Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-06-24

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employees, SS.1.
The average number of municipal
wage-earners in 1907 was 3951 earn
ing s2,49O.1SS. as compared with 2467,
earning $1.422.341, in 1902, an increase
of Co., per cent. in the number of wage
earners and of ISL per cent in wages.
For the commercial stations in 1907
there was an increase of All per cent.
in thu wage-earners and of 56.3 per
cent. in wages.
The number of primary power ma
chimes in the municipal plants in 1907
was 1945 and in 1902 it was 1850. an in
crease of G,.7 per cent. In this re-
spect the commercial stations in 1907
increased 29.7 per cent There was in
1907 an increase of 1909 per cent. in
the horsepower capacity, 3l9,S47. of the
primary power machines in municipal
plants, as compared with 1913 horse
power in 1902. The per cent. of in
crease for the commercial plants in
1907 was 1921.
There was a 61.7 per cent. increase
in the number 1714, of steam engines
and turbines in the municipal plants
in 1907. as compared with 1860 in 1907.
The per cent. of increase for the com
mercial stations in 1907 was 12S. The
horsepower of these municipal en-
gines in 1907 was 2S3. AIS. AS against
147. .O1S in 1902. an increase of 92S per
cent. The per cent. of increase for the
commercial stations in 1907 was 90.1.
An increase in 1907. amounting to
3333.$ per cent. was noted in the num-
b.,, nf in tho nIIniCinal
stations, as compared with Is in 1902.
The commercial stations per cent. OF
increase in 1907 was 1919. The horse
power of these municipal engines IN
1907 was 60S2. an increase of 535.5 per
cent. over 957 in 1902. The CONNER
cial stations gained 1882 per cent. IN
1907.
There were in 1907 in the municipal
plants 153 water wheels with 30.34'
horsepower, as against 81. with 11,2lS
horsepower. in 1902. an increase OF
S66 per cent. in the number and or
17O.5 per cent in the horsepower. The
commercial stations in 1907 increased
IS per cent. in the number and 2OS. {
per cont. in the horsepower of such
wheels.
In 1907 the municipal stations Were
equipped with 1895 dynamos, with 2o9,
016 kilowatt capacity as compared
with 1S22. of 1880 kilowatt capacity.
in 1902; the per cent. of increase in the
number being 31.4 and in the capacity
S4.3 The commercial stations in 1907
decreased S.3 per cent. in the number OF
dynamos but showed a 1913 per cent
increase in capacity.
The output, in kilowatt hours. of the
municipal stations in 1907 was 2S9. .462.
7SS. as compared with 195, ,S04 439 in 1902,
an increase of AIS per cent. The com
mercial stations in this respect in 1907
increased 141.1 per cent
There was in 1907 an increase of 63.9
per cent. in the number of arc lamps
and of 1863 per cent. in incandescents
wired for service by the municipal sta
tions. The commercial stations showed
in 1907 an increase of Az per cent. in
arcs and of 125 per cent. in incandes-
cents.
In the report the commercial and
municipal stations are combined and
further classed as purely electric or
those that do strictly electrical bust
ness, and as composite" or those op-
industry.
OF the 1.252 municipal central sta
items in 1907 there were 521 purely
electric" and 731 composite" Nearly
two thirds of the 3,462 commercial sta
tions were reported as purely cleo
trio" and the remainder composite.
While the proportions for the chlel
items for the commercial stations are
decidedly greater in the purely cleo
trio" class, this does not hold true for
the municipal stations. where such inn
portant totals as income. expenses
horsepower of primary power plant
kilowatt capacity of dynamoS. and
number of incandescent lamps are
greater for the composite" stations
The fact that such public utilities as
water and gas are so often operated by
municipalities which also operate cleo
trio stat ons largely explains this con-
dition. Exclusive of the item of arc
lamps. about per cent of the income
of the purely electric" group was re-
ported by the municipal stations. as
compared with about 10 per cent. fo'
these stations in the composite
group
the Stablllty or tne munlclpdl pidh'f
is exemplifed by the fact that ia o
the SIS plants reported in 1902 also re-
ported in 1907.Of the al which failed tt
report in 1907. >33 had become CONNER
cial stations. had discontinued opera
tions or were idle: were connected
| with public institutions. the plants ol
which were excluded from the census
of 1907: was merged with another
| municipal plant because of the consol'
dation of two cities since 1902: and
| was destroyed by fire and had not beel
rebuilt at the time of taking the cen
sus of 1907.
The total number, 1852. of munic'pa
plants ir 1907 was distributed, $50 il
the North Atlantic States; 1853 in the
South Atlantic; TT. North Central; 16'
South Central: and 81. Western.
Most of TIE municipal stations are II
places of small population. nearly sew
| en- lights of the total number being 10
Gated in places of less than 5000 popu
lation and less than 3 per cent in pla
ces having population of $4,000 ant
over In the 3 divisions-the South At
lantic. the South Central. and the Yves