680 



ECONOMICAL ASPECTS 



There are a number of industries which offer ideal loads for 

 large hydro-electric companies; such as mining, electro-chemical 

 work, irrigation and farming, while much is expected from the 



54,000 



48,000 



6,000 



FIG. 399. Typical Daily Load Curve for Large City Service. 



railroad field when the time has arrived for the economical elec- 

 trification of our trunk lines. 



Table LXII gives statistics for 1916 on the outputs, peak load, 

 and load factors of a number of the largest generating systems in 

 this country and Canada, and Table LXIII gives the power re- 

 quired for certain manufacturing industries, as based on the 1909 

 U. S. Census Report. 



