The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-31
STREET LAMPS
The New Franchise Provides Better
Light for Less Money-Rates
Are Reduced.

III IA NhO AAuhAnAet 10 AAhNs
y is described in detail in the bulletin
u mentioned in the franchise, extract
y from which follow This lamp is a
y arc lamp, but it does not use carbo
= rods like the ordinary lamp. The 10
r used is about the same size. but is
g hollow iron tube filled with a fine pow
/ der of magnetic chromium and Tunf
} sten ores, principally magnetic, henc
the name, Magnetic" arc lamp.
The bulletin referred TO says "Can
!. die power readings show that a mag
t netite arc lamp gives the same iIlumi
! nation at 300 feet distance that tn,
, Sc ampere alternating series arc (nov
in use in Vinita does at 247 feet.
At distance of 150 feet from the
/ lamp the difference is greater, beinl
| as 51s is to 3k, or nearly twice as
much light. The magnetic lamp gives
a distribution and diffusion of light
that makes it ideal for street lighting
The color is especially adapted for
high-class illumination, being practical
ly the same as sunlight"
| In Chickasha, Oklahoma, the writer
has seen the magnetic arc operating
on alternating blocks with a SYSTEM
exactly the same as now in use here.
With number of other people, we
tried reading newspaper on the
street and found that 100 feet was
about as far away as any of us could
read prirt while we had no diff
Guilty in reading the same print 140
feet from the magnetic arc.
The aforementioned system is the
only system of these lights in Oklaho-
ma; Independence, Kansas has rs in
use and Topeka has 375. the only
lights of the kind in Kansas. We want
Vinita to be next in line with this
improvement.
The different sizes of Tungsten
lamps are offered to fill in at places
where an arc is not needed.
The price of the new lamp is S. per
month against Sc per month for those
now in use. In other words, we offer
and are willing that this shall be taken
as our guarantee: street lamp giving
more than one-third more light for
20 per cent less price.
Another matter has caused some in
quiry that being the rates for current
provided for in the new franchise The
old franchise provides for maximum
OF zoe kilowatt hour and meter
rental of 25c per month The new
for free meters and maximum of
15c for lighting and 10c for power.
This is not greatly different from sur
towns:
Bartlesville: No limit; meters sold
at cost.
Miami: zoe per kilowatt meters
cost deposited.
Muskogee: 15c per kilowatt, met
ers free.
Parsons: 15c per kilowatt; meters
cost deposited.
Neosho: 15c per kilowatt meters
cost deposited.
1t should be remembered that this
rate is the maximum allowed, not what
IS charged, the average at the present
lime being less than 10c.
Concerning Rates, Etc.
It is to the company's interest to
,harge as low rate as possible, since
he lower the rate, the more customers
here will be- The competition from
,as and kerosene must be met, and this
S particularly keen in Vinita on ac-
ount of gas being so cheap. While
lectric light gives better service, bet
er light, its clearer, less dangerous
rom fire and accident, yet. if the price /,
5 too high people will naturally resort
o the less satisfactory but less ex- i,
ensive light. Consequently, eompeti
ion acts ss check to high prices for
lectric service.
Again it is more to the interest of !,
he company to have many customers
aging reasonably low rate than !,
ever customers at high rate.
A very large expense to the light :,
liant is the delivery of electric current
fter it has been produced. Setting
T poles, stringing of wire, putting in
etc, costs money. but it y
as to be done to serve, no matter how
w, customers. Now If, instead OF two
r three houses on a street using light,
early all the people ON that street
IN be gained customers, the COM
any can serve the many over the n
lme set of poles and wires that it Il
ad to serve the few, and can do it al lii
uch less cost per house, since the N
spense of distribution is the same in n
9TH cases. Therefore the present COM T
my has always kept the price down L
] low as possible. The maximum rate b