. Electrical world. tor on single-phase circuits. The curvesof starting current and power given, showed the motor to beable to start with normal running current at considerably more thannormal torque. These were from tests made by the Chicago EdisonCompany. Curves of cost prepared by the same company showed thecost of installation of the smaller sizes of single-phase motors tobe much less than the cost of the same size polyphase motors. After the reading and discussion of this paper Mr. Thomas, at therequest of the association, gave a talk on the electric power develop-ment at Sault Ste. Marie
. Electrical world. tor on single-phase circuits. The curvesof starting current and power given, showed the motor to beable to start with normal running current at considerably more thannormal torque. These were from tests made by the Chicago EdisonCompany. Curves of cost prepared by the same company showed thecost of installation of the smaller sizes of single-phase motors tobe much less than the cost of the same size polyphase motors. After the reading and discussion of this paper Mr. Thomas, at therequest of the association, gave a talk on the electric power develop-ment at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., of which he is the engineer. The question box, of which Mr. W. J. Greene, of Cedar Rapids,was editor, was presented to the Association in pamphlet form. Avote of thanks was passed to the Des Moines City Railway Companyfor the use of its car for a trip Thursday noon and to the supplymen for the smoker tendered to the members ^^ednesday .\ssocintion then went into executive session and elected the. President W. L. Bowers. following officers for the ensuing year: President, W. L. Bowers,Davenport; vice-president, Austin Burt, Waterloo; secretary, W. , Eldora; treasurer, Rufus E. Lee, Clarinda. Executive Com-mittee—W. J. Greene, of Cedar Rapids; W. S. Carson, of Iowa City,and A. W. Zahm, of Mason City. The next meeting place will beDubuque, Iowa, in April, 1905. Telephony In Nova Scotia. Mr. W. R. Holloway, United States Consul-General, makes aninteresting report on telephony in Nova Scotia: A new line of long-distance telephone, with 292 miles of copperwire, has been opened between Halifax and Sydney, the offices beingequipped with the latest improvements. The reports of the BellCompany show that in the Province of Xova Scotia there is onetelephone in use for every 88 inhabitants. In the city of Halifaxthere is one to every 2] persons, while in other towns the proportionis between 20 and 30. The report of the general manager of theNova Scotia Telepho
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