The Van Buren press., 1895-05-04
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.


shows that the metal is strengthened
at the point of welding.
"A new company is at once to apply
for charter for an electric road ex-
tending from Spencer, through East
Brookfeld and Brookfeld to the town
hall at Warren, Mass. There will also
be branch from West Brookfeld to
North Brookfeld The capital stock
of the company is $3.50, 900
AT the Cotton States and 1nterna-
tional exposition to be held In Atlanta,
Ca, from September Is to December
81, this year, especial attention will be
given to electrical appliances, and the
exhibits in this department, which are
to be, classified in II groups and 63
classes, will have an entire building,
as at the Chicago worlds fair, devoted
to them. b ~ lu
The unit used in measuring the
| strength of electric currents was first
called IAN ampere" by the French
electric congress of 1881, the name be-
ing given to it in honor of Andre Marie
Ampere, the French scientist, who elu-
cidated the theory that the magnetism
of the earth is the result OF electric
currents circulating around it from
east to west a7'H So ssH
Following the Niagara project,
now comes the utilization of the water
courses of different sections of the ceun-
try for the production of electricity
for power and lighting purposes The
city of Atlanta, Ga, is about to har-
ness the Chattahoochie river and real
ize therefrom through the agency Of
| the Atlantic Electric Power Co.. about
10000 electric horsepower, to be used
for lighting and power purposes.
Static electricity and electro-mag-
netism have been reported recently
from a new source, to-wit, the type
where four to eight copies are made,
on removing the carbons, they fre-
quently stick together and to the
hands; or, if laid against the clothing
or on blotter will cling very closely;
but If slowly drawn apart several
times the magnetism will gradually
pass away. Some of the typewriter
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while others stick together. The
young lady typewriter (of Chicago)
who reports this interesting fact, says
the Western Electrician, also COM
plains that after a great deal Of dupli-
eating the machine becomes SO charged
as to yield distinct and very annoy
ing shock each time the gutta percha
space bar is struck.
Everybody in Niagara Falls is re-
joicing, says the Buffalo Express, over
the letting of the contract for the
building of the electric road between
the Falls and Buffalo. According to
plans, the road is to be built of ninety
four-pound steel girder rails, with side
trolley poles. 1t is to be double-tracked
except for a distance of two and half
miles, where the highway commission
ers of the town of Wheatfield refused
to grant more than single-track line
franchise. The best feature of all is
that it will give Buffalo and Niagara
Falls cheap fares, the rate to be but
| fifty cents for the round trip at all
times. Quick time is to be made, and
in order to do this the road is to be
made so that heavy cars can be used.
The running of late cars will keep hum
dreds of Buffalo people in Niagara
Falls until late in the evening, who are
now obliged to go home before the
really enjoya BILE part of the day about
the Falls comes. The power for oper-
ating the road will be furnished by the
Niagara Falls Power Co., and accord.
| ing to the contract, the cars will be
1unning by July 1 of this year. AA q