Industrial notes

Power Consumption at Ford Plant. Electric power used by the Ford Motor Co. in the Detroit area during 1935 amounted to 658,247,947 kilowatthours, exceeding the 1934 output by more than 145,000,000 kilowatthours. Practically all of the company´s total usage of electricity in the Detroit area was generated and consumed in the Rouge plant. An important part of the company´s present program of expansion and modernization is proceeding rapidly in No. 1 power house. The new installation includes a 1400-pound pressure boiler, a 110,000-kw turbogenerator, and a 15,000-kw turbogenerator. When the installation is completed, this will be the largest high-pressure steam plant in the world. Its capacity will be increased from about 270,000 horsepower to about 435,000 horsepower.