5 feet above the ground, resting on con- means of electric motors that received the energy to manufacturer’s eye, it was exceedingly expensive. crete foundations. Along the cliffs the supports operate them directly from the supporting conductors. Hence the telpherage system under consideration was… … TRANSPORTATION OF MATERIALS BY ELECTRICITY. down line, but they were self-acting only to the extent The foundations of these posts are cut out of the the top floor of the railroad storehouse and convey it by the shortest possible route to the third floor slanting side of the solid rock, and they…
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