The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-07
hundred thousand pound sterling, or.

hundred thousand pound sterling, or
100000.
The main works are to be located at
Mirfield, not far distant from Dews-
bury, where an immense generating
station will be constructed. Later on
additional stations at Bingley, Meth
ley, and Wath, will be erected. The
various main stations will be supplied
with high-power current, thence the
sub-stations will receive 1t. Consum-
ers will get it just as they happen to
need it-either high or reduced power.
1t is a fact that in the coal mines
these electric power facilities will prove
very welcome to the engineers on ac-
count of their known disfavor to the
presence of steam engines in the mines.
For hauling, too, the electricity is much
to be desired. Cables having been laid
to the shaft-opening, wire will be
run into the mine. In this very con-
nection again comes the suggestion of
how modern mechanical science Is
bringing into the grimy atmosphere of
labor-laden communities some rare
glimpseS Of unsullied nature In her free
domain, for when the electric power is
supplied to the coal mines, the hard
worked ponies used for drawing tram
trucks down in the shafts dark depths
can readily be brought to the surface,
to revel for brief holidays on the green
pastures ABOVE.
Canal Boats by Electricity.
These great electrical developments
have another phase equally interest
ing and perhaps as important. The
canals Of Yorkshire are to take on
new lease of life as soon as means are
provided for propelling the canal boats
by electricity This will be done by
building trolleys parallel with the
banks. The boats themselves will be
equipped with screws, to be operated
by the current from the trolleyS. Pos
sibly light railway may be made, with
an electric engine able to pull train
of boats.
Still further uses of electricity are
the operation of regular street trolley
lines of which one hundred miles are
already projected as a beginner.
All this is another illustration of the
modern tendency to centraliZe or con-
solidate the conduct of business. So
big Will the electric power works be,
and so great will be their output, that
the power can be furnished at low
cost, and this, it is expected, will pop
ularize the use of electricity so i'm
mensely that the capital to be invested
in the huge enterprise will yield good
rate of interest to the investors. The
electric spectators, being in a position
to supply their goods at the lowest
possible Inquire, people Will consequent
ly prefer to go to them for their sup
ply rather than to incur the risk and
expense and care incidental to the run
ming of private electric power works.
For instance, electric power supplied
to factory will cost the consumer less
than cents per unit, which represents
one horsepower per hour, but street
car line will not be charged more
probably leSS-than cents.
1t is said here that not Yorkshire
alone is going ahead in this direction,
but that the same sort of electric
scheme is under way in Wales. Also
that Lancashire, Derbyshire and Dur
ham are preparing to follow suit.
These enterprises are certainly going
to have wonderful results in the pro-
motion of trade and manufactures in
the important districts where they are
now on the eve of development.
Stephen North.