Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-04-08

users would receive theirs at mimi
mum advance over tie actual cost and
manufacturers and merchants would
therefore have an advantage over out
sid" competitors. who were compelled
to pay rates which yielded large diyi-
dcndS to private owners of light and
power plants Again. the surplus prof
Its would 20 to the relief of tax rates,
thereby making the circle of economy
complete
Immediately after the acquiring of
this property the tramwayS also came
into the possession of the city, and the
question arose whether or not to make
one generating system serve for all
purposes. The opinions of experts
were called for. 1t was the consensus
of opinion that "A pressure of 500 volts
would enable the same plant TO he used
for lighting and traction and that
there would il" IL distinct gain as re
CARDS first cost. management. economy
and surplus power attYiucd by com
bnation. 1t was therefore decided to
erect two large power stations
Each station has a capacity of 20
wv "''H'l'"N'r' pul )" great mas bc"ll
'''' "'ll'"I" "'''Ie on lh'm that new
ones are needed. and some have already
','ii ''''N'' ,'''"' f'h|'ahd mas learn
''' ~ "r' '!' '''uN' swept from 'Ile
streets for fuel Several small power
stations deriving their power from the
burning "I 'II' refuse are now IN sue
MI is oil
~ "l' "'''''' anu 1t IL 'NI"F''u
'''',' .,' NV '',"' SNpi''A from '''IH source
''''' I''" y ~"
'0' i"''' I''' Ni''''' ''''E' sums
'' ''', i'"' l'>' ~ '''''N 'lE
,','., '''''',',''' '',,' ''H N''''" UP energy
,''' I'!"'' i''NN'" from
.....,.. Wv ''',' ''''l'""H It's
''''''' ''''"''''' "l'I'S'
III '''''' H'"'H - ''h
'''''' '''''''''''
nv" '"'' CIT! p"r'I'aN"I IIl' uhd'r-
'"N''N i''l" PlN"'' interests 'Il' fa'e
'l'' yea I"I I'%'l'Ih% was '2 pence per
u'I'' "''' Tor power " '''' per uHlt.
~ '''' PIrH'"' '''''' 'l'' rates are
I'.' ''' "@"''''T' P'H'' IoF NiIcet
''N ''''''|' I'''''' '"' power Ni' |" "'""
"n''N per- quarter ANA - p'h'" lh'fr"
"i'''' ne cl'IfS' |" lIi' 'r'hlNa!S Is
l. pence per UnI'' III "'ll'r WoTHN, llie
Pll'' Nus p''h more IMAM cut III nan,
anu ''''N HIS "'''i ""'i' "eNpl'' 'lle 1act
'''''' '", P'"' VI ''"'' Oh ana ever!
'''''' vi eAl''lN' mas de'iu'HlN III
'i'"H'" SINCE ti'e Guy '""h 'oh'FoI Oh
''' l''''.
LlN"rpo"l has invested Sl.NW,oOo in
h'r "lectrIral plant The profits for the
year ended ON Jan. |, lME5. W"r" in
round hGureS S"OoWW. After meeting
"il ci''rI'N ANA S''lIh% ASIDE liberal
amount ioF F'hcWaiS ana depreciation
lne ole''rIcal department made con
'Ilp"t'oh Oh N"''o'" 10 IN" TAX luhd. 1t
"lS" P"Iu H'>'"'" as us snare oi the
."N'S' he amount Wrl'teh OH Tor had
u'ptS WIS TESS lh"h Hl'''O'.
AT tn" present time it is likely that
Livcrpool's Investment in its combined
tramWay and electrical plant will
reach N-Oo'"'ooo. Liverpool is an cX-
ample oi what II is poSSibl" to accom-
pllSh III snort TIME" 1t Is only seven
years aga tlat IN" city eSSaY"d this
slup"hdnuS eNl erlm"nt in public own
crSlllp. II Is only falr to observe that
thc dement's derived from reduced rates
ana improved services far outweigh
III" direct money prottS. AS the inter
est charges decr"aS" steadily year by
year IT IS the settled policy of Liverpool
to yet further decrease the pric" of
tramWay tickets and the rates fixed for