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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1913)
"ivyAie '.Q, ?vvwvvnYttvMvtvt VOL. XI. BEND. OREGON, WKDNKHDAY, JULY 30. 1913. NO. 21 Bend's Electrical Development and Power Possibilities are Notable i THE BEND BULLETIN HaSiS 8 . r Town Has Modern Electrical Plant Mr. T. II. role)', wilier of (III mil li', iin rilti'iil iiiiiiiiiK'i' of Id" lli'inl Wilier, Light .V 1'iimt Co,, In illicitly i-oNpiiimlltle rut- llii run. ilui'l (if tlic rmiiiuiiiy'n i'li'ii.l,n m'ivIio mill N liilliuiilely riuiillliit' mil inily ulili vtlmt Iihn Im'cii iic iHIIiIImIci1 lncHlly In clccl I It'lil lie lelupiiieiil, hut iiImi itilli vihnt It N l'pl'ltC(l lit III I'IIIIIiIhI, MllC'll llllH bl'HIl WHItl'll NlHIIIt till! u.iterpuwor MMmllillllH of Uih Ilea- iiuiea river, lull the olil story In rI mu nil Ininrntitf iik one to nil who ir riiiii'drnml wlili Uih development f Uih Central Oregon country. This remarkable rlvtir Im capable of fur Mailing Rlllloal UlllllllllHil power hm It makes Km dcreiit from Uh source In lllll t'HM'Hlll) IIHItlllUlllH III till! Co lumbia river, Tln average full of Mm river fiom lleuhmii Falls, 12 tulles nliovii lleiitl, to Uih Columbia, h ilimmii'M of 1 rts iiiIIhh, In tU foot ' I hi' iiiIIh. hiiiI IIih year-round iinl furniii) of I lit' How Iihh Ioiik been re M.trili'd nm iliHiiiiimtiiNl. Willi all Uih trenieudoua power hi 'Mil river, but IIUIh of It Iihh yet been i, nrnin.il hiiiI put to work turnltiK i tm wheels of commerce. At Mend mix greatest development Iihh been made, three iUhim being built nail n liniiiR lHn In hh fr nearly m,ii. )ium Now transforming the iiHrv of Ihh atream Into electrical irrnnt. During Him pt vesr this llnjeil llH hM HMlHt-ftlMl HNll It iMiclty lucreaaed, giving the (ohm cower plant Hint baa b declared u Uih ixmt In the XftriNweet for nuinll rlty. I line ilmn. tkt property of The fend Water. UxHt Power Co.. I ipatile of developing h total of 2000 li'iraHti'iMHr but U prepared mi pree-i it to develop only 1 100 hontepower. I m M 1 kh rontpleted Uii) new. i-iwer plant of the company, r per tinent structure eunatrnrtml mill 'iulii-il Rt r rtwt of 1 1. 000. TIih "(I plmit In rntalnHii an rh Muxlllary, 'nl kIphiIiI It In ui-CHMWry fniMI any (nim to nil ut ilown Uih hhw plHHt. thiH auxiliary mm hm nwt to ni In R fW lllllllltMtl, HMHrlllR t)i town twlrlral cnrrwit for HrrUhk rhiIJ .iinr hi no iimtw. thh capacliy or Uih hhw plant In Krmtr Imhii thn old nnil It Im built m that tha futur iIh. Hoitnnt of Uih twn ami rountry run rnaillly Im car ml for by th In aiRllnllnii of a aocoml RHMHrator. In DE5aiUTES IIORSHIDWER COMPARED WiTll OTHER STREAMS. V m i.i r.iMi- loii.oou 1 1, m .mil 1 llllll.UHO 33 Will. ii '! I- I 'I i liiiit.it l- ii)o (' luti'M i t Ci-lllo C.i.UIIU Kouiin ::iio,uuu J. N. TEAL SAYS PANAMA CANAL WILL MEAN MUCH TO CENTRAL OREGON 3Ir. J. X. Teal of Portland, vtrllcr of thin iiitltle, In nckiioUclK'l to ho thn Ii'iiiIIiik omrt In tlio North went on tniUNRirtntloii muttcra, .mill an iiuiihel for the tniuiporlu 4 Ion loiiimltteo of tlio I'orlluml i;iiinnhi'i' of Ciuimieri'o nnd In other nipiicllleN Iiiin been n i'Ionii hludent of tlio luoliiibli) ellectN iimiii tliln lurrltory of the l'auuiim Ciiiuil. What will tlio I'liiminu Cunul moan lo Cdiitrnl OrtiKou? Thn miHWur will ho found hi apply In ctiitiilii ohvloiiH fuoiH to nxlutliiK DiiiidltloiiH, l'roiluctloiiH and mar ItotH uro tlio two Kiont fnotora In tlio problem, nnd tlio prohuhlo uffu'ot of tlio cunul upon tlio lattor la tlio chlof onu to ho coiiHldurod. The produotloiiB of Control OroRon voiiHlHt InrRoly of Kniln of dlffoiont kliulH, lumber, wool, llvoatouk, uto, Tlio iiUlmnti) niarkutH fur tlnmo prod uutu Ho both to tho oust nod woat, hut It Ih lni'Koly In tho onat nnd Hiir ropu wo muut look for coimuinurB. . AcconllnR to tho lust coumiu thoro nru hotwuon tho MIhbIhhIppI rlvor nnd tho Atluntlo oconn about Gil inllllon pooplo mid In tho states bordarlng ' tho Atlantic mid tho Gulf of Mexico of furl. there li imllilnR In iirmmit a tpHily lnrrRe uii to tli full rapa city wlik'h the river afford Nt thin IKllllI, 'I'lio Old mill Svw Pliuitn. Ill llllB connection H ROIIIHWllRt de tailed HlMtKIIII'llt or tilt) llUlpl.1flf Of both Him old mill new iiUiitM inay not be nut nf place, In Uih old iiImiiI, now Uih auxiliary mh stated nlmvti, there U h General A woril coni'HrnliiK tlin make- up of Uih I lend Water. I.IkIH & I'uwttr Co. limy Im of l.ititrmit, InillrmliiK mm It iIiihm Uih mile MtmitlHl until hi of MhiiiI'm hack- liiK III tlilft ImporlHiit llnlil. Knrljr In DefHinlmr Uih Con- t ml OrHRiin 1'ownr Co.. mii Mil iiiiIn coriMiratloii. with rHpltnl of $100,001), imrrlinwiil tl:o Itotnl W'nter. I.IkIH ft I'owur Co. from Tim Iltmil Company, TIih j rwil- limit hiiiI prliii'li nl Imckor of tlm C. (J. I, Co. Ih Clmrlim A. Ilrown of C'lilrwKo, who Iihh IhmIi tntl- inntnly roniiiK'leil tsllh eleotrlc MiWHr ilHViilopmout. rm h nowiiar UiroiiKlt the MIiIiIIh Went, (.into HiH'trliily iKieaniB of coiiiiunr t'll lllllKirlRHrH. Kuniimtir M. Mlllnr, rIo of Chli'NKo, la Reneral mihiimkt ami Im rImi nxtmialVHly lnt(irHlil lluMiiclRlly. IIh Id a jmrtntir of Uih Hrin of Mr.e'ii ft Miller. eoniiiiltlnit nmiiHer. niihmik mIioh nolRlilo arrnmpllahmwiita mm IIih entlrr rwroiiatrurtlon of tlm I In in" leli'i'hotiH ayatm In Kan I'lKii'-lmu afUr tb flr, a Jnii Hiiialllnc i ho txpn(lturo of evr t?,tiou.uou. Thff Millry of lh company (HUR fRr In Hnnd baa ilnmonalrR- (4 thl It la Ita Inlnntlon to Rim thn town the I mat pootiltil ar' Men and that It la countlnk' oh r lit fuliirr lualnwM. WwIIh i'rt flRurHM ar not olitolnaltlH, It la MfH to Hoiliuato that Itj Im- ral InvHatntunt nlrtody U In x- i-Haa of f luO.UUU. Klwtrlr Company Irtiltml type llr nrttor of IhIh iIwiIkii. r IIThI turlilnu of Ibh Nw Amnrli'Nti lyw, r WihhI wan) RovHrnnr ami u wrcnry arc rH-tlf)Hr aalHHi. lU UIH NVM plRHl tHttftl lH 4IC horHHiwHr turlilnu. Uullt In. Uih Hlioim of Uih X. MorRRH Minlth Co.; r illrArt cnuwti( xaiiHrator oxeliHr ami awltrlilMianl, furnUhtNl ly Uih (Ihiimi-hI Klwtrlc Cnmimny. ilHllverltiK for run up rat ton 260 kllowattM, and a Wimilwaril watr turlilnu RiivHniur. TIih allHrnatnr or RHHiator, nprRt Ing nt 1300 olta. la illrwtly con- .'li1..1.' Wil uoo. i0 million of tho above mentioned population live, Lumber .Market Sow l.lmlleil, It U neoemwry hut to refer to the teoinlnK mlllloiiH of Oreitt llrltnlii mid Kuropo, Thoeo people, to a vory Kront oxtont, dopoinl upon the United HLuleN mid other parts of the world for food HtipplleH mid raw nmtorluln. It will he noted our products are largely low grade commnilltleH In tho movement of which the frolght rntu Is n most liuportiint fnctor. It Is he cause of thin fact that miirketa ror our itrodiicta both na to imm mid pop ulntlou uro limited nnd no remedy for thlH cun well ho found oxcept through u loHHinied cost movement, Any lum berman would testify rh to tho ox tremo dllllculty now found In innr kotliiR low KrndoH of luinhor oven nt cost, mid im ovory Iok contains ti por coiiUko of low Kriido product, hotli production nnd prolltH nro llmltod hy lnnhlllty to roach ninrket. TIiIh also lontls to n Krout waste of rnw mater ial. Kvon on tlio hottor Krndoa, tho Missouri rlvor tnaiks to n Inrfio ex tent tho eastern houndary of our mnrkots, nlthouKh some lumbar Is sold onst of tho rlvor. In mnrkotlnu fruit llko condltloiiB Inreoly provnll, Indood for tho roasoiiB nbovo Riven tho rosult stated on mnrkot limita tions nccossarlly follows, Capable of Serving a Community 25000 Inhabitants iiei'ted tn IId. ihhIii Mhaft, to whir h lmi In Uih eJicllHr IihIIhiI, TIih t'ltfr la ilealvnHit to tarry n allRhi nvHtloHil wlion Uih HllrtiHtor l fulrly IomiIhiI. In nililliloH ti tlio plitnt niHclilnery, J Ihn Ri'iiHrator room routHln rHinntH eont i ol of Uih motor iIHvhh pump for Uih elly watnr rvce mnl R nwrlna me rt'ftlf)Hr imt Uir Uih innntiHtliH city Htmet ImnpR. TIih iihw itoHor Iioiihh milttriictur Im of relnforcHil hIhIi concnitH run atriit'tloii. TIih i-xi'MVUtlon liaa lntmi loinplHtHil for tlm Imlf of tmi auli HtriicturH iiiiluillt. Coiml ruction of It will Ik behind n Rrnvlty ImlkliHail HlrHRily In pIkch which HhtitM orf Uih wnlur from tlm oxcnvutloti. TIih plHtit waa In opHrHllon X0 dwyii aflur tlm aulifltriirttiro wna Dnlahuil. TIih Miiputatructure of tlio bulldliiK Ih comitrurtiu! of locally nmdu lirlck. Coiisiimpllou of I'oitcr. Tlm liicrenr,. In tlio capacity of tho powir plant I'liiiiH rh a thnuII of tlio iIniiihiiiI for electric current here. I.011K before the new plnnt wna ruiidy the old fwiiilpuiHUt whh IihIiik taxed. In no other town, perhaim. the hIih of llend, In there Mich a largo con nuitiptlnit. Tlm avHrnKH lian Im-ii found to he TO to 100 kllowHtU for each 1000 of imputation, hut In Hend It rumi up cIihmi to 160 kllowattM per 1000. Thn Held of ronaumptlon Iihh iMMin larRoly exteiideil durlliK the laat ynar, HM'lally for doineittlc pur IM. The bouawlvH Iihw found out. for huh thltiR, that It la imhmIIiIi for them to do their cooking In HlM-trlclty nd Iihvh had rnnuMi In RtRllnd. thnre now beliin a number of thw In operation her. Kuch amall appamtUM, Iimi, mm prcilator, toaat bm, watnr liHatern, Imua Hinfthe like ar now lined iult extennlvely. In Uih IIhh of manufarttirMi. vWr triclty la belnic iihmI almiMit entirely rh motlH power nnd the MalbllltlfH In tula ill reel Inn are tremendoiiH Thn HurpliiM power IwInK developed ttiakwH H iothlH for current to Im furnlahed lo maiufcturerii nt a low rate, tliua inaklnx thli n town pre emliiently Rdapted to mniiufRcturliiK enteriirUwi. Kery effort Ih lieliiK ibmiIh In thl connection to attract manufacturing etitabllaliiiienta. When reKardlni; Ilund'H broader power iowilblltleM, It alao should be kept In mind that the tnwn'H oleo trlrul roMiurcHR, from water imwer ilevelopment. are In no wh rentrlct ed lo the iUhim liiimllately adjacent to town. Tor within twelve iiiIIhm of Itond am what ar undoubtedly the flnnat power-development MMMlbltltltM HklatlnK tn all Orentm. Greatest among tbew may b numtwrvd Hen- ham FrIIr. where th river dropK 110 feet in a dl(tinr of 40nn feet. The (lend Water. l.Uht At I'ower Company, for lntaucv, own 2 40 arrea at Iteuham Kail, and Mi arrea at ljiva Falb. even the partial development of thla power. Irregpeci le of developuicnt of other proer tlea, would equip Itend with more power than la rouraetl n the en tire city of 8etU. AiRont tii local Inilualrlea which have found electric imwer to be the cheapeat and heat mwer are the fol low Inn: I lend Milling & Warehouee Co.. Where are we to look for relief? Only through miiiid liiHirumentallty that will naturally enlarge our mar kets. This iMHtrunteMlRtity will h found in the Panama Canal. Canal Will Cut ltutes. It ahould Ih liorne In mind that traimimrtatlon units are not mens- tired In mile hut In cost. Water tranMirtntiin Is still the cheapest form. KeeplUK In mind the baslo factors of production, markets mid cost of transportation, wo can bet ter understand what the I'unnmn Canal means to Central Oregon. From Portland to New York via Magellan the distance la II, 364 miles, via Pau- hiiir 5813, the dirrerenco suvod SI 15 miles. To Mverimol via Magellan the distance In 11,784 mile, via Pan ama 8079, distance saved RIOfi liillee. To other lCuraixmn countries tho dis tance saved would be about the same. It will ha noted that about 10 per cent of tho HllHtnncu Ih eliminated. This moans an otiormoim saving In expense of transportation of every kind fuel, supplies, lutoroat, uso of vossel, etc as woll as carrying costa affecting tlio commodity itsolf. This snvlni; will nocossarlly ho reflected in the rate, Instead of a voytiRO of un certain duration of throe to six montha to I.lvorpnol, thoro will be n cortntn delivery covering n time of from four to stx weeks. Tho rato on wheat should ho lossonod hy from 8 to 10 cents n bushel. This menus JiiHt that much more moiioy In tho pockets of tho fnrmer. It means hritiRluR Into praductlvo uso a very much InoroiiBod nroa, as woll as In creased profit on that now being pro duced, Tho snmo situation applies to tho movement of our products to Atlantic coast points, Our lumber -Unlimited Power Supply Close flour mill. 0 homeiwiwer. Mend1 Water. l.lRht I'ower Co, city water pump, 10 horaeiMiwer. Miller Lum ber Company, planer mill, 35 home- IMiwer. Oiitral Orenoo Ice ft Cold! HtorRRe Co. and IMoneer'Croam Com-t pmiy. Uh plnnt mid creamery, 2 H horaeower. O'Imnnell Ilroa., meat market mid cold atoraRe. SVi hone imwer. Iletiil Steam laundry, 8 1 horaeimwer. Ilend Mulletln. print-' Ink. 6V4 hornetHiwer. Orcalt Ilroe., . wfMHlwiirkliiK plant, ft horsepower, j Chan, Imyd, meat market, t hore- Hjwer. Thin la r little lean than 200 home-' power that la blnx conaumed by mmiufacturorn, whereaa the preaent Internets will certainly b,av this mar ket open t them on a large percent age of their product. Indeed, one could go through the entire Hat and In each Instance show the heuemlal effect the opening of the canal will have upon the marketing of mitotan llally Hit of our products. It in In deed dlmcult to measure accurately l,a iimhaltla ufV.u't nf till nlUltlllllf thttf ! new highway of oommerce will have on our development. IniiiiluruiitN Will Come. Iil..t.. ...,..... 1...- .h l.iftftiltypl t Im iiimii; Hiiiuiiiits ,i. .. ... f. ....., it Is certain, with llnea of stHAiners In operation from Atlantic porta to Pnclllo Coast ports, there will he a large movement of eople to this coast. In my oplulou the dlmculty . will He not In securing Immigration hut lu kueplug out the uudealraule ulns. Central Oregon offers a moat at tractive Held for the homeseeker and the worker. It has the land at reas onable prices, the climate, ami will have satisfactory transportation m , cllltles. In the near future tho lum i her Industry In parts of Central Oro- goii will he an Important one, employ jtnR many people The Kuropoan Is iicciistomod to Intonslve furniltiK and In some sectloiia Irrigation has been practiced for conturles. Theroforo, thoy will be able to grapple success fully with tho furiulng conditions of tho central Oregon soctlon. I lmvo had tlmo to tako up but a few of, the Bailout lontnros. It Is becniiBO I bollovo In tho possibilities and potential wealth of Contral Ore gon I have takon tho Interest 1 havo In trying to soo that every opportu nity Is provided for Ita full, complete nnd comprehensive development, and, lu a measure, to prepare In ndvanco JKylU iU miSbK iMaff fc- -Wg. jEaaaffffPlTFTiEjtrMiaaBfcaarlJ L, ij i- JlllTaa bC safe'C llB TWPffaSHaiPfl.y MHt M-jBlxffI B LiaBaliiiiiiiiiiiHBHBfeaVaniBiKSte TajfS5isittJsli,i- - tr.Ti.ti tj.n jJ&'c9i7fXESKi&B&KLJKUImKnKUM saHlBlaHlttBKaiBiaittS? ' BRBSslHSSSSSBanVSIIMBVPW'S Jum I A rw t 4 I "A " M A X. 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Kxtenftlona have been made durlnK the yeer of the light wire to all i t,e r a'dence part, of Hend. there being now about four mile of pole line. DetM-hutee, Center and Wlee torlft aiMltldna havn lieen mippllml with lighting fadlltlea and llnea aiao carried acroea the river Into Ken wood. In the dlatrlhutlon Ryatem rh well rh the generating, an effort haa been made to have rlrat cIim equip ment. The transformer are nil practically new and Uih Klei WATER POWER DEVELOPMENT. !l.-,0,Ol)0 Diim tine Mile Iteluw Iteiul. Still More Water Power Utilized by Local Plants Tha construction of the North ca uul dam, In the minds of many, was simply an undertaking to divert wa ter from the Deschutes for Irrigation purposes. The dam and the canal leading from it were to relieve the Central Oregon canal and curry water to reclaim additional acres lu the great area northeast of Mend. The contract under which it was built dls ctoeed no other purpoee nnd when It was llulshed It was written of aud talked about us merely another step lir the development work of the Cen tral Oregon Irrigation Company. So much more money hud been apent In an Irrigation project, so much water was diverted, so many more acres of fertile land could now be opeued for entry. To John Steldl and Thomas Tweot. however, It wns only the beginning of a story of elootrlonl development and power, for hero was created a water full 34 feet high, the power rights of which thoy owned, ami with the dam for what is certain to come. Considering tho faots, carefully and conservatively, It would seem tho opening of tha Panama Canal will nocossarlly oxeralse a vital aud patent Influence on the commercial, industrial aud soolal development ut Ceutral Oregon. at Hand Assured throughout the four mile or llnea In ound tondltlon. The atreet lighting of Bend Ih by mean of IS General Blectrlc luml noon area, each of 100 candlepower, and 1 1 IncandRMent Xazda lampR of 100 wattM each. The IncandatKenta, Intrtxluced for atreet lighting here Rome montha ago, have been found to provide a good cheap method of lighting thoee portion of the resi dence (I In tr let e not requiring arcs. The arc lamp are believed to be the i a out ponorful used for street light ing In any town In the Northwest. Portland has the same kind of area, but they are of only 700 oaadle jiower. "' ' "T WS- r- fc v f ''' built there remained to be wade only a biueJl outlay to produce electric power, il.lttle drops ut water go to make the ocean, but It Is the bit; drops that make power poelble and here was a big drop of practically the whole Deeuhutoe river ready for I the turbines of the future. And ' right at hand were Ideal factory sites high above the river and adjoining I the railway lines. Here then were 1 materials for more chapters to tho story and. Messrs. Steldl & Tweet . have begun to write them. I As stuted above, the North oannl dam Is 34 feet high. Aliout SOO feet below the dam on the eauern side of the river coffer work has been done to provide foundiiUous for a iiower house. From the dam a tlumo Is be ing built to carry the water to its drop of 33 feet to the-turbines. Hero aooordlug to Uie plans for tho tlrst unit of the undertaking will be de veloped 40S-horsepower, enough for any Immediate nood but only a small frAC-tlmi nf Mtn nmntint tvlitnh will l,a produced by tha oomploto develop ment or tho projeot. At this point alone a minimum of S000 horaqpowQr oau bo producou while by carrying the flumo soino 700 feet farther down the rlvor an additional drop of 17 (Continued on page six.) rppppppn r aHaHiUHK