The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-20
MISCELLANY /,
MORE ABOUT THE Kelly MOTOR.
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Lutte needs and demands Of the age. The
nation and people that produces at the
minimum rate will command the maxi.
mum share OF the trade Of the world, for
the very reason taat cheap production is
followed by cheap sales, and commands
the markets of all countries at all times.
In order to produce cheap, a nation must
have cheap labor, or its equivalent in me-
chanical force. In the early ages all
work was hand-work. There was no
other power used. Then came the EN-.
ployment of animals. Then water was
put in condition to aid man as motor,
and that was followed by the erection of
mills to be driven by wind. But the
great aid to the progress of the labor de-
partment Of the world was steam. That
produced revolution OF the most vital
character. One small engine was equiva-
lent to the labor of scores of men, and
the cost Of running such a machine was
comparatively tritling when compared
with the pay Of the men represented by its
fruits. But as the price Of fuel advanced,
the cost Of steam as motor or driving
power increased with even pace,
and thoughtful men began to inquire
whether some other combination of ele-
ments could not be discovered which
would produce more power than steam.
and at a less price to the producing com.
munity.: That was a most important
problem to be solved The wlole indus.
trial world was anxious to arrive at some
practical conclusions upon this point.
After years Of experiments in relation to
this matter, both in the United States
and Europe, John w. Keely, native Of
Chester county, machinist by profess
sion, claims to have hit upon the great Sc
cret and put it in practical shape. His
motorFis avapor of immense pressure,
which is created from small quantity of
water with Il certain admixture Of air.
And this vapOr or motor Is produced by
simple mechanics! means through the in
strumcntality Of a device invented by
him and called multiplication. There is
no heat, electricity, gaivanism or chcm,'
cal substances used, only air and water,
and these manipulated in the contrivance
Of Mr.. Kelly. The multiplication is Sc
RES of iron chambers, OF cy iilldrical form,
connected by pipes, and furnished with
cocks and valves. 1t is about thirty.six
inches high, twenty-four inches long, and
thirteen inches wide, and has capacity
of seven gallons At distance of eight
feet from the multiplication is cy]inori'
cal wrought iron reservoir, six inches in
diameter and forty inches long. This is
connected with the multiplication by a
one.inch pipe. A. standpipe Of brass,
about two and half inches diameter,
and three feet high, having a
spherical chamber at the bot
tom made in two parts, NJ 81 is
connected to the pipe uniting the multi
plcator and reservoir. The multiple
Gator is also connected with register Of
force, atstwelve feet distance, BY pipe
one-tenth of an inch inside. diameter.
This register of force consists of piston
of one inch square area. pressed down in
a cylinder by lever. A small beam en-
CINE stands about six feet from the appa.
ratus, and hydrant cock connects the
whole with the water main from which a
supply is obtained. This is description
of the machine by which Mr.. Kelly gen.
crates and develops his new motor. Now
as to the operation and power of the con.
trivance. At the test exhibition of a
machine Of the size described. the inven'
tor proceeded to make an expulsion
that is to develop force or pressure from
the multiplication that would raise the
weight on force lever previously pre-
pored or, in other words, to exert a pres
sure of I, 43O.36 pounds to the square inch
upon the valve register piston, which, as
before stated, was connected by tube Of
one.tenth of an inch bore with the null
tiplicator. This was done by disconnect
ing the gutta percha tube which led from
the hydrant cock to the multiplication and
blowing from his lungs for brief time
into the nozzle upon the multiplication t.
which the gutta perch tube was connected
cock was then shut upon the noz