New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-21
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and Mrs T. j. Mack, z. b. Bailey, William A. PaS
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DISCUSSING UNDERGROUND WIREa
OPINIONS or THE ELECTRIC LIGHT MEN-cLos
OF THE CONVENTION.

OPINIONS or THE ELECTRIC LIGHT MEN-cLosl
OF THE CONVENTION.
The representatives of the electric light com
panes met again yesterday morning in the Union sqn
Hotel. and remained In session until p M, when the5
adjourned until next February After some discussion
decided to hold the next convention In February =
the Maryland Hotel Baltimore. The Committee -
Transportation appointed we're George wadswortb. q
Cleveland; L. X. Weeks of Kansas City; George q
Bowen. oflElgn, ILL., Frank Ridon, of Boston, and b.
NJ. Cleveland, OF Hartford 1t resolved that The
Office Of the association be at Baltimore where all c0rr0
spOndence with reference TO matters pertaining d
electric light and apparatus should be cent. 4. A.
spery OF Chicago, read paper illustrated the black
board, upon The Best Form OF Dynamo" George q.
Bowen of Chicago, endeavored to electric light
manufacturers TO do better work in manufacturing
plant and apparatus this nd enable them to com
rete better with the gas companies,
f. A. Pope. Of this city, read q paper on "Undcr-
ground Conductors for Electric Light" In opening, MI
Pope sad There Is no more important question OF this
day than the underground light problem" This question
was important because no satisfactory method OF lay
ing wires had yet been arrived for in nearly every
ing difficulty he sad Tho United states illuminate
the Grand Central Depot at Forty and tho
orening OF had fonnd 1t necessary 10 aban
equipped twenty aud the East Riverto which
the lighting circuits were to be connected when the
sruction Of anew fifty wire line thronga Twenty
st. distance OF 5000 feet Upon application 70 the
Subway Commission to do this. IL was refused. WAS
Informed by President Lynch that they would soon be
turned out OF the station and that their customers could
not 10 supplied from their other stations" In speak
ing OF the Western Union Company he said Curiousy
enough the thunderbos OF the press been hurled
with the greatest force against this company for its
parent calDness In ignoring the requirements or the law
As matter OF fact this company began laying wires
engineer for the express purpose Of devsng general
system which to include as least the Western Union,
Metropolitan Telephone. Gold and Stock aud American
District Telegraph Companies. But the work had to 10
abandoned, because OF the destruction OF the guta
percna insulation by the effect OF the steam heating
pipes. The most feasible plans that had como under
Mr. Pope's notice those used In Philadelphia aud
Chicago, but they did not work TO perfection Mr.
Sperry or Chicago. corroborated Mr. Popes statements
far Chicago concerned Some OF the gentle
present expressed themselves a. believing that
wires could worked satisfactorily underground as
above, but they were In the minority.
Mr.. Calender OF London. also spoke upon Under
ground Wres and exhibited several maps aud illusira
hoDs. He had a substance called hltlte, which lie
claimed to give perfect insulation. He ha1 used this
substance extensively In this country and In England
Before the adjournment OF the meeting the chairman
announced the following names "a committee TO confer
with manufacturers about obtaining uniformity OF
price throughout the country for electric light +.
Riddle. OF Boston; Charles Q. Cooper, OF Br0osiyn
George s. Bowen. OF Elgin: ". A. Chase, OF Holyoke
c. b. vanOon. OF Chicag0 NJ Lynd, OF Jersey City; A.
L. Ide, OF Springfield ILL.,
Tue convention goes TO East Newark ~ j.. to-day. on
special tram. by Invitation OF tue Ca lendor Insulating
and Waterproof Company OF that city. examine
their wires areaiy placed underground. Tney return
this city at 10 ID.