. Electrical world. o peril to the beautyof Niagara Falls. On the question of threatened damage to thefalls, he saj-s, there is wide difference of opinion. If the result,however, would be less harmful, says the Governor, than thosewho seek for the preservation of the falls believe, it certainly wouldlead, or rather, be an excuse for other companies that would inthe end produce the results which are feared. The Legislature shouldprotect the falls, rather than increase the menace to which I have re-ferred, by restricting those corporations which are already in pos-session, by compelling the remo
. Electrical world. o peril to the beautyof Niagara Falls. On the question of threatened damage to thefalls, he saj-s, there is wide difference of opinion. If the result,however, would be less harmful, says the Governor, than thosewho seek for the preservation of the falls believe, it certainly wouldlead, or rather, be an excuse for other companies that would inthe end produce the results which are feared. The Legislature shouldprotect the falls, rather than increase the menace to which I have re-ferred, by restricting those corporations which are already in pos-session, by compelling the removal of obstructions and unsightlystructures which mar the beauty of Niagara. Municipal Plant to Be Sold. News from the west states that another town has become tiredof municipal ownership. The electric lighting plant, located inand owned by the city of Leon, Iowa, has been offered for is the county seat of Decatur County and has a populationof 2,000. Some Aspects of New England Central Station UNDERGROUND CABLES AND CONDUITS IN NEW ENGLAND. EDISON tubes made upthe first undergroundconduits and conduc-tors in Massachusetts, andprobably in New five Edison companiesin Massachusetts were earlyin the field, the Lawrencecompany having been incor-porated in 1882, the FallRiver and the Brocktoncompanies in 1883, the NewBedford company in 1884,and the Boston company inFIG. I.—WINDOW BOSTON EDISON STATION. i88s. All o£ these com-panies except that at Brock-ton appear to have installed underground tubes at the start, but inthat city all of the electric light wires seem to have been overheadprior to the year ending on June 30, i8go. On June 30, 1888, the Edison company at Boston had 64,530 ft., atFall River 7,949 ft., and at Lawrence ,000 ft. of underground tubesor conduits. For the Boston and Fall River companies the respectivelengths of wire in conduits were exactly three times the lengths ofthese conduits, showing clearly the use of three-wire Edis
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