The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-10-09
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AZ NAY SAY 7 HUGE EXPENSE

Plan NAY saw HUGE EXPENSE
viu Installed at Cui-
o.osrinental A,iIC current Is General
1Bs srt. o9s %Rs5fB batteries Along Line
Can't, FLOR the first :
caloertson5, .- 25gv- Of man the air IS
@ IN messed BY railway aEd 80 SAFETY R9
cs means ; q Z that bids to save save
h an eZpeT Ii-ll,+beqn railway a han /
Be e. dollars annually
.os.ssstal .,,,,ill. much resembling; g, the 3,5
Oh . win a99il Igater pumping mill IN N F.
] fashioned va AGO. sets a small
srric gea a1isi wheel by means SOFA Oh
~.ri pro- e- he wheel is driven arou 1Ia
~lsy As tlG the pulley drives the
4 he wind IN, ;oI Velocity, furnishing
n. ra 35o "a az ZOO 100 volts Of electricity.
r,r -0O y ;.i+v produced IS trans
Ire elecIIl05j;;yr acf current to alter
rs.s current l1 2S 3 miles Of main line at u
rrss along iigs. r signal lights east ~. 20
-8ic o-ocA -r l.3 to BrocktOn on the
'- Tre Here IS IS sIO 5 ,.oa ID for
liss sPeelall mon on the approach oil
nsant vs. or FwestbOund trains
aisr sas. = railways Watching,
Eastern s[inent, which will last dur r.,
The ezps a+ar IS watched eagerly Dy
Be the "ln'5 a5sfern railroads and IS
= .' he the greatest ~, labor o5v sati Of
q! T" conceived since the au'0'''
. 5..Ti, block signals :. ino,,r-
It P's f. company and a oJPy erPle% <,
ri by " i.o presented to officials IN
-g Pi e:atera6ce Of the automaVlc
'oaA b.++eries are now in use by
storage o and must be- rechargeqI
Tie conPe"!i intervals. A chemical
at reg--Gi # treat value is used ana
onPo- -.,a1 Il bring the cost OF
.ts5srce very high.
-.' with this in mind that Z. A
was g .IlIorer int of signals on
l1la s..t ~ T5orthem railway, SOUGHT
ne . gss means Of carrying on.
"a 81, Idea From Farmers.
-... Uoi Minnesota and North Da-
lAloI 15-ge number Of farmers have
0.a ~. .a,5 vindmills for the purpose
tols,il.. .5tirg electricity for farm
Tsry Of the mills furnish pow
lse E.. - Wing cows by machinery anC
e La ,--, clothes, lighting houses ano
eas.A e the various household labor
grirg devices. -
'- va. r. these farms proved the
80 ,:-.- If the wind driven electrl'
.--, --3t5r It was not Iong after Mr.
grFsrs suggestion that arrange
D.,.'-', we're made to erect the wln'
MI T and with the installation OF TIT
. ~, blocks from Wolf Poltt e
T T;Iistor It was decided to experl
w1t With this adaptation. 1t wa
t5sr necessary to arrange for change
i-.m direct to alternating and bacl
70 direct current.
Tho somewhat windy atmosphere o
uartara was selected for the eXperl
-srf AMI George Manikowske, mven
N Of the Aeroite, was called I
Nntana to install the mill and gen
orator.
The entire wheel Of the mill an
al parts attached turn with tn
changing of the wind. A special
PREPARED belt, weatherprOofed unde
5stert runs about the exterior c
he wheel, furnishing means OF turf
BIZ the motor.
Harris Directs Experiment
The entire process is simple and az
alis entirely upon the winds. II
zinum number Of revolutions pr
minute Of the wheel is p, at whiC
gd the force and velocity of II
vri opens the blades and allows IL
excess pressure to slip through. III
mdpIe Of airplane construction
Involved in the placing Of the blad'
lt on mechanical center but upC
1E actual center Of centrifugal fore
As the experiment will be mas
N-ey at Culbertson, so that it m;
under careful surveillance of L.
Harris, general foreman Of constru
l1 Of signals on the Montana dix
zn Of the Great Northern, NAL
curious people inquire daily in rega
2 NE large mill.
Should the mill prove q success f
l.roadmg purposes in tnis sectiC
Is predicted by many in this
amy that this section of Monta
l4 nave many such mills in rul
.I,.nunites for the purpose of fl
-, \, light heat and power.
many farmers here have announC
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