Show DONIT EXPECT in I abil aarli a r I t 61 lu ugh and i kiil foil ahert oil tf ati r ki A the ithe very near completion of the ogden electric light system renders it ap appropriate r p ri ate ato caution our cid zells not lt to o expect loo much especially e as reports regarding the light aro are apt to become be exaggerated the contract with the ogdan ve tt city electric light Coni company pany id abi light an area of one mile in diame tei that is a a half mile or a little over throe three blocks each way from the tower better than it could b bc lighted by gas to four lights of candle power each or an aggregate of candles will be used used bya very simpie plo mathematical calculation based upon the invariable law that light decreases as the square of the d dis is tance any one can ascertain exactly what amount of light is e equal to 1000 gas lamp of 12 candle power each eeb tho tile square root of 1000 is is 31 if therefore the distance di stanco of all any y given power from the he electric light e can all be ascertained by dividing by bv the number quotient will indicate ate the distance from that given spot at which one gas burner should t be placed to throw upon that spot the same amount of light that light would throw upon it in the tile immediate mate vicinity liy of the light there will be or course co urse plenty of R light lit and w wo arc are assured a that throughout the area of a mile in diameter there will willbe bo an tilt effect similar to moonlights ili ait the lights will not however illuminate the whole valley nor aro are they guaranteed to light the whole city it is claimed by bjelic company however C i that they will do an in about amount it of lighting righting taken on the basia basis r of salt slake laky pr prices would cost lar per anum armm bilat th at is lOO 1000 Ogas gas lamps at per er annum would not light the same came area any better mille city grows the authorities max decin it necessary to haie leave bolher erg ejected in accordance with a of the town saidi should uld we bilig accomplish what the company claim they will do the illumination from 1110 expected t ta begin gin llo tb inor mor row night |