[D8732AAL], Letter from Luther Stieringer to Edward Hibberd Johnson, March 30th, 1887
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[D8732AAL], Letter from Luther Stieringer to Edward Hibberd Johnson, March 30th, 1887
Editor's Notes
"I have just returned from Carbondale, Pennsylvania, after having made a close inspection of the converter system, said to be the best type of the Westinghouse Company's work thus far. ## They are running 2 500 light alternating dynamos in multiple are from separate engines, each of which carries also an exciter for its machine. ## The main conductors deliver the current to a bus line from which three feeders, (one of No. 3, one of No. 6 and one of No. 8,) supply the system. ## The longest of those, is about 12500 feet. They unite in a common crib to which the primary coils of the various cnverters are connected in multiple. ## The secondaries are also united in a similar crib work, from which services run to customers. ## Pressure wires are led back from the ends of feeders and connnected to indicating apparatus in the station. Apparently everything is working in a very satisfactory manner. ## Mr. Howell has solicited this information regarding the distribution, and was invited to accompany me on this trip, which was taken merely for personal satisfaction. ## Mr. Spencer and Mr. Doubleday of the Marr Construction Company, have examined this plant with care and at Edison stations in the neighborhood, have expressed very favorable impressions. At one these, the Manager said to me, that he was told, the Marr Construction Company would put in no more low tension installations, but should hereafter place wires for high potential distribution, and were now figuring on this system for Ohio. Inasmuch as Mr. Spencer is cited as having invented something in the direction, it is possible that this statement is significant. ## on my return to Philadelphia, Mr. Kepler solicited advice about the Morristown Insane Asylum, and wished me to see Mr. Jameson. ## In a very interesting conversation yesterday morning, Mr. Jameson arged very strongly the policy of bringing suits in Pennsylvania against the Westinghouse Company on some charge or other for the sake of the influence which such suits would exercise upon the council at Philadelphia who are receiving most persistent requests from the Westinghoue people for rights and priveleges. ## I can see that in the vicinity, in particular the number of plants secured by them and the disappointments at their repeated successes which it is evident the Edison Agents keenly feel, point to the fact that at least in this particular locality, the Edison Company are getting snowed in. ## I am also informed, that a 1000 light plant will be put into New Orleans, that the three wire system in Schenectady will be immediately changed to a converter system, and Captain Brophey at Boston, reports a sale of the hartford Electric Light and Power Company, Connecticut. ## The Carbondale Station is receiving lamps from the Westinghouse Co. at 55 cents, with 5 cents rebate for stubs. ## There are as many features of infringement of Edision distribution and regulations patents in Carbondale as in Trenton." Enclosure is D8732AAM.
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Date
1887-03-30
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Folder/Volume ID
D8732-F
Microfilm ID
119:802
Document ID
D8732AAL
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University