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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1912)
PXGI2 FOtTR MBDFOKI) MAIL TEIBXJM, AtEDI'ORD, OttTCfloy, MOflttAY .TANFAIIV 1. 1012. - ..-..-. j- . . -l - - . . -- ; . . . - . .- . . . i i i i i i ill i 'i in i i i i i iii i ii i ii j -. .. i I Building a Million Dollar Power Plant on Upper Rogue Work is Hearing completion on the new power plant briiiT built at Pros pect by the Prospect Construction company for llio Koguo River Klectno company, nt a. total eostfwhon coin plctcil, approximating $1,01)0,000 and developing -lO.OOU JiorHcpowor. The firnt contracts were closed nnd machinery ordered on Mnn-h 15 'ad, mid the, preliminary surveys were bo gun and supplies and men got on the ground so that uetunl work was be Run about April 10, Tbo Itrsl thmc necessary wo,h iv temporary plant to supply' poVor for tbo hoists, derricks and air compressor neoeaatfry for the work of bnildiMj'tho large plant. A site was selected near the Rogue rx cr rapids and ;100 feel of steel pipe put in, Riving 1110 feot fall and a email water whoel and dynamo ii stalled, giving 2f0 horsepower. This temporary plant was completed May 15. Work Under Way. In tbo meantime camp supplies, tools and jwwder had been rushed to the pite. of the main power plant two miles Below Prospect and work was begun there and at the same time sur veys we're made for 'the fiO-mile pole line from Gold ttny to Prospect and for tbo flume two miles long to bring the water from the bend gates to the point where the .500-foot drop to the powerhouse is begun. Tbo powerhouse is located in the Rogue ,River canon, 500 feet below the wagon road, where all supplies must be delivered, the rock walls ct this iKunt having an inclination of about 45 degrees. Down thus incline the steel pipe, 1100 feet long and four feel in diameter, must go and as Ibis pipe came in sections 30 feet long and weighing seven and one-half tons each, some provision bad to be made for lowering this pipe as well as oth er heavy machinery. Ilulld Gravity Tram. The problem was solved by building a balanced grant tram with ' two cars, ono on each end of a due and bne-hnlf inch steel cable, which1 runi around lieavyypulleys at theidpof the hill. The two cars balancp"cach other, ono ear going up iiin- the other goes down and the wh.Qle'.beiug controlled by an electric motdf geared to the drivlug pulleys. The construc tion of. this tramway is equal to a steam railway, 60-pound rails being used, the cars being standard gauge and built to carry 40 tons each. The steel hoisting cable has' a breaking strain of CO tons and loads of 10 to 20 tons are handled daily on this tramway. After building the tramway and ex cavating trench for the pipe line the foundation for tho jinwerhouse was begun. This foundation, is a solid block of reinforced concrete, 50 by 80 feet, and 20 feet deep. It is re- Finforced by ffvo carloads of steel jbeon so arranged that a piece weigh-1 Lf;:' JpI9BHHHhbHnH Dlierllng Dam, IntaUo tint en and Initial srtiu uT I'luiue, Mlioulng Mow atr I Diverted 1'iviii Hie Main t'linuiMi, Site of Power House and Excavation for Drop Plix- Jre.nt Fall I.s Secured. rails run iti all directions through tho concrete and the entire foundation weighs ii-lOO tous. Hugo Timbers t'scxl. While the foundation was beingj built the timbers for tho building Were bein framed, the longest of these timber; being 12 by 24 and 40 feel- long. framework of the building was ni, the roof on nnd the traveling crone to hnndlo the heavy machinery in place. At' resent the erect!; crew arc busy placing the macbiuerv on the foundations. The apparatus for handling' this heavy machinery has ins 10 or 1.5 tons can bo picked up by a derrick on top of tho bill, sot on a car, lowered down the tramway and picked up by the erane in the power house and set on its foundation in about 20 minutos Work Is Itapld. The nolo line was crnnnleted in Oe- g. These timbori? .were puti'tolifiV, the-ftturiio- and reservoir am in place by derricks and 10 days after built and all that remains to he doi.o the foundation was completed the is to complete riveting the steel pipe. line together nnd assemble mid tost the machinery m the powerhouse nnd the plant will be ready for operation and delivering current to the linos of the Rogue River Electric company. The plant, as at present construct ed, will have one gonorator and water wheel with an overload oapacity of 10,000 horsepower. There win 1 e siNice left for iiirtUlli'iL' three r.or. units, giving an ultimate cp;i' il t the plant of 40,000 horsepower To build this plant reipml t'. hauling of 140Q.tom of mailu. tr ami supplier!, wheh,nn h.iiihd bv teams from .'ID tfiO mile over mono tain roads, Over 700 Ion of this ma tvrial had to blMjeri'dYiOO feet down into the eniion Jo The Hiverlimse. The pole line iA of uiitiMiallv heaw construction nud'denigned for a volt ago of 00,000 volN. The poles are 40 feet long and tMicod III) to the mile, tbo wires are number naught xtraud ed aluminum cablo. and ore carried j on insulator 14 iucbex in tliuiiieterl and wcighim "-U pouioN eaeb. The work llliii!dirtg the l'iv4peet plant ban lifcii luuidlcil ,v H. c, stotl- l-'Iiime I'nrrylug Water J'rom IHiertlng llam to I'ouer Prop. dard, who ha been general Miperiu teiidcnt ot the ltKie llwr lilcitiif cotopiinv fi.i tin bift -.even yearn. .Mr. Stoddard i tlci president and general malinger of the Prohpil (iii xtnii'lioii coii)miiy, of wbieh company C"!"UI Frniik II. Wav i pr"tdenl and Dr. ('. U. Ray i lre-urer, Mr. Sinddard bn lein ablv Hit ed iirtliu i-oii-truetiiiii wtitk b Mr. P. V, Cooper, nddeiit eiigirie-i' at'Pnm. peel, .Mr. R. K. Smith, gtnieral foru- BIG RECEPTION HELD ATWHITEHOUSETODAY (United Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 1. Mr. Common People shook band's with Mr. and Mrs. President right In the White Houso today. This Is tho "big reception day," when all comers, no matter how they may be dressed or what their station In life, may enter tho Whito Houso and bo received by tho chief execu tive, it thoy will stand In lino long enough. Tho Yalo Glee club provided a special feature of tho reception this year. Thoy camo with song and jost from the president's alma mater and they were given special considera tion. A reception waH arranged in their honor and tho boys, in return, sang several specially composed giees, in which President Taft fig ured "as tho subject of the songs. It wus the third tlmo that Presi dent Taft and Mrs. Taft wore hosts at the New Year's reception and this year Mrs. Taft's health was bettor than on elthor of tho formor occasions. PORTLAND. Ore. Sam v Ulgelow Is in jail today for stealing a horse nnd buggy, thanks to the (otophone. Telephonic communications pursued nigolow from Portland to Corvallls, 90 miles, where an officer took him into custody. fe LAKEVIEW, Ore. Joo Ambroso did not like the rfisto of ills coffee Ho gave it to his hogs and two of them died from strychnine poison ing. Ambrose is looking for the poisoner. Mining Congress Meets in Medf ord Eebruary 2-3 BUILD 1100,000 ALASKA CANNERY Ed Hanley ami F. H. Madden Con struction; Htifle Salmon Fishery Plant on Earnest Sound, Near Fort Wrantjle, in Alaska. " H 7 tiTOEV. " T V. -Ik J'.' jAflWIMM. Mail .- Jw -fc . f'V. K 'W'.jtUo. mMffc'- Po"!? " ,'c m&&ttteMx:' .. ' Hi f'4 ". site, . ,y, si.W -'.-- m-j& Tvimtwwmfn .MfcM' r.o MtfM. &. 'mmsk-vrt flPTO fy&Pl TjEr. i"ii2B Wmk u r-i zTiii2'i K4'iv nntjKn. 03 ;;i.'icj ."a MHlUPfr r ' ii i ,jr I . iM d r -, : !. 'A-J3B 9ili ': r '"u.-i ..- -Ci ? :vk t&M&fif- Eiii llZvJ, . ? - - IV. 6 . h?Z.' l . t V'- - - - -t-- r ifflhi :;,'; s&s -" Jt - v A. . . , Jj fe, -- - -b- TT j & I HA, AHJ , . , t V - - -ttj -r 1 y VJTS Cft? 9'$vGps'7s V- r I . ..i-.. ;.!,'- TK-JI-Afli i.aiMf. &.. A'.:.. - ntf.tvS. i&SiH.iMr'-''ii..,.,t.,.jc,,,ir-f-.'. . . "f'y i. ;i gfea y-'CifJHTOit ViBWi3WKi. nw ' " rr W''" ' m iS vr 'iBn-.'i-iiifti.-tTgt . - . y r.jii....... . f .i .;..' . TIBSMI. , . rm mIMMIgBa 3WSMW fj5?'.''"4iP? v- Kd irnnley hig, Jen far Alaska whom he will uvag"oo the inntnllntioii of n huge aliutt iygi;iory whloli.,Jio and l II. Mnddijh, nUo of Mudford, are otaljlisliiiij.' J() iniloi soulli of WnmM on Knri)ftt gouiid, at Point W'ordo, at a .-..-.t of .?! 00,000. I ' The hiiildiu;h will occupy a piece of ground Itlo hy 180 in bizu. Oon btmetion Mill hiiu March 1 iiiu In cludiw bchidch the neeeHHiiry build iiigs, a wharf, ifn'cliinery nnd hoalu lntvo lieon piirfliiiBC'il and it ft ju.f.i'rl crew .of operntoru anil fWicniien en gnged. One hundred and fifty Jit diaiiH will he employed in addition to :hinW and iiHiriennH. The plant will lia niadv for opera tion by June, wheii'lljo hij; run of flnh, ih oxpeeled, J SENSATIONAL FINISH WINS GREAT RACE V. -- It e turns on car of oro l-ccently shipped from the Norlliijr initio near Jacksonville by tho Mcdford Mining und iHlin; Comjwny, showing rlchucgs of this new inluc. (United i'r hm I.wihimI Wire.) SAN r'HANTISCO, Ciil., Jan. j. In n sensational fininli Hobby Vlimht, captain of St. Marv' oolletje, Oak land, today won n New Yoar'H day eroKH-ehy run hero from tho Ferry building to Seal Hook Iiouho, eover iug the woven mid throu-fouiliiH miles in 41 miuutoH, 10 xdcoikIh. The race waH ono of the most exciting ever witnessed in this city, and tho re sult wag in doubt up to the very IiimI few yards. . J I. Leo of tho I'listinie club, .whinor of thiu year'H Thanks, giving day race, held first place un til ho had ulmoNt. reached the Ocean boulevard, whoa Vlueht eaiiio up with n rush, passing I.o, who finished sixth. v M'CARTHY TO TVEITMOE: "I THINK YOU'RE INNOCENT" - (l'nlt"t 'rvn I.hm41 Wirt.) SAN FHANCISCO. (..!., .Ian. J. Majiir . II. MeCurthy, who hns re frained from giving the newspupon mi expreshion of his viowm on the ar rest of the San Frnnewco hihor lowd- erw, toiUy Mnt llio folhjwiiig tele jrrnni to Ohif A. Tveititiur in l,os Ali gn I en "I (iiieorely regret tho manner in which tho ri!iiil nutlioHtloM n en donvoriug ! involve you in the i-oii-ttiino.v inatler. 1 Ix'lievc von lo he ahiolliilelv innocent of nnv riiuie ninl uch belief will he my irnnl.- in eiu ueetion with the matter '' Uterlele l'oee I'ole l.loo. man, and Mr. Paul Wiiilit, chief mill. u riiht. Mr. Al Vole hart I lie contract for tho tioightviKf Mr. Ii. 0. Porham hail died the l'oo Line eontriiitt, and Mr. M, 1. Yountr tittil the contract for the two mile of flume and thu saw mill firm of Weleh, A Knit Hitpplied the 8.00(1.111111 feet of lumber reipiircd in the eoiiMtruelhui of the plant. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION MAY STUDY COST OF LIVING tt'AHIIIN'OTO.V.. .Inn. 1. LnnkiiiK to the eMliihlinhmeiit of it great inter untiuiial uommiraloii to sludy (ho cnimo and remediott for the high cost of living, und to evolve a world money uytdem hiiNod on eeonomiiv and neiiiiilifin prineiploH, a eonfereneo wim huld in WaiihiiiKloii Di-eeniliar 'Jll. T n ' . bVJt i: i B I Am -M ! . sliSM. ;; '' If-' Wiyfe"gM-jH m iaaT 7if " iiW bHS Kentner's pfS3 BijW Everything for Everybody BSJKIm ' " ' ' i J"- 5 -',' r&k 1 -'