New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
r1ECTRJC POWER AND LIGHT.


Electricity in Its various applications to light hea'
and mower IL growing to be so universal. so essen
tial in fact 10 the needs of everyday lie that the
schools Of the people not only require It's hs'ahe'
for practical uses, but az the EDUCATORS VI '''
young, who In few years will themselves Do the
people they would be far behind the age o'd ho'
their higher curriculum include at least grounding
In the first principles Of this stu mysterious e"e 81
II would be hard to conceive Of model schooi
building not supplied with It's electric Illuminating
apparatus It's call-bells, fre-aarm, heat
telephones and various other appliances. whereby
the principal In his ONCE caphSs o. Of dozen
principals scattered throughout the DuJns cr se
various schoolrooms, recitation assembly, ie'ie"
The a great electric manufacturing companies, with
their en9m0SI each have their skilled pa
tient ingenious inventors and engineers WIG III ',o
Closely akin to the black art that their mere promul;
cation century or two age would naSe AGAINST
high heaven and the peace and order OF the "oo'
fearing community 49, 40, a., -, ,.,
trio research and practical appliance may De men, W,
toned the Fort Wayne Electric Corp9sa,on 81 roIt
is added that James J. Wood IS the electrician and
general superintendent all readers who are at ,e an
tricity will readily accord the company the high
i holds in STpnc ae of Re %s the old
(as age reckoned electrically in these days. Ameri
Arc Light Company Which w Be p ia fnf in the
RarthoIdi statue of liberty Enlightening the
1c 1t fy made snds
Is the best in the world and In fact tna5 ,ne a5
IS at thew the very head Of this method OF lighting
This company also instas very superior ater nMs
stations, as distinguished from currents transmitted
from long distance .,,.,ro,ro rosr,ts
hs na 'ee for
business who reiyng upon the Acknowledged ex-
cellence of machinery Of bygone day. tali 10 keeP
in profession in which progress is rapid beyond
the dreams OF those most competent TO ascrioe i's
A prime factor in the wonderful advance OF this
company is the ability both In invention ana Moa "a
one Of their appliances. minor in Its utility put pua
o. al-absorbing interest to the man who pays the Inc
tellIgbly recording the amount OF current supplied
10 each consumer. This meter has dials and hands
or ampcre-hours The electric meter most in use
requires the services OF an expert chemist TO oD,a,
The switches used by the Fort Wayne company are
admirable for their eecve s dm% the
| latest and highest developments OF science. r,
wayne Electric Corporation may be roughly guessed
by running a list OF plants Installed py then
the ncandescent light Of the Wood alternating type
and Of lighting panI Gnde, Arc tne sh
sny haSe Installed som 1f five hdred supply
Ing over seventy thousand lights the plants varying
hG Sdpadfy ad o" OF the Wood aernatns
descent plants some three hundred have beer IL
stalled, with capacity OF not far from half MILL
ion lights or the slattery alternating ncandescent
plants something over two hundred and ffty are IN
| active use. with a capacity of over three hundred
| and sixty thousand lights.
For the application OF electric power and light lIgnt
shows 1853 installed for use in all varieties OF ndn us
3a a. ca% that it % highest
mercia efficiency. showing over 30 per cent at iuii
is less strain upon the insulation than In the pulsat-
ing current and hence the danger to ne or property
Of the term high grade" and hence when this
i5at IL is throughout in ali its parts and workman
SHIP simply the best and perfect that the cleo
claim maSe Sy s S Wayne
Corporation, and generally granted by eectricans
ing single-phase alternating current synchronous
motor on the matt The advantages h , OF suG from
| ordinary lighting transformers, without the neces
sy 'p Giant Gx 70 4 motor viii be Apparent to one
whose needs have led to an investigation OF thiS
Meter.
for ordinary readers but Ineligible 10 any student Of
electricity this nrc,
from ordinary lighting Transformers without the
nections. which not only equal the best direct cur
| rent motors in commercial efficiency but are SUI,
freedom from bnrn r with such motor which
can also he used rotary transformer. the single
phase alternating system has every advantage o.
II Is much superior in simplicity. fexlbility and
adaptablity for long distance distributing SO thai
to-day arc and incandescent light. heat and power
are distributed from the alternating system. at a
distance of fraction OF mile or at thirty miles miles
or more. controlled. regulated and metered with
equal facility and perfect satisfaction to the con-
| sumner.
possible satisfaction 10 the consumer Is the duncan
| Wattmeter. by which are measured and recorded
the energy watts Of alternating current lighting
wat i MAY %S be be here h nsFsfteG
one horsepower. This wattmeter. furnished by ms
| Fort Wayne Electric Corporation. not only measures
this power accurately. under all variation OF load OF
demand upon the current, bur. having measured 1t
records 1t In plain figures that he who runs may
| read
| A lightning arrester for arc circuits is OF such
ingenious construction that It operates instantly the
necessity occurs, not only affording a safe path fo
| the lightning discharge earth. but instantly
! breaking any arc that from any might follow
| the discharge a number Of years has fully
Demonstrated the efficacy OF this instrument.
the adoption OF cutoff. by the OF which It shall
| be possible to instantly throw out Of circuit tht
lights in any building The instrument shows plain
In OF these two positions is II possible for thu
contacts to remain. When therefore. the indicator
is of" the building is assurcdly out Of circuit
| These are In two sizes and patterns. and are ap
plicable 70 from fifty light service.
The Fort Wayne company also offers TO the public
power This. in few words. may be described az
appliance by means Of which the high tension alter
mating currents. capable Of economle transmission
where II desired TO utilize these for in
candescent lighting and power transformers. o.
pressure reducers placed which draw the cur
low eectro-motive power entirely eliminating th
element Of danger; az the circuits carrying this cur
rent may be handled with IMMUNITY These alter
majors are made up to high sOoo-light.
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