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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1917. IS LIVESTOCK IN NEED OF FOOD; FORESTERS TO GIVE ASSISTANCE with snow, leads experienced stockmen to fear that many more animals will die before the situation Is relieved by warm weather. In some regions the snow is so deep that hay cannot be hauled to the starving stock except on hand-drawn sleds. Livestock conditions in the national TL of 0. Announces Special Lectures The University of Oregon extension division announces the following spe cial lectures for Portland: May 1, 8:15 p. m. "Why We Are at War," Dr. Joseph Schafer. University club. , May 4. 7:30 p. m. "The Evolution of the Sonata Form." Dr. John J. Lands bury, Central library; 8:30 p. m., "The Resources of Modern Harmony." Dr. John J. Landsbury. Central library. ; May S. 10 a. m. The first session et the grammar conference for all teach ers of Knglish in the high schools and grade schools of Pqrtland. Lincoln high school: 7:45 p. m., "The Old and the New in Drama," Mrs. Mable Holmes . Parsons, Central library. May 11, 8 p. m. JThe Philosophy of Kucken." Dr. George Rebec, Central library. May 12. 7:45 p. m. "The Best Short Story," Mrs. Mable Holmes Parsons. Three of the .best stories written by members of the short story class will be read. Central library. AERONAUTIC STUDENTS TAKE DEPARTURE TO forest regions of Washington are good, with a fairly high lambing average. PLANT FOR THE CITY Engineer Bowlby Renders Re port for Journal on Practi cality of the Scheme, Wife Alleges Desertion. Desertion is alleged in a divorce ac tion brought in the circuit court by Ranges Will Be Thrown Open Earlier Than Usual, This Year, to Meet Demands. REPORTS DISCOURAGING Juliette Hume against Percy Hume. .0 The couple were married at Hudson, Wis., March 1. 1.895. LACK RESERVOIR TESTS Chief Criticism to Ball Bun HJv.r Pro Most of Cattle In Oregon and Washings ton Save Coxae Through Winter In Rather Poor Shape. ject Xb That Hulmum Capacity Would Kesult From Start. OBJECTION FOUND PROPOSED POWER Major II. 1j. BowFby. well knowr. j consulting engineer, who was com-,' Missioned by The Journal to make j an Investigation into the merits and j possibilities of the proposed municipal i power plant, based on the hydro-elec- ! trie development of the Bull Run river watershed, completed his work, last week. . His report, a tendered to The Journal, is given herewith in summary form. The conclusion of an earlier prelim inary report, made for The Journal bo me time ego, aro affirmed in this complete and thorough investigation. Mala Objection Stated. ;In brief. Major How f by concludes that the primary objection "to the pro ject Ilea in the fact that the maximum ' capacity (5000 horsepower) would be developed at the start, leaving no room ' for future development to Increase capacity. Other objections lie In lack of defi nite knowledge Without extensive teals whether Bull Kun lake would prove adaptable for reservoir purposes, and in the outlay necessary to install a system of distribution so as to supply 6000 arc lights scattered throughout the city. Major Bowlby made his investiga tions In collaboration with J. L. Stan nard, who prepared a report for the city, and George 1. Mason, who car ried on an investigation foe the Port land Realty board. "They agree in their findings. Major Bowlby's report to The Journal follows: Report Is Submitted. t have- completed my investigation of the proposed municipal electric light and power nlant. known as the "Bull Run I,ake Power Project." In making this investigation. I have had the assistance of J. L, Stannard. consulting hydraulic and electric engi neer and of George C. Mason, a con sulting civil engineer of this city. Mr. Btannard represented the city commis sioners and Mr. Mason the Portland Realty board. .With the assistance of several draftsmen and computers, we made a complete layout, for an1 Impounding dam at Bull Run lake, a diversion darn and intake on Bull Run river at the place .where It is proposed to divjrt the water, a wood-stave pipe line to convey the water, a distance of 13 miles, to the reservoir at the generat ing station. Cost 1 Estimated. A power house complete with all necessary machinery and equipment to genera 6000 H. P. was designed and a transmission line to bring the power to tne city limits or fortiana. xnis part of the 'system complete we found will cost, at present prices, f 1,327, 159. .We designed and laid out on sec tional maps of the city, drawn to a scale of 100 feet to the inch, a com plete distributing system, consisting of a main Bub-station near the Mt. Ta bor reservoir and five sub-stations lo cated in the following districts: Brooklyn. North Portland, South Port land, Alblna and Columbia Park. The number of poles were counted, their lengths estimated and the lengths of wire of the different sizes we.ro measured with , a rotometer. Five thousand arc lights were located on the maps-and a commercial distribut ing system was laid out in the Brook lyn district to serve residents with electricity for residence lighting. Cheapest Layout Taken. This district was chosen because it afforded the cheapest layout for dis posing of the surplus electricity left after serving the 5000 arc lights an-1 delivering 750.000 K. W. hours for the varlrius municipal services. The estimates of cost of the units of this system have been carefully made and checked, and I believe will be 'found very conservative. Actual ? rices on all materials have been ob alned and no allowance made for ex traordinary rises in materials due to war conditions. A trip to Bull Run lake was made with Mr. Stannard and employes from the city water" office. We found 12 feet of snow on the ground at the lake, and I was convinced that the only saf i method of conveying the water the 13 miles to the power house ite will De by a wood-stave pipe of proper size. Xieak Question Unsettled. 'The question of being able to seal the leaks In the -bed of the lake oouid not be Investigated on account of the lc and snow. Indeed, the feasibility of the whole project rests upon the ' possibility of controlling the outflow of the water from the lake througn these subterranean outlets. . ' I do not differ in .any important de tails from the findings of Mr. Stan nard,. and believe that the investiga tion and report made by him to the Y Left to right- liarles V. Garland Charleg W. Garland and Oscar Holl started for San Diego Saturday morn ing in a little made-over flivver'' and intend to arrive at their destination in six days. They are ordered to report at the IT. S. aeronautic training schoo' for a course of Instruction in "bird ing." city commission is a correct and con servative one. I have given only the summaries of costs in the various units. These are carried out in minute detail In Mr. Stannard's report to the city commis sioners. Summary Generating, Transmission and Dis tribution Costs. Impounding dam at Bult Kun lake. .$ 100,000 Inversion dam. Intake, employes' delliigs 38,091 Gfllnoh Mwd ataTe pipe line from dlrei-sloii lo resrTolr 493.734 Right of way 1.452 Reservoir and forebsy 09.715 Inclined tramway 8,414 Custrutlnn plant at power house Kite 9.917 Telephone line iower house to di version dam and to Bull Run lake 10,056 I'enmockb, anchors, "by-pass connec tion 171,054 Power house, crane, employes' dwel ling 64,279 Machinery and equipment for power bouse 210,390 Trf nurisslon line and telephone, 30 miles Rfi.fiKI Wagon road to power house 32.538 Subtotal generating system and transmission, complete ....... .$1,327,159 Bub-Btation Buildings and Equipments. Main sub-station '. 122.3A5 Brooklyn sub-station HO.052 North Portland sub-station ... 30.208 South 1'ortland sub-station 4s. 241 Alblna sub-station 46.941 Columbia park substation 23.033 Total cost of sub-stations with equipments $ 338,740 Distribution System. 22.148 poles $ 252.851 OKI, 254 pounds copper wire 252,851 Uuy cHbles : 11.711 Cross arms '. 41,073 Iron and oak steps 15.555 Anchors and accessories 34.434 Transformers and accessories. 68.507 Tots I Contingencies, insurance, orerhead, engineering and interest $ 864,259 120.209 Total cost: Poles, wire, guys, X- nrms. anchors and transformers. $ 984.558 Arc lights and, fixtures 261.841 Meters and services 112.261 Ornamental posts, cable and lamps. 87.447 Conduits for underground arcs 163.9411 Submarine cable and accessories 81,667 Subtotal: Distribution system ex cept sub-stations and municipal services 1, 691. 723 Municipal Services. Poles, wire, meters and transform ers $ 92.000 Sub-total: Distributing system complete (sub-stations and dis tribution lines) $2,122,463 Grand total entire system $3,449,622 Horsepower Is Plrarsd. Majqr Bowlby's calculations of power that will be available show th.t 6380 horsepower will be found at the wheels, and allowing for loss in trans mission, 6060 horsepower at switch board in powerhouse, which is equiva lent to 4520 kilowatts, or 3750 kilo watts at the end of transmission lino in main sub-station, Portland. He estimates that the 5000 arc lamps proposed will require 6,077,250 kilor watt hours at the lamps. Using a da mand of 300 watts per lamp he finds that 6000 lamps will have a demand of 1500 kilowatts at the lamps. Eighty per cent efficiency is neces sary for distribution, which means that a gro8 of 1875 kilowatts will bo necessary at the switchboard. The city requires 750,000 kilowatt hours for its services, which, taken at a 30 per cent load factor, means that 285 kilowatts will be needed at the d livery point, or 355 kilowatts on an s) per cent efficiency 'basis at the sub station. Arc lights and incandescents to gether represent 1876 plus 355, or a total of 2230 kilowatts at the sub-sta tion. With the power available at the sub-station as 8750 kilowatts, this amount of 2230 kilowatts needed, will leave 1520 Kilowatts lert at sub-station to apply on the commercial load OU and yours will enjoy to the extreme an evening of Dancing and Music at the MULTNOMAH HOTEL Week-day Dinner Dance 5 :30 to 8 in the Arcadian Gardens. MUSIC by the Royal Purple Orchestra. A la carte Service and Dancing till 12 :30. Saturday till midnight. SUNDAY DINNER ONE DOLLAR 5:30 to 8 and Oscar Hall, who will motor aviation. Oscar Hall has been chauffeur for Phil Metschan. Sr., for' the past three years, and is well known as a motor expert and mechanician. Garland was deputy district attorney last year when the Third Oregon went to the Mexican line, and was detailed for the aeronautic school at his request, and reeclved several weeks' instruction. 80 per cent of which would be avail able at the customers' premises, or 1216 kilowatts. This figure carried out gives 1.066, 000 kilowatt hours for delivery at cus tomers' premises. Major Bowlby's next figures have to do with expense and revenue. Expenses and Kevenue. Maintenance and operation $ 141.546 Depreciation 116.134 Interest on 3,440.622 at f 172.481 Sinking fund yearly installment on ao-jear bonds 104.600 Total expenses for one year $ 534.701 Revenue from 5000 arc lamps requir ing 6,077.250 KWH at .0415 per KWII (present rate paid by city for street lighting) $ 252,205 750.000 KWH for municipal service at .02 (present rate) 15,000 t 287.206 Balance (to be raised by selling 1216 KWH for residence lighting and by taxation) $ 267,566 1216xS760ilO equals 1,006.000 KWH t .03 31,980 Balance to be raised by taxation... $ 235,570 Arc? XJght Cost Considered. If the 5000 arc lamps should bear the entire expense of operating thu municipal plant after deducting the revenue from the municipal services ($15,000) and the revenue from the 1216 K. W. sold to residence consumers at 3 cents ($31,980); each arc light will cost the City of Portland $487,781 divided by 6000, or $97.56 per arc per year. An overhead arc light in Portland now costs the city $51 per year. It uses 300 watts of electricity; burns on the average 4050 hours rer year and thus consumes 1215 K. W. hour3 of electricity per y-ear. Flfty-one dollars divided by 1215 equals .042. That is. the City of Portland is now paying 4 1-5 cents per K. W. H. for its street lighting by arc lamps. This price includes everything; there is no additional charge for maintenance or upKeep. Seattle Becord Cited. In Seattle for the year 1916. the city paid the municipal lighting department 4 cents per K. W. H. for street lighting; the current measured at the substation. With an 80 per cent efficiency in the distribution system. this is KVz cents divided by 8 equals 5 cents. That is, the City of Seattle paid 5 cts. per K. W. H. (measured :il the lamp) in 1916, as compared witn 4 1-5 cents paid by the City of Port land. An investigation of the value of tho distribution system of the Portland Railway. Light & Power company from data taken from the riles of the public service commission shows that it) wouio cost me . city approximately $l,-i 600.000 to acauire the present dlstri- I KitMn. B.rafm 1-m . llcrVifln on1 the municipal services and to add sufficient equipment to carry the addi tional arc lights that have besn planned for. Cost of Operating- a City Distribution System. Operation of distributing system $ 118.231 Interest on $l.rtiiO.00i st 5" 80.000 Slnkluir fund 20-year bonds 48.820 Depreciation 86.058 Total cost of operating: distribu tion system $ 332.909 750,000 KWH at .02 16.000 $ 317,909 fiOOO arc llfhts. $?17.909 dWided by 5000 equals $63.60. If the citv could rjurchase electric ity by contract for street lighting at i 2 cents per K. W. H.. each arc ligtil would cost per year for the current: 1215 K. W. II. at .02. $24.30, and the cost per arc for operation, etc., $ 63.613. Total cost to city, per arc. $87.90. Manser of Distribution. Another angle from which the pro posed municipal nlant may be viewed is to distribute the annual expenses -t operating the entire system among th.i threo divisions: Street lighting, municipal services and residence lighting and then compare the result ing rates witn tnose now paia: KWH! Per I Annual I Proposed rep'djCent! Expenses ' Services. Street I ' I I llrhfg.l 18751 50 267.380.501 5,000 arcs Mnniclp ! ! I I Service.! 3551 9.5 ! 50.802.251 750.000KWI1 Residn'c I I I ! lleht g.l 1520( 40.51 216.578.25 1.066.000KWH Totals.. 37501100.0 534. 761.0O The above distribution results in the following rates: Street lighting per arc per year: $53.48; current for municipal services 6.77 cents per K. W. 11.; and residence lighting. 20.31 cents per K. W. II. The present rates received bv the Portland Railway, Iight & Power are: Street lighting, $51.51 per arc (average); municipal services. 2 cents per K. W. H. ; and for residence lighting. 7.2 cents per K. W H. (average for all residence con sumers). As pointed out In my preliminary re port, one of the primary objections to this project is the fact that it would develop Its maximum capacity (6000 H. P.) at the start and would not have a future development to increase its capacltv and thereby reduce the high cost per kilowatt. Kespeciiuny suomittea. H. L. BOWLBY. Thought to Be Spy; Only a Bootlegger Roseburg, Or., April 28. After watching the actions of a foreigner here for several days, suspecting that he was a spy, Sheriff Quine and Night Officer Wilcox raided the man's room In a local rooming house' and- found 27 quarts of whiskey. The man gave the name of Martin Lombardl. He was arraigned in the Justice court this afternoon and entered a plea of guilty to a charge of violating the prohibition iaw., sentence wui oe pronounced on Monday. to San Diego to begin course- in Both are on the lists of the officers' reserve corps, aviation division, of the U. S. army. The training school is at North Is land, near San Diego, and will accom modate several hundred men at a time. Three months is the shortest period given, but Mr. Garland has already re ceived part of his course. Daylight Saving Is Instituted by Firm Adoption of Hsw Schedule of Work Announced by Emmons Jt "n-nnnon ww Attorneys.At-Z.aw. . me iirsi I'orxiana nrm has an nounced its adoption of the daylight saving plan. Emmons & Emmons, attorneys-at- law, will on Tuesday morning assemble its employes an hour earlier and dis miss mem mar. evening the same period. ine movmar aneaa or tne eincv n hour is meeting with immediate favor ana it is believed that within the next 30 days the entire Pacific coast will be operating under this plan. ine city council has indorsed the move and in resolutions adopted Fri day called upon all business firms to aaopt tne plan. "Let the people have all the davlirht possible in which to cultivate the noc- essary gardens," is the cry. 100 City Employes With Colors Soon With 14 members of the fire bureau already enlisted in the Oregon Na tlonal Guard and the Oregon Naval Militia and other city employes mak ing plans to enter the federal service. it is probable that before many days have passed more than 100 of the city's service will be in the army or navy forces. Book Sale Goes to Red Cross Benefit Red Cross fund raising campaign in Portland received another boost Sat urday when the Meier & Frank com pany announced that it would donate the proceeds from the sale of the new book containing President Wilson's war message to congress, to the Red Cross needs. 31 VC :M$s " xtv-" -X V.. " V ;' ' , ; , ' ik-vV ' "'3 " : & f - , ' ' '' ' ' ,zw x , ' -: .xi. -z 11B Ifn favorable reDorts have been re ceived by District Forester George H Cecil of the Portland forest office con cerning stock conditions in the na tional forest region! in Oregon, The unusually long feeding season is held accountable, hay being entirely used up I in some sections. In the Deschutes country, near the Fremont national forest, the upper John Day country, and In Baker coun ty, Oregon, will occur the severest losses on account of late season and hay " shortage. Most range cattle in Oregon and Washington have come through the winter in rather poor con dition. To Open Ranges Early. To meet the emergency the super visors of the national forests in Ore gon and Washington have been author ized to open them earlier than the us ual date, whenever it can be done with out injuring the early grasses, so that livestock, short of feed, may be pro vided for. Forest service reports show that se vere weather conditions are causing heavy losses of cattle 'and sheep in the northern Rocky mountain region. Because of unusually deep snow, con tinued storms and the late spring, the supply of feed in most of the region has been practically exhausted. Hay Is now selling at $20 to $40 a ton and it is almost Impossible to get even at these prices. rear Sheep Loss Heavy. The loss of sheep in Wyoming, Mon tana, Idaho, Utah and Nevada will. it is feared, be unusually heavy. Well posted stockmen estimate that it may reach 20 per cent. It is stated that the sheep are generally In poor condi tion and many of the bands which came through the winter without losses are now beginning to suffer. A light lamb and wool crop Is anticipated for the whole Rocky mountain region. All indications are that the cattle men have been equally hard hit. In parts of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming unusually severe losses are in pros pect. 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