The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21

The wires will also M cac acwa
~ aaHEeF rom forest fires ., 49,,
w. % aFoiie'' Fae w.res. waess -.
ga % ne poieS ". nave s-sas> -
~ 'S''',t. 'f'S'''t'etS which W. -
water rraE toGCh hing hem y,,...s 6S@ss
Si'c''lt WI oEoiHaTsly carry hasf
power destined fo- tire xsrv "a
ruas- ana VIE hava aee
the line in Jrans-s,:sssio,
cent. +. WI ne possible ~
o: oreak-dowC>. - carry 80 "a -
reEt on ore circuit. Tough "a
Increased a. - y'er cent. A s.,r-a
caution vii be tlsss eS.ahlish,,s.. ~
ION II 3 switching station. hv
case of breakdown or ga "nsa
cuts, the current Sroin enc q ,ae Ts,s
e-r-a-'s e|-A &c c3nG&c;ed to ,als -
and Vsce verS.-. As the canar.,,~~
contemplated WIZ have a ss
.5.tn Vets. tasy viii be smos,, ssS
occasion require. sSs
The pole 1infs follow, as nearly a, :,
SIDE dlFtNi Inc 10 Rentan. to-
on county fNAds wherever poas,a,.
for long distance r,ia ana
section HnsA III seca eases z -
rSa' OF way has been acquired. e;,s.,
free s'11 81 ~ SiI'A.@ expense. Ia IA
instances. ".'ste an attempt was sa.ss
aoid UP the company. the route hss l..
eaahssa 20 avoid such sao-s-ssgh,ss -
siaoa@s' lie Gearing OF the right az -
has made good progress ard 49,.
are oeihs purchased along tue .ias. "a !.
the transmission plant will ha '.ss'
ny the una Tie Generators are ,eas,
load the wires " IN bower. Frnr -
the Seattle !ine Will follow the. e,,,,. 49,. =
over Beacon hill 10 the city. an.s ~.
coma lire viii run almost a,a -" -.
through Auburn ard Kent.
Experience - a number of n,,..
proved taas { ss fu.iy pracsieaola !. -
tain uninterrupted traasmjssl,n -. -
pole line Tor al long distance. sac, =
has transmitted e5,Gio to 5000 hars. 80 : ssl
from Niagara tal'a 10 Buffalo xs,nos.
terruption Ter TWO years. Tna -
Cal, power has been transa,,,,a, =
tassce Of twensy-eisht mics wl,hom, 80
rupt-on for four Years. The line l,ar, q.
goa City 20 Portland. Or, a dis,ss.s
twelve miles, has been kept in an~,a...
Ior SIN years except during periods o. Air. |
water. Similar lines rave been y :.
u. fu.~
ty-two miles. and 10 Salt Lake ana \.
den, sevea,y-fiVe miles. for four !, y.
years. aEd Cones I'd. N H., has hfausA, :.
power seven niles without hinarsnse ~
the last s,N years. UnAltegsu0ssa ,,.s.
mission OF electric current has h..
proved by ali experience 10 be sln,r |
question OF quality OF cons;sae;,as
point in which the Snoqua.me fats a.,
10. --ste.
Results al cheap Power,
When one considers the yua.ns ,
which ;his power can be geasrsiN =,
moderate expense at which Il "A, !,
maintained ald the consequen, jos f-ss
at whch Il can be sold, it beconsss 81
ject OF surprise that the enssrss Ia,
not long a,o attracted capital X. SAG
declares with emphasis that the esasasy
WIZ ia 4b.c D furnish power rA.atg
than It can be produced by any .asl nd
that Manufacturers viii lake on, thar
steam plants and install e.d.tr.c es~sf
Even the lumbsrmen. although thsy aav
use Their own sawdus, as fuel. vii fin. /; /
to their advantage to use eiecsr.c power
as they viii secure a reduction o. PEI
cent in their fire insurance rates ani vii.
save the wages of watehsnea engineers
and nrcmen. Electric l!sht ard power
viii be supplied TO tic miaes al
Ist>iquah. Newcas tie and Rsuson b /
simriy placing a sttp-iown uansfpfrE 4
at those points. and the town Of Asses
can be supplied In the same nl&s.
Negot iatans are already on IoetzEs I
ply tho electric current TO toe sssse |
companies. street railway co'npansA ~ !
the principal factories in the swo qua
and arrangements are far advances ~
the removal TO Snoqaalnl,e falls q o
Eastern paper mill, which alone vii ecs .
sumo 5000 horsepower.
Seattle Is already recogaSed - no +
manufacturing city u the Soua1 Dat ias
assurance OF an unlimited And assnie
rupted supply or cheap power x6aa sh'
able the existing manufacturers 70 ooae"
fielr capacity and would induce zoe 'ess
ton here Of many others ana thas u ~
destiny Of the city a. one or Tue sssAs'
Industrial centers of the unitsa saS
The plant at the falls WI be eapaos
such expansion as 10 easily sssp -"
with the growth OF many years 70 cO',s
and the limit VIII not even sSsh
reached. for tho maximum power eapa
ity Of The river a, It's flooc siaxs sss~
be made available by the erecsssa Of SO.
age dams IN the foothills and al the W"
itself.
The Yukon may pour out 'is ma'.sA'
OF gold, he piloIse and BIZ neas 80
raise their t0uauza crops OIL doaa. "Is
bat neither Of them can surpass vac 80
gain 20 the c,ty Of the great sA.e'T
which tho Srequalmle Fails FaNss ss%
pauy has 30 auspiciaGs'y bek1a.
sgoqgaluie power w,N save cost u
duc,'on. and this H. direct pFosit - y
producer. for money saved Is ni2ney ma
therefore every citizen gains directly
he INTRODUCTION Of cheap power. aos -
for tae time. but continually. scar
year -