The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 3, 1930, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3, 1930. v 'WORK TO START 'NEXT SPRING ON HYDER PROJECT | Three Milli(;n Dollar Power Plant Will Be Built | e | at Davis River ; e | Work on a $3,000,000 hydro-elec- tric project ni Hyder will be [ launched next Spring by the Port- | land Canal Power Company if the in the re-organization of the Com- mission, since this would set us back in our construction. We expect to have the plant in operation not | ater than January 1, 1932." Market Is Assured in the Portland Canal mining dis- trict, Mr. Batcheller declared. It is planned to furnish cheap power for industrial uses to all operating mines and for public utilities in the towns of Hyder, and Stewart, B. C. ‘The company, he added, does not xpect to enter the distribution field in municipalities, however, but will wholesale to existing companies. It is estimated that there is a | ready market for 12,500 horsepower at this time. Diesel-manufactured Market for the power is assured | power is now used, and the com- |JUNEAU LUMBER [Take Up $7,500 in Out-| THRILLS; Mys- tery! Breathtak- | ing romance! Sir Philip Gibbs' sen- sational expose of society’s wolves. It will hold yau spellbound with its hair - raising excitement. Don't miss it 'MILLS REDEEM PART OF BONDS standing Bonds and Pays Annual Interest The Juneau Lumber Mills yester- | day made its annual bond retire- ment payment, depositing in B. M Behrends Bank the sum of $7,500 to be used in retiring that amount [ deral Power Commission grants)pany will furnish electricity at a | of ‘outstanding bonds, it was an |a final license by that time, it Was |yate so much below the current cost | 8 g A | made known here yesterday bY|ihat ev 5 e " b { nounced today by Roy Rutherfo: 3 ) that even the companies manufac- | & X ey e President and General Mai | willis T. Batcheller, President, who | ¢ , b T it | uring their own power will find it e e & Te sl o E VEN if your favorite radio station 3 was here conferring with Regional | economical to shut down the Diesel | put on a broadcast of Swiss yodelers, with their highest of high tones and Band Pass Toning Pre-Selector . . . Four Screen Grid Tubes . Linear Power Detecs tor . . . Push-Pull Power Amplifier . . + Improved Power Filter System (a0 bum). .. New Electro Dynamio Power Speaker. .. Tone Control (except on low priced models) « + + Local . Distance lowest of low tones, you would still get each tonal extreme with complete exactness on the new Westinghouse Radio just introduced. The world’s first radio pioneers... have created the last word in radio sets . . . hear them at this store. ©W. E. & M. Co., 1930 " Westinghouse Radio PIONEER OF RADIO CAPITAL ELECTRIC CO. SECOND AND SEWARD STREETS | Forester C. H. Flory. He was ac- | ¢ mpanied by Mrs. Batcheller, for- | merly Miss Alice Rapp, who lived | here ral years as a girl, at- | tending local Public Schools Batcheller is the son of W. heller, well known local s man. He and Mrs. Batchel- »ft last night on the Princess Norah for Seattle, their home, af- | ter spending Sunday and Monday in the city. Type of Project The first unit of the Hyder proj- ject will have a capacity of 15,000 | hiorsepower, Mr. Batcheller said. It | will be composed of a storage reser- | voir and dam, tunnel, pipe-line | power house and some 40 miles of | transmission line supported on steel towers. The reservoir will be locat- ed in Davis River Valley. It wil be | formed by the construction of a | concrete dam in a box canyon, the {dam to be 200 feet high and 600 feet across the face. The tunnel wil tap the reservoir | about 50 feet below the face. It will be 1,500 feet long and have a line { diameter of 16 feet. A pipe-line 500 feet long will lead from the gate house to the powerhouse. Two tur- sevel pacity, will be driven by the water supply which will have a drop of 'nbmu 350 feet from the intake. “We are ready to go ahead with pex'mancnt construction as soon as bines, each of 7,500 horsepoper ca-| | plants, it was said. ) Mining men in the district "are confident that cheap power will| |greatly enlarge operations there | |and as new properties are opened | land become producers, the field| {will be greatly enlarged. “We are prepared to take care of all de- | mands, as we can increase our ca- pacity up to 50,000 horsepower by | adding to the storage acity of | the reservoir,” Mr. Batcheller said | “It is 18 years since I last visited Juneau, and while I knew general- ly that the community had grown,! I was surprised at the extent of | its progress,” he said. “Your fine/| streets, splendid business buildings | |and up-to-date stores and general appearances, indicates a remm'knbleJ | progressiveness.” | Mr. Batcheller said he expected to return next Spring and spend more time visiting here. .. Clothing maae or pressed by us will retain their shape. Tom Shear- er, successor to Almquist, the Tail- or. —adv. | [ | NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL ACCOUNT The undersigned having this 30th |day of October, 1930, filed his final account as executor with the Will annexed of the estate of Stephen A. Gee, deceased, in the Probate Court for Yakutat Precinct, Ter- IN THE HOME | the Power Commission will grant ritory of Alaska, notice is hereby | our application for final license” given to all heirs and creditors | Mr. Batcheller said. “We have com- [or other persons interested in said | pleted all of our preliminary exam- |estate, that Monday, January 12, inations and field surveys. During|1931, at 10 o'clock a.m., of said day, October we worked 40 men in the{at the office of the United States | fieJd and kept a crew on all last|Commissioner in the Village of | th. Our plans are complete. We | Yakutat, Territory of Alaska, is be no serious delay [the time and place set for the| 'hearing and of objections to said| { mon hope there W Exclusive Juneau Distributors Why not a watch for him or her or yourself? Beautiful new models of all makes on display and also a few of last year’s models at very attrac- tive prices. The Nugget Shop Dealers in Virgin Diamonds YOU'LL LIKE TO PUTT ON THE . Midget Indoor Golf Course The town has gone crazy. about this game . . . . and we have a very interesting and well kept 18-hole course. i Free Instructions to Those Who Ask It Juneau Midget Golf Course GOLDSTEIN BUILDING {final account and settlement thereof. | E. M. AXELSON, |Executor with the Will annexed of | the estate of Stephen A. Gee, | deceased First publication, Nov. 12, 1930. | | Last publication, Dec. 3, 1930. Fresh Just Arrived Cookiesa BAVARD B and Vegetables FRESH AND CRISP FULL LINE OF Grandma’s BROOKFIELD SAUSAGES 40c¢ per pound package California Grocery Phone 478 ROTHERS “The Beaver works in i a dam for no good reason The Beaver then becomes a hat APPROPRIATION OF $31.20 FOR MOUNT MKINLEY WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3.—President Hoover has recom- mended $31,220 for Mount Mc- Kinley National Park in Alas- ka. The recommendation was made in the annual National Park budget which was sent to Congress today and was con- tained with others for National Parks throughout the country. NOTICE TO CAR OWNERS The city traffic ordinance pro- hibits parking of automobiles more than 24 hours in any public place. Automobiles left on the streets in violation of this regulation will be taken to garages and charges as-| sessed against owners. This action | necessary to keep streets cleared| for snowplow. G GETCHELL, Chief of Police, - - TO TELEPHOT PATRONS A new telepnone directory is now | in course of preparation. Patrons| contemplating change of address or persons who wish to have tele-| phones installed are requested to notify the Telephone Company. | Telephone 420. All changes for new | directory must be in office by De-| cember 10th A adv. Fruits on Alameda ndCakes | of | T R L L L L largely owned by local holders. In addition to retiring these curities company also deposit- ed the sum of $5400 to pay off interest charges, due to be retirsd by present payment The retirement of block of bonds leaves bonds out- standing in the sum of $52,500, out the original issue of $75,000, it vas said The “Queen of Melodran In Her First Starring Role EVELYN BRENT ‘Darkened Rooms A Qaramount Qicture , the current 9:30 - PORTRAITS- FOR CHRISTMAS Phone 487, Winter and Pond Studio for an appointment. 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