The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-31
THE THOMsON-H0USToN.
Some More Facts and Figures
Given TO the Public.

10 the Editor OF TIE HERALD. fTft'lf
May l claim small space in YOU
valuable paper to mention few fact:
concerning the Thomson Houston cleo.
tic light? The Sunday Tribune had
quite an item. which 1 think hardly
gave the new conner its just dues. 1t
announced that Mr.. H. NJ. Ogden, agent
Tor the Thomson-Houston electric
light, had made some very ''extraor-
binary claims and statements" concern
ing the new light; and as there are
facts and figures to De shown for both
lights, l think that the new conner
should have a snow.
In the first place, the Thoms n
Houston system furnishes one 200
candle power light or six (perfectl
/ 16 candle-power incandescent lights 10
every half horsepower. while the
| Brush system requires one horsepower
to every 1000 candle power arc light.
and can only furnish seven is candle
lover incandescent as an equivalent.
The Thomson-Houston machine
requires no watching to prevent the
llgnts from flashing out, when the cleo
tro-mOtiVe force increases from the
shutting out OF lamps on the cir
cult. Why? Because the machine
is self-adjusting. With the Brush
system, it requires some one to be with
the machine at all times when running.
as 1t has TO be adjusted whenever there
are three or more lamps extinguished,
or the consequence will be the machine
will flash over and all the lights on that
machine will 20 out.
The ThOmson-HOuSton claim Q per-
feet incanOestent system; and they can
well claim it. They are using them on
the theatrical stages for footlights, and
wherever used are giving Satisfaction.
They are being used for that purpose at
Logan, Utah, and are spoken of in the
highest terms by the management.
The Themson-Houston system is a
very young company as yet. and is
laboring under a great disadvantage as
to locating new plants where the other
systems have had foot-hold for years.
Those that are connected with old
companies have got their money in
vested in it and can not get it out with
out heavy loss, so the only thing they
can Go is TO fight against anything new,
1t matters not how much they wish
otherwise. ..........
The Thomson Houston has never
been beaten in a fair field yet. and
wherever they have located they have
given perfect satisfaction.
The Brush claims to have triumphed
over all adversaries; but the Thom-
SON Houston has taken the gold
medals" many OF them that the Brush
has claimed so long. yes, they have
a 30-light plant at Logan, that is all"
and it is giving perfect satisfaction to
all that are using it. 1t may not give
satisfaction to those that have nothing
to do with 1t or ever can. lu-
Any one that could compare an cleo
trio light with the light that Salt Lake
City had from February 1st to 30th !
must have. lived up in the canyon all
his life. But then there is. no account
ing for tastes in this world.
The Thomson-Houston is not com !
ing here on representations, but on its |
own merits. 1t is putting in 30-light |
machine to show its merits, and will !
hold the fort. 1t asks no odds of any |
one, all 1t asks is fair field, and at the |
expiration of thirtyodays it will stand |
up for the decision OF the public. Wait !
and see. Yours with Respect, -
ii. K. HARRISON,