Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-11

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80 THIN few months at most. Atlanta
INV will enjoy the lowest electric light and
n e. power rates of any city of her class in
lN9k| the United States. Already, the cleo
- trio light company has begun to put
into operation the agreement made with the city
council under which these exceptionally advanta-
geous rates will be secured just as the
transmission lines from Talulah Falls reach At
lanta, for the company will their wires
up to any residence free Of charge if the extension
of the wires necessary to supply the service is not
over 200 feet from the regular overhead service
wires
In view Of these conditions. and the further
fact that wiremen are now skilled in the business
that they completely wire a residence for cleo
trcitv without leaving trace of their work or dis
turbing the family, it is practical waste of money
not to have your home supplied with electricity
The accompanying illustration shows two
engaged in wiring finished residence for electric
light 1t shows that there is plenty of space be
tween a ceiling and tie floor above it, and also in
side Of the walls for pulling through the flexible
metal conduit in which the circuit wires are in
serted
The important pont is to be noted by the reader,
to reach any point desired without damaging the
plaster and decorations of fine residence,
chiefly these: a circuit can be led around room,
on the second floor, for instance, very easily by
moving the baseboard which is then readily replaced
without a sign of the work showing; this enables
the workman to carry the circuit to point where
he can cross from the wall to the center OF the
ceiling of the room below between josts by fish
ing across with flexible steel tape and plumb
er's chain or if this is little difficult by simply
raising one of the floor boards and replacing it aft
erward Outlets for wall bracket and switch outlets
are easily secured by fishing either from the
floor above or the floor below as may be neces-
sarv; sometimes there is studding across space
in the wall which determines the method
Whenever it is necessary to a circuit
across floor oists as shown in the upper portion of
the illustration, floor board is raised shallow
groove cut the top of each jost and the con
duit laid therein When the floor board is replaced
no sign Of the work be noticed
No obstacle is too difficult for the skilled wire
man to overcome in locating an outlet in the aver
age case of wiring. If any proof were re-
CURED it could readily be had by nquiring of any
one of hundred property owners who have had
wiring done in this way. Even apartment buildings
containing good many flats have been completely
wired in this way
When the work is done the value Of the prop
erty is greatly increased, both for selling and rent
ing, and the comfor of the occupants, who may
then use al of the wonderful and desirable modern
electric convenences, is finally and completely Sc
cured in this respect
As to the expense involved it is generally quite
reasonable The fixtures do not necessarily have to
be new; old ones may be remodeed to accommo-
date the electric light
The day of the Inyyirpd dvnllinr
Electricity in the home is the poor man friend the
indispensable servant of the well-to-do. and a lux
ury that few afford to deny Themselves