The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-21

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usetsof the gas-prcducer means also
rapid strides in electrical development
within the next few years.
Nowtthat is commercially possible,
to transmit electrical power for dis;
tances of $50 miles or more, the loca-
ton Of immense power plants Will
speedily follow. a central Plant could
distribute such electric current for a
I]distanceSof 500 miles; that is. ESQ miles
either side of the plant thus covering
ali area of almost 100000 square miles
an area nearly four times the size
of the State of Illinois. With ten or
twelve of these great central plants
located at the various mine centres
tile great railroads of the United
States can send their trains speeding
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
An Authority Speaks.
1T would seem to some chimerical
Ito predict the doom in the near flu
ture ,fof the steam locomotive. vet one
OF the officials OF the New York Gem
tral Railroad has Publicly stated that
! IN his opinion there will ne no steam,
locomotives operating on the New y ork
\ central road in ten years. Already the
| New York Central is arranging to sub
I stitute electric power on its lines from
| New York City tola point forty miles
from the Grand Central Station, and
extensive tests In the, use Of the cleo
/ trio locomotives are being made be-
4 TWEEN Rochester and Buffalo, 2
me igPennsylvania Is now operatin
electric trains between Atlantic City
and philadelphia with much success.
1 The New York, New Haven and Hart
4 lord railroad is operating It's trains
j from stamford Conn, to New York
.Eby electric power.
4 These rand cha ~, 4Ioo,a;,,.-,e. :,
i one end, the Capitalization Of power
II development and distribution Thay
A point to the time, and at no distant day.
i When great central plants will be To-
4 Gated at the various mine centres, and
a the electric power will be transmitted
u ana ,dlstr ihuted to railroads. Industrial
II plants, cities and the various institu-
A lions Where electrical energy is needed.
q The great railroads will operate their
A trains by electricity, and the passen-
4 gers will be freed from the ANNOYANCE
of smoke and cinders, and the raj road
locomotives and the railroad yards,
!, Which are now the most unsightly
places IN our cities, will become com
" pnratively clean and free from smoke.
I9"Furthnmore, the Introduction or
4 cheaper electric poWer Will displace
4 the scores core OF smoke.belehlng chin
4 owl cities Will be cleared. and the city
Il clean and comfortable Will become q
reality and not a Dream"
I, Another Professor Speaks.
Professor Fernald but recently com
Il pleted an estimate showing the diff
II ference in cost and operation of COO
5lhorsepower Internal combustlon engine
land a 600 horsepower steam engine
] also the difference between the cost
land operation OF a q ,G00-horsepower
internal engine and 5000,
HORSEPOWER steam engine. In offering
tho estimates, Professor Fernald de-
tclares he has made the hest possible
4 showing for the steam engine. while
that of the gasrproducer plant is but
4 "a fair hgnre, n f
In conclusion he! adds. 80 believe that
1.-THE gas-prnduger pls ut can hettersthf
figure given, but I doubt Very much
whether the steam plant ngure can he
excelled, even II II can be renched''
!, pro !. Fernald Rlyes the cost q
d the 80G- horsepioWe err gas plant at S4 8 900
and the steam plant at 100000, a6&Sdif-
ference ct ss,o 9, In favor Of the steam
twenty5tonr hours 81 day the total cost
sa s9l ssS az ssse pl tan,
So 50si II The total operatinsH II cost InDd
!iASed cherges for the gas producer
lnlaIi.s ffas tina ~ eas ik Al 60 o. 1tns the