The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21

escorted through the immense carshops oil
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
and then 10 the sub-station OF the electric
company. This is fireproof two-story
brick structure, having transformers on
the second floor and the dynamoroom on
the ground floor. In the main or dynamo
room of the sub-station, a line shaft runs
coupled, through friction clutches, three
synchronous motors, each of $50 XIV.
capacity, wound for a potential OF $50
volts and run at speed of ,405 revolutions.
To the line shaft are belted one 200 K.
w. and one 900 XIV. multipolar general
electric railway generators and two 1000 X
w. Edison blpolar machines, all of 500
volts, and three 100-light and two 75-iight
Brush arc machines. In this room are
also the switch boards for controlling the
synchronouS motors, the generators and
circuits and the arc dynamos.
This power not only operates the entire
street-rallway system and lights the en-
tire city, but is rapidly supplanting steam
power IN all of Sacramento's extensive
man ufacturing plants.
The party next made tour of the city
on the electric cars, visiting East and Oak
parks-Sacramento's breathing spots
shooting on the toboggan slide and riding
the foreground with all the abandon
of party of schoolboys, rather than staid
ions of California. The visitors invaded
the Buffalo Brewing Company plant and
partook of its product, with an accompa
niment of sandwiches, and then returned
to the train.
The list Of excursionists includes officers
and engineers of the great electrical COM
panies and Of the gas and power compa-
Japan and a delegation of prominent
South Americans. The latter consisted OF
Colonel n. P. Tisdell, special agent OF the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, Central
America; General Manuel L. Barillas, ex-
President OF Guatemala, heavy capitalist
and progressive man; Pedro Bruni, man.
ager of General Barillas' estates; Adolph
Meyer. president OF the Champerico Rail
way Company of Central America; Floren-
tine Souza, capitalist and planter OF
Guatemala.
The Japanese Commissioner in the party
is Seirio Mino, VINO was sent over by his
Government to study the uses of electricity
in the United States. This gentleman was
delighted with the magnitude of the plant.
81 had heard so much of this enter
prise" he said to CALL representative,
but | did not dream that it was so i'm
mense and contained such grand posi-
bllitles. l shall not return to San Fran
cisco tonight, but will await the arrival
of the other members of the embassy.
"Wewill make trip into Nevada and
to other points, but will return to this City
and make careful and thorough examin-
alton OF the system. l shall recommend
the establishment. of similar plant in
Japan on my return. One plant of this
magnitude will furnish all the power we
require"
The others in the party were: William
Angus, Joseph Brandenstein, John A.
Britton; Frank l.. Brown, Pacific Coast
representative of the Washburn & Moen
Manufacturing Company; S. C. Bigelow,
president of the San Francisco Savings
and Loan Society; J. B. Crockett, presi-
dent OF the San Francisco Gas Com
pany; G. A. Coffin, president OF
the General Electric Company of
New York; w. S. Goodfelow, Bruce
Hayden; John l.. Howard; William F. G.
Hasson, electrical engineer; c. G. Hooker
e. G. Jones; William Sanders, presiden
OF the Oakland, San Leandro and Hay
wards; J. A. Lighthipe, engineer for the
GENERAL Electric Company; W. III. Mills;
Daniel Meyer; IL w. Meek; D. e. Martin
George A. Moore, president OF the Pa
Z. B. Pond, ex-Mayor of San Francisco
w. F. Perkins; w. F. Rank; James B.
Stetson, president OF the San Joaquin Val
ley Railway; F. w. Van Secklen; Fred P,
Fish OF New York, attorney for the Gen
eral Electric Railway Company; R. P
CCuWcrlu, VICE PRESIDENT ana general ma n
ager of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany; Captain John I. Wright; T. l.. Bar
ker, Albert Gallatin, Horatio P. Liverm ore
Chas. E. Livermore, Thos. Edison, district
manager of the General Electric Com
pany: l.. P. Drexler; Charles r. Lloyd; C.
n. Beall, engineer of the Bakersfield, Flee
trio Power Company; ] K. Wilson, presi
dent of the Sather Banking Com pany; NJ
II. de Young, proprietor of the San Fran
cisco Chronicle; G. G. BAmish; A. CARR
gan; J. S. Hutchinson; w. G. Kerckhoff
l. f. Moulton OF the Bank of California
E. l.. Lipman; G. f. Richardson, master
of transportation of the Southern Pacific
Company; Thomas B. Bishop; John L
Sabin, president of the Bell Telephone
Company; Charles A. Hugo, of Spreckels
Bros; w. H. Chickering, A. C. Balch
w. +. Pierce, ex-Mayor of Oakland James
Treadwell, one of the Corral Hollow mine
owners, who are considering the use oil
waste coal in connection with electrical
transmission for Stockton; Frederick Cox,
W. e. Gerber; Joseph Steffens, president,
and George B. Katzenstein, secretary, Of
the Chamber of Commerce; T. A. W.
Shock, Mayor Hubbard, J. A. Woodson
E. B. Willis, V. s. McClatchy, and T. B.
Hall, general manager of the Sacramento
Electric Light and Power Company.