East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
BY Tilt SCISSORS

Home.
Those who have grown accustomed
~ running water and electric lights
after long YEAR of city life, sadly
miss these couveuIerces in q country
roma such a summer residence in
The fullest sense Of the word. is gem
orally far removed from water mains
and electric light plants. Often a
sTr.ng can be found so located that
il can be piped 20 the house and a
gravity system Of running water es-
tablished. And. just as often as not,
the house is located on an elevation
and the spring. II there be one, bub-
bles forth far down IN the valley be-
low. Hydraulic rams are so wasteful
and extrayagant that they cannot be
used without an abundance OF run
ming water, and wtndmiIls are uncer-
tain. 10 say the least But there are
no electric springs for lighting pur-
poses and, il electricity is desired
ways and means must be found TO
manufacture it on the premises.
Many and varied are the ingenious
ways conceived and executed by archi-
tects and engineers. that these CITY
comforts may be added 70 a home in
the country. The picturesque wind
mill and water tank has been tried
with more or less success Gasoline
engines have been used TO drive
pumps. but neither Of these works au-
tomatically and exactly when you
want II TO. Small domestic gas plants
have been installed for lighting pur-
poses and while they are successful
in many WAYS il Is not electric light
This problem OF sufficient light and
water has been solved anew by res
I ident Of Petersham, Mass. 4 com
hlned gasoline engine and electric
generator installed in garage, fur
nishes current for all lighting pur-
poses and for a small motor-driven
pump which supplies the water sys-
{ TEN. The gasoline generating set and
switchboard occupy one end OF the
garage. The four cylinder gasolene
! engine is mounted in the same frame
/ and connected on the same shaft as
/ the electric generator. The whole set
/ occupies a floor space Of less than six
] BY four feet. II is cranked like an
automobile. produces seven horse
( power Of electrical energy and will
run automatically without attention.
! One OF the novel features Of this
7 light and power plant is the fact that
/ it is automatically shut down at any
appointed hour BY an alarm clock.
With this novel arrangement the
winding key on the clock alarm closes
a relay switch, which, in turn, short
circuits the magnetic on the engine.
thus discontinulng the ignition and
/ causing the plant 10 shut down. The
/ engine fuel is fed by a pump so that
the gasolene supply stops with the
engine.
/ In addition 20 the light and water
supply this small plant Is amply large
enough 70 operate several small mo-
tors about the house and premises.
Motors are used for vacuum clean
Ing. for fans and for household work
and quite a few electric heating and
cooking devices are in daily oper-
alton.
This nve-kilowatt. or seven horse
power. electric generating plant is To-
Gated about three hundred and fifty
feet from the house. The residence
is wired FOR both first and secondary
circuit In other words, the house
lamps are run directly from the gen
orator as long as the plant is in op'
GRAFTON and from a storage battery
located in the basement, when this
the voltage varies considerably be-
twen the generator and the battery
such secondary wiring system is
necessary II the lamps are required
after the plant Is shut down.