Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-07
PROPER ELECTRIC LIGHTING

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 A practical demonstration of the proper means of industrial and com merciaI electric lighting was given by R. E. Greiner of The General Electric Co, after the regular monday lunch con of the Norwich Rotary club at the Wauregan hotel on Wednesday. Many of the members of the Rotary club use electric light in their various lines of business and the demonstration was revelation to many of them. In many industrial plants and mercantile houses Very little attention is actually paid 70 the lighting system provided the work man or clerk can see his way about and do fairly good days work The demonstration brought out the fact that proper and scientific lighting increases production from 10 to 50 per cent, de- pending largely on the system now m use. Not only that but it keeps up the morale of the employe and is far safer than many of the old systems now in use. What applies to the factory also applies to the store with the addition of the fact that artificial daylight saves time to the merchant and customer and tends toward a well satisfied trade.
 The demonstration took place in a 1 specially constructed booth in which the various stages of lighting could be shown by the simple throwing on . switch until the most efficient method of lighting was reached. The lecturer started with the haphazard method of lighting found frequently in large in- dustrial plants and showed how with | the installation of a few simple devices such as improved rehectors and various types of lamps the factory would be properly lighted and the utmost efi- ciency of the worimen assured. With the aid of the compact photometers known as foot-candle meters, the Huoi- ence was able to determine the exact intensities and efficiency of the various | stages of lighting. On various charts were worked out the problems of cost or ! installation and maintenance and the relative increase in efficiency These charts showed that if by the installa- tion of proper lighting methods the workman in the factory was able to in. crease his production three minutes a day it would pay for the cost of in- stallation and maintenance
 In speaking of the lighting of store interiors Mir. Greiner showed how prop CT lighting effects could be used in dis. playing goods, making show windowe attractive and many other effects that would tend to- make a satisfied GUS. toner as well as advertise the bushes, to the greatest extent. Various type, of lamps with refectors showed thai under certain conditions material, khoUeo. varying color effects. With the use of a certain type of lamp ma. ] terial containing several colors wa i shown exactly as it would appear ii { natural daylight, thus saving the GUS l toner and clerk the bother of takinS goods to the daylight to get the trai colors. He also showed how many at tractive effects in window displaJ could be produced by the simple install lation of colored lights in different p5ft of the window. He also showed hoT employees forced to work under arttf cial light were saved much mental ia tigue by the installation Of prope l lighting and how the morale of tn, | working force was kept up.
 The manner in which the advantagei were explained and the practical dem onstrations left no doubt in the mind of all present that more attention should be paid to lighting if the maxi mum of efficiency was to be secur<d l The demonstrations were repeated dur ing the afternoon and evening.
 At the business session Of the clui President William G. Park presided ant Russell Ciapp acted as song leader. I was voted to have an attendance con test in the club during the first thro. months of the new year. The club | Co be divided into two teams with captain and several lieutenants to nvs, the members interested ln the contest I At The end of the contest the losinI ! taan f1rniahes . dinner to the W3nnln,