Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-04
SUB-STATION
ONE OF BEST
in THE STATE

Yesterday two representatives of
: the Bonanza paid a visit to the sub
Power company located in this city.
1t was not call to advise Superin-
tendent Thompson what he should
do or to give any advice on matters
electrical. Forsooth, the paper men
knew nothing of, what is it? Mr..
: Thompson has spent great many
4 years studying electricity, yet he
/ knows not what it is. Certainly the
scribe knew considerably less.
The sub station, however, is one
of the very best in the state. 1t is
modern in all respects, being equip
ped with the very latest appliances
Mr.. Thompson takes a special pride
. in keeping things in order and by
that we mean running order What
pains he took we're greatly appreci-
ated when we came away we re-
!, allied that we had learned a great
deal and had been taught consider
ably more.
This much remains a fact: the
!, public at large does not realize the
expense attached to furnishing this
southern section with Juice AL
though miles of territory are cover
ed with wires and camps a plenty
!, are kept running by the aid of that
, which man knoweth not, the vast in
!. tervening country is not a patron,
), thus rendering practically waste
thousands of electrical horse power
For hundreds of miles it comes
+, Over the lines that conduct it a
/. humming tells of the prosperity it
, brings. Through the years that it
: was not known of it is a wonder
/, that civilization advanced even as it
:. did. What greater progress man.
|, kind has mind since it's advent, is
messages of joy, of happiness, yes,
! of sorrow and of pain. The world
( at one end knows what the people
= on the other end are doing in the
q lapse of but moment as it were.
= 1t has made cities; it has reduced
!. them to Wondering ashes. 1t gives
!. life, how quickly it takes it away.
But this is not a dissertation up-
=, on electricity; it was meant Just as
i brief outline of the sub-station. 1t
y may seem strange, it did to us, that
q to provide power for the hoists in
= this camp, in addition to providing
q light and power for domestic pur-
= poses in the city but 1900 horse
q power is-should we say are-are
: generated
h Arrangements are being made to
4, equip the station with a new roof.
70 This means that the power lines
,e must be transferred from certain
I, pegs to Others. What dangerous
q work that is. To think of working
q in wires carrying death-dealing volt
!, age. That is the life of the electri-
clan. He takes his work in hand
as cheerfully as the blacksmith
i takes the hoof of a horse in his
leathern lap as plaything" 1t is
duty.
3 Little do we realize that when we
turn on light pencil attached to
an instrument that records the ac-
tivity of the ''juice'' is there re-
cording what is being done. No
moist lowers or ascends a shaft in
this entire district but what that sill
emit workman gives the evidence. It's
n stroke tells the distance the cage
e has travelled; it is truly wonderful
p and must be seen to be appreciated
Di The new station is far and away
pc ahead of the old one. Than this
II new one there are none better Mr..
e Thomson is an engineer who has
seen service in all parts of the
C world. He is the one man the com
- pany has had here against whom
" there have been no complaints. He
is Is pleasing and courteous gentle
n man, abut what is better than that
" ne knows his business. In other
Il words he is successful man. That
" In itself is recommendation itelf
~ If you want to put in an hour or
n so that teaches, the Bonanza would
advise visit to the sub-station.
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