. Cassier's magazine. stigateand report upon the water supply of thecity of New York,—a work of exceed-ing importance and magnitude, whichculminated in a report in the shape of a600-page volume generally acknowl-edged to be the most elaborate waterworks report ever prepared by one en-gineer. Mr. Freeman, in addition to his mem-bership in the American Society ofMechanical Engineers, is a member ofthe American Society of Civil Engi-neers and of the Boston Society of CivilEngineers. The Norman Medal of theformer society was twice awarded tohim for papers of special merit,—one onthe hydraulics of
. Cassier's magazine. stigateand report upon the water supply of thecity of New York,—a work of exceed-ing importance and magnitude, whichculminated in a report in the shape of a600-page volume generally acknowl-edged to be the most elaborate waterworks report ever prepared by one en-gineer. Mr. Freeman, in addition to his mem-bership in the American Society ofMechanical Engineers, is a member ofthe American Society of Civil Engi-neers and of the Boston Society of CivilEngineers. The Norman Medal of theformer society was twice awarded tohim for papers of special merit,—one onthe hydraulics of fire streams and theother on the nozzle as a water the Boston Society he was presidentin 1893. At the present time he isidentified as a director with several bank-ing institutions; he is also a member ofthe corporation of the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, and a trusteeof the Rhode Island School of honorary degree of Doctor of Sci-ence was conferred upon him this yearby Brown PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTONE, HARTFORD LYMAN BUSHNELL BRAINERD THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE COMPANY SEE PAGE 263 Cassiers Magazine Vol. XXVII JANUARY, 190; No. 3 PIONEER WORK IN HIGH-TENSION ELECTRICPOWER TRANSMISSION THE OPERATIONS OF THE TELLURIDE POWER COMPANY By P. N. Nurm In the light of present achievements in high-tension, long-distance electric power transmission, theearly work of the Telluride Power Company, fourteen years ago, and further developed in the immediatelysucceeding years, commands unqualified admiration. It was work of daring enterprise, pioneer work inthe face of discouraging comment from almost everywhere, making its successful outcome all the moregratifying to those who undertook it, and interesting to the profession generally. Mr. Nunns account ofit was given for the first time in a paper presented at the recent International Electrical Congress atSt. Louis, and its publication here, embellish
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