The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-01
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

The Philadelphia Traction Co. has
begun the installation of the trolley
on all its cable lines.
The Maine legislature will be asked
this winter to charter an electric rail-
road to run from some point in the city
of Portland along the cape shore for
fifteen miles in a southerly and south
westerly direction.
According to the latest reports.
there are in the world lao, 1874 miles of
submarine telegraph cable. CT this
total the various governments own A.
$50 miles of cable and s1,55O of wire;
the balance is owned by private COM
panies.
According to a recent determine
ton of Prof. Richarz, the smallest pos
sible quantity Of electricity, which may
be determined an atom of electricity,
is such that 43O multiplied by a million
three times, that is, by the cube of
million, will give the number of these
atoms contained in a coulOmb. That
such thing as an atom of electricity
exists is the opinion of no less an au-
thority than Prof. Won Helmholtz.
Mr.. William Brock. of Paterson, N.
j., intends to show all the uses to
which electricity can be put. He is
having a home built for himself, and
expects to have it completed in a few
weeks. He will apply electricity
throughout his domicile. The house
will be heated by electricity, the cook
ing will be done on an electric range,
the house will be cooled in summer
with electric fans. there will be bur-
glar alarm connected with every part
of the house, electric communicates,
and the whole, from cellar to attic,
will be lighted by electricity. The
house will be so arranged that should
It be invaded by a burglar, an alarm
will be given to the family above, and
by means of a switch the whole lower
floor of the house can be fioode with
light. Should the burglar attempt to
escape from one -uom to another or
out of doors. he will give the alarm by
stepping on mates that will give notice
of the intruder's movements and where
abouts.
"A scheme is said to be on foot for
the construction of an electric railroad
between Augusta and Waterville, Me.
1t is proposed to lay a broad guage
track of heavy rails over graded road
bed from Waterville to East Vassal-
boro, thence to Getchers Corner, Vas
salborO; thence down the river to Au-
gusta. Over this line cars will be run
hourly, impelled at a rapid rate by
powerful motors. The distance be-
tween the two cities direct is eighteen
miles, and by the new line of the road
via East Vassalboro it is only twenty
miles, or two miles further. As por-
ton of the scheme big summer hotel
will be erected at Bradley's, East Vas
salboro. 1t IS proposed to make the
trip between Augusta and Waterville
in just one hour. From East Vassal-
boro a branch will be extended to
Weeks mill, to connect with the mar
row gauge. This will also be laid
standard gauge, with trolley equip
ment, and a one hundred and twenty
horsepower motor is to be run, which
will haul sixteen loaded freight cars
from the mills to Waterville. Further
more, a third rail will be laid between
Waterville and the mills, so that the
narrow gauge cars of the Wiscasset
road can be hauled over the road
From Waterville the system is to be
extended to Fairfield over the rails of
Waterville & Fairfield electric road,
the third rail being added, and thence
it is the intention to carry the extern
sion to Shawmut. Both water and
steam power are to be employed for
the electric service.