The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1896, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1896. ELECTRICITY T0 SUPPLY FRESHD, Nature’s Forces Harnessed for the Benefit of Mankind, POWER FOR FACTORIES. New Era Dawns for the People of the Central San Joaquin Valley. UTILIZING MOUNTAIN CREEKS. Tiny Wires With Strength to Light the City and Turn the Wheels of Its Industries. FRESNO, CaAr., Feb, 8.—Thanks to a beneficent Providence, which has done so much for the Pacific Slope, and especially for California, the problem of successiul manufacturing on varied lines in this great State has been solved. It now re- mains for her citizens to utilize the power which nature has put in their way. And to what sublime heights of glory and pros- perity may she not aspire when the full fruition of this power has been realized ? The power alluded to is, of course, that contained in theinnumerable cascades and waterfalls which, “like the fingers of God, pointing out the way,”” may be found within easy reach of almost every hamlet and city in the State. The utilization of the *‘countless wealth which is being con- stantly squandered in almost all the tor- rents and watercourses of the world” will soon be accomplished in this metropo- lis of the central San Joaquin Valley. Within the next sixty days Fresno will celebrate the completion of the third largest long-distance electric power and lighting plant in the United States. ‘The primal source of power of this stu- pendous enterprise will be the North Fork of the San Joaquin River, at a poirt about forty miles from this ci The low-water supply of this perennial stream will be temporarily diverted by means of a ditch six miles long, which will empty into a natural reservoir 4150 feet above the power- house. The water from the reservoir will be carried to the power-house in a steel pipe under pressure. From here electrical power will be trans- No limit has been placed on the distance to which electric power may be success- fully and economically carried. The loss of energy, however, seems to be in proportion to the distance traversed from the generating dynamos to the place of distribution. The loss in the case of the San Joaquin company is estimated to be about 12 per cent. Takingthisasa basis of estimates, it can readily be seen that a pole line 100 miles long would lose 36 per cent of its original energy; an amount as great probably as could be sac- rificed and leave a margin of profit to the owners and operators of the plant. This, however, would depend on several other circumstances of consiaerable importance, such as the amount of money originally invested, the expense of operating and the’| value to the consumer. In the case of the Lauffen-Frankfort plant the transmission covers a distance of 110 miles on bare cop- per wires at a loss of ounly 28 per cent. Some of the most noted electricians of the world have examined this plant, and pro- nounce it a complete success. Until very recently the use of electrical transmission of power was confined to the start (made five years ago) and is stul in operation. Since the American River Syndicate demonstrated the practical utility and economy of such transmission, electric light and power companies have been organized in many parts of Califor- nia, Colorado and Oregon. Among the California plants are the San Antonio Electric Light and Power Company, located in San Antonio Can- von, San Bernardino County, supplying light and power to the towns of Pomona and San Bernardino, the first named being fifteen miles from the power-house and the second twenty-eight miles. The Stand- ard Consolidated Milling Company at Bo- ale, Cal., has another plant in successful operation. The power from its station is carried thirteen miles to the Standard mill. 1ts owners report a saving of $25,000 a year by its operation, and that the outlay in putting up the plant was returned in eighteen months. Every one will remem = ber the auspicious inauguration of the plant at Folsom with its transmission of light, heat and power to Sacramento. It has been pronounced a perfect success in every particular. THE GAME THAT FAILED Stanford Girls Seriously Disap- point the Pupils of Miss West’s School. THEY WOULD NOT PLAY BALL. Now Berkeley Co-Eds Soon to Uphold the Honor of the University at Basket-Ball. Scornful sniffs and disdainful tosses of pretty heads accompany any remarks the girls of Miss West’s school make about the Stanford University girlsnow. Thereisa well defined feeling that the Stanford girls A\ - Ry ~va,, P a T e %’ ¥ N / o b VR f , %t 3 ) ¢ o gl ! L0 s W U FLUMING ACROSS BEAR CANYON. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] ) Wy L mining operations in this and other Paci- fic Coast States. It is worthy of remark that the first use of electrical power trans- mission in the United States was made in mitted on insulated copper wires to this | city, a distance of thirty-three miles, to be | ~upplied tor all purposes for which it is | commercially used. | California by the American River Syndi- cate in El Dorado County. The power station of this company is two miles ais- tant from its mine and mill. The electric Then there is the Redlands Electric Light and Power Company, with its power station located about seven miles from the town of Redlands, on Mill Creek, a stream which flows from the Sierra Madre Range. Ithas beena great success, both from an engineering and financial stand- point. As to vprojected plants, they are numerous, POINT OF DIVERSION FOR POWER PURPOSES —A MOUNTAIN CASCADE THAT WILL ASSIST IN LIGHTING FRESNO. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] The flow of water in the North Fork was ! measured in September, 1893, after one of | the longest periods without rain on rec- ord, and was found to be about fifty cubic feet per second. This amount of water, with a head of 1410 feet, which the pipe fine has, will develoo and regularly main- tain 7000 horse-power at the generators. The losses incident to long distance trans- mission wili probably reduce this to about 5000 horse-power on the wires at Fresno. A multitude of uses will be made of this power when it reaches the city, the chief among them being to propel the street- cars ard the city water-works machinery. The water-wheels for the use of the com- pany were made by a San Franeisco firm. It is proposed to install three wheels of 500 horse-power each. By this arrange- ment one wheel may be overhauled with- out drawing too much power from use, since the two remaining wheels will not be interfered with, and, therefore, most of the power can be supplied continuously. ‘The sub-station in this city haa just been completed. There are a large number of mines within a radius of a few miles of the power-house, the most important one be- ing near the pole line. Most of these mines have been lying idle for years, but as soon as the plant is completed work will be resumed on some if notall of them. The practical use of water, in conjunc- tion with electricity, as a source of power is of very recent origin. It isnow, how- ever, an acknowledged success in all quar- ters of the globe. This subtle and inexhauseible power is conceded to be the most potent of all the elemental forces destined in the near future, no doubt, to do a large part of the world’s work. Hundreds of gushing cas- cades which distingnish California from nearly all the other States of the Union, but the waters of which having run to waste for thousands of years, may now be transformed into electrical energy ana carried long distances at very small cost as compared with steam, and this, too, without contaminating the waters of these streams or diminishing their supply to the valleys below. current is carried to the mill on a single insuiated copper wire and the return by a wire of the same size, making a circuit of four miles. About a year ago an extension of this line was made to the St. Lawrence mine, a distance of five miles from the power-house. The enterprise has been a success from . Besides the plant now nearing comple- tion by the San Joaquin Company here, a company has been formed to build a light and power plant on Kings Riverata point about thirty-five miles east of Fresno. This enterprise is intended to benefit the towns of Sanger, Reedley, Visalia, Center- gxl}le, Traver, Fowler, Kingsburg and elma. “crawfished” out of a match game of basket-ball with Miss West's girls after baving sent a challenge, and the athletic voung ladies of the Van Ness avenue in- stitution feel distinctly aggrieved. “It was just awfully mean, there,” said one of Miss West's pretty girls, who is willing to run, work and get bumped for the giory and honor of her school. “We vracticed two hours every afternoon for weeks to be in training for the match game. We gave up caramels and lots of goodies and went to bed early. And then those horrid creatures backed out. “You wouldn’t wonder that we feel vexed if you know all the troubles we've en- dured. You see, Miss West's girls are the champions of the coast. We haven't been beaten yvet and we didn’t want the Stanford girls’ to defeat us—they’re con- ceited enough now. So we trained as hard as we could and we got so many black and blue spots. on our arms and shoulders that when some. of our girls went to a party last week and wore gowns with low necks and short sleeves they looked almost like the spotted boy in the circus. I only speak about our arms and shoulders, for that's all that showed. ‘‘But those were only personal annoy- ances. When we accepted the challenge of the Stanford girls, our captain fixed the date at Saturday, February 1, and invitations were printed and sent out to our friends. Then the Stanford team be- gan objecting, and at last they refused to play, but not till the last moment. ; ““Now do you blame us for feeling vexed ?” Even St. Anthony would have been forced to admit that anything this in- tensely enthusiastic young ladv insisted upon would be right. Then she explained: “The Stanford girls challenged us to flny. ‘We accepted, and, being the chal- enged party, we had a right to choose the grounds. We fixed on the armory on Ya- cific street, near Van Ness avenue. No objection was raised, and we made all the necessary preparations. Besides this, we began to train very severely. Then we received a letter from Stanford. And what do you think? Those girls wanted us to go down there and é)lay on their grounds. “‘Miss West would never allow her girls to play in a public place. We knew it even before she said so. Then the Stan- ford girls insisted that we should choose some open ground as they were not used tqé)laymg on a hard floor. But our girls did not want to play before everybody and so we tried to get them to consent to the original proposition. A wooden floor is just as easy to play onasdirt if it isn’t slippery, and itisa fiooq deal cleaner. We all thought it was orrid of them to make so much trouble When we would be at as much disadvan- tage as they, if there is any disadvantage in a board Hoor. But they wouldn’t see it that way, and when our captain tele- BRIDGING THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER. [Sketched by @ * Gall” artist.] graphed them on Thursday that our team would be at the armory on Saturday after- noon ready to play the answer came back that we needn’t bother about it because the Stanford girls weren’t coming to play in any armory.” Miss West was not at home yesterday. The housekeeper was, though. This lady is_enthusiastic over “our girls,” as she g:lllled them, and their ability at basket- ‘I think the Stanford girls were afraid to play,” she said confidentially, “And if they had played our girls would have beaten them, sure. Why, last week they vlayed twice with the girls of Miss Lake’s school and beat them both times. One day the score was 6 to 0 and the next day 5 to 0. Of course, our girls claim the game the Stanford girls’ backea down from, too.” Another interesting game is being planned. The fair co-eds at Berkeley are also basket-ball enthusiasts. Negotiations are now pending to fix a date when they shall meet Miss West’s victorious young ladies. The girls will not bet on the event, but many boxes of candy and pairs of gloves will be wagered ou the success of favorites. In the meanwhile, at Miss West’s, thev speak of Stanford as “the kindergarten.” Any remonstrance is received with a tip- tilted nose and a humming of “You can’t come and play in my yard; I don’t like you any more.” WOMEN IN REFORM WORK Dr. Martyn on the Social Evil and the Sanctity of the Home. The Chicago Divine Points Out Some of the Methods by Which to Operate. Dr. Carlos Martyn, the eminent Chicago divine, delivered another of his interest- Ing addresses at the Central Methodist Eviscopal Church yesterdey afternoon. There was quite a large congregation pres- ent and to the ladies of it who are identi- fied with the Woman’s Federation move- ment for municipal reform Dr. Martyn’s remarks were particularly addressed. The doctor believes that women should play a more important part in the administration of the City’s affairs and that their par- ticipation in matters affecting the civil government might greatly conduce to the improvement of the moral tone. Dr. Martyn explained that women all over the country are interesting them- selves in this sort of work and are doing an immense amount of good. “These or- ganized bodies of determined and consci- entious women,” ha said, ‘-are the natural outcome of evil conditions which have sprung up everywhere in municipal gov- ernment. They are a protest against bad government and a propoganda for good government. Have you ever stopped to consider how our fathers transformed thirteen separate and warring colonies into the same number of stalwart and United States, which were so firmly con- solidated that they were each for ail and all for each whenever a question of com- mon interest was involved “This is precisely the idea which we are trying to understand and utilize. We are wnllinfi tostand together, for the well-being of each and every one of us is involved in the proper adminisiration of the affairs of our Uity goverument. And these matters are of such a character that it matters not to what party a man belongs or with what religion a woman is identified; all can work as one in the eradication_of evil and the purification of the municipal institu- tion. When it comes to a matter of the common .ood we can all operate together. This is why women may interest them- selves in such affairs, and the Woman’s I&:a'dvnfion is intended to do this very ing. *‘Now about the evils, There are three chief ones, and they are everywhere and tremendously powerful. There is the ambling evil, the liquor traflic evil, and f-st, but not least, boodlers and boodling. It used to be ‘great is Mohammed and Allal is his prophet,’ but we hear it now, ‘great is the boodler and boodle is his profit.” These three evils are not to be found alone. They are united in a coniederation in in- iquity, and if you strike at one you find the others leaping to its assistance. There is a vital bond between them. You can- not assail one but. the others are on your hands in_an instant. They do not glay politics, either. When they want a thin, they get it, and if we hope to battle wici them successfully we must be prepared to answer ‘yes’ in support of law and order as emphatically and arrogantly as they bowl ‘no.’ Suppose you went home to- day and found your house in possession of a burglar. Would you daintily extend our hand with outspread fingers and ask iim to leave? Or would you not strike with your fist? OQur fighting has been done too daintily. We have struck with fingers spread, a Methodist finger, a Pres- byterian finger, a Unitarian finger, a Con- gregational and an Episcopal thumb, and our striking has amounted to nothing. Now we must clench these Fnrty fingers and hit from the shoulder until something drops. *The women represent the conscience side of society. This conscience side is a great LhinF and ma%be used to advantage in political work., We have all a common proprietary interest in the City affairs. We are interested in the enforcement of laws and the preservation of order, and there can be no sexual distinctions when ‘we consider the objects for which the City exists. The women must teach non- partisanship in civil matiers. They must 1nstruct their children toa proper under- standing of these things. In their indus- trial sphere they can increase their good work of safeguarding working girls by watching their wages, hours and health. The hu{‘nh of the community is somsthing to which women can give attention. They can do incalculable service in lightening the homes and making easier the burdens of the laborer. “You cannot reform society by law. ‘We must deal with the social evil by re- generative influences which penetrate to the very life and root of the thing. Let us look to the purity of our homes. No nation in the world’s history ever fell until its home life was contaminated. Let us wateh the courts when our moral life is endangered and see that justice does not miscarry. Particularly should the women do something about that infamous law in this State which permits a girl to consent to the ruin of her body and soul when she is 14 years old. She cannot inherit prop- erty then, and why should she be privi- leged to baiter her virtue? Give some at- tention to the atrocious fence posters, which are offensive to morals as well as to art. Their wicked and intentional sugges- tiveness should rouse the indignation of every woman in the City. These are a few of the things thut women can do in the way of reform.”’ e e The Match Peddler. He was a very smell boy, and very rag- ged, but there was a look in his eyes of shrewd intelligence beyond his years, His left hand he held behind his back, but his right was extended, and between two grimy fingers he held a half-smoked stump of a cigarette. He had his eye on a well- dressed man who was walking jauntily along the street swinging his cane. ‘“Say, miilllur." a]-ld tl’;t;’bo.,‘ "Gimmt;!‘;';xmh, will yer, please € man s 00d- nnmrediy. and smiled when he uw‘ the dirty cigarette stump. He made a pre- tense of searching his pockets for a match, and finally said: ““I haven’t got one, bub.’ The boy hastily slipped the g:nkal and withdrawing hisleft hand from hind his back displayed a large box con- taining an assortment of small boxes. ‘¢ yer aint got no matches,” said he, *‘now’s a good time fur yer ter buy. I got’em all, wax and wood, an’ some w’'at won't blow out in de wind an’ udders w'at will. Yer takes yer pick.”” He sold two boxes for a nickel.—Philadelphia Record. ARMY AND NAVY NOTES, Forest Area of the Presidio Res ervation May Be Ex- tended. ANOTHER TEN-INCH RIFLE. Work Begun on New Gunboats—Ar- mor Arrives for the Battle- Ship Oregon. The subject of forest culture on the Pre- sidio Reservation is engaging the atten- tion of General Forsyth, the department commander, It may be deemed advisable to reclaim sand dunes and extend the for- estarea of the reservation. A board of officers, consisting of Colonel William R. Shafter, First Infantry; Lieutenant- Colonel Samuel B. M. Young, Fourth Cav- alry; Major Tully McCrea, Fifth Artillery; First Lieutenant Albert C. Blunt, Fifth Artillery, has been appointed to examine and report upon the subject. The forest area of the reservation isal- ready quite extensive, and it may be con- sidered that an extension would diminish the space required for rield maneuvering. The growth of the existing forest is very dense in some places and the work of thin- ning out is now in progress. It is a ques- tion also whether the health of the troops wiil be promoted by a dense growth of timber in close proximity to the quarters. The board will have time to consider the Brigadier - General R. N. Batchelder, quartermaster-general, will soon be re- tired, and service gossip is to the effect that Colonel Lee would accept promotion in that direction with ereat pleasure. Another ten-inch breech-loading rifle for the disappearing battery on the hill near Fort Point has been received from the East. Workmen were engaged yesterday in moving the heavy gun across the City to its destination. Colonel Mendell of the U. 8. engineers gave close attention to this important battery. The fortifications will be completed under the direction of Colonel Suter, who succeeded Colonel Mendell upon the latter’s retirement. The big gun was taken out yesterday to the Presidio. The trip was made undez many difficulties and with a smallarmy of attendants. John Morton attended to the transportaticn, and it taxed all his re. sources. The gin, which weighs forty-five tons, ‘was 5gined upon a platfcrm made of 12-inch timbers placed on four trucks used in house-moving. It was securely lashed. Then thirty-two horses were hitched on four abreast, and the enormous piece of ordnance started on its destination. This was about 7 o’clock. The gun was carried up O’Farrell street. Just as it passed Jones, the greal weight snapped one of the heavy timbers. This necessi- tated an hour’s delay for repairs. From O’Farrell the route was along Polk street. A long pause ensued when Jackson street was reached. -This was to prepare for the descent encountered at that juncture. Two heayy trucks with wheels lashed with chains were hitched on behind the cannon as a drag. Behind these were hitched two teams of heavy draft horses. These horses and those hitched to the trucks were almost kept on taeir haunches by their drivers, who in this way were able to regulate the speed with which thebiz gun ran down hill. To further retard {ts speed, men ran beside the gun and threw great blocks of wood under the wheels of its carriage. From one end of the route to the other the moving of the gun was a source of great interest. Crowds followed it gapingly, and at each stopping place a throng gathered around staring at it with wondering eves, and indulged in very funny comments as i #Hwfi;m f, MK The Big 10-Inch Gun Which Arrived Yesterday to Guard the Golden Gate. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] proposition in all its phases, and has been empowered to call such persons before it as_may be informed upon the subject. Private John D. Spencer, Battery A, Fifth Artillery, was one of the soldiers that failed to assist a corporal who called for help New Year’s eve to arrest an as- sailant. Spencer was tried and sentenced to forfeit one month’s pay and to be con- fined to hard labor for one month. The ringleaders of the row have been dishon- orably discharged from the army, and the chief offender was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment at hard labor in the Fort Leavenworth venitentiary. Several pretty tough customers managed some- how to get into Battery A, but they are out now. Lieutenant Wilmot E. Ellis, Fifth Ar- tillery, has been granted aleave of absence for one month. Battery H, Fifth Artiliery, €aptain El- bridge R. Hills, and Battery L of the same regiment, Captain Jobn McClellan, will to-day occupy one of the double brick bar- rack buildings tnat has recently been com- leted. Another -double building will be inished by April 1, and therein the two light batteries of. the Fifth will be sta- tioned. All of the artillery companies sta- Lioned at the Presidio will then be in ex- cellent quarters. Captain Robinson arrived from Buffalo, N. Y., last Monday. - He relieves Captain B:ivyyer as post quartermaster at the Pre- sidio. First Lientenant Charles G. Treat, Fifth Artillery, and wife and First Lieutenant Warren P. Newcomb and wife, Fifth Ar- tillery, sailed for Hawaii on the steamer Mariposa last Friday. Mr. Treat’s mother and Mrs. Richards, mother of Mrs. New- comb, arrived from the East a few days ago, and will remain at Alcatraz to care for the children of the army tourists who have gone to the Hawaiian isles. Lieutenant Leavell, Twenty-fourth In- fantry, Huachuca; Lientenant Lee, Eleventh Infantry, Apache; Lieutenant Kirkman, First Infantry, Benicia; Lieu- tenant Winston, Fourteenth Infantry, Vancouver Barracks, and Lieutenant Clo- man, First Infantry, Angel Island, are in Ban Francisco, having been ordered before the examining board for promotion. Colonel J. G. Lee, Depot Q. M., San Francisco, has returned from the East. He was in Washington not long since. to the uses to which it was to be put and the manner of working it. Work preliminary to the actual con- struction of two new gunboats for the United States navy is in progress at the Union Iron Works. Senior Lieutenant Capps, U. 8. N., arrived from Washington last week and is on duty at the iron works. Armor-plates for the after turret of the battle-ship Oregon have been received. Piates for thetop of the turrets are dus and daily expected. It is believed thatthe Oregon will be ready for her trial trip by the middle of May. Little remains to be done at the Union works beyond placing two 13-inch guns in position. The ship has had one trial to test the workings of ma- chinery, but this was the contractors’ trial, in which the Government was only inter- ested as a spectator and future owner. The complete and thorough trial for speed ana general handling will probably be over the Santa Barbara Channel course next. June. The Oregon is surely one of the greatest battleshivs of the world, and officers who have had an opportunity to inspect the vessel from time to time are confident that the ship will meet all the requirements of the official trial board. Reports come from the Orient that the United States cruiser Olympia is receiving many compliments for speed and style. The coast defender Monterey joined Ad- miral Beardslee’s flagship, the craiser Philadelphia, at San Diego last week, Naval parades, balls, receptions and soc: ety functions generally have made the sojourn at San Diego exceptionally de. lightful. Captain Kane, owing to sickness, did ot sail south with the Monterey. PRl domaeo didat STOPPED RY THE SHERIFF. A Boxing Match in San Mateo County That Did Not Materialize. In consequence of a tip given out during the week a number of sporting men as- sembled at a well-known San Mateo County resort yesterday in hopes of wite nessing a boXing contest between Tom Sharkey and, Pat Kerrigan, but Sheriff McAvoy was on hand early in the day to stop proceedings, and the fighters, seeing little chance of settling their difference, gave up the idea of coming together and Ieft for the City early in the aiternoon. NEW TO-DAY. e A At DON’T SUFFER A MINUTE FROM RHEUMATIC OR other pains, from Kidney or Liver complaint. 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