Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-01-26


tanned, but with the figures AS ahove--
that is to say, calculation based upon
delivering for nseful work, from 40 10
40 per cent. of the power supplied by
the turbines can be transferred with
economy and supplied to pay a good
profit upon the investment.
As your visit at the Southern Expo
sition has undoubtedly given you some
knowledge of the Edison light, We
have made some figures upon thi,
power, used for lighting by the Edison
system: With 5000 horse power Al
the turbines and 1900 horse power al
the terminus of the line we can pro
duce 7 200 Edison "a" lamps Of six
teen candle power each. This light J..
equivalent to 10000 four.foot gns
burners, or gas consumption of fOu
hours per day Of four hours.
Surprising gas TO cost 81 per 1000
feet, this would be equal To SS45, GU
per day of four hours, or Sl24,4l6 pei
year OF $50 days. This amount repre-
sents 10 per cent interest on 81 pa 80
1t will be noticed that this is upon.
Il basis upon but four hours work pei
day, whereas the powers available
twenty-fnur hours. We can deliver
the energy in such form that it ma,
be used for lighting, as above, for the
arc system. and for mulive power ~
amy desired h. p. our plans by embra'
ing a delivery station by which the To
tai power may be suh>divided for an,
use and in any quantities.
In attempting to estimate upon The
cost of construction, equipment, ETC.
for this work, many details would h
necessary that could be had only b.,
further correspondence, such as route
tor conductors, either above or below
ground, buildings for dynamo and
receiving stations, manner OF
placing turbines and many others that
will suggest themselves to YOU. The
Conductor will cost in the neighborhood
of $50, 900; dynamoS, $4,000 to $780,
900; motors and receiving Station CON
neclions, etc., $4,000; these figure,
are based upon not very careful calcu
lati"ns, but are approximately correct
Our knowledge Of the country is IT
meagre that we can suggest very LITTLE
regarding utilization Of this energy a
some point nearer than Nashville, but
t might, we would suppose, be advan'
tageously employed in cotton manutac
Lories and other industries much nearer
the falls. For instance, IL the raj
facilities were some miles distanc, 4
mill might be run and railroad CON
meeting it with the main line. operated
while portion could be taken t.
Nashville ut less Gust for conductor fo
the greater distance.
The electrical transmission Ofpowe
has not received the attention in thi
country that it has in Europe, prob
ably the largest experiment being H.,
ailway AZ Louisville, built and opera
ted by the writers. Enough has beer
lone, however, to enable us to en-,
that the scheme is entirely paci
economical and provided there is
market for the energy delivered at TIVE
.l0.ds the co>l of producing it at til,
wul Of delivery, by steam, II ere cal
! Pc uo doubt that it will pay.
We believe that we know NOR
about this problem practically, thar
a0y other electrical engineers in thi
wnny. We are familiar with tin
work of Dppr,z, Semens, Perry anC
others in Europe; we have ASSOCIATED
with Us Mr.. G. O. Mailloux, an accnm
pIi>he,i 81, ctricnl engineer and mathe
motcian, whose articles upon this sub
ct in the Electrical World, have at
'ructed notice throughout the scientific
world, and we believe we can produc
such plans aud specifications for thi
work, should it be projected as vii
insure its success. We will re>iterat
rhe ,tatpNen, that the plapis entirSl
practicable, and stale that we are read
20 contract with the bonds of undoubte,
r>p"uSihili'y. 10 do the work.
We hpr ia etrr van tn the Elpctri