The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-03-13
Local News.
P0rtnlan Letter.

lOEtAidu pDWoI boucCs 1to E'cNCi Ht'hS7
here Is the msnufactury for tho ele>;ric .
ity that freighted on It's few wires ,hro!,e
through every artery Of the business
world Of Anderson. From the rowe.
house this energy is unwound. or nncail.
Ell, as it were, from the great circuits 81
speed, re-w0und upon the arind les ol
trade at the substat;on in Anderson. and
in living threads Of fire seat through the
fabric OF commerce AMI mandatory
throughout the city aud its environ
ments.
Nine miles additional wire are being
strung by Mr.. Long between Portman
and Anderson by which to convey 1860
extra horse power. There shall now be a
potential Of energy to tho amount Of 593
horse power, Which, escaping Its narrow
bouncs here, shall In it's own domain Of
usefulness wind grind, whir and weave
for tho finance Of tho rich and the comfort
of the poor.
Capital might we'll become more capa.
talistic by the aid of this subtle fiery
stead. $500 secures the rental OF ono.
horse power for year. How little the
iigh-siruns noble animal eats. how east
ly grnomed and stabbed The uninitia-
tod cannot tell the momentum OF one
horse as motive power In mill or print
ing press, but the farmer can tell It's
worth OH his one horse crop. He
would be glad to rent several such horses
for fifteen dollars per year each, without
food, raiment, stabling or care.
There are now four manufacturing ma.
chimes at the power house. The latest or
present arrival is third larger in capa
city than those previous, and Is Of Il con-
struction to require less room. new
machine arrived last year of ,:l33 horse
power. two more previous to this OF 5O0
each, so it will be seen that the electric
company is growing in power, Ander
son growing in population, and the pop
ulance in prosperity and comfort. The
correspondent for the INTELLIuENcEn
was conducted by Mr.. Frank Msyes
through the avenue OF wheels and veloc-
ity. This was q dispensaton OF special
grace to tho INTELLIGENCEn's scribe, rs
all outsiders arc barred, and tho engines
OF electric TOwer are rs Mount Sinai,
bounded around, and none dare touch
them lest they die. The tremendous iav-
olution Of those swift wheels, their mo-
mentous meaning CT life or death tho
gazer is lost in sublimty and cares li,tlo
to come down from tho mount Of con
temptation to ask question; but "how
are these wheels now max ing electric,ty?"
asked tho idle quoationor, who, lils" a
child, asks idlo questions.
Mr.. Mayes, with tho pILicnco Of IL gon
tlemsI, explaincd: You SEQ this leather
band connecting tho whool With this =
tlo machine over here. The small ma
chino is called an exeter; it. weighs about
1000 pounds, Is charged with electricity,
rs tho wheel IL sot in motion by wa;t r
power tho velocity Is carried to the ex.
citer. All life is activity, the activity
power. Electricity accumulates ut Il
stupendous ratio by the activity received
from the wheel. Each wheel has lis own
exciter.''
"Yes." said tho oolightened questioner,
but what becomes OF the electricity In
the EXETER when the speed in the wheel
runs down? If activity is liro where il
the electricity in this dead machine after
the wheels stop?"
20. the EXETER always reserves resi-
DUE" said Mr.. Mayes, "iust enough to
start, alter the wheel begins.'
But" said the interviewer. with the
same bright idea tina. inspires q chill,
when he asks what the moon is made Of
"but where does it get tho electricity
first? Where does 1t get the residue p y
The EXETER is charged when it comes
here" said Mr.. Mayes. The queStloner
did not ask where the charges came from,
or who made them, the limit of under
standing had been reached, and with the
air OF one whose comprehension was now
surieited turned listless glance around
to the opposite wall, and said, "What
are those clock looking things?"
20, those are registers" said Mr.
Mayes, two registers for each machine,
to show where the current Is grounded;
that Is. TO show where between this and
Anderson the current Is lost, or drops by
induction. -Four for the lines. to indicate
where their ourront Is lost by breukage
or other accident. These volt meters
register the pressure of power on the
machines from the generators. We re-
cord every hour tho amount Of current
in transit; the report is sent into DIR.
Orr's office In Anderson
"Of course your machines are shut
down on Sundsys?" ask ed the intervie "
or.
Zone machine is kept always running.
but at $50, Sunday evenings, we start the
uiachinsry Tor the Anderson mills. This
machine over a. th1 end, wo start every
evening between and 6:2O for lighting
PURPOSES"
20 become charged?" a.ked the quest oner
with the persistence Of one OF "Heler'.
Babies.
90, they don't touch" said Mr.. N1ayep,
blandly; "they don't touch nt all; the
wires enter what Is called the magnetic
field about Of an inch from tho ,nschin-
cry and are incited by magnetic attrac-
tion."
Mr.. Mayes was oxtremely oblieing and
off. red ant information 10 the readers oi
the INTELLIuENCER which tho reporter
could convey; but space, like compre-
enki, n, ia limited. The gentlemen az.
ssting MIR. Mayes at the power house
are Messrs. w. ID. George. X. q. Canton,
j. Il. Nowoll and f. q. Goggins, each of
whom alternates with the other for dsy
and night services.
An appreciative entertainment was
given tho evening Of the S.h inst. by the
young gentlemen Of the power house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Busby gave the "freedom
of the house" to the young people, and
music and dancing for whilo shook off