Increased Development In Wide Field Of Industry
The article surveys South Arkansas industrial potential after the war, led by Arkansas Power and Light’s new $3,000,000 generating plant near Stamps. It highlights vast oil gas timber and lignite reserves, power projects, sulfur plants, and secondary recovery plans shaping a future in energy, chemicals, and allied industries.
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C. E. Palmer Publications
South
Arkansas
S.O
Woow LLC
Puvic
Grea Wawarcd
Owe State
Ealer
South Arkansas
Ayricalisas Alas
el Dorado
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission
Shuler
Oil and Gas Commission
Arkansas Dye and Chemical Company
Plant Completed In Just One Year At Harvey Couch Plant
A. P. and L. began work on the Harvey Couch plant with ground breaking by C. S. Lynch. Excavation started in July and construction progressed rapidly, reflecting the management’s planning efforts.
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Harvey Couch
C. S. Lynch
Arkansas Power and Light Company
A. P. and
No Waste in Utilization of McKamie Gas
Alec Crowell describes the McKamie field sour gas as containing 4000 grains of hydrogen sulfide per 100 cf and notes the gas is processed through desulfurization to yield gasoline and fuel gas. Describes depth, pressure, heat, and separation steps and highlights zero waste in the full utilization of the gas and sulfur.
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McKamie Field
Alec Crowell
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission
McKamie
McNamie
Arkan Sas
Imported Power and the 3 State System
The article explains that imported power means using the lowest cost source across the Mississippi Power and Light Louisiana Power and Light and New Orleans Public Service systems. It notes Sterlington plant near Monroe as largest, Harvey Coach plant, and lines enabling cross border use. It criticizes political groups for calling power imported when they seek cheaper options, using Okla homa power for an Arkansas war plant as example.
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Arkansas Power and Light Company
Mississippi Power and Light Company
Louisiana Power and Light Company
New Orleans Public Service Company
Sterlington la
Sterlington
Harvey Coach
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Steam plants cheaper than dams in Southwest power study
Engineers report steam generated electricity costs less than hydro in the Southwest due to variable river flow and 24 hour availability. Steam plants, when fuels and turbines are ready, provide continuous power, unlike hydro which depends on water and slow startup.
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Southwest
Niagara Falls
Nine Arkansas Newspapers Publish Simultaneous Industrial Section
A collaborative section marks the dedication of the Stamps power generating station by Arkansas Power and Light. It gathers industrial coverage from nine papers across six cities and details South Arkansas industry, future prospects, and regional profiles. Total print run reached 52,458 copies across Texarkana, El Dorado, Hot Springs, Camden, Hope, Magnolia and others.
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Arkansas
C. E. Palmer
Stamps
Arkansas Power and Light Company
South
Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Daily News
el Dorado Daily News
el Dorado Evening Times
Hot Springs Sentinel Record
Hot Springs New Era
Camden Evening News
Hope Star
Magnolia Banner News
New Horizons of Industry in South Arkansas Through Research
A rallying, period voice extols research as the driver of progress across aviation, chemistry, petroleum, metals, farming, plastics and wood. It proclaims ambitious industrial horizons for South Arkansas, urging confidence in science and American ingenuity to transform everyday materials into future prosperity.
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New Horizons of Industry
South Arkansas
Croesus
Earth
Nature
Fitting Ceremonies Arranged For Oneinna and Dedication Of 30 000 Kilowatt Station
The Harvey Couch power plant near Stamps Arkansas will be formally dedicated Friday at 4 PM. A three million dollar facility with a 30 900 kilowatt generator aims to spur South Arkansas industrial growth using sour gas from the Mc Kamie field. United States Senator John L McClellan will deliver the dedicatory address.
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Harvey Couch Electric
Sour Gas Fields
South
Arkansas
United States
South Arkansas
Arkansas Power and Light Company
John L. McClellan
Camden
Senator McClellan
Harvey Couch
Power Plant Marks Arkansas Gas Promise
Arkansas Power and Light officials pledged to use sour gas from the McKamie field if treatable for commercial use. The $3,000,000 Harvey Couch Power Plant, a 30,000 kilowatt station, proves the commitment and will be the first Arkansas industry to tap the new South Arkansas resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKamie
Arkansas Power and Light Company
Harvey Couch
Arkansas
South Arkansas
Directors Will Attend Couch Plant Ceremony
Arkansas Power company directors conclude a two day inspection tour of South Arkansas industries with a Friday dedication at the Harvey Couch power plant near Stamps. President C Hamilton Moses announced the itinerary includes stops at Bryant bauxite plant Malvern Acme Brick and Lionel Oil areas. A memorial service for Harvey Couch will follow lunch in Magnolia before wreath laying at Couch grave.
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Arkansas Power Company
South Arkansas
Harvey Couch
Stamps
C. Hamilton Moses
Little Rock
Bryant
Aluminum Company of America
Bauxite
Malvern
Acme Brick Company
International Shoe Company
Camden
Camden Chamber of Commerce
el Dorado
Col
T. H. Barton
Lion Oil Refining Company
South Arkansas Industrial Development Association
Lion Oil
Ozark Ordnance Works
Macnolia
Couch
Magnolia
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