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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES GIFT OF 18 CENTRAL-STATION ELECTRIC SERVICE imuj 5ncJP nd Companion ofma lo CENTRAL-STATION ELECTRIC SERVICE ITS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE PUBLIC ADDRESSES l897-1914 OF SAMUEL INSULL FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, MEMBER OF THR BIUTISH INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, MEMBER OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, PAST-PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHT ASSOCIATION, PA8T- FHBSIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF EDISON ILLUMINATING COMPANIES, ETC. EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION, BY WILLIAM EUGENE KEILY ASSOCIATE OF TUB AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, ETC. ILLUSTRATED CHICAGO PRIVATELY PRINTED 1915 One thousand one hundred and twenty copies of this book have beenprinted forprivatecirculation. This copy is No. and is presented by Mr. Insull to COPYRIGHT, 1915, BT SAMUEL INHULL 1T 4 V2 TO MY MOTHER IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF HER AFFECTIONATE AND SYMPATHETIC ENCOURAGEMENT 238529 S. I. CONTENTS Page FOREWORD xv EDITORS INTRODUCTION xvii EARLY WORK WITH EDISON xxv AN INTIMATE PERSONAL OPINION OF THE PROSPECTS OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT IN 1881 FROM EDISONS YOUTH- FUL PRIVATE SECRETARY xxxv ADDRESSES OF SAMUEL INSULL PROBLEMS OF THE EDISON CENTRAL-STATION COM- PANIES IN 1897 1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CENTRAL STATION ... 8 STANDARDIZATION, COST SYSTEM OF RATES, AND PUBLIC CONTROL 34 POSSIBILITIES OF THE CENTRAL-STATION BUSINESS . . 48 ELUCIDATION OF ELECTRIC-SERVICE RATES FOR BUSINESS MEN 54 CITY CLUB DISCUSSION OF THE 21,000-KiLowATT CON- TRACT WITH THE CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY COMPANY 65 THE LARGER ASPECTS OF MAKING AND SELLING ELEC- TRICAL ENERGY 73 PRODUCTION AND SALE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY INCHICAGO 97 THIRTY YEARS OF ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT 1879- 1909 103 SELL YOUR PRODUCT AT A PRICE WHICH WILL ENABLE You TO GET A MONOPOLY 116 THE OBLIGATIONS OF MONOPOLY MUST BE ACCEPTED . 118 PRESENTATION OF THE EDISON MEDAL TO ELIHU THOM- SON 123 vii CONTENTS viii Page MASSING OF ENERGY PRODUCTION AN ECONOMIC NECES- SITY 127 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF CENTRAL-STATION COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT 144 EMPLOYEES URGED TO STUDY ECONOMIC QUESTIONS. . 158 SELLING OF ELECTRICITY IN LONDON AND CHICAGO COM- PARED 167 SATISFY YOUR CUSTOMERS 174 RELATIONS OF THE PUBLIC TO THE PUBLIC-SERVICE CORPORATIONS 182 VALUE OF COMPANY-SECTION ORGANIZATION IN THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC LIGHT ASSOCIATION . . . .189 THE FINAL TEST OF WELFARE WORK 193 THE NECESSITY OF THE APPRAISAL OF PUBLIC-UTILITY PROPERTIES .., . . 197 CANADIAN ELECTRIC-SERVICE PROBLEMS DISCUSSED ON CORONATION DAY 199 DUPLICATION OF PRODUCTION is ECONOMIC WASTE . DINNER IN HONOR OF MESSRS. S. Z. DE FERRANTI, C. H. . 206 MERZ, AND ARTHUR WRIGHT, OF LONDON. . . . 215 OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT 234 CAREERS OF Two ELECTRICAL MEN 241 A CERTAIN HOSTILITY TO PUBLIC-SERVICE CORPORATIONS 243 THE NAME OF EDISON A TALISMAN THE RELATION OF CENTRAL-STATION GENERATION TO 249 RAILROAD ELECTRIFICATION . 255 DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE ADDRESS ON THE RELATION OF CENTRAL-STATION GENERATION TO RAILROAD ELECTRIFICATION 308 A QUARTER-CENTURY CENTRAL-STATION ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN CHICAGO SUPPLYING THE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF THE COM- 316 MUNITY STEPPING STONES OF CENTRAL-STATION DEVELOPMENT 338 THROUGH THREE DECADES . . 342 THE PRODUCTIONAND DISTRIBUTION OFENERGY . . . 357 INFLUENCE OF ENGINEERING ON MODERN CIVILIZATION 392 CONTENTS ix Page POSSIBILITIES OF UNIFIED ELECTRICITYSUPPLY IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS 399 BROAD QUESTIONS OF PUBLIC POLICY 405 PRESENT AND FUTURE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY 414 ELECTRICAL SECURITIES 427 CENTRALIZATION OF ENERGY SUPPLY 445 INDEX . 477