plant just opened will have a normal capacity of 15.000 horsepower, which can be increased to 25.000 horse power. The total load handled by our company last December, which means the total business handled, amounted to only 25,0"0 horsepower. That means that the plant on the Clackamas will about double the power at the disposal of the company. "The Cazadero plant was planned by Frederick Morris and his associates, and they deserve credit. Many thought at the time the enterprise was planned that it was too big for the city. Time has shown that the city has grown to such an extent that the plan was eminently practical." Mayor Lane was called on by President Goode. He said he felt highly honored in being allowed to turn on the "juice" from such an enormous plant as the one just started. He said he could see what a visionary dream such a scheme must have seemed to the pioneers of '46 and '47. At that time the talk of electrical power from the watercourses of the Pa cific Xorthwest, he said, would have been considered the figments of a disordered brain. If anyone had talked too much about harnessing the water powers of nature.- said Mayor Lane, they would have put the schemer in the insane asylum. Mayor Jrovs lteminiscent. "I remember the day," said the speaker, "when the man who talked of the elec trical development of our natural water powers was considered on a par with the man who went into the sawmill busi ness and he always 'went broke. I have lived to see the day when both the elec trical development of the natural water powers has been perfected and the men who have gone into the sawmill business have made money and are respected In the community." Whitney Boise, who was Introduced na the "Poo Bah" of the Kast Side, mild: "Another jewel has been added to the industrial crown of the Pacific Northwest today. I am proud of the fact thill this great enterprise has been carried out. If every man can help develop tho resources of the Northwest, he Is only the fore runner of the promise of the future. AVo should give credit to tho men who have developed this great enterprise. Often these great industries are abused by our people, but If they did not develop our resources we would still be In a primeval condition." E. W. Haines, late president of the Sen ate, said: "I wish to congratulate the president and stockholders of the 'Port land Railway, Light & Power Co. on the successful completion of this great enterprise. Only 15 years ago it was con sidered impossible to transmit power for so long a distance. There Is a plant here that this state should be proud of. If you, the people of Oregon, will assist in developing these resources, we will accomplish much more along this same line. If. on the other hand, we discourage the residents of other states from invest ing their money here, they are not likely to give their capital In developing our re sources." Originator Is Modest. Fred Morris, who is credited with being the originator of the plan to develop power on the Upper Clackamas, said: "I want you to shift your thanks to Mr. Goode and his associates. This enter- L If Tvt1t - Hi Vc 'c.'lw lv -V Av.vJ William M. Cake, New President Multnomah Bar Association. 1 prise Is only partly developed and with the encouragement of the people of Port land, the development will finally be complete. These gentlemen deserve your consideration and by giving it to them, you will build up the City of Portland and the State of Oregon." W. V Cotton was called, upon and said: "I desire to say that I was the only man along the line of the O. W. P. &. Ry. Co. who donated free right of way for the building of the road. In addressing himself to a number of my neighbors, I grew quite eloquent on the advantages of a railway and I think without our donations the road would never have existed. "I don't think the state has yet started on its era of greatest development. About ten years ago everyone was looking for ward to the purchase of the Union. Pa cific by the United .States Government. The property was looked .upon as an ab solutely hopeless proposition. In 1903 but a small dividend was earned. It has taken about ten years to restore the confidence of the people, and in that period about $1SO,000.00, or enough to build the Panama Canal, has been spent in restoring public trust ,in the road. The Harriman roads are practically the only ones today which can build more roads without borrowing money. Owing to the hostile attitude of the public, it is difficult to dispose of bonds, but there is much construction going on in the state and I believe it is on the eve of the greatest development ever known. W. H. Hurlburt, who was closely identi fied with the Oregon Railway & Water Power Company when the Cazadero pro ject was started, spoke briefly. W. D. Wheelright and Daniel J. Malarkey also spoke. The guests of the company were thor oughly pleased with tlie day's arrange ments and commented generally upon the magnitude of the power' project which has just been completed on the Upper Clackamas. Superintendent Fields, of the O. W. P., had charge of the special trains which carried the company's guests to Cazadero yesterday. FENTON STEPS OUT Severs Connection With Coun ty Bar Association. MAKES NO EXPLANATION Humor Has It That Harriman Law yer Did Xot Approve Stand Taken by Multnomah Society on Hallroad Legislation. At the annual meeting of the Multno mah Kar Association, held at the County Courthouse last night. W. D. Fenton. local attorney for the Harriman lines, who was chosen president of the organi zation when it was launched a year ago, tendered his resignation from the society. It was accepted. Mr. Fenton gave no extended explanation of his action, but it is understood that he could not recon cile his position as attorney for the Har riman lines with the attitude the Bar Association took with regard to certain bills coming before the last Legislature looking toward railroad regulation. When asked the direct question last night Mr. Fenton evaded it by asserting that he had for a long time past been unable to attend the meetings of the association; that other reasons, if any, he did not care to discuss. Asked if the' introduction of certain bills in the Legislature had anything to do with his action. Mr. Fenton said that he did not care to answer the question, but that he had never seen any of the bills mentioned, and that if he wanted to criticize them he would have attended the association's meetings. "I have long belonged to the Oregon State Bar Association, and it was only through the solicitation of my friends in the profession that I was induced to join the association in this county." he said. W. M. Cake was elected president to succeed Mr. Fenton. The other officers chosen were: First vice-president. Rob ert G. Morrow: second vice-president, G. C. Moser: third vice-president, George Brice; secretary. Ralph B. Fisher; chan cellors, R. R. Duniway. A. T. Lewis and G. W. Stapleton; counsellor. L. B. Crouch, and treasurer, Waldemar Seton. The following members of the bar were admitted to the association: S. B. Hus ton, Lotus L. Langley. B. B. Beekman, Seneca F. Fouts. C. H. Meussdorffer, Jr., and Abner H. Jones. A unanimous vote of thanks was given Robert G. Morrow for his good work as a representative of the association at the Legislature. He told of the bills that were passed and some that were not passed, at the session just closed, say ing that as a representative of the mem. bers of the bar of Multnomah County he was well received by the legislators at Salem. He added that the county asso ciation. In the one year of its life, had done more than the state association has accomplished in all the time it has been in existence. "Every important measure the Mult nomah Bar Association wished passed was put through in almost its original form," said Mr. Morrow. "I believe that on the last night of the session the Senate made the world's record, passing 60 bills in 20 minutes." Mr. Morrow suggested that a com mittee be chosen to look into the mat ter in which the evidence at trials in California and the Eastern States is taken. He said he was moved to this action by an incident which took place not long ago, when, upon going to the' reporter for a transcript of a trial, he was informed that the shorthand man who took the testimony had since left the state, taking his notes with him, and was somewhere in Nevada. There was no way to get at the record of the trial until the reporter could be found, and although Mr. Morrow's client had the money ready, he could not take an appeal of the case. The appeal was lost. Upon taking the chair Mr. Cake said that he should use every endeavor to bring before the members of the asso ciation such matters as should make it a pleasure for the members of the bar to meet together. An effort will doubt less be made to increase the member ship, there being now 169 members. The suggestion was made that the place of meeting be changed from the County Courthouse to the Federal building or the Chamber of Commerce. This may be done later; Jiew Crusher for Roekpile. A new rock crusher for the Kelly Butte Hailey's Term Expires. The term of John Hailey, Jr., United States Commissioner at Pendleton, has ex- roekpile has been contracted for by the pired. Judge Wolverton has as yet made j County Court and will be installed short no announcement as to Mr. Hailey's sue- ly. The new machine will cost about cessor. although several candidates for $1500 and will greatly increase the pres the appointment have already appeared. I ent output. It breaks more rock in a day .-1 i t FALLS AMI AM AT CAZADERO OF THE FOR1XANU LIGHT POWER COMPAJfT. TO THE PEOPLE OF PORTLAND A PROCLAMATION BY WOODARD, CLARKE 6 CO., Pharmacists Inasmuch as it has always been our policy to take the people of Portland into our con fidence in all matters pertaining to VIXOL, it is with pleasure that we are here able to present an illustrated exhibit of the process through which VIXOL passes in its manufacture. This exhibit not only demonstrates the fact that VIXOL is a real scientific preparation made from fresh cods'. livers, but shows by illustration every ingredient of which VIX'OL is made. This proves to the people of Portland that VIXOL not only complies with all conditions of the new Pure Food and Drues Law, but always has done so, inasmuch as its ingredients have always been made public and its qualifications never misrepresented. We are sorry we cannot print in The Oregonian this exhibit in the natural colors of the ma terial contained in the different jars. We have a booklet showing this exhibit lithographed in colors, a copy of which Ave will be glad to hand to anyone asking for it at our store. These news paper illustrations, however, will serve to assure our customers and friends that VIXOL is in no way a secret preparation, but is as ethical as any preparation put up or prescribed by anyone. iimiimuumBinuiiiiHMiiuiiwimiiiiffliiiiiiiiuBH THE DELICIOUS COD LIVER PREPARATION WITHOUT OIL IB HOWVINOLilS MAD FROM FRESH COO'S LIVER Tb Chopped Cod's Liver Showing the Separation of the Oil m !!if! II Bxhraeted Liver Showing Three Lay ers, Upper Layer Washed Oil, Middle Layer Exhausted Liver and Lower Layer Solution o( Medicinal Extractives IP is ii i Magma of Iron Pep ton ate (Organic Iron) Made by Chemically Combining Iron Oxy chloride with Beef Peptone ! J' Hi 4 Fifteen Per Cent. Solution of the boa i Feptooate (Organic Iron) g The Concentrated Extract of the Liver Showing the Medicinal Extractives found in Cod's Livers A Fresh Five Pound Cod's Liver Coo taining All Its Natural Oil from which are procured the Valuable Medicinal Extractives U6edin makins Vinol IS-:.- Vinol the Finished Preparation, Con taining the Concentrated Extract of the Cod's Liver and Solution of Iron Peptonate in pure native wine I In making VINOL, the Fresh Cod's Livers go through the several stages represented by these illustrations, reproduced from the originals, all of which proves that VINOL is a real Cod Liver preparation, made by a scientific process which eliminates the oil and retains the valuable medicinal extractives. iiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiMiimiMmiiiiflni! We ask you to study this exhibit so you will fully understand how the valuable medicinal extractives are recovered from genuine fresh cods' livers and the unnecessary oil omitted. This will show you conclusively that VIXOL is not made of drills or chemicals which are said to re semble the medicinal elements found in cod livet nil, but that VIXOL actually does contain in a highly concentrated form all the medicinal extractives of cod liver oil, actually taken from penu ine fresh cods' livers, together with organic iron a needful constituent for the blood dissolved in a pure native wine as a preservative'. VIXOL, unlike oily preparations, is easily digested and agreeable to the weakest stomach. For these reasons we believe VINOL is far superior to old-fashioned cod-liver oil and emulsions for coughs, colds, bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles, and as a body builder and strength creator for old people, delicate children, weak, run-down persons and after sickness. Know, therefore, all persons who are in need of such a medicine that w; will supply them with VIXOL on a positive guarantee that if it does not succeed in benefiting them, we will refund the entire amount of money paid us for the medicine. You see OUR FAITH in VINOL, and you must, admit that we know something about medi cine ; therefore, when we tell you that VIXOL is the most valuable Cod Liver preparation on the market, and a wonderful tonic-reconstructor and relruilder of strength, appetite and health at the same time delicious to taste, we are not unreasonable to expect you to believe us. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO., Pharmacists And at the leading dnijr store in every town and city in this State Look for the VINOL drug store where you live. than two score of "vags" can in 30 days . and does the work better. The roekpile prisoners will not be deprived of any of their privileges In the rock-breaking line, however, by the presence of. this new machine. fflMMMifliaUiinimM 3 GOLD MEDALS Port of Portland Case Set. Judge Wolverton held a short session of court yesterday morning. United States Attorney Bristol asked for a date for the hearing of the case of the United States vs. the Port of Port land. Judge Wolverton named Tuesday. March 29, as the day for the. beginning of the trial. Colon R. Eberhard, an attorney of Joseph, Wallowa County, Or., was ad mitted to practice in the United States District and Circuit Courts, on motion of Attorney C. J. Schnabel. Will Filed After Sixteen Years. Sixteen years after his death the be quests of John Cain's will are to be car ried out. The will was filed for probate In the County Clerk's office yesterday. Ellen Murphy, a daughter, gets all the property left by Cain. It consists of real estate the value of which Is not stated. PHOTO POST CARDS SCENERY. 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