The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-25
rHEcANoocHEsRAp pRoJEor.
Electrical Engineers and Experts to
Visit the banda Naxe vUaat~

EAectrical Engineers and Experts TO
visit the hapids Next Week.
Z. b. Osgood OF Atlanta. general man
ager OF the southern division Of the West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing Rail-
way Department Of Pittsburg, Pa. has
been guest Of the De Soto for several days.
he Is enthusiastic about Savannah. Anum-
Der OF friends had told him before he came
mere tnat he was coming 10 a territory on
which both northern and western capitalists
have pinned great. faith. Already Atlanta
and Memphis have the benefit of large in
vestments OF northern capital Savannahs
turn, he thinks, will come next. He was
asked yesterday about the Canoochee rapids
ested.
The scheme is entirely practicable, u
ne SAID, land promises to be
prohtao1e one. IL will prove
great blessing co Savannah. Water
power In the production OF electricity, the
cheapest power obtainable at present. and
"ill De relief to many existing railways
ana other enterprises. The completion Of
the project is bound to stimulate manu-
featuring. The only question Of any i'm
portence Is the capital necessary TO develop
aud bring the power here. The high price
OF 1uel aud labor seems to warrant q fine
profit, which is all that is necessary TO
attract capital
Mr.. Osgood thinks that capital can easily
De obtained If the plan is put befora capital
lists in proper shape. If the direct current
system OF electricity is employed, it will re-
qulre much more capital and will render
the underground conduit system advisable,
as the whole conduit would act as O light
ming arrester. The cost OF copper
wire, and consequent larger capital
izatlon, are the only drawbacks to this
system. II the alternating current is en-
ployed the employment of bare over
head wire with oil cup insulation would be
preferable, as the cost Of copper wire is
much less. There are number Of practical
reduoers that will bring current Of 10000
volts down to so volts IL desired
The only drawback heretofore has been
the difficulty to convert an
alternating current into direct current
Of electricity. The Westinghouse company
has spent $500 900 experimenting to attain
a motor that could be successfully operated
by an alternating current and has been sue
cessful, and although it has not placed the
apparatus on the market 1t has made suffi-
Gent tests to be satisfied that it is q success.
Every day brings out new features of
electricity and the Westinghouse gearless
motor for street railways Is one of the great
est strides that electrical engineering has
made lately. 1t has been thoroughly tested
for commercial use on several large rail-
ways since July l. and has proved entirely
satisfactory. A gearless motor is noiseless
and Goes away with the singing noise pro-
duced by geared motors. which is familiar
to all who have Travelled on an electric car.
In addition to this il is entirely incased and
does not fan all the dust on the street. as is
the case where the armature is exposed, 1t
sets much higher from the street, so that
a wheel of less diameter can be used, which
makes the car Of easy access TO ladies and
children.
Mr.. Osgood expects to join several ex-
rerts and gentlemen interested In the
Canoochee rapids project in visit to the
rapids in a few days. Among the experts
will be Mr.. Lundy, of the firm of Sargent
g. Lundy, OF Chicago and Mr.. Dull, Of the
Edison General Electrical Company. Mr..
Lundy has national reputation both as an
electrical and civil engineer. His partner
tMr. SARGENT Is assistant engineer to the
worlds fair In Chicago. Should MIR.
Lundy, after thorough investigation, find
no draw oks, the Canoochee project will
be settled and its success assured.