. The street railway review . of 16 motor cars. The com-pany has recently placed an order with the American Car Co. forfour new cars to be equipped with the General Electric, GE-67motors. A power house has been built on the St. Joseph River near Ben-ton Harbor and equipment to the value of $25,000 has been installed,all of which was furnished by the General Electric Co. The equip-ment includes two motor generator sets each consisting of 6-pole,375-kw., 600-volt, compound-wound generators, direct connected to12-pole, 400-kw., 2,300-volt, 60-cycIe, 3-phase synchronous equipments are
. The street railway review . of 16 motor cars. The com-pany has recently placed an order with the American Car Co. forfour new cars to be equipped with the General Electric, GE-67motors. A power house has been built on the St. Joseph River near Ben-ton Harbor and equipment to the value of $25,000 has been installed,all of which was furnished by the General Electric Co. The equip-ment includes two motor generator sets each consisting of 6-pole,375-kw., 600-volt, compound-wound generators, direct connected to12-pole, 400-kw., 2,300-volt, 60-cycIe, 3-phase synchronous equipments are mounted on common bed-plates. Excitingcurrent is furnished by 8-kw. capacity, 125-volt exciters. Power willbe furnished by the Chapin Water Power Co. from its plant atBuchanan, Mich. This company will furnish cower for the rail-way and lighting plants of the cities of Benton Harbor and and also for the Eau Claire extension. Including the powerequipment the company has spent in and about Benton Harbor over$100, J. G. M MICHAEL. Grading has been about completed and the concrete work nearlyall put in for the extension of the Greensburg & Southern Ry. toHecla, Pa. The track laying has been commenced, and it is ex-pected that five miles of the road will be in operation in about 60days. This property is owned by the West Penn Railways Co. Annual Meeting of the Northwestern Electrical Association. The Northwestern Electrical Association held its fourteenth an-nual meeting in Chicago, January 17th and [8th. Chi sessionswere held at the Great Northern Hotel and were attended byabout 100 members. The Electrical Show held at the Coliseumin Chicago at the same time proved of considerable interest to thevisitors. Hie opening session of the convention on Wednesdaymorning was called to order by President Chas. IT. Williams ofLa Crosse, Wis. President Williams delivered a short address in which he wel-comed the delegab - and outlined the order of business oi theconvention. Secr
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