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nysg and to beé rties. ~and rated mem. turns Dec. arC The ‘fifth unit at the Waukegan Generating plant of the Public Servâ€" i roaclty of 115,000 kilowatts, will be. completed by fall of this year, making the local plant one of the largest in the world, Manager Theoâ€" dore Bleck of the Waukegan district stated today. . When the work now under way is completed the state will have reached a total capacity of 290,â€" 000 kilowatts. ; PUBLIC SERVICE CO. BUILDING NEW UNT Fifth Big Generating Section of Wauk Plant to Be & Re:s;nin Fall R ~Begun in 1923 Starting in 1923 with the first 25,â€" 000 kilowatt generating ~unit, the work has steadily gone forward at the local plant with the ‘completion of a second unit approximately every two years. The early part of 1930 saw the fourth unit finishedâ€"and placed in service. While work on the fifth unit has been going on, the company has at the same time completed a new 132,â€" 000 volt transmission line with a capaâ€" city of more than 150,000 kilowatts, between the Waukegan plant and the Northwestâ€"Generating Stationâ€"of the Commonwealth Edison company, a distance of 37 miles. ' State Lets Contract For $2,500,000 Road Improvement in April One of the develpp?oents which has gained the company Considerable disâ€" tinction in the last ten years, has been its© pioneering in~ the use of metalâ€"clad switchâ€"gear. & â€"~â€"Metalâ€"Clad Switchâ€"Gear : Installations of metalâ€"clad switchâ€" year were made in 1930, the most imâ€" portant of which were at the Waukeâ€" gan station in connection with the fourth generating unit just completâ€" ed and at the new Joliet substation. In connection with the fifth generatâ€" ing unit at Waukegan 132,000â€"volt metalâ€"clad switching equipment will be installed, the first of this high voltage to be manufactured in Amerâ€" Contracts â€" for almost â€"$2,500,000 worth of road construction were awarded ‘by the state highway diviâ€" sion during the last half of April. A tompilation of. the jobs let between April 16 and May 1, completed today in the office of Frank T. Sheets, chief highway engineer, shows that 33 sepâ€" arate contracts placed on bids reâ€" ceived on March now under contract up to about $21,000,000, including ;'oork that had been carried over from 30. » 1Ca. With the above mentioned activiâ€" ties going on, Waukegan is in the center of one of the greatest electrical developments in the world but its residents are not aware of the great things being done until they are pointed out by those acquainted with the technicalities of the business, ~ Other contracts that will place the 1931 construction program expected to approximate $45,000,000 worth of work, are to be awarded as rapidly as possible, according to the highway officials, The resume of the late April letâ€" tings reveals that this work is well distributed over the state. j Th M a V Of the 33 contracts placed, 28 that total $2,184,500 are for paving in 16 widely scattered counties: Cook, Marâ€" shall, Jersey, Richland, Edwards, Jackson, Will DePage, Union, Mcâ€" Donough, Williamson, Johnson Laâ€" Salle, Macon, Edgar and Perry. ~Almost $200,000 worth ‘of work on nine relatively small bridges, rangâ€" ing in price from . around $7,000 to $31,000 dollars, have been placed in Cumberland Jackson, McDonough, Henry and Logan counties. Most of the extensive grading work now going on is in completion of conâ€" tracts placed some time ago, includâ€" ing many carried forward from 1930. One big grading contract was awardâ€" ed on April 23 â€" on route 147, in Williamson and Johnson counties. It calls for $81,697.49, most of which will go to pay the men and feed the Give your children Bowman‘s Milk and you give them a flying start on the road to health and vigor. For Bowman‘s Milk is rich in the boneâ€"andâ€"bodyâ€"building elements so important to growth. Children like Bowâ€" man‘s Milk for its superior flavor.: This extra goodâ€" ness is due to the extra care exercised at every step from farm to you. Order a bottle today.. Ask any Bowâ€" man milkman or phone Highland Park 2700. ; give them plenty of milk FOR GROWTH B OW MA N T H E D AIRY Câ€"O M PA N Y MIT LK P R E teams that level Ozark hills on a section of the "Riverâ€"toâ€"River" route between‘ Golconda and East Cape Girâ€" ardeau. One of the most gratifying reports Department of Labor was received last week by Governor L. L. Emmerâ€" son. Employment Conditions In State Improving Is Reported to Governor The report reveals that the 15 downstate employment offices operâ€" ated by the state placed 5,397 appliâ€" cants for work during the month of April, This exceeds by 6386, the numâ€" ber placed in March, which was the 7 ~ _ $s t o+ 5 t Sozpod & best period for employment of any time within the past six months. The g‘heement made in April exceeded the ebruary record by 1,478. Wauke gan placed 130 applicants. Employmentâ€" found for applicants in . the _ industrial _ centers, . Aurora, Bloomington, Peoria, and Rockford ranged well upward of half the regâ€" istration. They showed the greatest permanent or temporary jobs at each of the 15 downstate free employment offices follows: Aurora, 848, Bloomâ€" ington, 350, Cicero, 812, Danville, 207, Decatur, 458, East St. Louis, 722, Galesburg, 154, Joliet, 338, Moline, 115, Peoria 1,008, Quincy, 395, Rockâ€" ford, 394, Rockford, 202, Springfield, 128, and Waukegan, 130. : MJ atu ert of ay 14 of ler of