Official guide of the Centennial exposition of the Ohio Valley and central states . which had beenmade in this field, and knowing that in no other way could the immensebuildings be lighted so as to make them attractive to the people whoattend the Exposition in the evening, determined to make a specialfeature of electric lighting, and created a special department for thepurpose, placing at its head Mr. W. N. Gray, of Cincinnati, an Elec-trical Engineer of wide experience, who planned the entire plant, thedetails of the construction being under the supervision of Mr. LukeLilley, of Cincinnati, t
Official guide of the Centennial exposition of the Ohio Valley and central states . which had beenmade in this field, and knowing that in no other way could the immensebuildings be lighted so as to make them attractive to the people whoattend the Exposition in the evening, determined to make a specialfeature of electric lighting, and created a special department for thepurpose, placing at its head Mr. W. N. Gray, of Cincinnati, an Elec-trical Engineer of wide experience, who planned the entire plant, thedetails of the construction being under the supervision of Mr. LukeLilley, of Cincinnati, the Superintendent of Light. Mr. Gray formulated a novel plan, which has proved an admirableone in bringing about the desired result. Instead of contracting withsome one company to furnish the light, as has usually been done, he 14 OFFICIAL GUIDE OF THE succeeded in induc-ing several compan-ies to make exhibitsof their apparatus,placing the sameunder the control ofthe Commissionersto be used for illum-=ination. In this way a va-riety of exhibitswas obtained andthe light was pro-. duced very cheaply. Thesame plan was adopted in thecase of the power plant. The Laidlaw & Dunn Machinery Company,Cincinnati, furnished two Galloway boilers of300-horse power each. - .^ The Buckeye Engine Company, of Salem, ^ ^^ 0., one 250-horse power engine, and one 125-horse power engine. CINCINNATI CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION. 15 The Atlas Engine Company, of Indianapolis, one 200-Iiorse powerengine. Russell & Co., of Massillon, 0., one 125-horse power engine. The Ball Engine Compan}^, of Erie, Pa., one 125-horse powerengine. The Waterhouse Electric Company, of Hartford, Conn., eightthirty-light arc dynamos and two hundred and thirty arc lights. The Western Electric Company, of Chicago, 111., eight 30-arc lightdynamos and two hundred and twenty-five arc lights. The Mather Electric Company, of Manchester, Conn., the FirstCincinnati Edison Illuminating Company, of Cincinnati, and the QueenCity Electric Compan
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