Electrical news and engineering . Dam (tud Jower House, Yarmouth, N. S. current for about 5,000 electric lights and liio Imr^e powerin motors, as well as for the street railway the latter the company have installed a synchronousmotor of 200 kw. capacity, belled to a 150 kw. direct cur-rent 550 volt generator. Three miles of track are operat-ed, using e cars, 3 open and 3 closed. It is worthy of notethaf the Yarmouth Street Railway System is the oldestelectric road in the Maritime Provinces. It commencedoperations in 181)2 and continued In be operated from a. Turbo-(ienerator,
Electrical news and engineering . Dam (tud Jower House, Yarmouth, N. S. current for about 5,000 electric lights and liio Imr^e powerin motors, as well as for the street railway the latter the company have installed a synchronousmotor of 200 kw. capacity, belled to a 150 kw. direct cur-rent 550 volt generator. Three miles of track are operat-ed, using e cars, 3 open and 3 closed. It is worthy of notethaf the Yarmouth Street Railway System is the oldestelectric road in the Maritime Provinces. It commencedoperations in 181)2 and continued In be operated from a. Turbo-(ienerator, ,1. Hanbury & Coa. Saw Mill, Vaiitouvci CS) The set works are run by a motor below the floor,running an endless rope (3) The band mill is a i)-fool double cul, lakinj.; saws THE ELECTRICAL NEWS 4 5 15 inches wide and 52 feet long, and is driven by a 300 slow starting motor, belted with a 20-inch doubleleather belt. The heavy band can l)e brought to full speedin one and one-half minutes. (4) The edger is a Pacific coast type, 8-inch x 72-inch,with steam lift rolls and is driven by a 100 motor directoiinneoU-cl to the saw arbor. (.-)) The slasher has 24 saws, spaced 1354-nch cut all slabs and edgings into 12-inch stove wood, andis driven by a .)() motor direct connected to the .saw-arbor, vvitli a coupling. (ti) .\ 50 , motor drives a 45-inch fan and the liverolls and tran>fers around the sizer. {?) The sizer itself is driven by a 00 directconnected with flexible coupling. (8) The basement contains a l
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