Boulder Dam generators ordered

The 5 generators which will comprise the first unit for the development of electric power at Boulder Dam, and will make available for Los Angeles, Calif., and vicinity, a total of 300,000 kw, have been placed on order with 3 different manufacturers. Contracts for these units have been awarded by the United States Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior. Four units, each rated 82,500 kva, will be the largest water wheel generators in the United States, and in capacity will exceed any other generators now in operation. All 5 generators are of the vertical shaft type.