. Electrical world. ne to a depth of twenty feet. ELECTRICAL WORLD and ENGINEER. Vol. XLIII, No. ii. In spite of the intense heat tliere is, so far as is known, not a singleinstance of trouble on the cables in manholes or subway except whereexposed ends of cables were destroyed by the fire; and the cable sys-tein is in perfect condition to-day. The three-conductor cables installed for the United Railways &Electric Company over a year ago, and which terminated in the newand unburned portion of the Partt Street power house, extendedthe entire length of the burned district; and were carrying curr
. Electrical world. ne to a depth of twenty feet. ELECTRICAL WORLD and ENGINEER. Vol. XLIII, No. ii. In spite of the intense heat tliere is, so far as is known, not a singleinstance of trouble on the cables in manholes or subway except whereexposed ends of cables were destroyed by the fire; and the cable sys-tein is in perfect condition to-day. The three-conductor cables installed for the United Railways &Electric Company over a year ago, and which terminated in the newand unburned portion of the Partt Street power house, extendedthe entire length of the burned district; and were carrying currentto the sub-station at 13,000 volts the second day after the fire, withoutany interruption to service. Electric Power Distribution in a Sash and Door Mill. The new mill of the Balitmore Sash & Door Company, Baltimore,Md., is a good example of modern methods, and illustrates the greatadvance made in machine installation and factory equipment duringrecent years. The arrangement of apparatus shows careful and. FIG. I. — E.\XL) s.\\\. skillful planning and permits easy handling of material. «ith a max-imum saving of time and labor. No space is wasted, and yet abouteach machine there is abundant room for operation, together withfree head room and a noticeable absence of the intricate belting andshafting usually found in wood-working establishments. Good lightabounds everywhere. These obvious advantages are largely due tothe foresight of the managers of this company in adopting a systemof electric distribution of power, and a well-thought-out plan ofmotor drive. The plan of driving larger machines each by its ownmotor, is skillfully combined with group driving for lighter ap-paratus, the conditions peculiar to the work to be done being the de-termining factor in tliis division. The mill has a present capacity of 500 doors and 600 complete win-dow sashes per day of ten hours, or approximately 150,000 doors and180,000 sashes in an ordinary working year. A specialty is made ofhigh-
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