The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-27
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Doubtless .''r on' rho hs, ridisn On .ny Of he
uhdrt running TROLLEY cars IA New orb city has M
tool the unopmfur,abls l,tA AMI jar which usually
orcu~ -hsn Ine m,,orman starts the car. This
annOyahce 10 frequently a. graf and often rresser
NAN That caused b The sudden starting Of q cable
~ 80 many Complaints have teen heard from
the travelling public regarding this matter, that cleo
VIC fahHAy Engineers are devoting considerable
attention 81 u The principal CAUSE Of The sudden
!Af On starting a trolley car les In ,hs fact tia, the
controller through which the current pAsses nom
the contact raj ~ N, motors IL not supplied with q
sunlei-ns numhcr " grad1atons. No that the current
may be more gently applied To the motors 10
'ery simple matter 10 design and manufacture Q proper
controller but the chhf dircsi.y In The uy Of lis
adoption hy electric railway companies y is very
much Increased cost over the ~ pc nov In use.
American electrical. manufacturers believe hat this
y'u viii be the greatest In the history Of our export
Hade Of electrical apparatus. 10 has lust besn an
houhcrd thai another Of the under round railroads
IN London. heretofore operated By steam looomoslvsa.
sI adopt electric motors for hauling its irainA. The
board OF Directors Of the road has voted SS6oo, 600
Tor The purchase Of the new equipment required. II
y generally admitted. even by H:ngliahmsn, that
American nfms have the best chance OF scouting
'hls large contact. including even thing nom stsam
engines TO minor auxiliary electric apparAtua An
American manufacturer. who sold 1000 electric saaa
In the city Of London last year. Is preparing 10 ah,p
SOC" This yeaT, and he believes that his nnal salea
Tor The year will approach 1900 fans in London alone.
An American electrical engineer. for some years q
resident VI London. arrived In New York city lsst
week. commissioned by a prominent American imam
cier to purchase large quantities Of machinery and
supplies for = contemplated undo ground electric
railroad In London. for which the nnsncer recently
secured a franchise. Th'S, 81. bu, a few Of the many
examples which could BE- cited 10 show the popuisr
and ~eu' meri'ed demand In England for American
electrical apparatus. a. against that Of British or
German manufacture.
The year 1900 was " thoui douh, the mos, pp.-
porous In the history Of N. electrical Industry of Tho
United States Makers Of electrical devices Of every
kind report that they did the biggest business Of their
careers. Nearly all the prominent mamfactur,ne
plants, As well ~ many Of II. smaller on.a have
recently Increased their capacity In an,k,pstion Of
the tremendous volume Of trade 10 which every inoi-
Gallon points, The spring and summer OF 1901 will
undoubtedly stiffness Al unusual Amo,n, Of cleo
rical cohstrudion work. orders Tor much Of the
material required. have already been placed. As
an evidence OF the oysrcrowded condition Of our manu-
featuring plants, 4, may be stated that. in November
last. the largest steam engine building comrsny
in the country instructed il agents not 10 accom-
orders for large size units under twenty. two month's
delivery.
An Interesting innovation has been made By the
Hartford. Conn. Electric Light Company, which
II nov erecting In It's power house. q 1000 horse
power steam ,urhins direct. coupled 70 . 100 hilo-
watt generator. The turbine Ia entirely automatic
In all Its functions and requires remarkably iiais
attention. The only real working part IL the spindle
revolving In It's bearings. The bearings havs bssn
found by tests 10 wear very little. II at all. The d.
mensions OF tn. outn, are as follows 5 3 feet . inches
long. sf.st sinches wide, i7s. 900 pounds ,osai veishu
including generator. mis- - the largest steam tur.
oIne in on. integral par, ever built.
Tn. continued preference Of engineers and users
for direct coupled generating sets has practically
driven the manufacturer of leather and rubber belt
ing from ihe electrical neld. In fact. the question
of = thorough understanding between the bullders
o' steam engines which are 10 ne direct coupled 70
generators and the manufacturers OF the r~sneratos
has rome to BE- n such Importance that Il formed the
subject Of an address recently delivered By II. g. Ebert
before the engin. builders association Of the United
States. The author or the address discussed the
Al great length from the standpoint that
the engine and generator specifications must be
analogous in 80 FAR as capacity. speed and regulation
are Concerned. lie also srgu.d that there should
b. uniformity In rating eng mes In regard 90 the ovsss
Dad capacity Of tn. generator TO be driven by 10.
IN. Northern p,cinc Railroad Com p.ny has sub
stltuied a long distance telephone system for the
h service formerly used along It's lineAL Prob
Ably the most complete private telephone system
OWNED and operated ~ a railroad ron pAny V hat
o. The New Nors, New Haven and Hartford RAii.
road, by m.ans uf which II IL possible TO iransmit.
orce'- and communications IL the most remote points
on the compsnys lines
II l. reported that Ohio apitalista have projscSsd
an electric railway 20 irsv.f~ the Canadian Prov.
inc- OF Alberta. thus providing a .hou rail and wsses
lin- W h. Klondike. ana a shor, rail- and xaS
Yer rout. " the Arctic Ocean. II IL proposed 70 mart
the road At Rdmonpvn.
During the pest vesr considerable alarm has been
created In ths British Isles ny tue prospect o. a failure
NJ the British coal supply. Electrical engineers
have suggested that the use Of electric cuuen, De.
lived from waterfalls. and transmitted 70 factories
railroads would wnd v, d,minixh AQn1D ~
was.efu use Of coal -
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