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JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY SEMI-MONTHLY FOUNDED 1887 SAN FRANCISCO A Record of Thirty-one Years of Service in the West Fads IN THE GREAT WEST Page The first central station of the world 3 The first hydroelectric plant in America 3 The first long distance transmission line 4 The most gigantic string of high tension power lines in the world 4 The world's largest system of electric generation 5 The first and only electrically operated transcontinental railroad 8 The most superb and complete electrically operated mine in the world 10 The record breaking high voltage hydroelectric transmission 10 The greatest dams in the world 10 The world's greatest gold dredge 12 The longest high voltage submarine cable in the world 12 The second longest span of aerial cable 12 The most powerful single discharge turbine in the world 12 The most powerful high head water turbine in the world 12 Over 70% of the undeveloped water power of the nation 14 AND IN SERVING THE WEST the Journal of Electricity is most emphatically endorsed by The Pacific Coast Section, N. E. L. A 2 The Northwest Electric Light and Power Association 15 The Electrical Contractor-Dealer Associations 25 The Electrical Supply Jobber 21-23 The Advertiser 21-23 The Dean of the Electrical Industry in the West 7 The Central Station Manager 9 The Long Distance Power Operator 11 The Engineer 13 The California Electrical Cooperative Campaign 19 The Electrical Operator in Agriculture 17 From Every Quarter of the West 27 Resolutions of Conventions Concerning the Journal of Electricity 29 Acknowledgments of War Service , 31 niiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiliiiiillliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiir; THE GREATEST ELECTRICAL CENTER IN THE WORLD The Pacific and Mountain States, with but 6.7% of the population of the United States, consumes fully 25% of the electric energy consumed by the other 93% of the population of the United States, or $9.67 per capita as against $4.40 for the rest of the country nearly four times greater intensive use. In face of this present intensive development there is still undeveloped in this district twice the amount of undeveloped water power existent in the entire remainder of the nation. The Journal of Electricity is the one medium that will keep you in touch with this development and business opportunity. TiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir; PACIFIC COAST SECTION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT. SAMUEL KAHN VICE PRESIDENT. E. R. DAVIS VICE PRESIDENT. A. E. WISHON SECRETARY. A. H. HALLORAN TREASURER. J. f. POLLARD W. A, BRACKENRIDGE A. G. WISHON R. H. BALLARO M. FLEISHHACKER . WAUHALL. CM*IM _ pctober_ 22nd , _ I9 18 , Mr. Willis . Deming, Vice President, Journ&l of Electricity, Crossley Bulldln^p San Francisco, Callfomle My dear Mr. Deming: I am advised that you are planning to give unusual publicity to the next Convention of the Pacific Coast Section of the National Electric Light Association, scheduled to be held In Coronado, and that your program Includes tho publish- ing of a special edition of the Journal of Electricity. Thle announcement can be regarded only as another of the many unselfish exhibits of your splendid and untiring efforts to do something constructive for the Electric Industry of the Pacific Coast and the country at large and as such merits the moral and material eupport of the electric Interests, Irrespective of geographical lines. The potent Influence of your publication Is the result of a careful chronicling and dissemination of facts concerning the development of the industry to which it Is devoted and the association of your business and editorial staffs with our activities, Convention or otherwise, contributes In no uncertain way to the Intimate and healthy relationship existing between the Journal and Its readers. It may ba remarked that you are a "Cover to Cover" magazine, an actuality that reader unconsciously observes and an actuality that the advertiser cannot afford to overlook. It Is my pleasure to give an unqualified endorsement to the Journal of Electricity. With best wishes, Very truly you SK-MAL WHY THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY IS SO HEARTILY ENDORSED BY THE GREAT TECH- NICAL AND COMMERCIAL BODIES OF THE WEST Tllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli- sj ...... iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ...... iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ..... mimimimiiiimiiiim: Electrical Development in the West The electrical industry is not one of great anti- quity. It was only in 1879 that the first central station in the world was built in California; in the same year the incandescent light was developed. The appearance of the retail electrical merchant is largely an affair of this century and the history of his development and organization has been written dur- ing the last decade. Very early in the story of this progress the Journal of Electricity took its place and the celebration of the thirty-first anniversary of its founding and the review of its history, is largely a review of the events and development of the West during that period. The first central station of the world was started in June, 1879, by Geo. H. Roe for the California Electric Light Company. That is, San Francisco was the first electrically lighted city, New York not having a central station plant until 1882. This was before the invention of the incandescent lamp which occurred in October of that year, and business was confined to arc lighting. In 1891 a contract was made for the Edison rights in San Francisco, out of which grew the Edison Light & Power Company which was succeeded by the San Francisco Gas & Electric Company, later the present Pacific Gas & Electric Company. The first hydro-electric plant in America was that owned by The Roaring Fork Electric Light & Power Company at Aspen, Colorado. The Aspen Electric Company, as it was called in those days, was organized in 1885, and its plant consisting of one Page Three jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiii: 1 fifty-light Busch arc dynamo, was put into service during that year. Its power consisted of one Pelton water wheel running under a head of seventy feet. The first long distance transmission line in the terms of that day was that of the San Antonio Light and Power Company at Pomona, California, built in The source of power for the first long distance transmission line in the world the old San Antonio plant built in 1891. 10,000 volts for 28 miles was the record. 1891, which transmitted 10,000 volts for 28 miles. This was the world's record of twenty-seven years ago for both high voltage and long distance and it was heralded the world over as a great achievement. Today the record for long distance in transmission is held by the Yuma-Wonder line of the Southern Sierras Power Company, which carries 100,000 volts for 830 miles. The Big Creek Line of the Southern California Edison Company transmits 150,000 volts for 275 miles, breaking the record for high voltage. The most gigantic string of high tension power lines in the world from Harlowton, Montana, on i i Page Four iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir 1 westward through Spokane, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and to San Diego on the Mexican border in the south, with but five small gaps, a possible chain of interconnected power feed- ing an empire greater than France, Italy, England and Germany combined. Indeed, an empire so vast and a total length of transmission so long as to cover in one stretch of transmission lines a distance far MEAN MONTHLY LOADS N CALIFORNIA HYDRO-ELECTRIC SYSTEM STEAM-ELECTRIC POWER HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER \ 1 1 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 I9IZ 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 THE GROWTH OF POWER LOADS IN CALIFORNIA The first hydro plant was established in 1892 with a capacity of 480 kw. In 1893 another was added, two in 1895, three in '96 and so on up to 1907 when this diagram commences, when there were 54 plants with a capacity of 122,265 kw. greater than from Petrograd to Vladivostok 6000 miles. These power lines are shown in full detail upon a most comprehensive map on the first page of this booklet. The world's largest systems of electric gen- eration The giant proportions to which electric generation has advanced may be strikingly gleaned from a comparative statement of the annual output of fifty of the largest hydroelectric companies on the American continent. Once again, due to the present Page Five nillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllligillHI^ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim joint operation of three vast hydroelectric companies in central California, the West is seen to have within its confines a system of electric generation that over- tops any other system of hydroelectric or steam elec- tric generation in the world. The companies of the West, which appear in the list below, are printed in black type in the order in which they appear on this list: Pacific Gas & Electric Company ) Great Western Power Company 1,500,408,765 Sierra & San Francisco Power Company ) Commonwealth Edison Company 1,488,080,000 Niagara Falls Power Company 1,188,221,770 Ontario Power Co. & United Electric Light & Power Co 954,913,584 Montana Power Company 947,732,014 Montreal Light, Heat & Power Company 946,832,817 Hydraulic Power Company 871,563,138 Toronto Power Company 800,638,000 Southern California Edison Company : 794,687,405 Nowhere else in the world has the method elec- trical taken firmer hold of the populace or do greater possibilities for increased development of hydroelec- tric power exist. Interesting deductions showing this most favorable situation in the West, as com- pared with the remaining parts of the United States, may be gleaned from central station data that ap- peared in the Electrical World June 1 and March 23, 1918. Based upon the data thus given, the total cen- tral station income and total power generated in the United States from April, 1917, to March, 1918, in- clusive, appears to be in round numbers as follows: ANNUAL CENTRAL STATION REVENUE (APRIL, 1917-MARCH, 1918) New England States $ 55,062,900 Atlantic States 182,524,700 Central States ... 173,436,200 $411,023,800 Pacific Mountain States 64,834,400 Total Revenue, $475,858,200 Page Six niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii? 'JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1 = i i I i i = i i = Sriele-nt * (.oner*! Manager I'.r. W. H. Den ing. July thirtieth 1918. Journal of Electricity, Crossley Building. San Dear Slr:- It gives re pleasur effort* of your Journal to carry Coast the measngo -of the development i is perhaps no place in the United Sta work ha* been done than on U development ar.d in th applii and your Journal has been largely the interest of tie public in the to give service. I vie* your Journal, from an advertising aa well a fron a reading jtandpolnt. equal to any publication of its kind in the United States, and believe you have a field here which when exploited will bo valuable rot' only to yourself but to your advertiser* ns well. 'fishing you every success. I Tours nr truly. ^r//y ^*'" / Tic President and General Manager. THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY IN THE OPINION OF THE DEAN OF THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY IN THE WEST JOHN A. BRITTON, vice-president and general manager of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company and the noted dean of the electrical industry in the West: "Your journal has been largely instrumental in awakening the interest of the public in the efforts of the corporation to give service. I view your journal from an advertising as well as from a reading stand- point, equal to any publication of its kind in the United States." Page Seven ANNUAL CENTRAL STATION KW-HR. OUTPUT (APR. 1917-MAR. 1918) New England States .............................................. 2,189,086,600 Atlantic States ........................ , ............................... 9,589,842,100 Central States ........................................ - ................. 9,433,259,600 21,202,188,000 Pacific and Mountain States. ........................ , ...... 5,331,619,600 Total Kw-hr. Output, 26,533,807,600 It is estimated that the population of the Pacific and Mountain States in 1917, allowing 21% increase since 1910, must approximately be 6,700,000, while the population of the remaining parts of the nation was in 1917 93,300,000, making up a total of 100,- 000,000 people in all. On this basis it is seen that since the total income of electric power companies for the West and for the remaining parts of the United States is re- spectively $64,834,400 and $411,023,800, the per capita expenditure is respectively $9.67 in the West as opposed to $4.40. Again, the total consumption of electric energy being 5,331,619,600 kw-hr. and 21,202,188,000 kw-hr. respectively, or since the West consumes with its population of but 6,700,000 quite approximately 25% of the electric energy consumed by the entire remaining 93,000,000 people in the nation, the per capita consumption is 800 kw-hr. as opposed to 227 kw-hr. nearly four times the inten- sive use striking evidence of the supremacy of the method electrical throughout the West. The world's first and only electrically operated transcontinental railroad the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound passing through Montana, Idaho and Washington. This superb success and triumph of the method electrical applied to transcontinental railroads is causing engineers and financiers the world over to contemplate most seriously the begin- ning of the gigantic task of electrification of many of the mountain passes of the West. Page Eight 1 1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EUSON BUILDING LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA August 23, 1918. Mr. Mills II. Demlng, Vise-President and Business Manager Journal of Electricity, Crossley Bldg., San Francisco , California. Uy dear Sin For many years I have regarded the Journal of Electricity as a bulwark behind the electrical industry of the Pacific Coast. ?illlng a sphere that Includes both the technical and oonmercial branches of the business, it disseminates the accurate information which is required by those who would keep abreast with the progress of the profession, and at the same time, encourages to'greater endeavors. Its files are a down-to-th*-minute history of. electrical achievements in the great territory which it covers so conscientiously, and as we sincerely believe tW region to be the most fruitful In America, for greater development of oar industry, we must accord to the Journal devoted to its needs, one of the highest places in current electrical literature. It is too obvious to require enqohasls that a olass publi- cation reaching practically all who are engaged In or allied to the electrical business of the West, nust of necessity be an advertising medium, which none deserving to reach this constituency can afford to Ignore. Believing that the future will Increase for the Journal of Electricity the prosperity which Its past enterprise has won, 1 am. Yours very sincerely, THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY A DOWN-TO THE MINUTE HISTORY i R. H. BALLARD, vice-president of the National Electric Light Association and vice-president of the Southern California Edison Company, one of the largest and in many respects one of the most unique and efficient utility organizations in existence, says: "Its files are a down-to-the-minute his- tory of electrical achievement in the great territory which it covers so conscientiously. We must accord to the Journal, devoted to its needs, one of the highest places in current electrical literature." Page Nine Lsiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig The most superb and complete electrically op- erated mine in the world the Bunker Hill and Sul- livan, near Kellogg, Idaho the greatest lead silver mine in existence. Profile of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Electrified Railway, the first transcontinental line to use electric power. The record-breaking high voltage long distance transmission the Big Creek transmission lines of the Southern California Edison Company from Big Creek to Los Angeles, 275 miles, at 150,000 volts. It receives its energy through single-phase trans- formers the largest yet built. Energy is generated from two power plants, one dropping water 1900 ft. and the other 2100 ft. The present installed capac- ity is 6400 kw. with an ultimate possible expansion of 225,000 kw. The greatest dams of the world the Elephant Butte, the Roosevelt, the Shoshone, the Calaveras, the Morena, the Spaulding and the Arrow Rock are all located in the West. Aside from the Assouan Dam in Egypt the Elephant Butte Project on the Rio Grande, with its 318 ft. dam stores 2,638,868 acre feet of water which is more than any other artificial reservoir in the world. The Roosevelt, in Arizona, with its artificial storage of 1,367,300 acre feet comes next on the list, while the highest dam in the world is the Arrow Rock on the Boise Project SB Page Ten The Southern Sierras IVwer (iomjiaiw Krvwr**il,liatliilorni,a August 24, 1918 Mr. Edward B. Strong, ^^^^^^ Pres. 4 Cien. i&r., Technical Publishing Co. Publishers, "Journal of Electricity", Crossley Building, San Francisco, Calif. My dear Mr. Strong: pemit me, on behalf of The Southern sierras Power Company, to express our appreciation of the important work the "journal of Electricity" is carrying on, relating to the de- Teloptnent and operation of electrical projects on the Pacific Coast. It is today pretty generally recognized that proper publicity if an indispensable factor in the operation of a public utility; in the long run, the futur* of the public utilities is dependent upon the attitude of the public. The "Journal", in our opinion, consti- tutes an exceedingly important medium whereby the people at large can be advised concerning the needs and necessities of the electrical utilities, and in a perfectly proper way it can do much to bring about a favorable public opinion. Furthermore, we find that the technical articles contained in the "journal" are of great value in keeping our operating heads in touch with the activities of the other power companies, giving them the advantage of the experience of others in the solution of many problems that they are confronted with in our own operations. To this end, we make a point of seeing that these men are supplied monthly with copies of the "Journal". very truly yours, a Vice-Free. & Gen. Ugr. THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY AND THE LONG DISTANCE POWER OPERATOR A. B. WEST, vice-president and general manager of the Southern Sierras Power Company, operating the longest transmission high tension system in the world: "We find that the technical articles contained in the Journal of Electricity are of great value in keeping our operating heads in touch with the activities of other power companies." Page Eleven niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimn in Idaho a huge rubble concrete structure towering 348.5 ft. in vertical height. The Calaveras, near San Francisco 250 ft. in height is to be the tallest dirt filled dam in the world, while the Morena, near San Diego 267 ft. high from the bottom of its foun- dations is the highest rock fill dam ever attempted in the history of engineering. The world's greatest gold dredge electrically operated throughout Yuba No. 16, near Hamonton, California like a giant iron clad Nautilus devours with its chain of 18 cubic foot buckets a grand total of 15,000 tons of gravel per day. It digs the gravel, extracts the gold and stacks the waste at a cost of only three cents per ton. The longest high voltage submarine cable in the world the high powered cable of the Great West- ern Power Company passing beneath the San Fran- cisco Bay from Oakland to San Francisco, a distance of 3!/2 miles, and operating at 11,000 volts. The second longest span of aerial cable is to be found at Carquinez Straits near Benicia, California. Four steel cables of the Pacific Gas & Electric Com- pany's system cover in a single stretch a distance of 4427 feet. The most powerful single discharge turbine in the world the 18,000 h.p. installation of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company at the Wise Power Plant near Colfax, California. The most powerful high head water turbine in the world the new 24,000 h.p. installation of the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company at the White' River Plant, twenty miles south of Seattle. Page Twelve STATE WATER COMMISSION OF CALIFORNIA August Twenty-eighth 1918 Mr. Robert Sibley, Editor Journal of Electricity Crossley Building San Francisco, Calforni I know of no great q people upon which the popular attitu of Uydro-ole the alleged i fore the American so fundamentally development. In , statutes have been ti< BgU- lations adopted in accordance with tuch int which are clearly antagonistic to true conservation. For- tunately, the country is awakening, though tlowly, to riew tnis most Important Industry in a prcper light. Fortunately, personally kno spreading tnla light. I ic*! which is rendering tetter build ne Journal of Electricity. I take tily commend your efforts and to ndid work you are doing in the campaign ieh the up the industry. thi opportunity thank you for the ; for more exteneive water power development, upon v future of the entire West is eo vitally dependent. Your* very truly. THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY AND THE ENGINEER A. E. CHANDLER, president of the San Francisco Engineers' Club, presi- dent of the California Water Commission and one of the most eminent authorities on Western Water Law: "I personally know of no periodical which is rendering better service in the publication of facts, figures and arguments designed to correct existing erroneous views and to build up the industry than the Journal of Electricity." Page Thirteen ^IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIK: Vast Potential Water Power of the West Thus it is seen that over seventy per cent of the undeveloped water power of the nation lies in the states west of the Rocky Mountains. In other words, POTENTIAL WATER POWER OF UNITED STATES Minimum hp. Maximum hp. North Atlantic States 2,225,000 4,092,000 South Atlantic States 2,344,000 4,256,000 North Central States 1,733,000 3,558,000 South Central States 1,438,000 2,785,000 Western States 18,996,000 36,707,000 26,736,000 51,398,000 in the eight Pacific Coast states lie undeveloped practically two and one-half times the undeveloped water power in all the remaining commonwealths of the nation combined. Electrical energy due to its use in pumping water for irrigation throughout the West is render- ing a unique and indispensable service. In the San Joaquin Valley of California, for instance, are to be found the most extensive electrically operated pumps in the world, not only for water but for the pumping of fuel oil as well. California alone last year pro- duced over a billion dollars in agricultural wealth and another billion in manufactured products. Elec- tricity plays a vital part in this great national service. The public service commissions of the West authorized by law to fix the rates and to supervise generally the work of the public utilities in the vari- ous commonwealths have established new and impor- tant records in utility achievement. Indeed, their rulings are models of their kind. In the Northwest as well as in California the eastern commissions find Page Fourteen Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT COMPANY PAU>INO B11LO1KG Journal at Bleotrioity, PoRTLAND , QREGO.N August 28, 1918, Crossley Building, San Pranclsoo^g^i^^. I take ^B||j>laaaur in sfleaklng a good word for It has * worthy raUslM in the public utility in- dustry, and It is filling it noet conraendably. I have watched its rapid growth and progress during the past year with a great de^Ac iB^NHp AM industry on the Paoifio Coast nocds cuoh a JouraaO, *yo^HBfcpoperly reflect to the Industry generally and- the pu^ic the development and progress that is being made. Yonr Journal deserves to succeed and to receive the hearty cooperation of the industry in the service it is rendering. He s pact fully yours. THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY AND THE GREAT NORTHWEST GUY W. TALBOT, president of the Northwest Electric Light & Power Association and of the Pacific Power & Light Company, and a recognized builder in the Northwest: "The Journal of Electricity has a worthy mis- sion in the public utility industry and it is filling it most commendably. Your journal deserves to succeed and to receive the hearty cooperation of the industry in the service it is rendering." Page Fifteen ELECTRICITY IN WESTERN AGRICULTURE More electricity is used on the farms of California alone than in all the rest of the United States together, the other states of the West ranking second. Page Sixteen ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiu SAN JOAQUIN LIGHT & POWER CORPORATION GENERAL OFFICE FRESNO. CALIFORNIA r. Robert Sibley, Editor, Journal of Electricity, San Francisco, California. August 23, 1918. Dear Sir:- It seens to no that the Journal of Electricity is reaching more of the people engaged in the development of the electrical industries on the Pacific Coaat and ia giving then a better diversity of subjects, that are interesting to the trade, than ever has boon done by it before. The mass of infor- mation furnished the readers otthe Journal ia refresh- ing and illuminating, I think, largely, because na.iy of the articles are by the men whon we all know. I find a large number of the San Joaquin organization depending upon the paper as never before. I have made inquiries and learn that they place it first in the natter of technical and general information in our line. There is no nediun of advertising that could possible reach the electrical trade on this coast with the sane influ- ence, and therefore, it ought to be a prine source for advertising. THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS A. G. WISHON, general manager of the San Joaquin Light & Power Cor- poration, a corporation that serves the greatest electrically irrigated area in the world: "My men place the Journal of Electricity first in the mat- ter of technical and general information in our line. There is no medium of advertising that could possibly reach the electrical trade on this coast with the same influence, and therefore it ought to be a prime source of advertising." Page Seventeen FiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiKiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiin JlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli: much from which to pattern in building up their decisions. The electrical contractor dealers of the West are recognized as the most progressive group in the United States even in British Columbia to the north. Stated meetings are held at which problems vital to the interest of the industry are discussed and action taken looking to their solution. It was early recognized that the West had thus advanced so far beyond the East in the contractor-dealer movement and its spirit of co-operative helpfulness that W. L. Goodwin, a product of the Pacific Coast States, car- ried the ideals of western cooperative helpfulness to the centers of the East and established what is now known as The Goodwin Plan which in recent months has been recognized by authorities the world over in establishing a new era in the merchandising of electrical ware. The California Electrical Co-operative Campaign is a movement of cooperative helpfulness originating in California that comprises all four branches of the electrical industry the manufacturer, the jobber, the central station, and the contractor-dealer whereby new ideals in mutual service have been established. A fund of $12,000 has been voluntarily contributed from all branches of the industry to to carry on the work. Two paid field agents are now traveling up and down the great commonwealth of California, preaching the gospel of the Golden Rule and the principle of cooperation. These field agents act under the direction of an advisory committee composed of a notable group of men representing all branches of the industry who have in former years established records for coordinating the work in the industry. I i Page Eighteen 5 ^iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisiiiMniiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiniiiiNMiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiMiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiih- imimmiiiiiimiiiimiiMMNiiiimmimii MINI iiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiii imiimiiiimi: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EDISON LOS ANGELES, CAUFORMA Mr. Willie M. Deming Vioe President and Business Manager Journal of ELeotrlcity Crossley Bldg., San Prar.elaco, Cal. Dear Slrt August 26th, 1918. tif led interest the progress w> maldng, it^aeems opportune to which the con- it work that it Is doing for the Jiflc Coast. Observing with Journal of Electricity has gratulate you upon the exo< electrical business of th Studious in the consideration of .all the important developments and innovatiena the graat body of mon who represent the eleotrioal profession -have come properly to regard the Journal's utterances as based on accurate knowledge, -n entitled to thoughtful consideration. In fostering In California, the object the several branches of o and enduring work. Its po and courage, which has do a future of progress! v splendid electrical co-operative movement IB to bring into harmonious working try, the Journal has done a nBgnlflcent reflect a decided spirit of optimism electrify our region, and portends t. ^St Any one familiar'Sfcth the" Journal's make-up cannot help .dwelling upon the advertising pages, which are always Interesting and Instructive, showing conclusively that the Journal is a profitable medium, by which the manufacturers and dealers of electrical supplies ftfn present their propositions directly to the enormous purchasing cliental with which you must be in constant touch. It la my custom to look carefully though each issue of the Journal of Electricity, net only for its educational value, but because if I do not, I am sure to learn that I have missed something of importance. I notice that my assistants seem to take the same attitude. With appreciation of your work and renewed wishes for your Tours very truly, Secretary and General ent. THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY AND THE CO-OPERATIVE CAMPAIGN S. M. KENNEDY, general agent of the Southern California Edison Com- pany and one of the best known authorities on commercial matters per- taining to the electrical industry: "In fostering the splendid cooperative movement in California, the Journal of Electricity has done a magnificent and enduring work." Page Nineteen niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiEiiiiiiiin Ljiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip^ The Universities of the West are recognized the world over as institutions unique in their production of men of an adventurous type that play the game of life with an avowed intention to be of service to mankind and the desire to institute new and daring enterprises in engineering endeavor, in statesman- ship and in journalism. Herbert Hoover, Franklin K. Lane, Jack London and James Hopper are typical of our argonauts in the West. Here in our great electrical industry upon close inspection will be found fully two score such men devoted to ideals of service in engineering daring and helpfulness that may well challenge the world to match their caliber. Shipbuilding is proceeding in Pacific Coast ports in progress without a parallel in the annals of the art. Not only is a vast proportion of the new 25,000,000 tonnage of the Emergency Fleet Corpora- tion being constructed here, but the workmanship in efficiency and in speed is carrying away all honors offered by the corporation. The following figures supplied by the U. S. Shipping Board speak for them- selves : Ships Completed and Delivered up to Sept. 14, 1918 Pacific Coast section, 137 vessels of 1,011,160 d.w. tons. Atlantic Coast section 87 vessels of 634,860 d.w. tons. Great Lakes section 131 vessels of 399,855 d.w. tons. Gulf Coast section 1 vessel of 3,500 d.w. tons. Total, 356 vessels of 2,045,875 d.w. tons. It will be noticed the Pacific Coast quota was practically fifty per cent and that the ships built on the Coast averaged nearly six hundred tons larger than on the Atlantic. Ships Launched but not yet Completed and Delivered to September 14, 1918 Pacific Coast section, 134 vessels of 610,900 d.w. tons. Atlantic Coast section 69 vessels of 392,816 d.w. tons. Great Lakes section 33 vessels of 117,050 d.w. tons. Gulf Coast section 28 vessels of 102,800 d.w. tons. Total, 264 vessels of 1,223,566 d.w. tons. Page Twenty Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiin Western Electric Company, eao roLSOM STREET SAN FRANCISCO September 4th, 1918 HOB1M SIBLBT, o/o Journal of Sleot CROS3LST flUILDIK, SAE IBATCISOO, OALI Dear Mr. Slbley: I always look for*jrd to the latest Issue of tho Journal of Eleotrlolty with the creates* latercet and pleasure as to the popular and instructive reading utter covering teaimloal ubjeots, current events an! happening* on the P&olflc ifet^^^^V* advertising io- tlon la both Instruct Ive and material. I want to take this opportunity of congratulating you on publishing the most widely read electrical trade paper wect of the Rocky Mountain*. 7lihlng you further inooeia, beg to remain, lours rry tru ^r .&/* 3AIS3 KAKAJiKB of eleotrloal THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY AND THE ELECTRICAL TRADE IN THE WEST W. S. BERRY, western salesmanager of the Western Electric Company and president of the Pacific Division of the Electrical Supply Jobbers' Association: "I want to take this opportunity of congratulating you on publishing the most widely read electrical trade paper west of the Rocky Mountains." Page Twenty-one niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiii? ^iiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ Here again the Pacific Coast has furnished fifty per cent of the total ships launched in the entire country. The bank clearings for the month of August of twenty-two cities of the West indicate some of the vast spending power of this region: City San Francisco . Aug., 1918 $488,652,47 City Stockton Aug., 1918 8 786,470 Seattle 164,528,363 8 267 679 Los Angeles 129,247,000 Helena 7 484,119 Portland 109,707,379 6 000 000 Salt Lake City... 52,358,981 San Jose 5,384,308 Spokane 32,724,455 4 877 742 Oakland 27,833,395 Long Beach 4 318 113 Tacoma 22,365,348 Pasadena 3,548,024 Sacramento 18 253 773 Yaklma 3 451 621 Fresno 10,854,613 Bakersfield 3,177,418 San Diego .. 10,509.717 Reno ... 2.821.919 A total of $1,125,152,944. It is to be noted that this is not a month in which the transactions of the Liberty Loan modify the figures. The bank clearings for cities of Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado were not available, hence are not included in this list. | The Journal of Electricity | The Journal of Electricity is one of the oldest electrical papers of the United States. Foreseeing the possibilities of this beginning industry in the West, the paper started in 1887 to help its growth and to meet its needs. From that time to this it has played a vital part in every development which has taken place in the West. Its columns form a record (in many cases the only one now available) of the successive world records and remarkable achieve- ments of this region in the electrical field; its co- operation and its full support have been of material assistance in every movement in the way of progress. Page Twenty-two Triiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin PACIFIC STATES ELECTRIC COMPANY San Francisco, Cal. August 16th 1918 MR. 30BEHT SIBLEY. Journal of Electricity, Crossley Bldg, :,'ai Dear Sir:- The Journal and rapid progress In .has made euch substantial rse of the la*t twelve months that I am constrained to -ohpll^wnt you and the organization of the Journal of Eleotrioity.^^Bjf#4h lotrioal distributors on the Paolfio Coast, we :^v been keenly invested in your efforts to bring to the sleotrioa^ljpMig pnTjllj^^^oblems of vrhole- sale and retail diai^Am. *is form^^H&ragecient la vary ' ^m. JL ^^fr helpful to the aleeJH^ksKl^utoz^l It is beoauseo^JIPlpRther reasons that our Company has used your columns for a substantial part of It's advertising program. You have set for yourselves a rate of progress which I am fearful you will find difficult to maintain. Very truly {resident. THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY AND THE ELECTRICAL JOBBER i E i = E i T. E. BIBBINS, president and general manager of the Pacific States Elec- tric Company, one of the best known supply houses in the West: "We have been keenly interested in your efforts to bring to the electrical reading public the problems of wholesale and retail distribution. It is because of this and other reasons that our company has used your columns for a substantial part of its advertising program." Page Twenty-three -iiiiiiiiiiiintiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir 2 inn iiuiiiii i imiimmmiimimii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiij; Through the personal work of those associated with it and through the influence of its columns, the Journal of Electricity has been a leader in formulat- ing the policies of the industry and it can fairly claim a large measure of responsibility for the cooperative spirit and successful inter-organization of the indus- try in the West. Societies and the Cooperative Movement The Journal of Electricity was instrumental in the formation of the Pacific Electrical Transmission Society in 1899 which played so important a part in affairs electrical on this coast up to 1903. Members of the staff were among those to propose and carry out the Electrical Development League and the Pacific Coast Section N. E. L. A. The Journal of Electricity has been a consistent advocate of the co- operative movement and its editorials for several years preceding fostered the spirit which led up to the formation of the Electrical Cooperative Cam- paign of California. It has watched and recorded the growth of the electrical retail trade in this region, has stood for its organization and develop- ment and in sympathy with the western standpoint, is today taking an important part in the solution of merchandising problems. It is now urging the unifi- cation of Engineering Societies in the West with the purpose of meeting vital sectional problems in a co- operative spirit. Legislation In the formulating of legislation with a bearing on the electrical industry the Journal of Electricity has played an important part. Recognizing the de- velopment of our water resources as primarily a problem of the West, it has untiringly, and in the early days almost single-handedly, waged a campaign Page Twenty-four 5mmimmimimilimmimmmmmimimmmmillllimmmimmimilimilllllllllllln THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION -OF- ELCCTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND DEALERS Jtr. Robert Sib Sooty & Editor In Chi* Journal of Blectrielty, Croseley Building, San Franc IBOO, Calif Dear Sir:- Aug. 24, Hie. It Is ulth considerable pleasure that I aa privileged to express here. In a snail measure, the sentiment of the Electrical Contractors and Dealers In this State about the assistance and friendly oo-operatlon that le so very evident In your Journal of Eleotrloity. The Eleotrloal Contractors and Dealers have felt the need of Just suoh assistance aa you ure rendering and. In these days of evolution af the contractor-dealer movement, your columns are providing a medium of eiohange that Is Indeed very helpful. | My personal *l8hee are that you will continue to work along the lineal of development that you have adopted as your polloy and thaT the support of the Eleotrloal Contractors and Dealers ulll oontlnue as en acknowledgement of their appreciation. with sincere wishes for your every success. I an, Tourt rsrjr truly. HCR/J. THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY AND THE CONTRACTOR-DEALER H. C. REID, president of the California Association of Electrical Contrac- tors and Dealers an association of national reputation for effective re- sults: "The electrical contractors and dealers have felt the need of just such assistance as you are rendering and, in these days of evolution of the contractor-dealer movement, your columns are providing a medium of exchange that is indeed very helpful." Page Twenty-five niiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir in behalf of liberal legislation in that matter; its editorials have been read by and have influenced representatives and senators toward a recognition of = = 1 i 1 i i i 1 = 1 1 i i CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE WORLD OVER From every corner of the globe come inquiries, letters of appreciation, requests for help. Russia, China, Japan, Siam, Canada, Ireland, South America, England and Italy are to be recognized from the stamps of this group. the importance of governmental relief. The Journal of Electricity was one of the leaders in the move- ment which led to the formation of a Railroad Com- mission in California, the forerunner of western de- velopment in that line and in many respects the pat- tern for later eastern action. The Journal of Elec- Page Twenty-six THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY IN EVERY QUARTER OF THE GREAT WEST H. L. BLEEKER, vice-president of the Northwest Elec- tric Light & Power Association and vice-president and general manager of The Washington Water Power Company, a company that serves the electrical lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway and the superbly electrically equipped mines of the famous Coeur d'Alenes of Idaho: "I would say that it is more closely read than any other publication of its class that we receive, and we look for its receipt with keen pleasure." RONALD C. GRIFFIN, electrical distribution department of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company, writes to the editor of the Journal of Electricity how the younger men view its contents: "The Journal of Electricity is so full of matter of intimate interest to western engineers that it compels me to decide that I can no longer continue to be a non-subscriber." GEORGE A. CAMPBELL, general manager of The Truckee River General Electric Company, the largest and most influential public utility company in Nevada: "You will continue to grow because you are expending your greatest effort in advancing the industry, instead of utilizing all your energy in advancing the Journal." ED WRIGHT, secretary of the Public Service Commis- sion of Oregon, a commission noted for many advances in utility regulation: "We have found your publication to be of interest and value to the commission, and shall be glad to be placed upon your paid subscription list." L. R. JORGENSEN, consulting engineer and chairman of the San Francisco Section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers: "About eighteen years ago, I began to read the Journal of Electricity regularly. As an engineer and as chairman of the San Francisco Sec- tion of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, I have at all times found the Journal of Electricity and its staff most helpful in my work." Page Twenty-seven tricity has assisted in bringing about the financing of Pacific Coast utilities to a marked degree; its records have more than once been accepted in courts unquestioned in the determining of patent priorities. Technical Advance In the columns of the Journal of Electricity have been recorded the achievements in technical practice and thought during the past thirty-one years, so many of which have been developed in the West. Through its pages have been presented for the first time new theories of valuation, of engineer- ing thought and electrical practice which have since been adopted into general use or are the forerunners of future developments. The Journal of Electricity has fostered research work in the Universities and is in some measure responsible for the institution of courses to meet technical needs along the lines of both gas and electricity. It has stood for the broad- ening of the scientific and engineering curriculum in our universities. In the meeting of special western problems such as the use of fuel oil in power plants and the applications of electricity to western agricul- ture it has in large measure stood alone in its contri- bution to the industry. National and International Relations Since its foundation the Journal of Electricity has had a national standing of dignity compatible with its age and its high standards, and has been of influence in bringing the western case and the west- ern problems before the tribunal of eastern centers. Furthermore, the Journal of Electricity has been a pioneer in the urging of a larger and more whole- some outlook toward our Pan-Pacific neighbors. From the first it has found an interested audience in this field and today it has subscribers in Japan, Page Twenty-eight Representatives of a Billion Dollars in Invested Capital Thank the Journal of Electricity PACIFIC COAST SECTION, N. E. L. A. (Riverside Conven- tion), an association representing over a half-billion dollars in invested capital: "We wish to place on record as the first resolution, one coming from the convention as a whole and. expressing the sentiments of each individual member, a reso- lution acknowledging our full appreciation of the work done, and the unselfish cooperation of the Journal of Electricity and its staff. To the Journal and its organization this con- vention is indeed indebted: "Whereas, The Journal of Electricity has freely published in its columns all of the papers and reports presented at the Riverside Conven- tion of the Pacific Coast Section, N. E. L. A., and has also published a Daily Service Issue during the convention, "Be It Resolved, That this Association hereby expresses its hearty thanks to the Journal and places on record its appreciation alike of the generosity and efficiency with which this service has been rendered." PACIFIC COAST SECTION, N. E. L. A. (Del Monte Conven- tion). In writing to Robert Sibley, Editor of the Journal of Electricity, who acted as general chairman of the Convention Committee, the Executive Committee of the Association thus expressed itself: "The Executive Committee of the Pacific Coast Section, N. E. L. A. f at its meeting of Sept. 20, 1918, unanimously decided that a vote of thanks and appreciation be extended to the Journal of Electricity organization for the able, efficient and economical manner in which the convention details were handled." From the Proceedings of the Spokane Convention of the Northwest Electric Light & Power Association MR. CLARK (Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Com- pany): "I think it is perfectly fitting that this Association take some action in the way of expressing appreciation and gratitude to the publication known as the Journal of Elec- tricity for the very excellent cooperation and interest that they have manifested in the proceedings of this Association which has made possible the chronicling of the events of this body in such a way that it is bound to add prestige and give impetus to the work of the Association; and particularly to the cause of the development of the electric range. I move that an expression of appreciation be extended by this Asso- ciation on behalf of the Journal of Electricity." Motion duly seconded, put to a vote and unanimously carried. PRESIDENT OSBORN: "And that is well merited." Page Twenty-nine -lllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllilEilllilMIIIIIIIIEIIIIEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllllh- iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiim QUOTED IN TWO HEMISPHERES A few of the many quotations from the Journal of Electricity which have appeared in leading papers all over the world. Represented here are: The Literary Digest, The Scientific American, Millard's Review of Shang- hai, China, Denkinotomo of Japan, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Friday Electrical Page, Portland, Oregon, The N. E. L. A. Bulletin, The Pacific Service Magazine, The Bulletin of the Pacific Power & Light Company, The Electrical News of Toronto, Canada, The Electrical Review of London, England, and the Electrical World. Australia, South Africa and India should also be included in this list. Page Thirty illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES THANK THE JOURNAL. OF ELECTRICITY FOR ITS WAR SERVICE WORK GEORGE A. VAN SMITH, manager of publicity for the Twelfth Federal Reserve District for the various Liberty Loan Drives: "I wish on behalf of the General Publicity Committee to congratulate you upon the excellence of your thumb-nail sketches and slogan editorials. They can not fail to be of tremendous advantage to the work of this organization." GEO. P. EDWARDS, in charge of Loan Publicity for the division of the Trade Press: "The value of your publication, enlisted in the cause inaugurated by the President of the United States of warring for humanity and America, cannot be overestimated." FRANKLIN K. LANE, Secretary of the Interior: "I have received the copy of the Journal of Electricity for Sept. 15, 1918, and want to send you this word of thanks for the attention which you gave to the returning soldier proposition." B. S. CUTLER, chief of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, in acknowledging the good work of the Journal of Electricity in forwarding commercial helpfulness among our foreign neighbors: "I have read with pleasure the editorial in the September 15, 1918 number of your journal and wish to express my appre- ciation of the cordial manner in which you are helping us to put before American manufacturers the opportuni- ties that await them in foreign fields." A. E. SCHWABACHER, Federal Fuel Administrator, in writing appreciatively to the Editor of the Journal: "With thanks to you and the men of your Journal for the excellent support you are giving the Fuel Adminis- tration in its efforts for conservation." Page Thirty-one ^IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIi; iiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiim China, Korea, Russia (the Russian government is still on its lists for five paid subscriptions), India, Australia, the Philippines, Hawaii and in practically every country of South America. Personal Influence Today the Journal of Electricity stands for serv- ice to the West, the solution of its problems and the recording of its achievements. Not only does it bring information to meet the particular needs of this region but it is heart and soul in the develop- ment of the electrical industry west of the Rockies and has a part in the plans and policies which deter- mine the course of its progress. In recognition of its standard of impartial service, the Journal of Electricity is increasingly being called upon to give advice and information on the worth of electrical ware, of electrical firms and individual recommenda- tions for employment and government service. War Service Since the United States has entered the great war, the sole object of the Journal of Electricity has been to serve the nation. Realizing that only in so far as it may help to win this war and to prepare for a sane reconstruction period after the war, can it jus- tify its existence during this trying time, the entire work of the paper has been tested on this basis. Not only have the members of this organization attained 100 per cent in all war giving, not only have fifty per cent of its staff entered the government service and their positions where possible filled with young women workers in the spirit of the times, but every contribution to the columns of the Journal of Elec- tricity has been weighed in the light of its value to the national interest. Its service in Liberty Loan and other patriotic campaigns has been recognized Page Thirty-two -IIIIIIIMIMIIIIIIIIINIIIMIIIIIIIIIilllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllilllMllinilllMillllllllr ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiniiii: by special letters* of thanks from government offi- cials and the contents of its pages even where not specifically labelled "war" are selected with the thought of contributing to the efficiency of an indus- try which is a war essential. Lost energy and wasteful methods are today a national loss and to the elimination of such conditions, as well as to the furthering of direct war service, the influence of the Journal of Electricity is pledged. THE JOURNAL STAFF The thirty-one years that have been chronicled by the Journal of Electricity and its predecessors have been years of splendid achievement. E. B. Strong, the veteran president of the Tech- nical Publishing Company, publishers of the Journal of Electricity, has devoted many years of service to the Journal of Electricity in its efforts to disseminate throughout the. known world over fifty billion good words for the West. Mr. Strong has been associated with the publishing busi- ness on this coast for over thirty years. He is a recog- nized builder, of construc- tive vision for all things that are for the betterment of the great section of the country served by the Journal of Electricity. W. M. Deming, general manager of the Journal of Electricity, is a native of New England and came to the Journal in August, 1917, after twenty-nine years of successful business experience with the Page Thirty-three General Electric Company, in which service he occu- pied many positions of importance and responsibility. Mr. Deming is a figure of national reputation in the electrical industry and his wide experience acquired first hand in many of the problems of the electrical industry particularly in the jobbing and contractor- dealer field is of invaluable assistance in the help- ful work of the Journal of Electricity in building up the electrical industry in the West. As president and part owner of the Electric Supply Company of Memphis, Term., one of the best known electrical supply houses in the South, he not only keeps in con- stant touch with all problems affecting the industry, but is himself vitally interested in their correct solution. Robert Sibley, the editor of the Journal of Electricity, is a native of the Southern States. He received his high school and college education in the West, graduating in 1903 as the most distinguished student among the engineering classes at the Univer- sity of California and was the only graduate of the year to be elected to all three of the scholarship societies Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi. He has served four years as head of the school of engineering at the University of Montana and four years as professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California. He came with the Journal in 1911 and since January, 1917, h^s directed the editorial policy of the Journal. Mr. Sibley's writings on subjects relating to hydroelectric and steam elec- tric practice in the West, and on engineering devel- opment in China, Japan and other points of the Orient, where he has traveled extensively, have been widely and favorably reviewed in the technical and scientific press of the world. Characteristic of this comment is the signed review of his recent book on = ,- S Page Thirty-four niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii W. M. Deming General Manager Robert Sibley Editor A. H. Halloran Assistant Business Manager Miss Clotilde Grunsky Associate Editor Page Thirty-five "Elements of Fuel Oil and Steam Engineering," that has just appeared in the September issue of the Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engi- neers, which tersely summarizes his recent book in the following highly favorable light: "It is unques- tionably the best work of its kind for students of steam engineering who are interested in fuel oil." Arthur H. Halloran, assistant business manager of the Journal of Electricity, graduated from the University of California with the class of 1904. He has been a consistent worker in behalf of the Journal since 1907 when he entered the Journal's service. In addition to Mr. Halloran' s present activity on the business end of the Journal he is also serving in a most effective manner as secretary of the Pacific Coast Section, N. E. L. A., with which organization he has been intimately associated since its founding in 1916. Prior to coming with the Journal of Elec- tricity, Mr. Halloran served on the editorial and managerial staff of the Mining and Scientific Press. In 1915 he was appointed a member of the Jury of Awards at the Panama-Pacific International Expo- sition. Miss Clotilde Grunsky, associate editor of the Journal of Electricity and daughter of C. E. Grunsky, the noted civil engineer, graduated with the class of 1914 from the University of California, receiving election to Phi Beta Kappa and the award from the University faculty as the most distinguished gradu- ate among a class of eight hundred men and women students. Since graduating she has devoted much study and time to vocational and welfare work among women and was for a time connected with the faculty of Mills College as special lecturer on vocational prob- lems. Her constructive technical writings on subjects Page Thirty-six miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin'iT uiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiifitt i = s relating to engineering and contractor-dealer prob- lems in the electrical industry of the West are famil- iar to the readers of the Journal of Electricity. WHO WRITE THE ARTICLES FOR THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY The Journal of Electricity enjoys perhaps a unique position in technical journalism. Speaking as it does for an industry in the West that has established a host of new world records in commer- cial, engineering and industrial achievement, it num- bers among its contributors many of the most distin- guished engineers, executives, educators and public- spirited thinkers of modern times the leaders of practically every progressive movement in the indus- try in the West during this period. Among these contributors are: Present Day Problems of Interest to the Industry JOHN A. BRITTON, vice-president and general manager of the Pacific Gas & Electric Company, regent of the University of California, on public policy and water power legislation. JULEAN ARNOLD, American commercial attache to China, on engineer- ing and commercial matters in the Orient. JOHN CLAUSEN, vice-president and manager of the foreign department of the Crocker National Bank, on foreign finance in ^commerce and engineering. HARRY COE, vice-president and manager of the foreign department of the Anglo London Paris National Bank, on finance in the Orient. RAY INGERSLEV, electrical engineer of the Siam Electricity Company, Ltd., on electrical problems in Siam. R. A. LUNDQUIST, expert for the department of commerce, on electricity in the Orient. H. F. JACKSON, president of the Pacific Coast Section N. E. L. A. and vice-president and general manager of the Sierra & San Francisco Power Company, on rates and priorities. A. G. WISHON, general manager of the San Joaquin Light & Power Cor- poration, on rate raising. A. H. BABCOCK, consulting engineer for the Southern Pacific Company, on railway electrification. E. J. WALLIS, western manager of the Western Electric Company, on conserving labor in the jobbing business. J. B. DAVIDSON, professor of agricultural engineering, University of California, on electric tractors. C. D. MARX, acting president of Stanford University, on the college engi- neer and military service. Page Thirty-seven S. T. HARDING, irrigation specialist, University of California, on electric pumping. W. K. WHITE and H. G. PROST, well known patent attorneys, on elec- trical patents in the West. MAJOR GEORGE F. SEVER, U. S. A., on problems of the War Indus- tries Board. MAX THELEN, president of the California Railroad Commission, on util- ity war problems. GERTRUDE TUCKER, secretary to the president of the Southern Cali- fornia Edison Company, on women and the war. ALBERT E. SCHWABACHER, federal fuel administrator for California, on fuel conservation. H. G. BUTLER, power director of the California Railroad Commission, on power conservation. D. M. FOLSOM, federal fuel oil administrator for the Pacific Coast, on fuel oil and its conservation. CLOTILDE GRUNSKY, associate editor of the Journal of Electricity, on women in the industry and good practice in merchandising in the West. J. W. BECKMAN, electro-chemical engineer, on Pacific Coast electro- chemical development. Power Generation and Development W. F. NEIMAN, salesmanager of the Universal Gas & Electric Company, on data concerning California power plant generation. C. E. GRUNSKY, consulting engineer, on rate fixing problems and new power development. CAPTAIN C. E. GRUNSKY, JR., consulting engineer, on rate fixing and valuations. A. E. CHANDLER, president California Water Commission, on new ad- vances in Western water law. JOHN H. LEWIS, state engineer of Oregon, on organization of water right administration. F. H. FOWLER, chief hydroelectric engineer for the U. S. Forest Service, on new water power developments. C. E. MAGNUSSON, professor of electrical engineering, University of Washington, on a plan for large power development. W. L. HUBER, consulting civil engineer, government reserves and for- estry data. L. R. JORGENSEN, consulting engineer, on multiple arch design. F. G. BAUM, consulting engineer, on new hydroelectric development. P. M. DOWNING, chief engineer electric department, Pacific Gas & Elec- tric Company, on new hydroelectric development. ARNOLD PFAU, chief hydraulic engineer Allis-Chalmers Company, on large hydro units. J. E. WOODBRIDGE, chief engineer Sierra & San Francisco Power Com- pany and chairman engineering committee of Pacific Coast Section, N. E. L. A., on increasing economy in hydro generation. J. P. JOLLYMAN, head of electric construction Pacific Gas & Electric Company, on increasing hydro economies. JOS. N. LE CONTE, head of hydraulic department University, of Califor- nia, on snow fall data in predicting stream flow. CAPTAIN L. J. CORBETT, professor of electrical engineering, Univer- sity of Idaho, on polyphase meters. - Transmission and Distribution HARRIS J. RYAN, professor of electrical engineering, Stanford Univer- sity, on insulator high tension tests. C. O. POOLE, chief engineer Southern Sierras Power Company, on trans- mission line construction. Page Thirty-eight L. M. KLAUBER, superintendent San Diego Consolidated Gas & Electric Company, on substation design and construction. JOHN R. BROWNELL, superintendent of safety, California Accident Commission, and ROBERT L. ELTRINGHAM, electrical engineer for the Commission, on safety problems. E. B. ROSA, chief physicist, W. C. WAGNER, field electrical engineer, and C. E. OAKS, research engineer of the U. S. Bureau of Standards, on problems connected with the National Electrical Safety Code and with high tension insulator investigations. H. A. BARRE, electrical engineer for the Southern California Edison Company and chairman of the engineering committee of Pacific Coast Section, N. E. L. A., on high voltage problems and new power devel- opment. D. I. CONE, electrical engineer with joint committee on inductive inter- ference, on problems encountered in interference research. J. A. KOONTZ, electrical engineer Great Western Power Company, on high tension phenomena and economy study. R. C. POWELL, electrical engineer Pacific Gas & Electric Company, on iron as a conductor of electricity. R. E. CUNNINGHAM, electrical engineer of the Southern California Edi- son Company, on distribution losses. L. S. READY, electrical engineer for California Railroad Commission, on war problems. H. H. SCHOOLFIELD, chief engineer Pacific Power & Light Company, on national electrical safety code. , S S. J. LISBERGER, chief engineer San Francisco district, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, on distribution economies. E. R. NORTHMORE, superintendent of distribution, Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corporation, on electrolytic and distribution losses. J. B. FISKEN, chief engineer Washington Water Power Company, on electric range loads. R. J. DAVIDSON of the Pacific Power & Light Company, on under- ground distribution. AUSTIN ADAMS, San Diego Consolidated Gas & Electric Company, on electric installation at Camp Kearny. MAJOR JOHN C. HAYES, formerly president and general manager of the Mt. Whitney Light & Power Company, on electrical installation at Camp Lewis. EE EE Steam Generation and Fuel Oil Practice R. J. C. WOOD, superintendent of steam generation, Southern California Edison Company, on steam power plant losses. ROBERT SIBLEY, Editor Journal of Electricity, on fuel oil and steam engineering practice. CHA9. H. DELANY, steam power plant specialist Pacific Gas & Electric Company, on fuel oil and steam engineering practice. 5E. A. ROGERS, efficiency engineer for the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on increasing isolated power plant economies. J. M. WADSWORTH, administrating engineer of fuel administration, on increasing power plant economy. C. N. CROSS, assistant professor mechanical engineering at Stanford University, on increasing boiler room economies. W. J. SANTMYER, mechanical engineer for the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company, on powdered coal. Cooperative Electrical Selling L. H. NEWBERT, chairman California Electrical Cooperative Campaign; W. L. GOODWIN, founder of the "Goodwin Plan," General Electric Company. . Page Thirty-nine Tflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli? ^lllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!: i I i I M. L. 3COBEY, general manager of the Home Electrical, on dealer prob- lems. G. E. ARBOGAST, president Southern California Association of Electrical Contractors and Dealers, on affiliation. H. P. PITTS, commercial department Pacific Gas & Electric Company, on commercial practice. R. M. ALVORD, manager supply department General Electric Company, on better selling methods. W. D. KOHLWEY, general manager Kohlwey-Smith-Alfs Company, on the Goodwin Plan. A. L. SPRING, field representative California Electrical Cooperative Cam- paign, on cooperative selling. FORESTER E. SMITH, secretary Seattle Association Electrical Contrac- tors and Dealers Association, on the Goodwin Plan. T. E. BIBBINS, president and general manager Pacific States Electric Company, on community of interest. D. E. HARRIS, salesmanager Pacific States Electric Company, on better selling. W. M. DEMING, general manager Journal of Electricity, on contractor- dealer problems. A. H. ELLIOT, secretary Pacific Division National Electric Supply Job- bers' Association, on credit building. M. A. DE LEW, executive committee California Association Electrical Contractors and Dealers, on the Goodwin Plan. D. J. BUTTS, Los Angeles manager Western Electric Company, on co- operation. H. H. COURTWRIGHT, general manager Valley Electric Supply Co., on vacuum cleaner cooperative campaigns. C. E. WIGGIN, Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden, on the electrical dealer. GOLDEN J. GUIVER, formerly secretary Utah Association Electrical Con- tractors and Dealers, on dealer problems. I. W. ALEXANDER, commercial engineer San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation, on commercial practice. C. F. BUTTE, general manager Butte Engineering Company, on contrac- t tor-dealer problems. W. R. PUTNAM, salesmanager of the Utah Power & Light Company, on accounting and selling practice. H. A. LEMMON, salesmanager of the Truckee River General Electric Company, on local advertising. F. D. WEBER, electrical engineer Oregon Insurance Rating Bureau, on new rules for installation. MARY F. PATTERSON, head of Household Art Department, University of California, on window decoration. W. R. HERSTEIN, general manager Electric Supply Company, on credit problems. ELMA STEINMANN, in charge of salesmanship at The Emporium, on better selling methods. A. D. McMULLEN, electrical dealer at Salt Lake City, on trade accept- ances. GEORGE A. SCHNEIDER, Buffalo manager Western Electric Company, on technical contractor-dealer problems. L. C. MULLGARDT, architect at P.-P. I. E., on the electrical contractor and the architect. H. N. 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