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Title: Pacific Gas and Electric magazine
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Subjects: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Electric utilities Public utilities
Publisher: (San Francisco, Calif.) : Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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s of dollars is being installed at thelocal gas plant. Manager A. J. Stephensis justly proud of the Vallejo plant, as itis the equal of any of the big system oper-ated by the well known California cor-poration. Only in size is it outclassedby the works in San Francisco, Oaklandand other large cities. Since taking overthe Vallejo plant ten years ago, the Pa-cific Gas and Electric Company has ex-pended over $100,000 in making it mod-ern in every respect, and as a resultVallejo enjoys an unsurpassed gas service. This morning Manager Stephens re-ceived authority to have the Companysollicc in Marin street remodeled andwhen the proposed work is completed thegas company will have an office that willcompare favorably with any similar placein this city. The old horse-drawn wagon which hasbeen used by the company for manyyears is to be replaced by a light motor-driven wagon which will enable the com-panys employees to cover tiie city inmuch quicker time than at present. Pacific Service Magazine
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EAST PITTSBURGH WORKS OFWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING COMPANY The largest manufacturing plant under one roof in the World.Covers an area of more than 50 acres. Main aisles each 2,000feet long. 800 carloads of electrical machinery are shipped monthly to allparts of the world. Total number of employees exceeds 22,000. To inspect works on principal aisles only necessitates a walk often miles. Here are built: GENERATORS up to 30,000 K. V. A.MOTORS to 10,000 H. P. TRANSFORMERS to 1 0,000 K. V. A., in voltages rangingas high as one million volts. CIRCUIT BREAKERS for the highest transmission voltagesand capacities. ELECTRICAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT of every type and capacity. In all, we make over 200,000 distinct electrical appliances fromthe tiniest meter, made under a microscope, to the largest generatorwhose parts require the use of 50-ton cranes in handling. The World is our Field and we cover the Field. Slogan:—U not WESTINGHOUSE—not the BEST. Westinghouse Electric & Man

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