New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-13

stanty sought for modes by which steam
Tor air) may be used expansively, to the TO-
tai exclusion Of waste. That Captain
VALLEY has perfectly succeeded 10 this, we
expect 10 demonstrate in his cutoff to the
Pneumatic engine.
There is vet another difficulty encountered
by shis company which attaches To our CITY
We have skilled mechanics, equal to any OF
the North or of England; but we have not
the facilities for construction. Ia compar-
Jug one Of cur superb fire engines win TIE
little air engine that brought Us mere &c
night, we might deem one the work OF
apprentices tue other of connoisseurs N art
ana skill. But the difference lies only 10
the meaos. Here the work is done with )ut
adequate tools Or machinery. in the Norm
these are brought into use and the Work ls
performed to a degree Of perfection not
altainable by hand. Watch work, and the
subIess C9ntr!gau ces Of art are nov mus
made. Hence, to test perfectly the admifa-
BILE cut. off OF Captain Valley, such i@cl!ltles
ought to be obtained.
The trials Of inventors are matters o. pro"
verb. and Captain Waily has, happily perhaps
for HIM shift ed his TO our shoulders. we
hayo prevailed over physical obstacles anu
peTseyered against moral oppoaition IN puf-
suing the enterprise which now promises SO
much. All the good attalned IN inns World
is attained by degrees, and generally by
those who are poor, as inventors always are
a, The outset-often by those who, before
success, are considered Of doubtful mental
stamina. Only after prlVah0n Is 1osG il
plenty and ridicule III praise. t4lllssy,
the inventor Of enamel, illustrates this.
He had 10 friends; his Intenectual
calihre was dubious; he had no money, all
his means were bis oven; he must have fuel;
tables, chars and bedsteads supplied this.
By these means WAS procured the beautiful
enamel that adorns our porcelain ana
earthern ware. GOodyear's experience IS as
remarkable a1d grand. He spared nothing,
nor himself. To perfect his invention ior
making India rubber he worked id his oven.
bakiug himself from day to day, N manner
incredible More worked on the magnetic
telegraph from 1882 to 1885, before he could
send A message half mile. Steam was slow
in its success, and yet awaits perfechon.,
In respect to what we have accomplished
aud und rgone, We feel somewhat as marln
| ers who have performed tedious voyage,
not unattended with peril, in perfect safety.
| We have been two years ploughing through
| obstacles composing our way, and We show
| you to- night how all are overcome Affecting
| its safety as the future motor OF street rsll-
! road cars. The time occupied has not Oeen
| greater than other important inventions have
| REQUIRED to illustrate their usefulness ana
| power. One old method Of art after another
| passes into oblivion. and one step after an
| other is made in the progress OF science,
while vet we seem unused, and even anvil
| ling TO endlre Improvements, or put up
| wiEn ANY additional conyenlenoes 10 society.
| But at last it will be admitted that Captain
| WaileY's various inventions have culmin&-
| ted in presenting the world with g vast
property in this pneumatic car, and ne Will
| ind his name going fame-ward, with great
strides, from his time forth.
The hug accom- lished is the sl0JfcNon
of y tremendous power 70 use. The eIe-
| mcnt contained 10 our three small reser-
voirs ia mighty wizard, whose control is
alike difficult and desirable. Once brought
into operation, you will see effects that
wou,d now stagger belief. We have shown
YOU tonight how submissive and obedlent
this giant is rendered by means OF science.
Tia perfeCt subsection answers all require
| nents. Whether speed be needed ST two
| miles an hour or II twenty miles, IL waits
uCon the will Of the conductor, and the
application OF q finger supplies either de-
| mtnd. BY anu by how easy and SIMPLY all
| this will seem; and the wonder viii arise
why compressed air was so long IN following
steam as q railroad motor.
Let the ibcrtUuiCus 10 longer suppose
thst the world does not move. livery day
adds TO lis stock o. wonders IN the spheie Ut
invention. Mind, go to speak. almost Of
fuses itself into machinery until the latter
seems end we'd with thought. = u the
SUPERIOR power over the ess-mind over
n;ltler. It's grand destiny is 70 sanj1c@te
the latter wholly TO its uses. The tedious
overland journey it has reduced to "n eI-
cdrsiop; continent and ocean aIae Illus
trates tie significance OF sway. 81 means
# the telegraph 1t has lied distance to q
period; it compe's steam to perform the
drnlgery Of the millions; by means OF ma
chinery it spins AID weaves, and makes
4 our gIrnAents; plows aud reaps and
glthers our harvest; it has eQuall1ed
The Temperature Of climates, render
inc habitable the frozen North, and
tue torrid zone. lis inventions are the 10 ie
! me. that mark our advance OF CIVILIZATION.
The success o. the pneumatic car tonight
is bat another step onward. We erect here
another stone, and render new homage fc
, genius. What we nave accomplished 90
! ward giving objective force ana ch&rcier K
the designs Oh Captain valley, thlnH
, demonstrates that there can be no reason
able doubt of our perfect success. Ia VIVA
= renlqirs for US TO 60 We hope to deserve
: YOUR sympathy and support.
The remarks We're Lister ed 10 with the NJ
most attention by the gentlemen present
1 and Tho Judge sat down amid a peTiec
Y storm Of applause.