The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-06
over TEN THOUSAND AMERICAN
PLANTS REPRESENTED.
CAPITAL OF s75o,ooo.ooo.
Governor Morton WIN Touch the button
IN New York city and Electricity
From Niagara Fails VIII 30 the
Rest-Messsge Around the
World aud speech by
ChaOacey Depew.

New YORK, May Tonight Gov
ernor Morton will open the National
pBxpostion of Electrical Appliance in
the Industrial arts building in this
lefty Elaborate preparation has been
made for this event, aud it is expected
that the attendance will be large and
include some Of the most distinguished
electricians in this country. The con
vention is that of the National Elec-
trio Light Association, to which dele
gates have been sent representing
more than 0,0O0 electric light plants
in the United States, whose aggregate
capital is in excess of $3.50, OOO, 900
The principal feature of the opening
exercises will be the turning on OF a
current OF electricity generated by the
waters OF the Niagara river in the
great power house of the Niagara
Power company, which current Of
electricity will be transmitted over an
ordinary telegraph wire of the West
| ern Union company. The insulation
/ of this line is such that no consider
able amount of electrical energy for
power purposes can be transmitted,
but by the use of the recently in
vented two phase Tesla system enough
energy Will be transmitted to estab-
lish beyond question, it is claimed,
/ the feasibility of long distance electric
power transmission upon a commercial
basis. This line will be 462 miles in
length. The longest line heretofore
ever established was from the falls of
the Ncckar to a point no miles dis
tant
The governor will use upon this oc-
casion the gold key with which Presi-
dent Cleveland put in motion the
wheels of industry at the worlds fair.
Governor Morton will also, at the
declaration that the exposition is open,
discharge four pieces of artillery, one
stationed in the public square IN San
Francisco, ore in Augusta. Me, one
in front OF the public building at st.
Paul, and another in the public park
in New Orleans. This discharge is
also accomplished by current of elec.
| tricity generated in Niagara and
transmitted over the telegraph lines
of the Postal Telegraph and Cable
company. 1t is also with the sanction
Of the secretary of war, the govern
ment artillery service being brought
into requisition.
The current of electricity which is
transmitted from Niagara will be used
in putting in motion a model of the
Niagara power plant constructed by
syndicate at a cost of upwards OF
g., 900, 900. This plant consists in
tunnel 5000 feet in length, entered by
a wheel pit 1876 feet in depth, at the
bottom of which are mammoth tur-
bine wheels, operating a shaft, on top
of which are immense electrical gen.
orators. with capacity of 1000 horse
power. The total weight of turbine
wheel, shaft and generator is upwards
of 100 tons This model, which
is shown and operated with the
Niagara current, is a cross section
view of the tunnel, wheel pit and
machinery, and also shows a section
of the city of Niagara Falls, with the
course of the river and American
Falls, the island and the Canadian
IRON tier Surrounding this model
will he a series of telephones which
will be connected with a receiver
placed In Victoria park on the Cana
dian side Of the Niagara river. All
present, as they witness the move
ment of the machinery by the current
of Niagara, can hear distinctly the
roar of the cataract
There will also be exhibited and
operated miniature section of the
Erie canal, showing the cable way
system of electrical canal boat propui-
sion recently adopted by the State of
New York, and soon to be put in oper-
alton upon the Erie canal Floating
upon this miniature canal will be a
feet of model canal boats of recent
design, propelled by the electric
motor, which travels upon the cable
by means of n current
Another feature of unusual m terest
will be the closing of circuit around
the world by which a cable message
will be sent by Chauncey Depew over
the cables to Lisbon through the Med
iterranean and the Suez canal and
Red Sea TO Alden. thence to Ceylon and
Australia, returning by way of the
Cape of Good Hope the African coast.
the Brazilian cable, the land line TO
the City of Mexico; thence by way of
San Francisco 10 New York. This
message Mr.. Depew will send fom a
table which will be placed in gallery
of the Exposition building. II will
be addressed TO and received by Ed
ward ID. Adams, president of the
Niagara Power Company, whose re-
ply will be transmitted TO and read by
Mr. Depew, who will follow with a