The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16
NAKAJIMA HERE
FROM JAPAN.
Toklo's Chief EngMssr Is Study
Ing The Trolley System.
NO WOOL PULLED OVER RISEYES
Bound That Street Railway Company Shall
Not InJaTs Water Mains b. Employing
The Single System.
NO WOOL PULLED OVER RlSEYES

Cincinnati, Sept. l6-Yeji Nakajims,
the chief engineer Of the city of Toxic.
Japan. and professor Of the Toxic Impe-
rial University, is in Cincinnati He left
Toxic on Aug. 10. and is making a years
tour Of America and Europe for the pur-
pose of studying sanitary engineering,
water works and sewerage systems and
electric roads.
He spent one morning az the office of
the Cincinnati Traction company study
ing the workings OF the local street car
lines, and an afternoon at the new water
works
Professor Nakajima says that a COM
pany has been formed TO replace the horse
cars OF Toxic with electric cars. This
company is going 10 install the single
trolley system, bot ne objected 10 this on
the ground that it might damage the
water mains through electrolysis.
He insisted on the double trolley sys-
TEN being used, and this was adopted
The company sent It's engineers TO Gin
cinnati to study that system, this being
the only city In the United States where Il
Is in use. They have finished their In
specton, and In order that the company
should not pull the wool over his eyes
Nakajima decided 10 come here also TO
find out all about the system.
He SAYS II took ten years 20 build the
new water works for Toxic, II cost about
IS o00.0 900. but IL would have cost FIVE
times as much n the same work were
done in this country. There the labor
ing man receives but 20 cents a day.
whereas here he gets $50
The city bought $1,000 tons OF water
mains from England and Belgium. the
cost being about s250ooOo The Toxic wat
er works has tilter beds covering an area
OF is acres. with sand filters. and three
settling reservoirs, with an area of g.
000, 600 cubic feet and q total capacity
~ 10000 900 gallons. The population Of
Toxic is l. 500 600 and the daily consump-
ton OF water is about 45 600 gallons.
or 20 gallons per capita II is necessary
20 clean the filter beds at Toxic once a
month.
The streets Of Toxic saws Mr.. Nska'lrna,
are OF gravel hut he prefers granite. nr
asphalt He expects 70 buy a large roll
Ter for road making 10 be used In hts
oity In lighting Toxic uses electricity.
gas and oil
This is Professor Nakaiima's second
visit 70 America. he having been here
rs wears ago.
He concluded bv saying: Business Is
bad in Japan and money has been very
tight for two or three wears ow-
ing 20 our vast naval and army expend-
lures We used all our Chinese indemnity
in naval construction. but that was only n
dron in the bukcet,
I'VE had our ships built and equipped
abroad. which. With great military equip
ments also purhased in other countries.
took much money out of our country. hut
we look for better times within three
years We have excellent colleges ana
universities with many foreign instruc-
tors I'm the faculties and many ~ our
Young fnen are sent 20 other countries
cor rore liberal education and ohservs-
ton after they have finished AZ home.
Those two Janarese youths with me are
On their way 10 New York TO enter coll
lege there"