Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-19
Albuquerque Morning Journal Thursday February 49, 1920
ELECTION HELD
BY ELECTRICAL
ASSOCIAT ION

Hj1UUtR IUM
At the final meeting of the New
Mexico Electrical association con-
vention, which closed here last
might, officers were elected for the
coming year as follows:
President, L. A. Roberts, Carls-
bad; first vice president, Arthur
Prayer, albuquerque: second vice
president, d. Il. Bent, Tucumcari;
secretary and treasurer Charles a..
Twogood, Albuquerque.
The executive committee in
cludes the following:
E. A. Roberts, Carlsbad; d. w.
Morgan, Las Cruces; Arthur Pra-
ger, Albuquerque; d. E. Bent, Tu-
cumcali; c, NJ. Emhart, Roswell.
Many interesting facts of the
electrical industry were brought out
in the addresses read during the
sessions and in the subsequent dis
cussions, one of them being that
the outlook for electrical merchant
dising for 1920 showed there was
such a large demand that material
could not be supplied. The manu-
faCturers of all electrical appliances
expect to have the entire output for
the year sold by July 31st
K. +. Van Kuran, manager of
the Westinghouse electric factory
at Los Angeles, outlined the CO.
operative plan between manufac-
tureIs, central stations, jobbers and
dealers, as we'll as constructors. j.
f. GreenaWalt, OF Denver, Colo
RADIO, emphasized the necessity of
gaining and maintaining the con-
fidence of the public by rendering
service and proving that their pur-
pose is service.
Illumination scientifically Consid-
cred was the subject of Mr.. Mer-
rill, who stated that up to the pres
ent that had not been done; the
real object should be to get light,
fixtures, and should sell service.
! Quality and distribution are neces-
sary factors.
A resolution was passed endors-
| ing the metric system of weights
| and measures, in place of the Eng
| fish system, based on experience
gained in the war. A resolution
was also passed endorsing the wo-
mans suffrage movement, and a
telegram was sent to George Kase-
man at Santa Fe, stating that the
| New Mexico Electrical association,
whose members represented the
| public utilities of all parts of the
state, endorsed the movement, and
asked for ratification.
Mrs. Lindsey, who was to have
addressed the meeting, was unable
to be present.
A resolution thanking the Cham
I Der of Commerce and the Alvarado
! hotel for the entertainment fur
nished them was also passed, and
La handsome electric vacuum clean
er was presented to the c. of c.
The National Electric Light as
sociation is forming geographical
sections for the discussion of SIM
| liar operating conditions, section
being formed of Colorado, Wyom-
| ing and New Mexico. Mr., Ballard,
the president of the national assoc
citation, who is making an extended
tour through the west, visiting all
lcenters, left last night for Phoenix.
HGONlI VI AAttNNiiNeh
Since 800 b. c.
Perhaps the most generally in
teresting paper of the convention
was that which treated of the de-
| velopment of the electrical indus
try, from its birth about coo b. c.
when Thales, a Greek philosopher,
discovered that amber when rubbed
would attract small particles OF
certain material No practical use
was made of this discovery, al
though from it resulted our word
"electricity," which is derived
! from the Greek word meaning am
| Der.
another step taken, when Gilbert
published his book, DE Magnetic
! the result OF experiment and m
ductive reasoning. In 1893 Volta
| first produced an electric current,
| az years later Farraday discovering
the inductive effect of the electric
current and making possible the
creation of currents, which led to
our present motor and generator.
In 1866 Maxwell gathered together
/ and correlated the theories of the
master minds of his age and an
nounced his electromagnetic the
DRY of light.
1t will be noted that 81 years
elapsed before an intensely prac-
teal discovery was taken adVant-
age of and applied. How different
to-day. when experiments follow on
discoveries, new products and IN
dustries result in a few years time,
and the possibilities of electricity
are daily being enlarged and are
revolutionizing industries, with a
tremendous saving of fuel and la
ibor resources. 1t was pointed out
that under present day conditions
the use of electricity on railroads is
iaImost sure to come about.
The adoption of electrical drive
for ships of the United States navy
lis illustrated in the United States
battleship New Mexico, which rep
resents the best efforts of the navy
land designing engineers in modern
marine drive, resulting in far su-
lnerior battleships to any that nave
been built before, with an attend
ant economy and increased effi-
cheney. The United States is the
only nation today possessing an
electrically impelled dreadnought,
several more of which are soon to
be added to the list.
| PATRIOTIC DAY TO BE