Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1940 — Page 16

/ 7^^B^Sjbi£i y s' z i h 3 * / / ■■ iWKfiriß ■ Est M G. E. Engineering makes jobs and Better Living Conditions It's a long jump from the day* of ear grandfather, to the modern industrial age of today '■— Men at test tubes and microMcope* have taken the guess out of science. But it required intelligent planning and hard work to achieve the miracles of modern electrical living. Science and planning in the General Electric company have created jobs for thousands and luxuries for millions. Here in Decatur hundreds of families have earned a living by reason of the General Electric Company's success in thb. new industrial age.

City Light & Power Plant FORREST ELZEY, Mayor COUNCILMEN:- C.C. LANGSTON ANDREW APPELM AN MORRIS PINGRY RUSSELL O WENS KENNETH ARNOLD V. VERNON AURAND, Clerk-Treasurer - VINCENT KELLEY, City Attorney -M. J. MYUHT, Supt - HERSEL NASH, Aaat Supt—FRANK BURNS, Chief Eng.

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For 20 Years... Our Privilege to Serve the General Electric Co • Vi Twenty years ago things were happening in Decatur. There waa new life! There was activity! One of America’s greatest and leading industries had selected this city as a site for a modern manufacturing plant. The General Electric Company had come! Growing pains were evident in the community. One of the demands at the time was that the City should equip its electric plant to supply power to the industry. And Decatur was willing and anxious to do it. f From a 500 K. W. turbine capacity, the City Light and Power Plant began to grow. A new 1,000 K. W. turbine was installed immediately, tater a 3,000 K. W. turbine was installed. So the growth of the present modern and efficient Municipal Utility dates back to the time the General Electric Company located in Decatur. It has grown with the G. E. z * This growth, aided •*” additional demands from local industry, recently, and over the 20 years, still continues. Improvements at thr plant, including a new 5,000 K. W. turbine, boiler and other equipment will give the city a municipal plant sufficiently large to supply all present power, needs of industry, commercial and residential users and insure a reserve for further growth. From a start of a little more than 100,000 K. W. hours the first year, the City Light and Power Plant has furnished nearly 30 million kilowatt hours to the industry during the 20 years — and with only a few exceptions — limited to mere minutes, has provided uninterrupted service to a business that has contributed much to our community life and growth. • - Through the years, dealings with the General Electric Company, City officials and Plant officers, have been most pleasant Always alert to the more advanced ideas and methods in electric current production, the Company has always been most helpful in the city’s desire to build a municipal plant of worth and efficiency. This fine cooperative spirit continues. > •.« » 1 On this happy anniversary day — we wish the General Electric Company and its employees many more years of successful operation and anticipate the opportunity to further render them a service. \