Show complete white house lighting plant vh N aa xa 7 K app r no im dwelling in the P PROBABLY united states has a better or more complete system of electric illumination than the white house at washington that result Is accomplished by 1800 incandescent lamps distributed throughout the mansion and the office annex and by a number of are arc lights in the grounds and along the driveways there are stately electric standards in the parlors and large electric 19 lanterns 11 terns Inthe in the main vestibule and under the porte cocheres at the main en enhance it would be difficult if not impossible for any person to approach the mansion at night without being seen by the officers on guard the power plant which supplies the electricity for the white house Is not located in the mansion but Is in the subbasement basement sub of the state war and navy department building directly across the street the machinery was thus placed because it was not desirable to have the dirt and noise incident to a power plant at the white house and also because of considerations of the danger from fire this plant in addition to supplying the current for lighting tile the white house also furnishes the power for lighting the state war and navy building the navy department annex tho the was department annex and the white house stables in addition to providing the illumination mi nation for the presidents home the electric current generated in the big granite building across the street does many other things to make tho the inmates and employs emp loro of that establishment comfortable and happy the elevator and dumb waiters and tile the vacuum carpet cleaner are operated by electricity the same agency Is employed to drive upward of house fans number of exhaust fans for ven tl ti lating purposes to help the cook in the kitchen and the force in the laundry room facilities recently have been installed to provide elc triciti for charging the president tk new electric automobile and a private telephone system has also been es with stations in all parts of the building and grounds |