Show ELECTRIC MOTOR IN MODERN METHODS the introduction of the electric motor into modern methods of manufacturing has practically revolutionized many of our industries dus tries the variety of uses to which the motor has already been put is one of the wonderful features of the present lays days industrial du operations and yet its devel development OP appears to have only just begun the absence of steam dirt and smoke the extensive elimination of the dangerous belt as well as the greater economy of electric power over steam are sonie some of the causes which are mahin making t the of the 11 electric drive so phenomenally rapid so important has this work become that the larger electric companies have a special department part ment which takes care of the work of electric motor power prodie production tion taking for example at random some of the orders which the westinghouse people have taken in this field cince the first of june the variety of the use of the motor becomes evident the east pittsburg works are now turning out sixteen locomotives for coal mines in west virginia and kentucky one for an iron mine in sweden another for a power company in the state of washington and one for a plate glass mill at Charler ci pa they are constructing a complete electric motor equipment for a phosphate ate mine in florida for a lumber camp at mount pleasant pa they have in hand an order for thirty nine motors to drive machinery in a cash register manufacturing plant at day ten 0 they are turning l out fifty nine motors for driving textile looms at east hampton mass and a larger number of running spindles in a worsted mill at passaic N J fifteen motors montois are going to a paper mill in canton N C and twenty to a paper mill in fulton N Y since the electric motor has become a fixture in the southern cotton mills that industry has reached a state of prosperity never known before and since the electric power motor has been brought I 1 into the metal mining industry many of the copper gold and silver mines in mexico arizona colorado california utah and other western mining regions have again begun operation after they had been abandoned because power to run them was too expensive to obtain |