Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-12-17

ons Of the no@t interesting OF the many
,.,n,,a,lpR aud important bulletins ls.aee
80, tie census eufean. Il that sent
-, lsss week giving an account Of The
s.,,ou. kinds Of power employed In the
.,.ns,seturing industries Of the United
s,.t~.. statistics are furnished relating
!. .tesm. rss, wssst and electric power Ia
i. IN sections Of the country.
A tsw decades age the use OF power In
az coasidsrsble eusntity was limited
rr.ct,c.iiy to Misunderstanding operations.
wnhin the psst twenty years, and more
r.,,,cuiariy during the last dccsde. the
s,s az electricity for iiwhtinx and Tor the
,rrrstion Of street retiways has developed
enormously, and has resulted IN toe
.ttissilon Of power In an entirety new
ss,d to an exteaf that exceeds the total
.r,oapt OF power used 10 many OF the
l.,ysr Misunderstanding Industries.
rsK on RAILWAYS.
psr,px 1900 over 200 electric railway
,,aea wsre la operation In the uniied
States. aud the total esrseiiy OF their
pows, piaat. exceeded iono,@s1 horse
,c~sr. There are over 3 s0 central
cations foe the distribution OF electrle
rcrrsns tor lighting snd power purposes.
and tbs total smoest Of steam power used
10 generate il Is estimated TO be more
tAsn 500 600 horse power.
ons eamp@ny aions. IN New York, oper.
.,s. several central stations. asgrexssiag
nearly s6nooo horsepower. Independent
t.alstsa electrical plants, which furnish
lxAt and power Tor stores. Office haild.
iux., hotsi.. pahile haiidings, etc, con-
.,itute another item Of power OF great
msgnnuds-
me modern rffce haitdi.x, often hous-
ing papaistbDs .qeai Il 1 at Of small
,swn, 10 almost boaiy creation Of tbs
psst ten year.. sad The power required
10 these great structures. not only TO,
Hxhtlag purposes. bat also for the opera
tian Of elevators, pumping walter, con.
pressing air. and operating rsiFixsrstIag
and ssnstIatins machinery, forms large
Hem wseu The number OF shcss buiidiuE-
In tho uniisa States 10 taken into con.
s.dptstloa.
kfM AAa@~AANNa9h#
The most remarkable tact about thsss
~tssasties, hosessr, 10 the vsst increase Of
electric poser a. weii a. the distance.
which such power y transmitted io'
usnafsesursns. lighting. beating and
other uses. The development Of electric
motors In thhs country has been accom-
panied By corresponding development oil
tie art Of power sTarsntssion.
But for %. higher perfection % Tbs
electric motor siaee 1850. 10 may b,
electric energy would have bcsn under
taken on snything like 40 iargs scale as
vas witnessed at ths close Of this century
DsssnR the ten yssrs pr,eedln9 isDo sh'
development Of aaatpr. and OF poWei
Transmission worx wss chistiy by mean,
seen remarkable change tn methods oi
earrsnt geasrstioD. enabling the ercs.
tinn 81 new centres OF manaiscsaf'
sSousd sstsr powers snd permitting th'
transmission Of electricity over distances
which we're previously dsemed utterly
psohibitIse.
rrI1uxo wATEg PowER.
nae OF the most remarkable develop
psats OF electric power Transmission Ii
taas Of she harpessing OF tho NIsgss'
Fails powss. THIS great plant trsnsmit'
il. power TO the city OF Buffalo. tweniy
ak milss distant, the power beiDs
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