Electrical news and engineering . he out-going feeders. The synchronizing receptacles on thsboard are arranged so that the oil switch connecting theturbo generator to the volt bus cannot be thrownin unless the synchronizing plug is in. 52 THE ELECTRICAL NEWS Aeotlhar Bo Co Hydro^Elactric DeYelopmneimfc Jordan River Plant Ready to Operate—Transmits to VictoriaCity — Two 6,000 H. P. Units at First Head of 1,100 Ft. The Vancouver Island Power Company, a subsidarycompany of the British Columbia Electric Railway Com-pany Limited, is now carrying out a large electric powerdevelopment scheme o
Electrical news and engineering . he out-going feeders. The synchronizing receptacles on thsboard are arranged so that the oil switch connecting theturbo generator to the volt bus cannot be thrownin unless the synchronizing plug is in. 52 THE ELECTRICAL NEWS Aeotlhar Bo Co Hydro^Elactric DeYelopmneimfc Jordan River Plant Ready to Operate—Transmits to VictoriaCity — Two 6,000 H. P. Units at First Head of 1,100 Ft. The Vancouver Island Power Company, a subsidarycompany of the British Columbia Electric Railway Com-pany Limited, is now carrying out a large electric powerdevelopment scheme on the Jordan River, located in thesoutheast portion of Vancouver Island, British Columbia,literally at the western outpost of the British the expenditure of several millions of dollars the com-pany plans to deliver from its hydro-electric plant on theJordan River 24,000 horse power of electrical energy atthe substation in Victoria, the capital of British Columbia,where the company operates a tram system covering the. Power House—Vancouver Island Power Co. city and suburbs and carries on a general light and powerbusiness. The heavy expenditure involved in carrying outthe development work is necessitated by the growth of thecompanys business on Vancouver Island as well as toprovide power for the operation of an interurban tram-line, 23 miles in length, running north from Victoriathrough the Saanich peninsula, work on which is now un-der way. Operations on the Jordan River plant have been inprogress for some time and the company is now aboutready to supply the initial energy form a station equippedto provide (K)OO hi)., with considerable progress alreadymade on another unit of the same power. It is expectedthat these two units will be sufficient to meet the com-panys demands for two or three years, during which timesteps will be taken to enlarge the power plant and developthe ultimate capacity of 24,000 horse power through theinstallation of two additional units of
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