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fT is two in the afternoon.
jThe metropolis simmers in
klust and heat i under the
summer sun. At the load
dispatcher's desk in the
.'grand central electric pow
er station the system operator sits by his
telephones .. and ; telautograph. On the
"pilot" board before him red and green
lights blink in and out, showing the
switching of power in a network of un
derground feeders.
Over f the city horizon .' aV; widening
cloud swiftly approaches. It grows
larger and blacker. A peal of distant
thunder is heard. Instantly the operator j
signals the station men to "stand by for
a storm. With swift, efficient precision
preparations are made for the onset of
the mountain load.
In the boiler room banked fires under
"stand-by" boilers, kept in readiness for
such emergencies, are quickened into a
roaring fury of flame to meet the rising
demand for steam.
'On the generator floor extra turbines j
are started turning over slowly to "warm
up" before going into service.
Outside, a mantle of inky cloud shot
with lightning spreads over the sky. ; As
the untimely1 darkness deepens thous
ands of lighting switches click as more
light is required in homes, factories, of
fices and stores; And every switch that
is closed every lamp that is , lighted
transmits its added load to the sky-rocketing
demand for more power.
Up on the switchboard gallery, irr the
( power station the anxious; operators in
tently watch their instruments. Up up
l goes the climbing ampere demand.
Down goes the pressure. A whirl of a
rheostatand up it goes again as the gen
erator responds. -
The connected generators are over
loaded but the incoming load increases.'
One of the turbos-generators " warming
up" is now' "cut in" and its capacity add
ed to the power output. Still' the" load
mounts while boiler after boiler and tur
bine after turbine is put into service
until at last the emergency peak is reach
ed. - . " 4
: The load begins to decline as swiftly
as it rose. The added units, one by one,
are dropped off the line and shut down.
The stand-by boilers are slowed to quies
cence, their fires again "banked." . '
The city emerges from the shadow of
vanishing clouds.. The sun comes fortlv
driving the electric light to dim retreats
in the canyon depths about adjacent sky
scrapers. . -:: v:v"" . X;
Once again -the Electric Light and
Power company with its organization of
competent, disciplined men and extra
machines," continuously: maintained rea
dy for instant service, has triumphed
over a crisis. Yet, after all, -not a crisis
because the continuous, adequate supply
of light and power to its customers is an
obligation in die fulfilment of which the
Ellectric Light and Power company must
not fail, and for the fulfilment of which
it must mass such forces as shall make
even the meeting of crises paradoxically
commonplace: : ' . . ' ' ' " .' , ' ; -
The service of the Electric Light and
Power Companies is too vitally essential
to the normal life of every individual in
the communities they serve, to be oper
ated by men other than those whose
' managing genius and farsighted capacity
for anticipating public needs have made
that service possible.
rmooea in tot tttumt 0 s mm pabttc mpprtoauo f tot Utetnc Ugpl Mil
- Pawer Industry hy an crgantzMkm which, tbrmgb wun than thirty ytan tf tomtsd
.ttnth that industry, hat uxtnaud. in the grtwtk if EltctrkUrtt and Power Sirrift'
fnm tbscMft beginning t its ffftunt magnitude a dtnlcpnunt that has dtnt
much U elevate America standards t fitting, t$ fnmhh a sound iumtmtnt for mtrt
shamjwt miUhn Pe andjetnlargi the ratnrca and prosperity tf fit Hatiml
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WAGN ER?ELECTRI .ClCORRORATlOlSAtNT ,EoTnalC5.it,
CSIETMY MOPE
R 'OUTLINES
The past year's experience of
the department in Its relations to
transportation has shown : eren
more emphatically than erer be
fore the necessity for the consol
idation of the railways into larger
, rystems under prirate ownership,
the principles 'of which were es
tablished in the transportation act
of 1920. The difficulties of re
orgranizlnr the rate structure so as
to secure simplification and to
IrtTe elief In primary products
agricultural, coal. etc. by a fair
er burden upon finished and LCL
goods are almost insuperable until-the
different systems are pos
sessed of more diversified traffic
and until the weaker roads hare
been absorbed.; The necessity to
establish railway credit and fin
ance on a broader foundation than
sole reliance.: upon the issue of
mortgage securities; the necessity
of provision for common utiliza
. lion of terminal and other, facili
ties; the Impossibility of provid
ing adequate rolling . stock . and
particularly specialized . cars so
long as the burden falls solely
upon the strong roads; the diffi
culties ' of more definite control
of car service ta meet seasonal
demands and routing; the insuper
able problems of equalization in
car Interchange; the slow progress
in standardization and main
tenance of equipment all point
to the imminent - desirability of
early progress with consolidations,
if we are to have a transportation
system adequate, to the .necessities
of the country and, containing In
' Itself the strength for annual in--crease.
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. The policy of control of rates 1
fixed by National and State legis
lation. This" policy has superseded
, the theory that reasonable; rates
are to be obtained through com
petitive action. The Idea of pro-
tection .against .excessive ; rates
4 through the maintenance of com
petition Is now dead. We should
therefore secure the largest possi
ble benefits from consolidation
; Into larger systems by securing
consolidation f n such fashion ; as
. will protect cud' advance public
" Interest. : ? j 1 JV :
Tho urgent Importance of the
early cousumnalion of consolida
tl:n warrants consideration of me
t! '.ols to expedite it. Under the
' .at provisions for wholly vol
'. -y - subject -to thelnter-
6 ion under the transportation act
as of June" 30, 1914, plus actual
capital expenditures and deducting
abandonments - and depreciation
since that date. . The total capi
talization of many of the consoli
dated railways would probably be
less than the Interstate Commerce
Commission . physical valuation
and certainly less than their pres
ent nominal capital. An approach
to .the problem . through such or
ganization committees is in accord
with common business practice,
and if it were made possible it
ehould result in greatly expediting
consolidations and in their per
fection on terms soundly protec-
long delayed. The difficulties of the Interstate Commerce Commis
negotiation between the members
of the groups that will be estab
lished by f he Interstate Commerce
Commission; ; ; the complications
arising from varying priorities of
securities affecting the determina
tion of terms of purchase by one
railway Una of the property of
another; the unwillingness r of
some lines to acquire or to sell
others; the question of individual
ity; the difficulties of establish
ing by negotiation the relative va
lue of one property to another;
the necessity of holding capitali
sation .within the limits of the
actual property values; the com
plexities and conflicts of State reg
ulation and laws all these prob
lems would find a; great measure
of solution If the consolidated sys
tems were allowed Federal Incor
poration and if after a lapse of
some appropriate period for vol
untary action the Interstate Com
merce Commission were given au
thority to create definite organi
zation committees for each ; sys
tem including representation from
the public and from the compon
ent roads. ' It should be the duty
of such committees to develop and
perfect a plan of consolidation
either through the exchange of se
curities of the consolidated sys
tems directly with the security
holders of the component roads or
by some other method. .,1. believe
that under sich auspices the se
en ritjr holders would be willing
voluntarily to make4 such an ex
change. . If "a mlnority'should re
fuse it would be entirely feasible
to invoke condemnation and pur
chase of their securities tor the
consolidated systems atan estab
lished fair value. Such a method
would' permit the determination of
the relative value of the different
railways V considering both ' the
physical properties and the; often
lower total of their securities, and
due account could be taken of fu
ture as well as present conditions.
The ownership of some roads or
terminals jointly, by? two or more
consolidated systems could be pro
vided for, as there are, cases where
such a jsolution woudl be most ad
vlsablo In creating more efficient
transportation.:! The public Inter
est could be safeguarded by lim
itlng the total capitalization of
consolidated systems to an amount
not .c'edlng. the physical vali
tiye of public interest and with
an equitable adjustment of rela
tive value between the component
roads.
Austria Declines Bid to
Take Part in Games
VIENNA, Nov. 25. (By Mail)
It is not likely that Austria will
participate in the Olympic .games
of 192 4 at Paris. At a recent
meeting of the central committee
of general sports organizations
ambiguous resolutions were adop
ted In replay to the invitation
from the French Committee ar
ranging for the games. -t
The resolutions ; in effect were
a refusal ' to . participate on the
grounds that . tha invitation was
received only recently .that their
"German brothers" had not been
Invited, and finally the matter of
expense. ' '
Moviedom seems to recognize
the,. Importance of continuity in
everything 1 except ' matrimony.
Bi
cycle Traffic Regul
Adopted By Bisr A
i
' 3t code of universal traffic rules
for .bicycle riders in all cities has
beeit framed. ; The special: rules
are timely , and appropriate for
present-day - conditions and they
serve to emphasize the point-that
cyclists .not only enjoy the privl-
ations
ssociation
the curb.
Do not try to show ' speed in
crossing an Intersection. - You
never can tell what will come next.
Riding along the wrong side of
the road is . a "foul." ' It you do
so, you are liable to be bumped
leges of streets' and highways, bat I over to the proper side,
alsp that they have responsibilities
aswell. The rules follow: ;
Vhile riding a; bicycle never
take anything; for. granted. The
other fellow may be deaf. ,
Do not believe that you own the
whole road, v Room for. your el
bows Is all that you require.' ,
f 1he good rider is one who) fol
lows a straight line. ' v
Never attempt to pass on the
right side of an automobile when
jyou . are overtaking it- The ve
hicle may turn suddenly toward
The traffic policeman is not in
the center of the street for an
ornament. Watch him or he will
watch you: '
Do not annoy the unfortunate
people who will continue to use
street cars by riding through them
as the struggle to get Into a' car.
These people are In a bad 'state
of mind anyway.
Handlebars are made for steer
ing purposes. The stage Is the
place for fancy riders. .,
Come to a complete stop if you
JVHERE UNCLE SAM'S MONEY COMES FROM AND WHERE IT GOES.
OIAGRAM I. '
PROINARV RECEIPTS OF THE.GOVERNMENJ J -
v As. ViSCAL VCAK CNOeO 'JUNE 30.1923 . ,
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GOVERNMENT. E XPENDITURES CHARGEABLE AGAINST.
. . , OROlNARV RE C E I P T S
! f tie lailwrvi;
t'c'tcrrMu " 1 y
t Kh ST IT .MMS 'i..V
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YJ?i AM'' vmmtSn. revenue, - ; jXtl V T:-, v V vtTlwN
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s . Diagram. 1, on the left, shows
f where the Government obtained
the $1,007,135,481 at its dis-
1 poMi for the condnct of the
. TiJilfnn' hinslness for the last
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fiscal. year. Internal rerenna .. fc Veterans' Bureau ranas nexi to
provided 5.50 per cent of the - ..Interest on public debt in cat
income. Diagram 2. on the lag up Ux money. Kight cents
right shows how Congress a p Vf every dollar goes to the
.propriated .the money. . The , .Vetrns' Pnrn. jipptweenj
them the navy and the army
demand a fifth of tht country's
revenues i The . Government
spent In the' last year the sum-
of $5,7.47?.P2(. .
see a' pedestrian danc'ng In front
of you. ' '-
. Use your brains with your bell
and people will thank you.
Remember, you are riding 'a
noiseless vehicle.
Many; pedestrians suddenly be
come blind when they are crossing
a street. Give them lots of room.
The bicycle rider,: enjoys; more
freedom on the streets than ; the
owner of any other; vehicle. Do
not abuse the privilege. e
: Cutting a corner i the shortest
way to, a police court. Make it a
wide swing and stay healthy. - :
It is not advisable tor a bicyc
list to tide close behind an auto
mobile. Bear in mind that the bi
cycle has no reverse gear. '
; A safe rule to follow is to ride
only as fast as existing conditions
warrant. The cyclist can "slip
through traffic easily and can beat
both the street car and an auto
mobile to a r destination at ; any
time, so take your time.
The bicycle with a low gear Is
more easily controlled than a high
geared machine. The low gear al
so saxes energy in the long run.
; The place - for bicycling Is the
roadway,: The sidewalk Is re
served for those who have not yet
realized the benefits of cycling. .
' As with other things, the pro
Verb, "The" more haste the less
speed" applies to the average
cyclist. . - v , r -
Side ; streets frequently make
better riding than ' crowded thor
oughfares. Try - the next street
over tomorrow. . . -j. -;
If yon are expecting trouble and
are disappointed, try coasting
down a hill with both feet off the
pedals. . '; --y ' ' : ''"
It you hear an automobile bo
hind you, the right thing to do Is
to keep to the right. , '
Above all, carry a lamp at
night. No matter how careful the
person behind or In front of you
may be, he cant see through the
dark. Give him-and yomself a
sporting chance to avoid collision.
WAit ulu3lki ron
" CI11LD SUICIDE
, L.INZ, Austria, Nov. 24.-fBy
Mail.) Child suicide, which has
been common In central Europe
since the war, had a tragic Illus
tration here recently. A . boy of
17 years old banged himself, and
the next day at the same spot his
14, year old brother look bis life
In the same manner. , The younger
boy left: a note saying he could
not live without his playmate.
. This self-destruction among
children Js ascribed to.r neurptic
precocity resulting from . condi
tions under which they passed In
fancy lit war times. " .
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IS iUKffi
Fletcher ; Has ' Faith That
Shortstop Will Make
-- Good in 1924 -
NEW, YORK, Dec. Ao. If the
records meant anything. Henry
Sand, - Philadelphia National.
shortstop, who was bought for a
large sum from Salt Lake City U
the Pacific , Coat league, wouli
be the last -man selected by his
manager as -a team ; hope . for
1S?. . . . , .. . . ' . .
, Art Fletcher, manager of , the
Phillies, Is building with renewel
hope for next season. When ask
ed about his prospects, Fletcher
declared his faith In .Sand, the er
ring and weak hitting shortstor,
as one of the men who will help
the team to better than the cellar,
where, the Phillies finished ia
1923., . ..'-V;' . . ' .
Sand, during the first month ct
his major league career, made
from one to. three errors almost
daily and hit weaker than the av
erage pitcher. .According to Flet
cher, it - was simply because he
tried too hard.. Fletcher coached
the recruit to no avail and finally
benched him. - v i .
" When Sand was sent back to the
garne t In . mid-season after a
month's lay-off, he showed - great
Improvement !n fielding andbe
gan to hit conHistently. Ho hal
learned his1 lesson and steadied
down. , ' :-' ,
"I frequently spoke kindly to
Sand after he bad a moat atroc
ious day," said Fletcher, "1 never
once found fault with him tor
making mechanical errors. This
I- learned from MeGraw. I made
enough errors when I played short
for the Giants, but 'Mac' never
once gave me a call. He osp(i to
say that the man who did not
mak errorj was not going after
the ball." I? ,
Another thing Fletcher like
about Sand was -his disposition.
When benched he took It gamely.
Then he came hick hettrr plar
er. This fa?t dt-cided . I he ma na per
that in Sand bo had material out
of which, to .make a prreat hhort
stop. ;And so. this lad. aft. r
frUhtful Urt. found lilm. i r " 1
ha wp-1 bl manacrr. .:- nMn
greatest shortMops f Mi J '.v. t
pick him as an aid to lift ti e tea i
next year. . , .1. u
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