The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-22
Mr.. ANDERSON'S
ADDRESS
Superintendent of Abbeville'S
Water and Light Plant Ad-
dresses Convention in
Atlanta,

Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Association:
After accepting this honor, have
thought that could not do justice to
the profession, and credit to the as
sociation, not being guilty of the un-
dertaking namely" paper writer
or an orator, want to plead apology
now before starting. Also while my
paper deals most exclusively with the
electrical end of our business l want
our members connected exclusively,
with the water end to understand that
my intention is not to laud one and
lot the other, for we must go hand in
hand to progress. I have gathered
some facts and tried to embody them
in a paper as outlined in the progress
The Progressive Spirit in the Field Of
The Association.
Each succeeding year finds the
standard for artificial illumination
raised to higher plane. What was
considered satisfactory lighting ten
years ago will not answer at all at
this time.
The field for the use of electric cur
rent has been so great and the in
creasing number Of avenues open for
it's adoption have been so varied that
the proper distribution, with its ef-
ficient and artistic use has only, with
in recent years, commenced to be
handled in a manner equal with its
Importance. 1t is now ten years since
the first steam turbine engine was in
stalled in the Fisk Street Station of
the Commonwealth Edison Company,
Chicago" 1t was monster in its
day, developing 5000 kilowats or a
bout $500 horsepower. An experiment
at the time, it turned out to be the
beginning of the end of reciprocating
engines for large power units. Since
then the capacity of the units has
been advancing until now steam tur-
bines are in operation, or on order, OF
a size so tremendous as to be beyond
the dreams of engineers decade ago
For the last year or so the New YORK
Edison Company has ehld the record
in the size of a single unit, with Its
Great Curtis turbine of 10000 horse
power in the Waterside Station. Bu'
the past summer the Commonwealth
Edison Company has held the recore
still larger one had been ordered toi
its Northwest Station, one OF 3O,O0|
kilowats or a trifie over 100000 horse
power. That seemed to be recorc
likely to stand for some time; bu
now. only three months later, the
Philadelphia Electric Company comes
forward and gently but firmly insist:
upon holding the record, announcing
a. colossus, a turbine of $4,000 kilo
watts or 1856 horsepower, this ha!
gone into brand new powerhoust
adjoining it's present Main Generating
Station.
Thus you see while New York ant
Philadelphia are scrambling over tn
record for large turbine units, tn
South is progressing along othe
lines, for right here in the Conven
ton City, Atlanta" holds tn
"World's" record for the largest out
door substation. Also Atlanta has tn
honor of having the first 10000 vol
high tension oil switch in existence
which will operate and control elec
trio power from the largest strlcti
high-head hydro-electric developmen
in the Eastern half of the Unite
States. 1t is also universally kno"
that the district composing this as
sociation namely" North and Sout
Carolina and Georgia, has the grea
est number of miles of transmlsslo
lines. greatest number Of water poWe
DEVELOPMENTS, and when estimated a
q combined development will make 3
far the greatest number OF hydro
electric horse power transmitted witt
in the borders of any three adjoinln
States of the Union. Progress in tn
electrical business during thirty veal
notwithstanding that less than thlr'