The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-30
ELECTRICAL MEN
IN CITY PLANNING
FOR CONVENTION
More Than 400 Engineers
OF Nation To Gather
Here On April Z

The leading electrical engineers Of
America--mor than 400 Of them in
number-will be the guests of Birming-
haui for the week beginning Monday,
April z, when the spring convention
of the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers will open here for a five
day session.
Although sectional meetings have been
held from time to time in Birmingham
and nearby cities, no convention of the
Importance of this one, in electrical en-
cheering circles, has ever been held in
the south. Birmingham was chosen as
the site for this convention because of
its strategic position, located as it is
in the heart of tremendous hydro
electric development, and because of the
interest that has been aroused in this
subject among technical men and the
public at large.
Water power development and mat
tiers related thereto will furnish the
principal theme for discussion. National
authorities on hydroelectric develop
ment will treat of the broader as
poets of the subject.
To Explain Policy
o. G. Merrill, executive secretary of
tn federal power commission, will tell of
the evolution Of the governments water
power policy, as expressed in the fed
efal water power act. p. M. Down
ing, vice president of the Pacific Gas
and Electric company, will discuss
BEST Ways of Using Water Power
for the Benefit of the Public" and he
will tell of THE extensive hydroelectric
developments on the Pacific coast,
which is served with cheap hydro-power
from lower California to British COlum-
bia Fs
Preston Arkwright, president Of the
Georgia Railway and Power company,
will speak on Public Relations in
Water Power Development These
addresses viii be delivered at the meet
ing to he held Tuesday evening, April
8, at the John Herbert Phillips high
school auditorium.
AT the opening session of the conven-
ton Monday morning at the. Tutwiler,
"Hydr0-eiectric Practices and Equip
ment in the South" will be discussed
BY O. @. Thurlow and j. A, Sirnit
of the Alabama Power company, while
"Hydroelectric Practices and Equip
ment ON the Pacific Coast will be the
topic of s. Barfoed, noted consulting
engineer of San Francisco. w. M.
White of Allis- Chalmers company will
tell of Developments in Hydroelee-
trio Equipment" and +. H Rogers of
William III. Cramp, and Sons will dis
clss Acceptance Tests on Hydro
electric Stations.
Reception Planned
Monday evening at the Birmingham
Country club there will be an infor-
NAL reception for the delegates and
their wives, to be followed by a dance.
A technical session viii be held Tues
day morning at the Tutwiler, when
the design, operation and economics
Of lightning arresters will be the sub
ject of papers by f. ". Young of the
Duquesne Light company, : Il. r.
Stauffacher Of the Southern California
Edison company, G. q. Bennett of the
Georgia Railway and Power company,
A. l.. Atherton of the Westinghouse
company and IA. P. Sleeper of the
Duquesne Light company.
At the. Tuesday afternoon session
there viii be several important addresses
on various phases of hydroelectric de-
,yelopment. Thomas w. Martin, presi-
dent Of the Alabama Power company,
will tell Of Southern Power Develop
ment." III. NJ. Addinsell Of Harris,
Forbes & Co., win discuss, Financial
Aspects of Hydroelectrlcal. Develop
ment. Carrier telephone on power
lines and the new type of high tension
interc0nneeting network win be the
topics of w. v. Wolfe and N. FL.
Slaughter Of the WESTINGHOUSE COM
pany and Percy II. Thomas, consult
ing engineer.
Technical Session
The Tuesday night session, as stated
above, win be an open meeting at the
Phillips high school auditorium.
AT the technical session to be held
at the Tutwiler Wednesday morning.
the high tension oil circuit breaker
t. y conducted last year by the West
inghonse and General Electric compan-
les and the Alabama Power company
at Magella will be discussed by rep
resentatives Of these companies.
Motors, generators, transformers and
other equipment used in hydroelectric
operations viii furnish the topic for
the Wednesday afternoon session.
At $3.50 o'clock Wednesday evening,
delegates viii be guests at an old-fash-
Toned southern barbecue to be given on
Shades. mountain. All Of Thursday
will be consumed by a visit TO Mitchell
Dam and Lock 10 developments Of
the Alabama Power company, but there
win be a. technical session in the eve
ming at which the principal subject
viii Be- the qualification Of coal mines.
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