We can't light the whole town. But we would provide five or six large sunny spots.

Stage one involves determining if the project is feasible according both to the laws of physics and technically. More importantly, we need to establish if it makes sense to provide such a system and to justify the cost.

The odds are six to five that the light in the end of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train

Five miles of dense housing, especially in this town, is an extremely large distance.

We could light this town up if we had to, but we don't intend to do that,

There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October