The record-union., 1895-05-04

in the State of Washington, which tower
over 100 feet in hight above our Niagara.
are to be utilized, and the power TO be
sent in the first instance about twenty
three miles to Seattle. Rome, Italy, re-
ceives electric energy by four copper
nineteen miles away. The gold mines of
the Transvaal, in South Africa, are TO
draw power from distant sources; the
water falls of Finland are 10 illuminate
st. Peters burg, the Russian capital.
.'But tho attention OF the scientific ana
commercial world is mainly centerod on
the preparatory work now going on at
the falls of Niagara and nearing success
full completion. On the day when the
great turbines in the wheel pits of the
Niagara Power Company first tremble to
Niagara's rush and flow, and give lie TO
the giant dynamos; when the mystic
flame first flashes along the guiding wire
and enters the portals of the Queen city
then may we say that the Electric Age
has truly dawned."
''To what distance do you think 1t
possible to transmit power prohtably ~
81 believe it can be sent economically
and unfailingly the length and breadth OF
the State. The multitudinous sources of
supply, however, prevent this question
from being an imperative one. 1t is clear
that either from sources, local or remote,
our towns and cities will be abundantly
| fed."
In speaking of the future of electricity,
MIR. Hawley observed:
The transmission of this energy for
| considerable distances has already been
achieved. 1t may be safely asserted that
| wherever in the future there is q demand
for power there it will be delivered.
Electricity will displace gas for lighting
purposes, coal and stoves for heating,
4 OF abo ni0 mo- nf
propulsion, and horses as q method OF
| locomotion. Small mail cars, operated
| with incredible swiftness, in large tubes
extending from city to city, will revolu-
! tionize our postal service and give TO
written or printed communications al
most the efficiency of telegraphlc dis
patches at a fraction of their cost. Com
munication will be made possible with
moving trains and ships in mid-ocean.
Electric signals will be used by our mill
| tary and naval forces and be OF great
efficiency in the coast service. by It's ald
explorers can brave unharmed the sever
| ity of Arctic climes, and solve the mys-
| terry of the pole. Submarine Navigation
will rob the deep of its terrors, and per-
| haps electricity may furnish US the Key TO
aerial navigation.
The farmer of the future will own an
electric equipment to furnish power for
his creamery, for grinding feed, for pump
ing water, for lighting the house. barns
and lawn and heating his greenhouses
and residence. He will be enabled to en-
gage in market gardening on scale hlth-
erto unknown. Some form of malleable
glass may yet be discovered, and under
such protection acres be devoted to the
growth of vegetables and semi tropical
fruits for our local markets. Electric
railroads will pass his door, atfording
quick transit to the nearest market town.
! His horse will, in time, be reserved for
farm toll, while he journeys along the
highway IN wagon propelled by means
of storage battery.
"We can but dimly foresee electricity's
| capabilities, iis possible future uses. But
it is clear that the Electric Age will be
one of unequaled progress. "A new power
is in our grasp; splendid vista opens be-
fore US whose achievements future his
torians must chronicle" ."-Cincinnat Ca
Zette.