The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22
Electrical Development.

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in this country moro than 5u per cent.
Electrical Development.
! Samuel Insult OF Chicago. The most
powerful force Ia the electric Industry
| i'm the central west. will speak on the
| electrical development OF the past thirty
years: insult began his career as the
and had the advantage OF an cXtcnsIv.s
training with the great inventor. III
| will give sketch Of the early expert
ments OF Edison and will give his views
on the development in electricity In the
next ten years.
Charles p. Steinmetz Of Schenectady.
said to he one OF the foremost electrical
engineers in the world. and second only
TO Edison In prominence In this country.
VIII present a paper on phenomena ot
Power Transmission at Highest Vol
tages.' II is said that humber OF
radical changes In electrical operating
VIII follow the announcement NJ many
new principles through this paper,
Papers covering all the important fields
Of the Industry will he read by the fol-
lowing; John G. Parker. Richcster. y
y; q. G.: Martin; New York City: Paul
York; W. f. Wells. Brooklyn. ~ y: A.
G.. Strickrott, Schenectady. N Y: w. D.
a. Ryan. Schenectady y. T.: h. f.. Scott
Pjttsbqrg,, Pa; S. Z. Doene, Cleveland.
A. Durgin. Chicago. III: A. 3. Way. ST.
Louis: w. B. Blood. Jr. Boston; Alex
Maxwell, New York City; Arthur S. Huey
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T, Gllchrist, Chicago; r: !: Powers. De
troit, Mich; J. NJ. MuvhiIl and c. y.
Stannard. Denver. Colo: c. A. Saving.
Newark n; j.; l. f. Moultrop. Boston;
Reed, Pittsburg: Fl. X. Mohr. Philadel-
phia: HAYDEN Eames. South Bend, Ind. :
T. T. Elliott. New York: George A. Nc
Kama, Chicago; ". ". Dow Boston: b.
NJ. Mcclure. Chicago; n. d. Rubright
Brooklyn; e. a. Sperry. New York: F. NJ
Buck' New York; 7. j. Jones. Brooklyn;
=; b; Rae. Jr.. New York: s. NJ. Hall.
Cleveland; Herman Russell Rochester, y.
y; r. s. Morroe Albany, n. Y: stephen
9. Hayes, PittsburC. Pa.
Enormous Bond Issues.
Railroad, industrial and miscellaneous
corporations, exclusive of municipalities,
in this country have ISSUED sT40, ,40s 500
new bonds. short term notes and stocks
during the first -four months Of the current
year, an increase OF slS7. .537. 72O over 1909
Twelve Thousand Drummers.
New York is 10 entertain 1900 drum
mers next month, when the annual
prosperity council OF the travelling mon
will be held. Their programme includes
a dinner. at which 1t is 10 be hoped
1900 Will not attempt to dine. not even
TO hear the notable persons who are TO
make prosperity, addresses; and par
tlcular feature Of the convention is to
be prosperity parade up Broadway
and Fifth avenue 10000 strong.
The main object OF this remarkable
to get together and talk prosperity" so
that one will convince the other and each
tell the other that prosperity is really
here: that reports Of trade reaction arc
nonsensical and unDatriotic; and when all
the travellers shall have properly absorbed
the prosperity hysteria- then the entire
body, so it is planned. shall wander out
into the byways in all sections Of the
country and preach the doctrine OF PROS
perity as II never has been preached be-
fore. Merchants are TO be carried away
with this enthusiasm and buy goods free
ly. even II they overbuy; mills ara TO be
run to utmost capacity to meet the con-
diuons OF this highly edifying picture;
railroads are to be overtaXed moving the
smiles are to prevail In all directions
and stock exchange securities under such
ideal and sentimental circumstances can
hardly fan 10 rapidly appreciate.
The S. P. Oil Lands.
The Southern Pacific railroad is report
ed to be considering the question OF a sale
OF its surplus oil lands in California TO
a syndicate which, It is thought. may
represent the Standard OIL company. The
Southern Pacific controls about 100. 900
acres of land in the oil section OF Cali
fornia- This was ono OF the shrewd in
vestments made by T.. II. Hartman dur
ing his lifetime. The railroad could dis
pose of $4,000 acres and still have enough
fuel reserve for fifty years,
Big Mining Dividends.
Dividends to the amount of sS,064, 725
were paid by forty-nine Anne mines
and motallurgical works during the
month OF April
Added to the dividends paid in Jan
uary. February and March. the total
dividend disbursements by American
mines and metallurgical companies. num-
bering 101. during the first four months
OF 1910, total s25, 492. .066.
Since incorporation these 10l companies
have paid to fortunate shareholders the
enormous sum OF S613. $40. 033,
Tho number OF mining companies which
have paid no dividend and whose pretty
stock certificates do not make good wall
paper even is not shown In the statistics
Steel Barges on River.
The promoters OF the new Mississippi
river barge line are proceeding with con-
fdence and energy TO put in service steel
barge steamers OF light draft 10 carry
package and bulk freight on the Missis-
sippi.
One of the boats will he $50 feet long.
sixty feet broad. twelve feet deep and
will draw only twelve inches OF water
light. 1t Ia said of these new boats:
This new type of boat whom the lock
at Keokuk is enlarged, VIII he able to go
to ST. Paul and take on 1000 tons OF flour
while dIawing three feet OF water then
come down TO Davenport and add another
1000 tons on four feet and stopping Mt st,
Louis take on 1000 tons additional and
still draw only six feet. on which draft
she will go on TO New Orleans"