Excerpt from Long-Distance Electric Power Transmission Being a Treatise on the Hydro-Electric Generation of Energy: Its Transformation, Transmission, and Distribution The art is undergoing such a rapid evolution that the author will warmly appreciate any suggestions from readers on improvements in apparatus treated since the material was prepared. To those manufacturers who have courteously given information on, and loaned electrotypes of, their apparatus, the author desires to express his hearty thanks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.