Kansas City journal., 1898-02-25
HARNESSED NIAGARA FALLS.
FRANK W. HAwLEY, THE EMINENT
ELECTRICAL EXPERT, HERE.
Says Electrical Plants in Cities Will
Be Abandoned and Power Sup
piled From Central Plants
Near Coal Mines.

Frank w. Hawley, the man who con-
ceived and carried out successfully the
plan of utilizing the power of the water
at Niagara Falls for generating electrical
power is at the Coates House. He is vice
president of the company that has charge
of that work. 1t is called the Cataract
General Electric Company. He is also the
vice president of the Erie Canal Traction
Company that transmits the wealth of
power generated all over the country ad-
jacent. 1t was he who. to test his theories
of the Transmission of electric power. gen.
Grated current at Niagara Fills and trans
mitted the light over an ordinary Western
Union wire TO New York city three years
ago and later applied the power to the
moving of the boats in the Erie canal
THE electrical experts have been work
ing for years on plans for the transmission
Of the power when It Is general Seneratiea; is, eSan sa,u
ing. THAT problem has been solved We
are now operating the street car lines OF
Buffalo and lighting the streets rec liner tnere MIN Mi.
| over pure copper wire that IS encased
in cable covering and buried below the
frost line in the ground. We are cqntraSt-
to Albany and to furnish the power Tor
the trolley lines and street lights, factories
and private homes at all of the places we we
have heavy contracts in Toronto, Canada,
and in order to get it there we are lay.
ing q submarine cable across the arm OF
Lake Ontario thirty miles. We can trans
init power through the cables buried in
| the earth or deep in the lakes. The plan
| of transmission has been completely
| solved 1t can be carried hundreds or miles
| over a copper wire with little loss.
THE power of the day is electricity. In In
| the near future We will see II generally
il will be the pleasure of the housewife all
| over the land to simply turn the switch
| and light her stove to prepare her meals.
Electric cooking stoves hi are IN use IN s,1, ,ns
are the best, and they are wholly satisfac-
tory
| ago when he said the boats on the Erie
canal could be moved by electricity. he
was dared to put his theory to the test and
when he did he made it a success. The
named Frank W. Hawley. and is still in
service on the canal. Nir. Hawley says the
| power from Niagara Falls can be with
safety carried to New York for general pur-
| poses and used for operating power plants
| with our cheaper production We can sci
| light and power to our customers for :.
per cent less than they can manufacture
| it at home,'' said Mr.. Hawley. That Is
the rate at which we make contracts. and
the customer only pays for what he uses.
THE whole plan of electric appliance has
| been changed. Heretofore men have To-
Gated their plants and hauled the fuel tc
| them Now it is to be changed. The owner
| of a power plant can go out into the coun'
| try. find coal mine of low grade. locate
| his plant at it, and instead of having tc
haul his coal to the plant and get neal
his customer he wires his electricity to him
| and gets near the fuel In the East this
! plan will be adopted and it will serve tc
utilize the product of many low-grade Goa
! mines that are now idle.
| Mr.. Hawley says it is entirely feasible
| to locate a dam at Lawrence ai.S generate
| power and transmit it to Kansas City, ant
that the power would be wholly reliable
| and sufficient for all the needs Of the city
| in all lines. Instead of having a small
plant at each city there will be- he thinks
great central plants that will supply many
cities. and do it quite as well and much
| cheaper.
Residences and offices can be heated
by electricity just as we'll as by steam OIL
hot air and with just as much satisfaction.
he declared. I'VE are furnishing heat nov
| In the East with entire satisfaction. 1t i:
! entirely a matter of appliances. and with
the proper appliances the result is secured.