The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-15
TEXAS ELECTRIC LIGHT
Company of Dallas.

Manufacturing Company OF D"iIns.
This company is corporation, of
which j. M. Wendelken is president,
w. S. Simpkins, vice president; W. l..
Hall, treasurer and secretary, and d.
NJ. Clover, superintendent and electri-
clan. 1t purchased the old Dallas Elec-
trio Light company in May last, and
obtained a charter with capital stock
of $4,000. The plant is located 720
and 722 Pacific avenue, and the COM
pany owns the ground and building,
which is of corrugated iron, 40 by 100
feet in Dimensions. The plant consists
of boilers Of 140 horse power, Ball
engine, one of the very finest in the
State, Of 1876 horse power, four dyna-
mos. three that supply thirty-two arcs
and one that supplies $50 incandescent
lights. The company has en- route
here and due Sunday next an arc
dynamo for twenty lights, all of which
have been taken, an arc dynamo for
the Dallas State Fair for twenty lights
and an incandescent dynamo for $50
lights, all of which have been taken,
and n $50 incandeseent light dynamo
for the Dallas State Fair grounds, the
most of which have been engaged.
They also have, Ell route, which will
arrive at the same time, $4,000 pounds
Of electric wire, the largest amount
eyerreceived in Texas. They have ten
miles Of wire in the city, or nearly TO-
900 pounds. The incandescent lights are
furnished at $3.50 per light per month
and the arc lights OF Sc each per month
which is very much better than gas
and fully hundred per cent cheaper.
The company uses the Sperry system
Of London with the Sperry arcs and
United States company's incandescent
lights. This is far superior to the Ed
ison system which is conceded to be
the best of American invention, in that
it is much simpler, more economical
and less apt to get out of order. The
company has also a double set of boil
ers and engines SO if one set should
get out of order the other can be used
until repairs are made. Next week the
company will commence running their
machinery day and night and next
year they propose to sell electic pow
err for running all kinds of machinery
in the city, and supply power from
quantity just sufficient to running q
sewing machine up to 100 horse pow
err, anywhere in the city. This will
prove great saving to all kinds Of
businesses using power, for the compa-
nv can furnish it much cheaper than
the cost of running either steam or
gas engines. The company also keep
OH hand for sale to the public, electric
goods of oil kinds, and having done
good bushes in this line since June
last. The cost of the plant now in use
was $4,000 and the company has on
the road here, to arrive next Sunday,
as before stated $4,000 worth of ma
chinery and material. The president
Mr.. j. M. Wendelken has managed the
business with consumate skill and with
his characteristic energy and tact has
pushed the business until it is well
nigh furnishing the city and it will not
be long before it will be used in near
ly all private residences. Mr.. Clover
the superintendent and electrician is
untiring in his efforts to make the UNI
dcrtaking an eminent success. A thor
ough electrician, he knows what to do
and how to do it. Mr.. Wendelken and
he have done much in the interest of