Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-07
CENSUS REPORT ON
ELECTRIC PLANTS
NOW READY
BIG BOOK ON PRESS
DISTRIBUTION IN JULY
Statistics on Equipment, Ser
vice and financial Opera
tons of All Stations Listed;
Volume Contains 148 Tables

Washington, D. c.. June 6.-The
second census bureau report, pre-
pared in conformity with the act Of
congress OF June 7, 1906, providing
that statistics concerning central
electric light and power stations shall
be collected by the bureau at GUM
|quennial periods, is now in press.
In Director Duiand's letter of trans
initial to Secretary Nagel Of the de-
pertinent Of and labor, ii
is stated hat the statistics were coll
lected under the supervision of VIM.
NJ. Steuart, chief statistieian for man
utactures in the census bureau. r.
Commerford Martin OF New York
city is credited with the authorship
oil the sectional dealing with the tech
meal lectures Of the industry, The
analytical tables and tcxtual vertical
tons We're made by Frank L. sam
ford.
The report presents statistics con-
corning the physical equipment, SER
vice, end financial operations of the
stations mentioned. This censu re-
lates to the calendar year 1907 and it
il the second census of the central
electric stations that has been taken
since the census bureau was made a
permanent office. The first covered
the calendar year ending December
81, 1902. In order to preserve the
compatibility Of the data the same
form IF schedule was used to collect
the statistics of both censuses and the
same form of presenting the data has
been followed in both reports.
The report is in eight chapters and
to these are added general tables, APP
pendiccs, maps, diagrams and illus
tlations.
The first chapter Is a general dis
The second gives n
of the statistics. The third relates to
power equipment. The fourth covers
hue equipment. The fifth is devoted
to capitalization. The sixth gives the
cost of construction and equipment.
The seventh dealswith income and
expenses. The eighth embraces the
technical aspects of the period.
There are las tables, OF which 80
general In character. There are
8 tables of the latter relating to COM
mereial and municipal central electric
stations; 10 to commercial central
electric stations; 10 to municipal cen
trail electric stations. n 3 to cen
trail electric light and power stations
operated by street railway companies. .
The first Of all these general tables
Is d comparative summary of com
mercial and municipal central electric
~ states and territories, for
907 and 1902. The other eight
on this subject show, by states
and territories, for 1907. primary I
power and generating equipment;
equipment, motors, trans
formers. meters, customers, and out
put of stations, analysis of service; |
analysis Of income; analysis of sup
plies, amterials, and fuel. number OF
employees and total salaries; !
average number of w-age-earners and
total wages ana analysis Of miscel-
expenses.
Nearly similar data are contained
n the next twenty tables relative to
central stations and mu-
licipal central electric stations.
The last three Of the 80 general
ables give an analysis of arc-lighting
furnished by plants operated
n connection with electric railways,
or 1907 ana 1902; an analysis of in
'nndesccnt and other varieties of
lighting service as well as motor SER
ice n number of meters, by states,
500 and 1902, and income, by states,
.907 ana 1902.
The maps are three in number and
first shows the geographic divi-
ana the second ana third, cen
electric stations, gross income,
.'Nt NiIN ttU-s
There are seven diagrams. the first
TO central stations and elec-
RAILWAYS, BY character Of primary
lower. 1907 and 1902. The second
efcls To central stations. by charac-
ei OF primary power, 1907 ana 1902.
The other five relate TO central cleo
stations and separately refer to:
Urinary power. by states, arranged
n the order of their relatives import
nee. 1907 and 1909; steam and water
by states. arranged in the or
Ter Of their relative Importance, 1907;
apacitY OF dynamos, 1907 and 1902;
opacity of dynamos by states, ar
angcd In the order of their relative
Importance, 1907 and 1909; and out
Iut, by geographic divisions, 1907 and
9O2.
There are twenty-five artistically
Xeeuted illustrations, mostly half
one, scattered throughout the report.
t is expected the report will he ready
or general distribution in about a
Month.