The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-12-17
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Commodore Tom Lee, OWuog II ~
pioneer electric farm Of the work
near Rtgby, Ids, until . short tim
ago Was general passenger agent d
the Delaware, Lacks wanA1 and West
ern railroad. with headquaefefS - New
YORK
Farmers al oye3 ~ eeuntr9 havl
been 20 anxious r. seeyn tDw - eIec
uicaIy opernfeo2 fasD ~ eenducted
that the commodore recently sent east
general description OF his methods
which astonisi by their simplicity and
| SCI me example fUt JnG3fAf1QD ~ Pro
grearivs and ecORO1nieaI tilIers Of tiss
soil. says the New York Wcrd The
Iowa railroad OF Chicago, Of which
Andrew Stevenson u manager, has nj
ready arranged to sell light. heat and
/ power 10 farmers along Its line
Leaving Rieby. a private peIe line
carrying Three power wires and two
telephone wires leads direct to the
bungalow. which Is the name Of Com
modore Lees farm Of more than 1000
acres, the entire circuit Of winch IS
sixteen miles. s&r
The power wires turn at the ranch
station and go directly east to the Sec
ZION line. while away ont across the
broad acres rams another line north
and south To these lines. across the
fields, are attached the feed wires that
run the motor
At the mansion IS small terminal
house where the power wires are CON
trclied- In the power house is a motor
for the operation Of all machinery re-
quired at headquarters. The motor can
even furnish water pressure in case
OF fire and, n fact, anything that Is
necessary in carrying cut the general
work OF the ranch Electric Lights are
all over the place. At Ri2ht the yard
lights may be seen for miles. Wires
are everywhere,
Commodore Lee runs the Bungalow
on the same business principles that
be applied to his department tn rail-
reading Wonders have been accom-
plished within two years Sagebrush
land has been transformed into acres
of laughing haryests- A boulevard
four miles long leads out to the place
from Rigby- Ii was built at the own ]
ers Own expense On the ranch IS al /
the most up 10 date machinery the I
market can furnish from the most /
delicate and intricate weather gauge
to the best automatic hay litter.
All the social. business, Industrial Z
and mechanical arrangements on the
rarm are reduced to scientific basis.
Ofcer ana metncd are the watch
words The electrical power Is gen
Grated Ia Idaho talis, fourteen miles
way, and transmitted to the farm
FOR Si-oo the commodore bought an
oid wagon with stout wheels He put
Inc rear wheels forward and the front
wheels on the tan end OF the wagon.
IN the front end he placed a fifteen
horsepower general electric motor.
Atldensu 10 the tramework on one
ace OF the Vehieie behind the motor
$ starter On the other end Oh the
wagon are couple OF TRANSFORMERS
d simple frame there
) canvas cover A detachaoie mast,
.earihs yaro, rises from the rear OF
ne wagon ms snort pole carries
ne wires ABOVE ,he heads OF Inc en-
'iheer ana "orkmen. Inc feed wires
IRE strung out 70 the nearby power
me ana conneeteu Win simple tWist-
Inc SWITCH Is turned on upon the
wagon
Inc commodore mas thrashed sais
eason Win smaH separator LOU
'usnes OF wheat Cay and with oats
Ias turned OUT even more In emcien- {
ana economy neither horses nor {
.edin ore 10 De taken into eonslders-
lou Win eiectrlclty. the proprietor {
avs. notwithstanding MS big crop |
iHlose peIore ne knew IT, Inc eN- '