Sec. C Pg 33 Missoulian Centennial Missoula Gets New Lights During 1912
Missoula Gets New Lights During 1912
Missoula installed street lights in the business section in 1912 which gave four times the amount of light given by the five-light tungsten post cluster which were used in other cities in Montana and places like Minneapolis, Spokane and Seattle.
The lamps gave actual candle-power of 1,700 and consumed about 600 watts of electricity. The five-light tungsten lighting gave 400 c.p. and consumed about 500 watts of electricity.
The new lights created a mild sensation in the Garden City and were the talk of the town for weeks.