Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-01-28
USES ALARM CLOCK
FOR ILLUSTRATIVE,
POWER AND ENERGY
Professor Doggett Delivered Lee
ture On Power Flow" Before
University Club AT Last
Nights Meeting Tells OF
transportation
FOR CELEBRATION or
DEATH OF DANTE

HI snite III i rylatsess small u
tendance owing 70 pres are u eNan,i
ration work a; the y Wal Academy
The i'niyursits Club, Much mei las
evening ENJOYED most instructive
and interesting prog anime fh
consisted ot lwo -elo>eiy related
scientific topics d popular eAplana
'.an u Power lsleN by Professor
.oonard A noggeit. taa an account
of the Proposed surtI Power System
eor the North Atlantic slnes by As
sociate Professor Charles 4 Sstyer
In opening his disco sion AIR Dog
get1 illustrated The difference between
power and energy ~ an account ot
simple experiments With an alarm
c'ock he hen pictured the trans
mission Of our ehict se.,ree OF energy
coal BY railroads. eiI rs pipe lines
ma elpttrlcjiy By @aa as 50 many
instances - power Tow The chief
poini 81 his discussion WIS that the
transmission Of power in the form Of
electricity i decifledl, the most eco
nomieal As illustrate By tile tact
AM. wherea, Il pipe ,le carrying 20.
04O gallons Il day transmits at the
rate of abonf 50U00 horsepower. the
Igtir9-electrie liit entering Baltimore
con carry up 10 100000 horsepower on
4 single snail wire
Profe ssor stycr Outlined proposal
lrcady beyond Tie theoretical stage.
turn eoai aud wstter power into
lectrielty III central stations near tho
spurees If supply md transmit Il
aenfe BY wire to tltt Industrial area
baiwcen Washington and Boston
This area. as he pointed oui, ia our
great industrial region, in which, over
80 of our manufacturers are pro-
isicoa The cost of tile system is estt-
mated AT S1250.000 600, ard the re-
sltant saving at $sQ10000o0 4 year
The II Geological Survey has re-
Gently received an appropriation Of
S250.H0a for completing a survey I'll
proposed routes and expects 10 finish
If work ~ next June
The Increased economy OF such Il
sssten would artist partly from the
llyantage Of Il large central station
ever several smaller stations in equa
lizatton and distribution of load Il
would arise chief, however. from
ci,eaoer transmission i II estimated
.liat f'lr every 70 tons of coal brought
f.on Tic mines or, ton or 10 per
ce3t Is barnod IS tie locomotive that
ranls thu leati The cost 81 transmits
sion III the ease ~ electricity is not
more than !, per cent and there
would he great wing also in the
linal distribution Among other adj
yantagss from NOR, extensive nse Of
electro pnwer may he mentioned Ia
lis Increased cleanliness Of our cities
and The Yider use OF labor saving
e!actFieal devices 81 homes For heat
ing purposes coal would still be used
Prior % The liveis discussion which
followed these speeches. Prof Sidney
Gum spoke briefly Of plans for cele-
brating tho sixth centenary d he
death Sc Dante
Dante Alighieri, one Of the greatest
men that ever lived. died in 1921, and
II is proposed to observe the sixth
centenary Of his death throughout the
civilized world in manner worthy OF
his Importance.
/ IN the United states this celebra
ton will extend throughout the year
| and will he OF very varied character
/ Colleges. universit Is, schools, social.
nd learned organizations. will take
nart in il. and pubic officials will lend
their sanction and cooperation A
i National Dante Committee has been
formed. under the Craftsmanship Of
Or. John III Finley. Commissioner Of
Education for the State of New York
| to direct and coordinate the work
ard this committee has divided up the
work among other organizations
either formed to forward the eelebrs
] ton or existing because Of interest In
/ Dante OF Italy,
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