Show LEAD IN WATER TURBINE WORK swiss the first to develop long DI electrical power switzerland produces no coal and no iron in the manufacture ot ma chinery the raw material is nearly all brought from germany which also supplies the greater part of the coal the tools used in the machine shops however are for the most part made in america the country has an enormous amount ot water power however and in its development the swiss have gained a prominence in the water tur bine work throughout the world one firm being called upon to design the original water turbine which was in stalled at niagara falls hand la hand with this turbine development practically the superlative in electrical engineering has been attained and to day swiss machinery Is being sent to all parts of the world the swiss are able to maintain their position only through their superior technical knowledge tor which they are indebted to their engineering in in their vast experience ahey lay claim to being the first to develop the transmission of electrical power over long distances and it Is believed that before long all the swiss state railways will be working under electrical power |