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Journal of electricity, power, and gas . natural surroundings, have been selected toadd: their part to the attractiveness of thecitys highways. rt Communities that wouldcombine beauty and theartistic in their lightingsystems, specify UNION PRESSED STEEL LAMPSTANDARDS because they are archi-tecturally correct andharmonize perfectly withnatural surroundings. They are strong, durable and so constructed as to withstandthe most heavy shock or jar without breaking. Despite thefact they are not a foundry product, they cost you less thanthe old cast iron lamp post of former days. Our descriptive catal
Journal of electricity, power, and gas . natural surroundings, have been selected toadd: their part to the attractiveness of thecitys highways. rt Communities that wouldcombine beauty and theartistic in their lightingsystems, specify UNION PRESSED STEEL LAMPSTANDARDS because they are archi-tecturally correct andharmonize perfectly withnatural surroundings. They are strong, durable and so constructed as to withstandthe most heavy shock or jar without breaking. Despite thefact they are not a foundry product, they cost you less thanthe old cast iron lamp post of former days. Our descriptive catalogue of designs on request PACIFIC STATES ELECTRIC CO. The Modern Electrical Supply House Distributors for the Pacific CoastOAKLAND LOS ANGELES PORTLAND SEATTLE SAN FRANCISCO THE PACIFIC STATES ELECTRIC CO. SERVESTHE PACIFIC COAST i Journal of Electricity POWER AND GAS Devoted to the Conversion, Transmission and Distribution of Energy i Volume XXXII SAN FRANCISCO, JANUARY 3, 1914 Number 1 [Copyright 1914 by Technical Publishing Company]. Drum Canal, Showing Spaulding B,am in Distance. ECONOMIC VALUE OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION BY F. G. BAUM. The men who built the first electric power trans-mission systems in California did not realize howrapidly and to what magnitude the business wouldgrow. Yet in a general way they did appreciate thegreat advantages to be gained by a power transmis-sion system furnishing power to operate various in-dustries from large efficient power plants, instead ofeach industry supplying its own power from a smallinefficient plant. The economy to the consumer inany particular case could of course be determinedand the saving to the power user effectively as the power transmission lines operating as aunit have become larger and made to cover more andmore territory, the additional advantages of havingthe large power system supported by a varied seriesof industries have added additional economy and sta-bility to the large systems, and have also added ge
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