The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-10-11
NEWS OF THE WHITE WAYs
GIVEN THE HERALD AND NEWS
Superintendent. Homer w. Schumperi
Writes Interestingly in Answer
to Request of Reporter


ert about the lights for the new White
Way and he gave US some data from
which he said we could take what we
wanted. It is all so interesting we
print it in full, as it would spoil in
curtailing:
Dear Mr.. Greneker:
In compliance with your courteous
request for information concerning
our new White Way system, shall
now ask and attempt to answer some
Of the many questions which are dal-
ly asked about this system-and sub
nit said facts from which you may be
able to select something of interest
for your paper.
1st. Have the long looked for poles
arrived? Yes, but the ornamen> al
cappings and glassware are still en-
route.
End. How many poles were order
ed? Eighty-fve.
3rd. Are they to remain black IN
color? No, we expect to follow the
advice of the King Mfg. Co. (of CHI
cago) and paint the entire iron work
a very dark green.
4th. Has all the material arrived!
No, but the above said glassware will,
when received, be The last required
for immediate service.
5th. IF globes are not all, then what
next? Well, as our proposed Single
light, Duo.Flux standard will be the
second of it's kind in the states, we
are forced to go slow and thus install
only that portion which is absolutely
sure. The agent of General Electric
company (which company designed
and made the tops) has assured US
that these unbought relay ,cut-outs
viii soon be ready for market, and
that he expects to sell said accessories
to us at cost.
eth. Just what is the object of the
above fifth item? This is riecessitated
by the fact that as bright lights are
needed only during the first part OF
the night, some method of reducing
lighting expense must be employed al
ter midnight; and consequently 1t IS
proposed to place ,tip-up, 400 c: p.
light in the base of the one big globe
and the big light is to burn until some
predetermined hour, after which the
said relay will trip the current onto
a 100 C. p. tip-down lamp (Which we
hope to later install in the top, of this
same overall globe).
7th. If other cities are not en-
ploying this relay trip, then just how
do they accomplish this dimming after
midnight? We understand that they
install just double the cable and con-
nects every-other post to one OF the
two cables; and burn both circuits
until midnight, after which time one
of the circuits is turned off.
Sth. What is the objection to the
7th item? In the first place the ca
BILE is very expensive 1--WE would have
to purchase 20 NJ. feet instead of the
installed 10 NJ. feet} and then too it
+, is agreed that all light burning dimEy
after. midnight is more pleasing to
tourists, etc., than the system where
evrey other lamp is entirely dead. In
the 2-cable system, the larger lights
burn out earlier than in the system
which we hope finally to have; and
as the 100 c. p. tip-down lamps are
only 80 per cent the cost of the ex-
pensive 40G c. p. lamps, this is to be
considered.
9th. Until this new system is ready
for market, and as we actually have
only one cable, will we not be forced
to burn the 400 c. p. lamps all night?
No, we can dim our tub transformer
at the power house until these SAID
large lights reduce to about 100 c. p.
at which service their lives are great
ly prolonged and there will be large
saving in power. But not so great
as in the desired new system.
10th. In what portion of the city
will lights be stationed? On both
sides of Main street, from between
railroad tracks to upper side of Now
er's new garage; and on north SIDE of
Friend street from railroad To Coates;
and ON south side of Harrington from
McKibben to College; and on Boyce
street and also all around the old
court house and in vicinity.
11th. Is the single globe type
newer than the cluster type? 1t
most certainly is! For unity means
strength and eficiency;' and even by
punching the fingers of your hand be-