ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7903, 23 March 1887, Page 3

ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

TO THE BDITOR,

Sir.—My Attention baa bean drawn to an editorial paragraph which appears in your issue of 2nd instant, and which refers to the Thomson-Houston system, tor which favorable notice I thank you very muoh. There are, however, a few errors which are not unusual in such oases when dealing with techuioal subjects, and i will thank you to allow me to correct, for the benefit of the public, the most prominent one, The Thom-son-Houston system in a new and in every way most satisfactory system of "arc" lighting, as opposed to the incandescent system you make reference/ to, although incandescent lamps, such as yon once had trial of in your offices, aro often rased in conjunction with the "arc" lamps of this system. As evidencing the va'/ue of the system for town lighting, I mention below the extensions of it in America, and it is also attracting great attention in England, for in addition to the gold medals of the Inventions and the Kdinburgh Exhibitions, several large towns are arranging 'Lac their lighting by its means. I am, etc., Walter .Prince. DunedLoj March 11, 1887.

While tho following wore the extensions for Sspterabar, 1886 Brooklyn, 46; Rutland, 45 ; Adrian, 45; Hoboken, 45; Mobile, 45 ; Danville, SO; Fltchbure Worsted Company, SO; Lafayette, 45: total, 330. And the following now installations for lame month : —Mootpelier, 30: Curnlgie Bros.. Pittsburgh, 66; Amaskeag Manufacturing Company, 45; Turner'a Palls, 80 : total, 171.

EXTENSION OF THOMSON-HOUSTON SYSTEM SINCE FIRST INSTALLED. 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, Comuaay. Oct. 1. Oct. i. Oct. 1. Oct. 1. Kansas City .. 310 230 255 400 Lynn .. „ 90 160 220 220 Boston ... „ 200 325 615 616 I.oiviUe ... .. 150 226 250 275 Fitobburg .. 83 . 133 154 154 Salem .. .. 25 " 75 105 115 Hartford .. 160 150 827 370 Fall Rivar .. 75 100 100 126 Spiingtiold, O. ... 50 50 80 140 Piiwtuclc«t .i 25 60 80 95 Contolidated .. 75 175 255 260 tit. Jonoph .. 60 95 120 120 Columbus .. 50 125 155 180 New Bedford .. 60 76 119 124 Syracuse „ 60 200 266 296 Uuincy .. •• 45 45 183 183 Providence .. 100 150 245 470 Newhaven •• — 100 207 330 Worcaster .. — 200 280 200 Citizen, Brooklyn — 137 272 495 Lemuten St. Auburn — 150 188 195 Auburn -- ... — 25 103 103 tit. Louis .. — 200 385 385 Bethlehem .. — *5 121 121 Klngi Co. •« 100 305 335 Bridgeport _• — 175 241 275 Sacramento «. •— 100 212 212 Klmira .. _ — 26 58 100 Itar Harbour -• — 100 100 100 E. St. Louis .. — 100 100 135 Akran .. ... ~ — 180 220 Kaclne .. ■■ — — 100 100 Jacksonville .. — — 72 117 Springfield, Mo. .. — — 139 181 Newport .. *— 110 1'8 N. l'bllada — — 110 110 Torre Haute — ■— 80 195 Camden, N.J. .. — — 100 145 Banpor .. .. — — 76 114 Brookline « — — 90 90 Omaha .. .. — — • 120 180 Waterbury — — 80 145 Blcomington .. — — 120 150 Leavenworth Coal Co. — — 100 100 Badger Electric Co. — — 60 105 Washington .. — — 90 295