Electrical news and engineering . of Messrs. Escher, Wyss & Co., of Zurich, turbines arc destined for the Santa Rosalia power planton the Conches river, Mexico, and are of the double Francistype, designed for working under a head of about 150 feetwith a speed of 360 revolutions per minute, and will beluted with Escher, Wyss & Companys latest designed oilpressure governors. The order further comprises two 450h.)). exciter turbines with governors. THE ELECTRICAL NEWS 97 Electricity on the Farm During the past few weeks tlie Hon. Adam Beck, fliair-man of the Hydro-electric Power C
Electrical news and engineering . of Messrs. Escher, Wyss & Co., of Zurich, turbines arc destined for the Santa Rosalia power planton the Conches river, Mexico, and are of the double Francistype, designed for working under a head of about 150 feetwith a speed of 360 revolutions per minute, and will beluted with Escher, Wyss & Companys latest designed oilpressure governors. The order further comprises two 450h.)). exciter turbines with governors. THE ELECTRICAL NEWS 97 Electricity on the Farm During the past few weeks tlie Hon. Adam Beck, fliair-man of the Hydro-electric Power Commission of Ontario,has been explaining to the farming communities the variousadvantages to be derived from the use of electric power, andhas been demonstrating the ease with which power may bedelivered in the vicinity of the high tension lines. The use of electric power by farmers will probably bean assured fact in the few years and in this connectionit is interesting to note that there is one installation already. Pole Line Carrying Power and Telephone in operation on a farm near Preston. This is on the pro-perty of Miss Wilks, the well-known breeder of high-classstock. .\ view of one of Miss Wilks barns and also of thepole line carrying the wires is shown. Current is takenfrom a 3200 volt line fed from the Preston sub-station, ata point in the neighborhood of Blair, a]>out one mile fromMiss Wilks buildings. .\ .5 kilowatt 25 cycle step downtransformer similar to the ordinary street transformer re-duces the current here to 110 volts, at which it is carriedalong the same pole line with private telephone wires to thebarns shown. The wires are led in to the barn throughiron conduit. The interior wiring consists of seven different circuit-,ceding in all forty watt tungsten lamps. These are;hiefly in the basement, but sufficient lights are run up-tairs in conduit, over the main floor to supply light forevening work if necessary. The cutouts, main switches,etc
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