The Largest Powe Station

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Largest industrail development in central Oklahoma this autumn is the new Mustang plant of Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., which supplies power and light to the Oklahoma City area. The Mustang station, now being constructed 10 miles west of the city, eventually will be the largest generating plant in point of capacity in the state. this includes stean and hydro-electric electric as well. the first unit of 50,000 kilowatt capacity will be operating in the spring, and the second 50,000 kilowatt unit will be ready cent by Oklahoma coal and fuel oil. The company is powered by five major generating stations and eight auxilary plants with a combined capacity of about 256,000 kilowatts. These plants all are interconnected bu a transmission system of nearly 3,000 circuit miles. Also, interconnections are maintatained with neighboring electric utilitirs and state and fedral owned hydro-electric plants..During 1948, the OG&E pay roll and employees benefits totaled almost $5 millions. The wage scale is comparable with the best for similiar work in the southwest and the benefits include paid up life insurance, contributory life insurance, hospitalization, a pension plan, paid vacations and paid service and sick leaves.