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Mrilfonl'j. Main mieel t I lodrlcMlly IJ'ttlileil Willi Clmler Uglim.
Tlio eloitrle i.r vice onoxoil bx Mipplxlur? "OHO hir." iorr (loll
iltt.i'iiH of Hi.) Iloj-ito rlti rtlh')l""y II tmt (.old II i, Orison, miii
p' Hue i'lun linrni powr, Miini.uli
I'.IIIh, OrCgl'll W(I pllltlt, f 1 1 n;
sun homo power. Kit 1 1 Cum h. plant,
I'iiII Creek, Cal , suppl)liiK
Immi' mwor; Ahaalu Itlvwr plant,
Hlmtii Itlvor, Cwl . xniinin mm
hori power. Mix plant iniilliiK
li iitiliin,i In Unit (In loiintri li
irleta arc scixmI In ti nniiinr nex r
attempted eliexvheie Ml tlirmmli
tlii viillcjr In lln on hnrda unit alfnl
In fields Mini iionIIciI filling Hit1 foot
hills, lire In lie found Hie Ikhih-m (if
iniiHipri ninl orchmillsts imlna "In-
trie clillMlt fur IlKlltlllK, dentin.
mi k I hk uml pmxor.
Mini) imichom took liy uiertrlell) ;
nil I k etiHH by enctrlc motor, hatch
chickens In 'Ifiirl? lin-iiliHlnm and
liilxn lliein In 1'lfililrnlly dentin
brooders; run crenfu parninra.
churns, wood aawa ninl feed ailnd
en liy olecttle iHiitum, iunii wntr
li olectile piiiuiw unit heat their
doum liy el( 1 trie Inmlem.
N'or nr tin roaldant In tlm var
ImiM town Iraliluil the time In it,
lug modern couvunttinres, elfdrlrliy
t hum the adding murhlno for the
banker, operate the proealtia; mill i It will taku th atomae rcaeixolr
11 tutnl of Id.tnu liurmi power.
'I'lii- lompmiy In now htillillua; a
now plant id Copeo on tliw Klmimtli
river, in lull. front Thrall. cl .
which will have mi ultimate capa
ell) nf bO.nttii hdfKti power. A iln in
Ik del 11 lnilli in r iiirk jtorj-u of
I he Klamath river Unit will tie 1X0
feel high, Sn lM't thick m Him Imiie
nml wilt contain Ifio.tino tomt of
riiuereiw anil uteri.
Thli ilam will form u storage rc
sorxolr r lake i)f loots nrre uml
uitnoua.li I lie rner haa a flow at
pir. n mli; ht In: ),ur,,ilnt, ,.t onre
Into it -id of undr iikiiiih HIioiiIiI
tin re In ii n ii' till ni to one plant or
i 'ioiiIiI H lie ii t ir to make re
pnliN In mo plnut, the hwliche tire
luno I opened anil Hint plnut lmt ilomi,
unit the reiiiiilnlni: (Ire plant entry
Hie I'miiI until repulr me eolllpleteil
J. ml the hU planlfi ctMrteil jirhIh
In el mi I prnellee pliiuin are ulart
eil up or Mhut ilown anil hecllntiH of
Ihu Hue rut out for repair nor eut In
ii mil ii ulihoui Interruption to (ho
en Ire.
.Moileiii Klei trie I.IkIiIIiiu
Moilern electric Hr.hlliiK Iiiih ttiken
womlerfiil utrlileH In ih Ihhi ten
eura.
The inniturii IiIkIi efflelenry Tuni;
aten or Manlii lamp la u vnnl lin
proM'iiient ocr the old st)le lamps
In uo n few )enr iiro, not only do
thee liiuipn kUv a whiter Unlit, hut
In electric Treat Iiik rippllMiiieM In the i
hint row U'ltrn. Jin ureal nihaiitiiKe
I In the entire hlmenin of any arnoke or
odor and It Ix cNperlally applleahlu lo
rooms difficult of ventilation. .Vol i
iiili mi nlr lientra aiippllod, hut I
1 he, tliiK uiiitK ii r.- tnade thai mn he
(minified dlreelly to thu jilfwa or'
ifurniK" of hii ordlnnry hot water
dentins' Kii"ti'iu nml uni'd to haul nn
;entlre huildlns: Heveral aueh Inadi -ImIIuii.'.
are In MiirreaHful un on the
niti-m of till eouiariy
, 'I lie i.iltielpnl ohjertlon to tde tme
of rditrle IumiIIiik In the jioHt dun
deen flm Jrire iiiuotint of nurroul re
lulnil To heat ii loom twonty feel
f inure, for nxaiutile, reimlro the
'ami- i irreut Hint It would tulle to
per.it e n fhe-horwpowur motor ir
lo llht 1'uu sixteen fior Imni.
On in count of Imvlng u ruarliijl for
It Ills e uMiiunt of elei trie pownr thai
Ii ii ei foi e'ettrlc puiupliiK In the
iiimmir, the CallforniH-lirttKoa
I'ov.ir lompuny him mnde a nite for
'Id trie eiirrotil to he imcil for dent-
I Ins; In tde winter only Hint Iium eu
uhled u iiuiiiher of If cimtoiiiera to
Inntall eluctrle deuilus; hyuleum, there
helns; neveral complete liiixlnef.ii J
hulldliiKK Hint a nuruher or rcHldenccHi
' heated entirely with electric heal j
deildeit u niiinher of liiHtiillntlonn,
f GOLD RAY DAM HAS MODEL FISHWAY
thla IHdnt of mi.iiOO inluera liulieH.i11'1' u,rm'1 conHumiitloii haa de-
wliere officii loonm, ticket rolling
huotliN, ImtdroouiH In renlilenri'M mid
id tut In r rontna nre hfli..(l wild elec
tric lieut.
Tde line of electric current for
dentins; In a true "(oiiHTViitlon of
natural rexuurreK." n wood ome doiiKehold neciimli) uml !iu per cent
hurtled taken ImiiiiIimIi- of yeiira to ' of the fmulllim imlng electric llht
replace, while the aim In dally T.nln- J IV UM' a" electric Iron.
Injc water In the form of wipor from' The edctrlc aruuni elenner has
the iiieaii Into the cIuuiIr which fall , revotutlnnlzeil tin. mcthmls of keep-
uh ruin or hiiow in the hlnh miiuu
tittUH and ttirua the water wheels
for Ketieratlnt; electric power on the
wiiy downward riK.iln lo the aea.
Illeili'lr Water llrnlln
One of tde tircnlent of douKohotd
convenloureH In mi nlwnyn ready
milipjy of dot water I.lectrlc water
liiwtrrs.cnrr ho councitcd In scries
with tiro wnter pipes to haot thu or-
iilirlnklnat imuihlue for the dry imd
iiiiiichiuii. turn Ihu i offer Rrlndcir
for Ihu ftrocer, iiiim meal grinder
and tefrlaermliia plant for the hutch,
er. Hie freeriT fm the h e-i reiini jtnr
lor mid I he (iiinp ittiicelllua ma
eh I lit) for the Ht off lie
The iiumIi rn Imrher choi iiw-h a
a hove Ihu ilam XO daya to (III hui
the wwter la toinrd In. '
In order to ilhrvt the How (f
I he water lo build (his dmn It w i
leiieeaar) to evcaSMle ii tun ml in
Hit lolld riMk 10 liy IK fm't e
rwt luntf lo rmry I he enili-n flow i'l
I tie river around the foundation' of,
iiuiulirr or olMttinal ai'laaft aunli; Hie dam.
Tlili dam la now mora than two
third ixiiiiplmeil, Ida concraie wirk(
fur the po or plant Is uimrly nil do.i
and ibo luaiallatlou of two l.,io
as mn(HtflK0 inQohlH. hair dryer, wau
er healers, ho.
Tlio il'intlut and tha itnntnr km
electric ciurent In many ways, mid
there la ecurcely u hiislneas or pro- horse, power water wheels and rn
fewdjm that dues not ua aomo d-' orators now on th urouud Is will
trlcally oiralfd labor aavlna ap' nndar wh).
idlanrtj (or sulng lulwr or Inrrma ' Theaa water Hhmls Silh . '
Iiik efficiency. 'tana each, and th aeufrntori n i
In (ho luiuiei (he hiuise-wlfn uses'tona isirh. Home o( Hik M4i In w r
eluiitrlu Irons MHd wushliiK mschlnes. o heay thai ths hail lo he sht l
clectrln neuuin cle.mcis for clean- from th sasl on upwlnlly i-on-ti .
Iiik, eluolrlc noffeo iwrrolntors anil j ed steel rara dull I plru low so i''t
e'ectrlo tonitur stows for cooklnj:, tdo liua iirmnturoa would hae H. "
nml mi oor urowliiK proMir(lnn rt neciwanry elenrnuco noIiik llirnu, h
the oiiHtomora tiso compli'te electric i tunnels. All innehlniTy wns haul d
ruiiKi and limit imrl or all of their lo tin- plant mm the company 'h own
hnmiM wild eleclrlelty. railroad 13 miles lonut whldi run
The electric service In Hits tenl-tieris with thu imiln 'line of tin
tory Is supplied hy the (!alifniulH-1 Hiiiiiheru I'm Iflc ul Thrall, Cut and
Orcein I'ownr coiupauy whoa Hues up lo dnte has hauled to the uu,
In Jackson, .liiHcplilne, iouslas mid ixiwer piojot ISO t-ar londs of ii
Klamath eouutles In OroHiui mid rtls uient mid 70 car limits of machlnci
l(l,voii mid rlliuslii ciiiiiiIIum In t'allj ninl 3) onr loads of lumber
fornla mtvo I ho follovTliiK towns'
(Itendale, Wolf Creek, Omuls I'iiks,
Itni'.iio Itlver. Hold Hill, Hold Ituy.
Tolo, Coutrul I'olut, .lacksoiivllle,
Medford, llnstlo I'olut, I'nmiiect,
1'hoL'ulx, Talent, Asdlauil, Klamath
Kails, .Men III mid llouuua, OruRou;
lloruhrouk, .MouIiikiio, Yreku, I'ort
.louiw, I'.tnn, (inenvlew, Weed, HIs
hiiii, liiiiiHimilr, Castella, Don In, (In
zelle tmd Kdltewood, Callfoiulii.
Klectile nervlce Ih siipplleil hy six
power plants:
I'ropleit plant, I'liiHpecl, OroKon,
I'luus are now IioIiik considered
for oMi'imhn ImproMiiiients at tlio
l'ropect plnut at 1'iospcci, Oreicon,
In tlio near fiiliuc.
Tdo uiitulmr of power pliuils oper
ated hy this coiiiKiu uml the Krotiml
covered liy their trnusmlssluii Hues
t'.lvos u rolinhlllty nml flovlhlllty to
the serU-o Imposslhlu to ohlnlu with
olio plain or wild n sllmlo lino. Cu
ller normal opurnllui; ioiiiIIiIoiih all
six power iitants uro connected to
tlio Hues mid ilelherliiK cut rent
iniu'd on thu same principal that sK
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Is almost unattainable ixcept ul a
fnhulous price, nnd the doiiRewlfc
welcomes wiy nidlaucu which wilt
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i ue electric iron nas iiocnuiv n
Ins: the ho ii no clean, mid those of tit
who remember the old proress of
cleaning mi's nnd carpets liy huns;liii
them oxer a clothes line In the hack
yard und dentins; them with n bed
s'ut marvel at the fact that the
vacuum cleaner was not thought of
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Tho latent Improved vacuum
cleaner, averaging less than seven
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Dlxeislon I'olut on I'pper Itopue III veil at l'rospct.
Prpsiicvt rluiiiy Ciiriylnjt Vntvv lo btop.
t-k
ctedsed nnd the price of olcrtrlrltj
been reduced so Hint It Is now pos
sible to ptiichiRO nix and ouc-unlf
times us much ttstht for one rent as
lit was ten jearn uro Then It cost
one rent mi hour to operHto u 10
randlo jiow'er Imup -now, a lamp
kUIiik 101 cnudlo power can bo
operated for olio cent mi hour, nnd
tho TuiiKHten lainps that retailed (or
$l.."(i eaeli u few yoius us;o, can now
ho hoiiKht for IIS cents each,
Tho now nllroKMi fllfe'd lamps
show tVfMi Rreatfr orflcloncy, ns It Is
possible to operate 1- caulllo power
one hour for n cent At present this
lamp Is only uuido In liuo sixes,
but on account of the brllltitnl htto
IlKht Klveii off and tdo lare ciludlol
power for mmAII curieut consump
lion, It lit n very economical lamp
to use fijr llKhtliis; stores and 1iu-ro
hulldliiRS,
Hli'dilc Cooklus;
l'.lectrlo cook Ins; Is no Ioukit an
oxporlnn'iit but mi UHsuied fact,
Over 1100 families In tho Romio river
valley uro doing nil their cqoklnn by
electi Icily and many moro fumlltes
inako u partial uso of electi p cook
Ins; devices, Thoro me, nutomnUc
eloctrle cookers now on. tlio market
that can ho lot t for hours without
ntlcntlon with no ilnnster of biuplim
the food,
.'.let'trlfl cooklifs? Is not confined to
liotisoho'ld uhe, ns tlioie uro threo
l.irsii) ro.itauiuntrt mill ouo hotel In
Boutlieni Oregon who do nil or tholr
cookliis; hy olectrleUy.'
llleclile llenllnsr
Klectrlo lien'tlns; Is tho Infest up
plication of tho oloetrle curieut mid
grout lnuirou'iiioiits huvu bcoa uiado
dl nary rango or kitchen holler, and tv pounds nnd sold nt a prlco within the
speclnl iulYnuts;o Is claimed for It roach of nearly every family, draws
that tho water is always hot in tho tho dust from the msjs In place on
morulas; at n time when other heat
ing appliances have nol been fcturted.
A number of barber shops and five
Iiuro hotels heat nil the water for
baths mid lavatories with electric
water heaters.
KliMilc lnlor-Kinliii lleilce. for tlio
Household
l'Vw people realize tho dumber of
'electric labor-savlnR devices that
l have found n place in tho household,
and especially In tho western roun
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1'iosucct-i'ovVet' liile,
the floor, cleans thorouglily curtains,
inatti eases mid floors, has n suction
powerful ouoiirIi to pick up matches
and other small articles, and host or
all, the room requires no dusting af
ter Its use.
Other labor-saviiiK ilex lees nre
electi Ic xvashins; machines for fam
ilies who do their own laundry, elec
tric buffliiK motors for polishing sil
verware ami small electric motors
for runnliiK churns, Ice cream freez
ers, etc,
Kleotrlc cooking nml denting de
vices savo tho labor ot handling
fuel and cleaning up tho resultant
dirt and uslies, Thoro are also many
electric devices for personal use such
'as otccirlc curling iron heaters, hair
J dryers und miisxai;e xibrittors.
Tho Cnlifaiuln-Qrcgou Powor
company now has one hundred and
'(cur miles or distributing lines for
, supplying the ranch mid orchard dis
trict of southern Oregon, outsldo ot
(ho cities und toxrus In Jackson and
Josephlito counties. Klectrlclty Is
used for milking cows, heating Incu
bators mid brooding joung chickens
when hatched,
Tiiera is ono firm In tho ynlloy do
ing n good business manufacturing
electric Incubators tor sulo.
Onp eutorprlslng poultry raiser
brought threo hatchings of 1500
chickens each to maturity In elec
tiirntl) heated brooders with entlro
success and practically no loss ot
young chicks.
Tlio electric motor Is tho ranch
ers best assistant, H xlll saw wood,
Ki'lud feed, pump water, run a ckuru
or cream separator, a grlndstono or
1 forge blower and Is always ready for
use twenty-four hours por day.
I.'lectrlcjilly Ojicniteil I'tmips fm- lirl-
gallon .Vo Kxperliiicut
I In tho Uokuo Itlxer nl ey about
200 small pumping outfits hao been
( Instullcil. rnnglnic In stse from small
I outfits, pumping from a well for
I household use. to larger outfits cap
j able of irrigating twonty to forty
t acres of orchard. Tho Irrigation
' problem of the foothills xvlH prolmh-
1 he solved hy moans of the electric
pump, as. given n writer supply, tho
electric imnip will deliver wutor
through long linos or pipe to any
height desired.
Gravity dtlches nro often expens
ive to build and keep up, and In
many rases it Is Impossible to obtain
. n supply of water by gravity; hut the
electric pump eau ha Installed wlier
, ever there Is a well, spring or small
stream, U easy to Install and econ
omical to operulo. and luqulros prnc
tlcully no nttuntloTi oxrppt to open
and clove the switch operating Hit.
motors.
Tho California-Oregon Power
company Is now supplxlng e ectrlc
power to Irrigate JO 000 acres near
Montague, Shasta county, California.
Of the water required to Irrlgaie'tbls
land, about S000 miners' Inches
comes from tbo Shasta river tdad
about 5000 inches moro from' (o'ur-
I teen wells drilled In what is I;roa
as tho nig Springs district. At prev
ent there arc two pumps Installed ul
tho Shasta rlvor plant, llftinc C75.
000 gallons of water per hour, to a
height of 107 feut and requiring' 5 7
horsepower or electric motors to op
orate them. Also one pump ri, lila
Springs with a rapacity of vUTr.OUO
gn tons per hour, requiring '2yU
horsc power to operate.
There Is also a large pumrlns
plant at Hold liny, Ore., with u, tt'
lnch pump having n rapacity of jiilOil
gallons u minute that delivers utcr
through about six miles of p!'i"lliirt
to mi elevation of 200 feet nnoverth
pumping plant and capable o puii
lug water enough for !0G0. i'' ot
land. jlJjI
Alro sovoral puuiplmc iiJaulMijiear
Klamath Kails using 30 to -ion.e
power each. . ?
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