TRANSACTIONS

OF THE

AMERICAN INSTITUTE

OF

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

JANUARY 1 TO JUNE 30, 1909.

EDE

VOL. XXVIII, PART I

PUBLISHED BY THE

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
33 WEST THIRTY-NINTH STREET

NEW YORK, N. Y., U. S A.

Copyright, 1909

by the

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

Press of McIlroy & Emmet, 22 Thames Street, New York

Railway Committee. (Sub-com. of Meetings and Papers Committee.)

BION J. ARNOLD,

Chairman.

E. H. ANDERSON.
GEORGE GIBBS.

H. ST. CLAIR PUTNAM.
N. W. STORER.

Educational Committee.
(Sub-com. of Meetings and
Papers Committee.)
HENRY H. NORRIS.

Chairman.

H. E. CLIFFORD.

GANO DUNN,

G. A. HOADLEY.

C. O. MAILLOUX..

CHARLES F. SCOTT.

Board of Examiners.
HAROLD W. BUCK,

Standards Committee.
B. A. BEHREND.
GANO DUNN.

A. E. KENNELLY.
J. W. LIEB, JR.,
CHARLES F. SCOTT.
CLAYTON H. SHARP.
C. P. STEINMETZ.
S. W. STRATTON.

Code Committee.

Chairman. C. W. STONE,

H. H. BARNES, JR.
MAURICE COSTER.
W. G. CARLTON.
D. C. JACKSON.

Sections Committee.

PAUL SPENCER,

Chairman.

H. R. KING.

PAUL M. LINCOLN.

H. H. NORRIS.

B. D. RUSHMORE.

W. H. BLOOD.

Vice-chairman.

WASHINGTON DEVEREUX
JOSEPH C. FORSYTH,
H. B. GEAR.

FARLEY OSGOOD.

GEORGE F. SEVER.

H. S. WARREN.

ARTHUR WILLIAMS.

Law Committee.

H. G. STOTT, Chairman.
A. E. KENNELLY.

J. W. LIEB, JR.,
CHARLES F. SCOTT.

C. P. STEINMETZ.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES.

Committee on Increase of Representatives on Board of

Membership.

C. W. STONE, Chairman.
A. W. BERRESFORD.
HENRY L. DOHERTY.
GANO DUNN.

BANCROFT GHERARDI.
F. L. HUTCHINSON.
H. R. KING.

S. M. KINTNER.
H. L. SMITH.

SEVERN D. SPRONG.
W. L. WATERS.

P. B. WOODWORTH.

Committee on Intermediate
Grade of Membership.

CHARLES P. STEINMETZ, CHAS. F. SCOTT,

High-Tension Transmission

Committee.

(Sub-com. of Meetings and Papers Committee.)

RALPH D. MERSHON.

Chairman.

C. C. CHESNEY.
PAUL M. LINCOLN.
W. S. MOODY.

W. N. RYERSON.

Committee on Conservation
of Natural Resources.

H. G. STOTT, Chairman.
W. L. ABBOTT.

W. H. BLOOD, JR.

JOHN H. FINNEY.

P. G. GOSSLER.

CHARLES H. PORTER.

Chairman.

K. L. AITKEN.
WILLIAM MCCLELLAN.
GEORGE F. SEVER.
PAUL SPENCER.

Edison Medal Committee.
CHARLES L. CLARKE,
Chairman.

HENRY L DOHERTY.

HENRY G. STOTT,
GEO. A. HAMILTON.
T. C. MARTIN.

WM. HAND BROWNE,
JOHN W. HOWELL.
CHARLES F. SCOTT.

Committee on Industrial PowerSAMUEL REBER.

Award of the John Fritz Medal
SCHUYLER SKAATS

WHEELER.

SAMUEL SHELDON.

HENRY G. STOTT.

LOUIS A. FERGUSON.

Representatives, Board of
Trustees, United Engineer-
ing Society.

SAMUEL SHELDON.
HENRY G. STOTT.
LOUIS A. FERGUSON.

Representatives on Council of
American Association for
Advancement of Science.
SAMUEL SHELDON.
PERCY H. THOMAS.

The International Electro

technical Commission. United States National Com

mittee.

ELIHU THOMSON,

President.

CHARLES F. SCOTT.

SAMUEL SHELDON.

ARTHUR E. KENNELLY.

BION J. ARNOLD.
B. A. BEHREND.

A. W. BERRESFORD.
JOHN J. CARTY.
JR.W. C. L. EGLIN.
CARL HERING.
JOHN W. HOWELL.
DUGALD C. JACKSON.
FRANCIS W. JONES.
BENJAMIN G. LAMME.
W. A. LAYMAN.
JOHN W. LIEB. JR.
CLAYTON H. SHARP.

CHARLES P. STEINMETZ.

LEWIS B. STILLWELL.

HENRY G. STOTT.

SAMUEL W. STRATTON.

Local Honorary Secretaries.