New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-01
OPENING THE MORNING SESSION.

4 PAPER ON ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION.
At the opening Of the morning session Wee Pr =,
dent Ecklcy b. Coke, If DrftOn, IeuH., pr 'do*i Nr
Coxe's genial. bcarc>s face and bncvO!'n; p tac.c
70 we'll known throughout the length and br adtu Of
the Lch!gh Vail " give no indication Of tic iiei"rrg
education and long, practcal experience IN coal n.n
Ing slowed beneath ii, heavy. cnry head " har
but they there jus, the same. In the abs"i"" q"
President Hewitt Mr.. Coke a'd the inctti:S 20 ojcr
and then leaned back III his ciaiT white >'rtir; Ray
mond explained 10 the Institute tiat Herr j. fdii'
Of Cologne, Germany, VINO was TO read Iapr n
Wire Rope IIamways, aud herr l.. i'lis. "i E'>rn
who booked for a discussion Of t." suhl"'t 4
"Wster Ga, In Europe were b1tl aiLprs the nLssi'>
aud that TIN, pat Of the programme wOnM cJn>o
Quenuy be omitted.
pap,r Oh Electric Power TRANSMISSION III NJ n
Ing operations" by H. G. oiaud..g, Of D"-t1n ".'s
listened 70 with Interest Amons other tniiIg,, MI
spauld.ng said
Ea,mg our judgment IN" worlds advance IN
scientific developments dn!ine IN" last ccn'uH, w."
mas IeasO.a',I, COiClnGc Una IN t.p Ot.eT c',ui1fi
would the p.ooere OF electrical .nvciton. "no" han,
have now cone househ'd H"r.|, have &C va re
prompt ava peh''iui Ia &C. 81. lo, "ht' ms c,
ablcd them - D.au-uac "nGcr'nh.4g' o. "a p. Li
mogn!u1. even ~ tn" 'r; OF "a. i. '% .vH ~
seen tide 4. aiIc ~ a.d Nc ne rng fal r. :
results 81 too implicit I'm in rc,irca ON pro. re,
1t is not u be wondt'd at TIT r'G,,'rya We .,
k.cnt in tc solution If cAun.tc ir't! No. ana II .'E
eircuu!stanc Wnerc >.n.lc failure I"a,, NJ o''.!
greater or less drsr.e OF p:V. 's>i nal rput .iin.
Tine IueGI,aniC&i elg!nvvr, wnlr re(Ogn ling Ike fc
thousands Di H. EVER are T. day H. ted
dentists ccice to ie op ration Of my t,n cavrnl
CRANE f.ui paseiIc t"h!. d;aaht If al: tr0Lt I
sick cha iler to printing tic p tn".lc fleets Of onr
daily ralcr>, he.tair.. n.yc"thc!ess bi;.' Piac.r
relanc" upon q system which lia uude.laby had III
The mining engineer looks with Interest upon the
s,ar,ncnt that H5k electro road, III Tn United sac,
alone w;h '272o ullcs Of trarA, and 3O24 carr are
In daily >e:vicc Or ulder con,TucuOn. and ulen com
pA-ce the demands Of src iscrviCc with thoec tlnd
In mining practice. lOOxinE meanwhile for praCticai
suggestions from those who have "heen there" and
can hold up u warinnS 0: bech0liig Niger to the
traveller In this unfrcqn' ned path II Is the object
OF this papcr present brlcny some 0: the wo"K
alrady done toward TIC apple alton Of elecr cal
paratls to mining pr CeAes. as well q, y cnlbT1y
who have had personal experience In the operation Of
such apparatus.
ELECTRIC MINING PLANTS.
A number of electric miiiL. rl-n's in actual
tion were de ,crlbed by Mr. slandng OF these the oae
running n forty hors" power motor a. E"io Co"ry.
near Scranton, PENN, VIII serve - an example:
The power plant consists Of d standard Arlington
Sims ngnc capa' r. Of developing sixty hOnc pos"
Vound for q current Ut go vO't~ potent al AID tho
necessary appliances for Its opcrancn me 'neihe
And DYNAMO rom the top OF the shaft are In charge
of the engincor and assistant. who oprFe one other
From tie dy mnDO 70 the foot Of tho sah tie carr
4 conducted by No. Clark wires. DclOs In gas pipes
70 protect them roin damage. From the bOttoin OF
the shaft the wires carried overhead about twelve
suspended from insulat0r specially designed for
Whe,ev6r turnoiS occur. frogs srr used. the con-
ductors being sold red " them IN The same manner