Show electrically speaking ingenious engineers suggest that the a artesian well may be developed by meana means of electrical appliances into a po powerful w earful and cheap source of almost unlimited power A project is now being agitated in france for utilizing the water power of the hirer river rhone there Is I 1 however thia this peculiarity about the proposed enterprise that the water waters of 0 the river are not immediately available for the intended operations but will be conducted by hy canal 0 o the desired location the canal W will ill be about eleven miles long an and d at its terminus will be erected a hydro elec generating aa station having an output of horse power it ie Is proposed by this means to nee electric po er for fr the development of various fo industries adust ries in the city of lyons where the I 1 he number of manufactures ie is very great A town own in texas has his the honor of inaugurating a decided novelty even la in these days of surprises in th the 0 way of electrical applications an enterprising merchant has conceived the idea of sup supplying V ying beer and ice to a series of ca call stations aa As bo ho owns all the beer saloons in the place as well as some of the ice bouses be baa has been able to arf bring ag bin al system alstern stern d down own to a very effective and t at basis i ills ilia main stock of beer and ice fee is kept at a central point and when a supply of either is needed at the various saloons sa loons a call is sent in and the delivery immediately follows the cost of I 1 installing allig t the system is ia extremely email small and nd will be quickly paid tor for by be the saving aa ving in ice to say nothing of the convenience and economy y of being ing able to dispense with the ordinary stock in trade in eo so man many p places thero is already some talk of 1 ex extend tend ing o 0 this ingenious system into ut 0 other departments of commerce commer cp here are the latest statistics on oil the application of motors to street car propulsion one hundred and eighty five cities have electric lines boston has electric motor cars care using single overhead trolly rys eye tern st louis rochester pittsburg cleveland minneapolis lio st pani paul 88 cincinnati n it 77 nashville nashville 61 davenport davenport iowa I 1 66 60 milwaukee d 55 5 richmond 45 vilce 30 scranton Bc ranton pa va 20 al AI at bany harry 10 16 syracuse 10 etc the b systems represented are edison or li prague thom thomson son houston short and Weeti all single troll trolly overhead four to ten e borage by battery care are run ran on an the fourth avenue line new york two storage battery cars are run on the beverly and danvers road and two were running dingi in providence but are ant now six in dubuque iowa thomas houston have lines and 1630 motors edison lines 1400 motors short 10 lines motors new yort york pot mr gardiner Gr diner 0 sims of providence it I 1 chairman of the committee on electrical electricity y electrical appliances and appliances of the worlds Fair estimates t that hit will be saved if the motive power powe at the exposition is furnished by electricity a the tte saving savin will be in shafting belts etc which would be necessary wore were steam power used direct in a communication to the executive committee of the national sims suggests sug geste among other things that a largo large bail 42 it bo be constructed that shall contain boilers condensers pam and nd dynamos dyn amoe from this station where bero the electric electrical power is ge generated aerated rated the current could anwer be taken ay and distributed to its objective point by some underground system or systems there to do the work required either for lighting power or heat lie ile further farther an egesto that suggestions be invited from the leading electrical engineers of the country in regard to electrical affairs which hibb considering that clr sims is not not an electrician himself is a very sensible een tible idea it is estimated that anywhere from to incandescent can descent campt will be used to light the interior of the different buildings a large proportion of which w will 1 it be required for decorative effo effort arts 0 of I 1 arc are lights it is thought that 2500 will suffice M r the grout ids and everything can at this time be made il the number of motors which will be required or their maximum power |