THE OHEGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, .PORTLAND, SUNDAY I.IORNING, DECELIBEH 21, 1Z22.
; ;; ONE-THIRD NATION'S .POTENTIAL HYDRO-ELEOTMC POWER IN. COLIBIBIA DRIVER AND 11IBIJTARIES; ; v
HROJECTS for nalization of the Columbia arc being pressed before congress and among civic arid official bodies" of Orego Washington and Idaho for the purpose of using the WestY great river -for power, irrigation andniviganohw All streams
of United States together have some 60,000,000 potential hydroelectric horse power. Columbia river system alone represents more than 20,000.000 potential horse power of hydroelectric energy. UmaUlIa project alone would generate from U.UUU
to $00,000 horse power, enough to make'electricity cheaper m Portland than any other form of light, fuel for heating or energy for manufacturing plants.; Power dam would canalize river to mouth of Snake and divert water tor irrigation of more than
200.000 acres. Views show where Hill lines to Central Oregon cross Columbia on bridge above rapids at Celilo; entrance to CelUo canal, for which government spent $5, .(XW wimout attempt to use by-produa of electric energy, and scene, near
Mosier giving' idea of effect from canalization. ' ' ' - '" e ' - - ' -j- . ' - : r' y " " ' ' ' - ' - ' i
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Spent for Power
Oregon Has Biggest System
Major projects In IaetricAl drel-1
optnent In Oregon during the year Just
Closing, from the construction stand
point, are the initial work by the
Portland Railway. Light & Power
company on a $10,000,000 plant on. the
headwaters of the Clackamas, the
erection by the Pacific Power tt Light
company of an 8000 horsepower plant
on tbe lower reaches of Hood river
and the completion of a high power
transmission system from Prospect,
on the headwaters of Rogue river, to
Springfield, at the bead of the Wil
lamette alley. ? "s
The completion of this system makes
Interconnection between companies
erring the Willamette valley on the
north and companies serving Califor
nia ' and Western '1- Arisona and Ne
vada on the "south.
LARGEST I2f WOKID
This creates the largest; simultane-
onsiy operated Vpowet y stem-An; the
worid.. The Jine yfrm Springfield to
rrospecc - was ouni ana is operatea
by the California-Oregon Power co.ro
pany. , It was constructed for the pur
pose -"of selling electrical energy to
the Mountain States Power company,
serving territory between Eugene and
Independence.' - '. ) - ',".' - .
Plan are : already v under way v to
connect the system in the .neighbor
hood of Eugene and 'Independence to
the system of the, Portland Railway.
Light & Power company and aid all
the electrical industry from . Portland
as far east as The talles. Hood River
and Wasco la Sherman county to the
irreat Pacific coast trunk, transmission
system." s v. .' : f" v'-
The new plant being erected by the
Pacific Power jt L4ght company on
Hood river will cost, according to the
estimate. S 1,150,000 and will have a
capacity of 8000 horsepower. It will
be modern and up to date In every
respect Water Is diverted from Hood
river at the mouth of Keal creek,
bout two and - one half miles south
of the city, and carried down the
Hood river canyon through a large
wood stave and. steel , pipe line to the
power house which, is located adjacent
to the city limits and within-sight of
the Columbia river i highway - bridge.
This plan is to be used by the Pa
cifia Power eV Light company to sup
ply wholesale power to Portland and
also "for. the. - purpose of taking care
of the . rapidly growing business of
the Pacific Power Light company
tn The Dalles-Hood River district.
BITElOflSO HOLDINGS '
' To -' enable . it to take ear of Its
orer ; increasing peak load and keep
pace with, the demand for power from
the new industries of Portland, the
Portland Railway, Ught Power
company lias actively begun to develop
Its Clackamas river holdings, a work
which has been in contemplation for
everalt years. The power generated
at this plant will be added to the ex
isting system of the company at the
Cas&dere plant, - The plant will ulti
mately consist of three unita with a
combined production, of 100.000. horse
power. It . will displace to a large
extent-, the present steam : generation
of the company.! ii. ' .
The cost-of the first development
la estimated at 84,700.000. The ulti
mate expenditure will be approximate,
ly 810.000,000 and the entire project
will not be completed until July, 1924.
An unusual feature is that the first
stage of development is the construe,
tion of a highway on which, to truck
In supplies and material for. the plant.
This highway, which will be on stand
ard lines and grades, will be 28 miles
in length and will cost approximately
11,000,000. The construction, which is
very heavy, is similar to that of the
Columbia river highway.
Starting up .the . Clackamas . river
from the present terminus of the
railroad at Straight's flat the road
will be built 20 miles to the power
house site on Oak Grove creek, a
branch of the Clackamas. From this
point an additional eight miles will
take the road - to the . diversion dam.
The road will run through : heavy
timber. A right of way 400 feet will
be cleared for the , road and ' trans
mission line.
To clear the right of way will in
volve the cutting of 20,000,000 lumber
feet of timber. ., - W.
The diversion dam will be 45 feet
high and - ISO feet in width.
. From the dam tbe water win be oar
rled, for over- six miles through -a nine-.
Too f steel ' pfpe' to a stand pipe on a
bluff above, the power plant.- - The fall
of the water will be 885 feet, the high
est fall in the United States.
Another step in the work is the dig
ging of a tunnel three miles long from
a point above the diversion dam1
through a mountain to tap another
branch of the Clackamas. This tunnel
will be 10 feet in diameter.
A third step is the bunding of two
storage reservoirs. One of these will
be on the headwaters of Oak Grove
creek ' at : Timothy meadows, near
Clackamas lake, at an elevation of
4000 feet. ?;:.' ;
"WATER 81JPPLT ! GOOD ; '
The other reservoir will be on the
upper middle fork, of the Clackamas
at an elevation of 2000 feet. These
two impounding reservoirs will provide
a constant supply of water and make
operations Independent of - the low
water stage in the fall of the year.
The area ' of the two reservoirs will
be approximately five square miles.
At the power plant will be Installed
a 35,000 horsepower waterwheel of the
Vertical turbine type which will drive
a vertical generator of 80,000 kilowatts.
The energy to be transmitted from the
plant will be at first 80.000 volt po
tential to be later increased to 115,000
volts. -.
The steel for the pipe will be fabri
cated In Portland. .
"The passage of the federal water
power act will undoubtedly serve as a
stimulus for future power .develop
ment In. Oregon." said Lewis A. Mc
Arthur, general manager of the Pacific4
Power A. Light company. -, ; -
"Already a . number of applications
have been filed on important streams,
particularly on the Deschutes river.
The Pacific Power at . Light company
has been given a preliminary permit
for the development of a 40.000 horse
power plant at the reclamation aite.
; Agent tor
FLUHAER
SHINGLES
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Flour, Feed, Hay,
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241 Front Street
COB.- MATS, PORTLAND, O&E.
PHOSE XAIK S5f
K. E. Karlson
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L. A. Crawfort. Proprietor
, Designera ane! Makers of -
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INSTRUMENTS
NEW DESIGNS. SHARP
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Experience Gained in TM;nj
European : Factories ; v
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Established 1905 '
100 Thirteenth St.
x PORTLAND. OREGON
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Curtis Brothers, Inc.
Successors to A, D. Moodie House Moving Co.
House Movers
A full set of the latest improved
machinery for raising and mov
ing buildings, boats and other
havy work. :
Brick Buildings a Specialty
Office and Residence Phone v Yard 595 Gideon Street
vv' SeUwood 1165-Phone Sellwood 2766 ; i
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20 miles south of the mouth of the
Deschutes river. ' Guy W. Talbot, pres
ident of the company, has announced
that this plant is scheduled for early
construction, and that : at the same
time the platn is being' constructed a
high transmission line will be built
from The Dalles by the plant to Uma
tilla, where it will connect with the
line extending from - Kennewick. to
Pendleton. " , .; .-;, - -r'i-, .
"This important trunk line win not
only tie together the two systems of
the Pacific Power as Ught company,
but ; will also - bring Into connection
with the main Pacific coast transmis
sion system the very large additional
mileage of transmission lines. Includ
ing all the lines of the . Pacific Power
ft Light company in the Yakima-Walla
Walla territory, the lines of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul railway
across Washington, v a great network
or power lines of the Puget Sound
Power ? It Light company extending
from Tacoma north to -the Canadian
line, and also the -systems of the
Washington Water Power company,
covering a large part of Northeastern
Washington. The connection con
templated by the Pacific Power c
Light company will add a great many
hundred miles of new lines to the Pa
cific coast trunk system. It is ex
pected that the line from Kennewick
to Pendleton will be built this winter.
The plant on the Deschutes river will
cost more than S5,000,000." -
The Bend Water, Light ft ; Power
company has announced its intention
of developing new: power either on the
Deschutes river or Tnmalo creek, :
tmamemiummtji
i Bray age Service
4 that can be relied upon eliminates
I ohe oi the annoying problems of business
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f too small for oar careful and thorough execution.- ' I
Hiulinj htxrf loads snd erecting mtchinery are f
i two of our specialties. We also move, pack and store I
. .. household goods. - We handle carload shipments on 1
our own sidetrack. -Our storage warehouse has mod- " I
t ern equipment and sprinkling protection, so that goods . s
1 v ' stored ther take a Inw Insurance rate. . W ffr mu -
, . a complete service, which means that we look after "r ' I
lj. all the details of movie f, packisr; or storing anythins. ' - '
Draymen ! m Warehousemen - -' ForvyarrJers
; , Hoisting, Moving and Heavy Hauling -
Pool Cars a Specialty ; I :1
Broadway 3470
448-546 Gliaan St.
Portland. Oregon
Iron and Steel Products
If . you are in the
market for Steel, it
will pay you to
write or call us up.
We carry In our ware
house a first class
stock of Mild Steel
Bars, Plates, - Angles,
Channels, Sheets,
Shafting. Light Rail
etc .
H. B. Davis Iron & Steel Co.
Office Warehesie ' ' Warehease as Tart With
S8S-S FBOST 8TBEET Private Trackage
Pkeae Atwater S4s Llaeels, Hoed and Uraat Sta, f
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John Welch Dental Depot
' ' s Complete Line of. : ' ; 4
Dental Supplies
and-
Patients' Requirements
Second Floor, -Broadway and Oak - -
; ' - Opposite .Benson Hotel
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PorterrScarpelli Macaroni Co.
v PURE PASTE PRODUCTS. ,
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TeL Walnut 4973- - : ' - Portland, Oregon :
Wilson's Auction House
Dealers in Used and Netv Furniture of the Belter Kind
169-171 Second St.
Near Morrison
PHONE MAIN 1626
PORTLAND, OR.
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Cleans woodwork in a manner that is positively astonishing.
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38S East Washinrton St. ' Phone East 7120. Portland, Orejon
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CDolimibia Wire and
Iron Works
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All : Kinds of Wire '
-i, .,- and Iron Work.
EL 8th and Market Sts.
Phone East 0702-1-Portland, Ore.
Portland
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