A man walked into a lawyer's office and inquired about the lawyer's rates.
"$50.00 for three questions."
replied the lawyer.
"Isn't that awfully steep?"
asked the man.
"Yes."
the lawyer replied, "What was your third question?"
Aluminium conductorIn 1899, aluminium was first used commercially in the U.S.as an electrical transmission conductor. The Hartford Electric Light Company of Hartford, Connecticut for a transmission to Hartford, Conn. from its waterpower plant at Tariffville, Conn., on Farmington River, at Spoonville, just before Case's Island. The company'a 250-foot concrete dam created a 29 foot head of water which was used to power their hydroelectric plant. The dam powered 2 pairs of 1300-hp water wheels, each connected to a 750-kilowatt generator in a brick powerhouse. The plant opened on Thanksgiving day in 1899 providing electricity from there to Hartford. It was washed away in the flood of 1955. |
