Show electric power from the rhone the hitherto little abed water power or of the ithone one of the largest rivers in III france will ill lu in future be made to supply the city of LOUS with electric energy at the power station which is situated some miles away from tile the city provision has been made we read for twenty 1000 horse POIN power ell turbines six feeder cables X will I 1 11 L be e run to various portions or of the city and tile the current transmitted at a pressure of volts will bo be transformed at sub stations A current can bo be supplied at a I 1 rate which will make electric motors about 40 per cent cheaper to run than pas gas engines the prospects of a largo large demand for electricity for purposes other than lighting are considered extremely favorable as it Is said the tramways tram ways will probably become important customers |