Electrical news and engineering . atistic table, according to (a I thenumber of units of each class, (b) the total horsepower ac-cording to manufacturers and (c) the horsepoweractually employed. .\ consideration of the figures given above cannot failto show that there is a large field for electrification in theflour milling industry. The conversion is coming, but \ campaign of education, the exposition of the lower costsmade possible by electrification, will hasten the miller must be shown that the simple construction andhigh efficiency of the motors used insures t


Electrical news and engineering . atistic table, according to (a I thenumber of units of each class, (b) the total horsepower ac-cording to manufacturers and (c) the horsepoweractually employed. .\ consideration of the figures given above cannot failto show that there is a large field for electrification in theflour milling industry. The conversion is coming, but \ campaign of education, the exposition of the lower costsmade possible by electrification, will hasten the miller must be shown that the simple construction andhigh efficiency of the motors used insures the closest ap-proximation to maximum, overall efficiency, and consequent-ly insures a minimum of wasted power. automatic electric sub-station is to be built immedi-ately by the B. C. Electric Railway Company on HodwcllKoad at a cost of $05,000 including equipment. It will houseibe usual transformers and a rotary converter of 1,000 kilo-watts capacity, .supplying the railway lines of South Van-convtr with current at 550 A window-full of suggestions for the marhome. The secretary-manager of the Moidealers association will advise regarding genefittings so that the home may contain a maxii and woman planningtreal Electrical al plans, wiring, outlets andlum of comfort and conveni- THI<. NEWS Photographic Method of Meter ReadingPrevents Disputes With Customers New System Includes Photographs of EachMeter Face—Quickly Taken—System En-genders Goodwill—Many Savings Involved All innovation in meter reading, by means of wlneli upliotosraph of each meter face is taken, has been reecntlj-adopted by the Toronto Hydro-electric System. So far,this system has only been used on demand wattmeters, butit is quite applicable to any meter on the companys great point of the system is that the meter is read withphotographic fidelity, and an indisputable record is broughtto the office files. Tlicre have been no disputes in this case,but if such should occur, the


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