A GIANT ELECTRIC POWER STATION.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8417, 10 December 1920, Page 1 (Supplement)

A GIANT ELECTRIC POWER STATION.

The new electric power station at Glasgow, Scotland, takes rank as one of the largest in the country. It is designed for an ultimate capacity of over a quarter of a million horse power, and each generating unit —of which there are five in the first half of the station recently completed—will be of 24,000 horse power. Each boiler is capable of producing 62,000 lb. of steam in an hour. All the latest labour-saving devices for loading coal into the bunkers, stoking the furnaces, and removing the ashes are installed, and a very high degree of economy in the production of electricity on the large scale is assured. “Jimmy,” said tho teacher, “what is a cape ?” “ A capo is land extending into the “Correct. William, define a gulf.” “A gulf is water extending into the land.’ “Good. Christopher,” to a small, eager-looking boy, “what is a mountain?’ 5 Christopher shot up from his seat so suddenly as to startle the teacher, and prompt!}* responded, “A mountain is land extending into the air.” *