The Van Buren press., 1895-02-16
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

The Philadelphia Traction Co. has
on all it's 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 southerly and SOUTH
westerly direction.
According to the latest reportA
there are In the world 140,334 miles OF
submarine telegraph cable. OF this
total the various governments own a.
4s0 miles Of cable and 21,550 of wirey
the balance is owned by private come
panies.
According to recent determines
tion of Prof. Richarz, the smallest pos.
sible quantity of electricity, which may
be determined an atom of electricity,
is such that 430 multiplied by million
three times, that is, by the cube OF .
million, will give the number of these
atoms contained in coulomb. That
such thing as an atom of electricity
exists is the opinion of no less an aus
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 10
having home built for himself, and
expects to have 1t completed in 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 burr
glar alarm connected with every part
of the house, electric communicators,
and the whole, from cellar to attic,
will be lighted by electricity The
house will be SO arranged that should
1t be invaded by burglar, an alarm
will be given to the family above, and
by means Of switch the whole lower
floor of the house can be foode with
light. Should the burglar attempt to
escape from one room to another or
out of doors, he will give the alarm by
stepping on mates that will give notice
of the intruder movements and wheree
abouts
"A scheme is said to be on foot for
the construction of an electric railroad
between Augusta and Waterville. Ne.
1t is proposed to lay broad guags
track of heavy rails over graded roads
bed from Waterville to East Vassals
boro thence to Getchels Corner, VAS
salboro; thence down the river to Aue
gusta. Over this line ears will be run
hourly, impelled at 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 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, 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 exten-
sion to Shawmut. Both water and
steam power are to be employed fog
| the electric service.