New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
ELECTR|FY|NC ONTARIO
There is Now a VeritabIe Cana
dian Highway of Power

a Canadian Highway Of Power rs the
title given by clayton NJ. Jones 10 his
Daper in The Canadian Magazine He
saws that the city Of Berlin, Ontario, en-
iovs the distinction OF being the first
citv N the world 10 receive electric
energy transmitted over a hundred miles
AZ the great pressure or potential OF 10.
mo volts Last winter evidently marked the
beginning Of a new era for the Province
If Ontario Berlin received her Niagara
power on October Il. 1910 on December
N the CITY streets Of London were officially
lighted with Niagara energy London
tbenceforth received electricity az AZ cents
kilowatt hour. cutting the former price
Of electric current in half, and getting
the cheapest electric light in America.
on December p the button was pressed
AZ Hamilton which turned on the Niagara
ooUer immediately the pumps Of the
-rafervork system began 20 work. the motor
bAaan 70 run. and the lights began 20 ourh.
NJ reok chairman Of the HYDRO Electric
Power Commission Of Ontario which was
ircornorated by the Legislature in 1900
s+a+ad that the commission transmission
line uas s7s miles long. with tributary
lines Of 100 miles making II tire longest
rrarsrnissior line in the world.
Or-arios supply Of white coal con
s.sts Of a multitude Of large and small
water powers. aggreGating T23l,1sI horse
nou,er The cash value, estimated on the
basis If g a ton for coal, would be $50
no 40 TIVE total crop output OF Ontario
i, ions vas only $4,000 0oO. The saving
sN,ooted nv use Of the white coal instead Of
-ba hIacl, works out a. $50 a year for every
bo-eenower. Or an aggregate possible an
,,,ai saving Of $50 90 pDo. At present even
ontario receives $4,000 horsepower in cleo
.-soit,. and 20 is saved from importing -
20 40 tons Of coal The making and
L-a,cb,rg Of the line is thus described
Tho iinA has required about 100 tons OF
aluminium cables, and about rPo IONS OF
zee have been used in some 800 towers
7, starts from the transforming station al
NIAGARA Falls. where the voltage is IN
-oasaa from 12.Ooo volts 10 10000 volts
~ ,,i,ial installation was for 10000 kilo-
watts From Niagara FANS the me eN-
800 in = northwesterly direction about
6f-, miles 70 Dundas. az Which point II
divides. one line about forty miles long
sx+erds in An easterly direction TO Toronto
,,bile two others 90 westerly 10 LONDON
The rorthern OF the latter two oranches
covers about 10 miles. aud the southerh
about seventy-hve miles. tr9m r d1CnGon
,be line proceeds westerly 10 81 ThQnlas'
h,nt fourteen miles. An addluoniI eA-
tcye,op 10 Windsor. about IW rniiSs' ia
been subsequently made Inc pores az
galvanized steel angle ron LOVE-, c,Iryes
M A distance Of $50 feet ana on sui w., rs
- fco feet The towers are n1ed IN the
ground by means Of framed Steel anchore1t
feet below me sur as'r,,, orsr the Wei
- f-,rai where 80 feet clearance vas
aiiowed for the passage OF yessels, IN, ne
ine,llatOrs are Of the DISK SUSPENSION 'S 6e
s,,e asks being employed 10Y each cor
Nv ,.bicb IS Of stranded alumni nm
80 ON the highest point OF inc toNers
!" ranged . grounded cable Tor hghtnlhs
pr .0c1 iayine out their lines the engineers
b.ve Dsralleled the roadways a. uuch a.
,,oseibie and all the crossWaEs arr ~
.J 80 mesh construction. Inc towers
leS 10, this work are Of light but sub
u..,iel design They were thorouehiy
tested before being finally adopted ny We
commission. The normal span en-
.1,rere on the level Is so feet Inc Iohe
.,,uror line is about rs miles long ana APP
,,yc,irnately 1000 towers we're required lot
M work Of construction Al me emu 81
~ toronto line dificulty was met IN on-
.Itrirg right IF way into the city. ana
a. result tire engineers were torcfd 70
o~ect twenty towers along the Waterfront
and these were placed on massive con
crete piers ,...,.
vet however. the work OF electrifylng
Crtarto is but beginning. Wherever
twenty farmers went 70 county G slii'S,.nI
end requested the erection OF lp"tloh
Itne me commission would erect the 10"
tepsion lines. tapping the man transHlis-
son high voltage lines, and CONSTRUCT the
low tension feeders TO me Residences oi
the farmers ,, 49, AZ,
THE next departure Will be the dis
,ribution and use Of electrical ehe'es OK;
tary,s in Old Ontario. II VIII pc used
a., heating, lighting and for running ma.
cbinery. especially stationary nachinery
when a province covering 1880 square
miles derives light and power rom NiasaIs
- o.her waterfalls. We are eVldentlN ad-
,.srced considerably nearer 10 the ulti-
mate electrifcation Of the planet Tor u,4ll-
tartan purposes Review OF reviews