The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . ork they have built and installed, within the year, twelve generatorsof a total capacity each of 15,000 incandescent lights of 16 candle-power each. These are installed in Machinery Hall, adjacent to thesteam plant, from which point the current is distributed throughoutthe orrounds. The Fort Wayne Electric Company makes a fine exhibit in Sec-tion M, with a commercial lighting station in full operation. Itshows to the public exactly what should go into a regular station tomeet any and all demands for service. Direct current dynamos forarc lighti
The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893 . ork they have built and installed, within the year, twelve generatorsof a total capacity each of 15,000 incandescent lights of 16 candle-power each. These are installed in Machinery Hall, adjacent to thesteam plant, from which point the current is distributed throughoutthe orrounds. The Fort Wayne Electric Company makes a fine exhibit in Sec-tion M, with a commercial lighting station in full operation. Itshows to the public exactly what should go into a regular station tomeet any and all demands for service. Direct current dynamos forarc lighting, and incandescent alternating dynamos for the sameservice, and lamps of both kinds massed so as to give the investi-gator ample opportunity to investigate the workings of both sys-tems. The utility of the electric motor for factory service is alsostrikingly illustrated, as, in place of a steam engine, two motors taketheir places and furnish the power to run the machines on exhi-bition. One of the features is a new type of alternating machine,. EXHIBIT OF FORT WAVNF FFFCTRIC CO:MrANY. the latest design of James Wood. Its peculiarity and merit is in its size, which is very small for its capacity. Its speed is also very slow, and these two features alone would commend it to tlie expert. The General Electric Company makes a classified display of its ELECTRICITY.
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