Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-27
GAINING FAVOR IN THE EAST

every conceivable application OF power,
from running sewing machine to operate
mining machinery. There are now
mining plants in operation in Colorado
which have for months past given perfect
satisfaction. In one case there ere two
| motors placed underground at distance
| of 1000 feet from the surface. measuring
| along tunnel. OF this plant, Mr.. Fred
| erick G. Buckley, General Manager of the
Aspen Mining and Smelling Company,
| says: 'In every particular the machines
give perfect satisfaction. They occupy but
little space, the power is easily controlled,
| they can be taken up and moved quickly
and readily, If necessary, and for the pur-
| pose TO which we put them, comparison
| with steam or compressed air, both as re-
| CARDS effectiveness, convenience and econ
| omy. is altogether in favor of the electric
| machine. l cannot see why a plant of any
| magnitude which il is deemed expedieut TO
manufacture should not render proportion
ate service" In Eastern cities large central
stations are every day supplying power to
! electric motors placed ar intervals about
these cities, TO operate numerous mechani-
| cal devices, both large and small; and it is
| TO be hoped that the day is not far distant
| when Califorrians will recognize that they
| have been unfortunate in the selection Of o
| few inferior systems, but that the day for
electric transmission of power is now al
hand. Very respectfully,
JOSEPH l. JAYNE
ELECTRIC ROADS.
| In another communication, addressed to
| Charles E. Livermore, of the Folsom
Water power Company, Mr.. Jayne says:
| DEAR SIR: In regard to our converse
ton this afternoon, send you a list oil
| some places where electric roads are in op-
l Or ara Onr1fr Nal A -
Ashville, n. c.; Atlantic City, y. j.; Bay
City, Mich; Bay Ridge, Md; Buffalo, n.
Y. Carbondale, Pa; Davenport, Ia Chat
tanooga, Tenn; Erie, Pa; Wilmington,
Del; Cleveland, o. Reading. Pa; Brock
! ton, Mass; Eau Claire, Wis Pittsburg
Pa; Hartford, Conn; Cincinnati. o Du.
buqne, Ia; Lafayette, Ind: Laredo, Texas:
ST. Louis, Mo; Long Island. n. Y;
Wilkesoarre, Pa; Manchester, Va; Mari.
Borough, Mass Portland, Or Salem,
Mass: Omaha, Neb.; Tacoma, W. T; Har-
risburg, Pa; Scranton. Pa; Plattsmouth
| Neb; Salt Lake City, Utah; Sandusky, O.;
Steubeenville, o; Seattle. W. Troy, n.
| Y; Boston, Mass; Wichita, Kan. In
some of these places more than one road
is being operated successfully by electricity
and in the case of Richmond, Va there
are 90 electric cars Pittsburg, Pa, 25 cars
have been recently ordered for equipment
! st. Joseph, Mo-, is also to have about sc
cars. Thus you see that electricity is as
well adapted 10 an extensive system as 10 a
small system, for in some cases there are
electric roads with one or two cars. The
following is g list of some of
THE APPLICATIONS
To which electric motors are now put. some
| OF them quite extensively: Mills, mining
machinery, boot and shoe machinery
broom machinery, braiding machines
buffing lathes, cash railways, circular avs
| coffee mills, dental work elevators. emory
! wheels, grindstones, ice-cream freezers
| jewelers. work, knitting machines, medical
| purposes, meter work, pumps, sausage ma,
chlnes, sewing machines, wood working
| machines, venulatOrs, Il am WAYS etc. Some
| of the testimonials from parties who arc
using electric motors ought forever to put
to rest all. croakers. Corporations such as
| the pennsylvania Railroad Company, the
| Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the
| pennsylvania railroad companies, the East
| Boston Sugar Refinery and the California
Sugar Refinery have adopted our motors:
also, the United States Government has
given US an order. Mr.. S. w. Eutrekin. OF
HARRISBURG, Pa,
Writes: "Our Sprague Electric Street Rail.
way has been running now for about six
| months, and has been such success. oper.
| ating over distance of three miles, that
stock at $50 par has been sold as high as
s75: it is now $50 bid and $50 asked. AT
the present rate OF working, we expect to
declare 10 per cent. dividend the first
year, and 10 extend the hill branch about
| one and A half miles, which will make q
! ride Of over five miles for cents. | would
like to know whether such a record can be
beaten" As was stated in my last letter TO
you, the President of the
DAVENPORT CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY
Has made a report, showing net monthly
increase OF from ITO to 800 per cent, and l
am told that the bonds OF thar company
were placed at eighty cents on the dollar,
and that the company wished to buy them
/ back at as high as 10: another significant
fact is that there is no difficulty in placing
electric railway bonds in the East If the
projectors have a good franchise TO show.
The Seattle Electric Railway and Power
Company has just placed bond of Sl75.-
600 at six per cent, and a road IN Portland
which We are about to equip, placed its
bends in Boston not long aga. Henry
Willard told me in Portland recently. that
there would be no trouble in placing bonds
Tor any good electric road in San Francisco.
or any Of the large cities in California.
/ Two men, who are operating electric rail.
ways in the Esst, have been in correspond
ence with me in regard to the purchase of
road here for the purpose of converting it
into an electric roads You can hardly
pick up an electric or street railway paper
without finding notices. from one 10 a
dozen, Of work that is under way, or about
to be contracted for. JOSEPH l. JAYNE.
THE WHOLE QUESTION.
This presents the whole question as
drawn out by the investigation of the Fol-
som Water-power Company, TO the success
of which the people of Sacramento look
forward with the liveliest interest Neither
they nor the RECORD UNION take any con-
Germ as TO what system OF motors, or what
patented or other means of transmission
may be adopted by that company, so long as
It carries out Its intentions (which tits PROV
ing by very large investment and bringing
the Folsom Canal near to complelion). and
which is referred to in letter to William
Schaw, of this city, in which the Manager
says;
WHAT THE COMPANY PROPOSES.
at is not necessary for us 10 explain 10
vou that when the water power of the
Folsom Water-power Company is COM
pleted we contemplate transmission to Sac
ramento (by electricity, and We have The
most abundant assurances that it is per
fectIy practicable 20 probably utilize it
there. We hold that with such a power
avsilable al Sacramento every interest of
the city will be most beneficialIy pro-
moted''
MANUFACTURING FOR SACRAMENTO.
The same gentleman writing to the
RECORD UNION says: we have Deep
seated conviction that when the works for
utilizing the power Of the American river
n In
company, shall be completed. Sacramento
will be in position 10 enjoy exceptional
advantages For the use Of electricity which
will build mp lis population and prosper.
ity."
CONCLUSION.
1t is perhaps fortunate that Mr.. Liver
more misunderstood the debate here con.
corning the electric railway storage bat
tervl. since it has resulted in snecifc ex