The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-03-20
NILL ADOPT ELecrRIc LIGHTS.
..sspts Fe Has Decided to Discard the
PintsSh Lighting system.


AS a result Of experiments begun 4
pear ago today. the Santa Fe is to
cpndDue the use Of electricity as an
sflariRant Tor its passenger equip
SWEAT in accordance with that decis-
on. ihe Pullman company. which is
pnraiing 90 cars upon which apparatus
nor axle lighting was placed. to re-
main provided the experiments were
aacressful will purchase the dynamos.
storage batteries and other pasts. out
sight
TIE tests by means Of which the
eHicienoy of this scheme for lighting
1rains mas determined we're under the
sirect supervision Of r. r Frost, chief
.elechfcian, and corps Of a dozen
rsr more electrical experts and assist
SITS distributed at various division
poinie along che road At nfst it was
contemplated that the apparatus
shuiba be given trial Of nine months;
hu1 at the end Of that time it was
lecided to go farther and the final
ast closed ssith the three months ter
sninatne February These latter
sesis were made in order TO satisfy all
ioubts as to ne utility Of the scheme
n winter weather when conditions
as,. fbe most adverse There had been
BsHne difficulty in getting the machin
iary 20 work satisfactorily but these
mere overcome The tests We're the
mDst rigid and the results were trans.
emitted to third vice Prusident Ken
sss1c3s by system OF daily reports.
within the last few months the com
yarsson Of ilruminants narrowed down
1pefween electricity and Pintsch gas
zeasrIous to that acetylene gas had cut
saIBs, figure. but after about S35000
spgth OF the finest passenger equip
asnt was burned and three porters
PM onf of service by injuries result
aHg from tn explosions, that was
.Eusgped from the list and its further
asc abandoned The advantages
which the incandescent light has over
s5he Pintsch lamp ~, Of a threefold
zRtnre: In summer the electricity
stoez not produce nearly the heat in
Gzzz mat the gas does The electrical
s6ui1 may be converted into power by
znaans OF which fans for cooling the
sir IA cars may be run and likewise
EauS saay be operated in smoking cars
sta she purpose OF purifying the at
zsaspkere Moreover, the electric
xhf is thought to be little brighter
srnx there IS no danger from its op
esz150n.
The electricity is generated by the
a-esintion of the wheels which are
s1sunexfed with dynamo located on
sIae trucks by means OF a belt. This
,fynaEso. has not only sufficient capa
sIy 10 do the lighting while the
arain is In motion but when it has
sz1ppea the lights stil bum, receiv
arg their supply from small storage
iafisx-y This battery will keep theI
,azr lighted for about rs hours. and
nzsnxnch as inspectors go over the
anparatus every day there is no pos
asBnitT Of the trains going without
saes4slc light for any long time
There are now on The Santa Fe i09
passcnger cars equipped with this sort
az apparatus for illumination, distrib-
nh.l a sfollows seven business cars,
~ ceaches used by the officials; rs
ey1arhns. % chair cars; 10 buffet; i9
uners. and 20 Pullmaus.
Several new cars which We're or
fsas-a by the company months ago are
eslng htted up for Illuminating with
E9aiSch gas but this is owing to the
aiHcerain results Of the tests with
s-leczlscity. But few electric head
sgh1s are in use on the system.