Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected ..edand author of Historical review . THE NE^^V YOUK i^oa, LENlX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONS CHICAGO AiND COOK COUNTY 869 bution system in the world, which supplies electricity for lighting,power, tunnels, and surface and elevated railways. He also designedand developed the electrical features of the largest exclusively steamturbine electric power generating station in the world. The physicalproperties of the allied Chicago Edison and Commonwealth Electriccompanies already include some thirty-five fireproof buildings in d
Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected ..edand author of Historical review . THE NE^^V YOUK i^oa, LENlX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONS CHICAGO AiND COOK COUNTY 869 bution system in the world, which supplies electricity for lighting,power, tunnels, and surface and elevated railways. He also designedand developed the electrical features of the largest exclusively steamturbine electric power generating station in the world. The physicalproperties of the allied Chicago Edison and Commonwealth Electriccompanies already include some thirty-five fireproof buildings in dif-ferent parts of the city, practically all of which have been erected orremodeled under Mr. Junkersfelds direction. It would be fatal tothe local progress of such a great concern as the Edison Company tohonor him with such responsibilities were he not eminently qualifiedto assume them by education, training and natural endowments andonly a cursory view of his life record shows such to be the fact. Mr. Junkersfeld is a native of Colfax township, Champaign coun-ty, Illinois, born October 17, 1869. Peter J. and
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