. Electrical news and engineering. ill he long. Two 180 kw. generators, supplied by the CanadianFairbanks-Morse Company, will l)e direct connected to hor-izontal turbines, made by the William Hamilton Company,Peterborough, working under a head of 88 feet. The powerwill be used for manufacturing purposes. The Canada Elec-tric Company, Montreal, are the contractors for the electricalequipment. , The Dominion Railway Board has granted the HamiltonRailway Company permission to increase their passengerrates subject to the limitations created by municipal fran-chises. So far as the town of
. Electrical news and engineering. ill he long. Two 180 kw. generators, supplied by the CanadianFairbanks-Morse Company, will l)e direct connected to hor-izontal turbines, made by the William Hamilton Company,Peterborough, working under a head of 88 feet. The powerwill be used for manufacturing purposes. The Canada Elec-tric Company, Montreal, are the contractors for the electricalequipment. , The Dominion Railway Board has granted the HamiltonRailway Company permission to increase their passengerrates subject to the limitations created by municipal fran-chises. So far as the town of Burlington is concerned, there-fore, there will be no change, although the fare to inter-mediate points may be increased. There is no agreement inthe town of Oakville covering radial fares, and increases atthis point will no doulit go into effect shortly. Incorporation has been granted to the Globe ElectricCompany of Canada, Limited, Winnipeg, as z joint-stockcompany. The capital stock is $100,000. Aiisust 1. mis R IC A L X F. W S. Front show window—Interior liflht* on, window off. Front show window—Interior lights off, window on. London Hydro System in New Buildin; Tlie London Hydro-electric Commission have just movedinto a tine new administration building, some features ofwhich are illustrated herewith. It will be seen that the com-mercial end of the enterprise is exceptionally well taken careof, for it is doubtful if more beautiful and attractive demon-stration and sales rooms are to be found anywhere in Can-ada. One of the views shows the interior of the main room;another shows a section of the basement. In this latter thelighting arrangements are particularly good; the majority ofthe light is obtained from artificial windows in the wall shownat the right hand of the photograph; this is a false wall andbehind it are mounted numerous lamps, the light of which isdirected outward against the real wall and reflected back in-to the basement through ground glass window glass;
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