Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17

most thoroughly. The village council thinks it
is time that that interest was showing itself
Hoping you will not neglect this matter any
longer, but attend to it at once
Yours Very Truly,
SAMUEL OsMUNDsoN,
Village Recorder
Sandusky, Ohio, Aug. II, 49,
Samuel Osmundson, Recorder, Willmar MINI.
DEAR SlR:-YOur communication of the 9th
inst. is received. Were it not for the fact
that we have already started a man for your
place we should not have sent him under the
circumstances OF the action of the village
council. There is not enough involved in this
transaction for us to pay any attention to such
actions. We sent you machine that any one
with ordinary electrical or mechanical ability
could have or should have started off and run
constantly without difficulty. Some one has
undoubtedly done some fool thing that has oc-
casioned what little annoyance you claim to
have had with the machine sent you. Anewe
have heard about the matter is that bearing
heated. The most ordinary sort of mechanic
could have rectiaed that at any time. The
idea OF asking us to send an expert nearly a
thousand miles away to show your people how
question whatever that they have pinched in
some way to make it run hot We do not send
out machines without thoroughly and properly
testing same, and know how they leave our
works. We are fully aware that your opera
tor will disclaim everything but it matters not
we know what We have done and can prove
everything concerning the tests proofs, etc.
;Qtys our apparatus. The action of your council
only antagonizes us instead of incuring our
good will A set of men who are so short
sighted as to pass such a resolution exhausts
our patience, when we have gone to their
rescue and given them new machine for an
old one which had been spoiled by foolish ex-
periments and ignorance, and done more than
any other concern in the wide world would
have done. For them to insult us by passing
such resolution only aggravating and fool
ish to say the least. The machine that has
come back here from your place shows unmis-
takeable evidences of the experimentor who
has been trying to relieve his ingenuity by
making experiments on that machine. We do
not wonder that you did not have proper re-
suits. You are aware that no expert, no per-
son representing the manufacturers, was ever
asked to go to your place originally to start up
or see that it was started right. You evident
~ were not willing to pay the expenses OF
some competent person, but choose rather to
employ some one with no practical knowledge
;whateveEof that type of apparatus to tamper
and spoil the best working machine in the
world. There is nothing whatever the matter
with the machine sent back here except the
experimental auxiliaries which we find placed
upon it.
Our man having started for there will, OF
course look the machine over, make it run
as it ought to and we expect you will pay the
expenses of so doing
The injury you have done us by the malici.
Gus action OF your council will cause us more
injury thousand times more than any little
annoyance that the experimenters have
caused you during all the past operation OF
the Warren machine and which we beg to as
sure you will never be forgotten In any future
transactions. Yours truly, '-~
Warren Electric Mfg Co.
G. G. WARREN, Pres.
. Last Saturday Mr.. Boyle, the War
rem Electric Mfg Co.'S expert, came
here and looked the plant over, tested
the efficiency of the dynamo in the
presence of Mr.. Markhus, and sub
mitted to me the following report:
IL. Willmar, Mimi, Aug. 18TH 1885,
DR.. Christian Johnson, Pres. Village Council
Sir:-Iherewith submit my report concern
ing the municipal plant at Willmar.
find that the Warren Alternator and it's ex-
otter is running in excellent shape and that
nothing is lacking, SO far as it's electrical or
mechanical qualifications are concerned
/ find that v0ur holt drive frorn ono;no +o
alternator, is rather short, and the belt too
row: It is also running with the slack side on
the bottom of the pulleys which naturally re-
duces the arc of belt contact, and necessitates
running with tight belts and consequent tend
ency to heating OF bearings recommend
that, during the summer season. q mixture of
three parts cylinder oil and five parts vacuum
oil be used on alternator and EXETER bearings
and that, in winter time, the mixture be about
one part cylinder and five parts vacuum oil.
RECOMMEND that the alternator be fastened
to Its foundations by lag bolts, for which
proper holes have been provided in each of the
four corners of the sub base. =
A. dust proof cover should be provided for
the two machines: and should be in place
when the machines are not running.
Isuggest that your station man be instructed
not to hesitate IN loading his machine within
the limits provided for in the guaranty fur
nished BY the manufacturer, as do feel posi-
tive that your dynamo is in good condition and
win carry an over load without trouble or In
Jury Of any kind III have made q change in the
wiring circuit Of the EXETER, which practically
obviates the dang OF demagn citation which
existed heretofore. 81