Gunnison news-champion., 1911-05-19
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pa~er thai s- sa~ r.an.ng ~ wass~
ea the taruss Vt this cosslry " the
sssssess sdvaneeuseps thai ssil eossse
~ the Anser.caa t~smeS wsstsn tbs
next Hes Years. sssa a. electr,esl
eaGl.eer receaaiy
The had hsea ssvessa aGasseN the Ps~s-
bsissses II ssch a~seiopaseai aud had
seea ~hsa s.,sae II the asose psaGsss
ssse israsers hal slsssdy done ia the
wss ii bsrsesssag smsn sspessss aud
tkssebs pses,a,nS e,ectr,csty tos pos
or. kest and illuEssBat,oa Labor
saving asschsaery has revolst,oalzs.d
slusos, every industry ia the last iew
wears, but she i.rsser has been ~nsble
10 tske advantage ii aasay inventions
asesst 10 help ksa becaase II the sb-
seaee Of poser 10 rva them. The
possibilities, koweser, wese tkese.
and sew exlstlnx e"adit.oas make II
necessary 10 stlllse them
The sspply oi tarm lsbor st a rea-
soasbse cost v becosalng smaller ev-
cry wear The ssFoas yoans uen are
eli rsshiae 10 the eit,es That being
the esse The fsrner 10 Obliged ~ leok
10 pewer driven machinery 10 help
him osa.
The most promising source of
power for fsrmeFs in the Eastern
states 10 iosnd in stpsams An elec-
tr'c power plant driven by water re-
qs'res comparatively little personal
attention while in operssion, and
needs no repleuishia9 of fuel except
such ~ nature herself provides in the
tiowiag streams. Not only ere there
many Of these sources Of power that
are sndeveloped but there are many
others which were developed in yesrs
gone by and we're then allowed 10
fall into dlsuse for varioss seasons.
Many old ssw mills were sbsndoned
when the surrounding hills we're de-
nsded Of their forests. A ANAL in
vestmeat wosld enable oil such old
power sites 10 be utilized for the
generating Of electricity Ssch .
water power plant 10 fvsqseatly made
70 ssrvs ths owses q tbs av0sp a
owRers With electric csrpest st very
snsll 6sst coss fos sacA isdividssl
ssd = ~ operating cost which sAosld
be very low.
Two Of the most notable electrical
farm plants in this state sre the L. B
Miner farm near OrieA any Fslls,
Oneida cosnty, and Hearts Delight
farm st Chazy, Clinton cosss. y.
What they and many others have
done thousands Of farmers Who have
small streams on their farms cen do.
BY electric power generated ON his
farm Mr. Miser runs q large saw for
cutting up ell lengths and sizes of
stovewood, rune tho milking ma.
chimes, ensilaae cutters and holsters,
separators and ice cream freezers,
charn, thresher. grindstone, psmpa.
washing machines and wrinser, be-
sides lighting every room in his
house and heating most Of them by
the same method.
He has electric lights in every barn
and every other building on his farm
where lights may be needed. includ-
ing well appointed machine shop,
where he, with his sons, does all his
own mechanical work. In that shop
he has an electric motor that runs .
lathe, drill. wire winding machine,
soldering iron. puffing machine,
buzz saw, and . large pump thai
operates the milking machines in the
stables
In his house he has electric heaters
in the different rooms that give the
exact heat desired by the occupants.
He also heats the flatirons by elec-
tricity and even kas . little motor
attached TO the sewing machine
And this is all accomplished on a
farm by farmer, without any help.
advice or assistance from any one
outside his own family.
All this saving Of labor and al
these conveniences have been secured
by Mr. Miner and his sons by har-
nessine the Oriskany creek, tsr-
bulent little stream that flows throarh
the beautiful Oriskany valley. in
which M. Miner owns . large section
IL fine, fertile, well titled land. At .
suitable point in the stream about .
quarter Of . mile from the bosse,
which there 10 . normal how Of abost
4 600 cubic feet . minute with abost
a eix foot fail. 36 foot flow dam
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