National Republican., 1877-02-18
THE KELLY MOTOR.
WHdT Il T1SHISGTOS MiS MAS
TOILED UP0S FOR FORTY FEARS.


a Talk with tho Invsntor-Mr. KsIiys Stock
Comrsuy-Groat Expectations Of tho shsre-
holders" There's Millions In IT."
Mr.. Keely and his motor have passed into oh.
scurity, but another man, with another motor, is
appearing on the edge of the horizon, and alter
years OF thinking, and tlnkerlng, and expert.
menting, Is Just about to learn whether he has
worked in vain. The new motor Is the KELLY
Motor. II Is tho Invention OF Mr.. Joseph z.
Kelly, oi this city. MIR. Kelly has produced, a.
tho result Of his long tabors, a combustion OF
levers, weights, and inclined planes, which mar
reyolutionize the whole world OF machinery.
Mr.. Kelly's friends have talked about his
wonderful motor for Q long time and a reporter
called upon that gentleman, yesterday, in order
u sec the motor, and have q talk with the In.
ycutor. A small, one. story frame building on
Eighth street, between 1 and X, has over the
door sign announcing that Joseph Z. Kelly Is
areal estate agent. On one side Of the door is .
bulletin.board, covered with notices headed with
big black type, For Rent" or "For Sale" At
ter surveying the exterior Of Mr.. Kely's once,
the reporter entered.
"Mr. Kelly will he in, In minute :" said a m,p
sitting at an old.fas shioned desk
There was a little machine on a round table In
the middle OF the room. The concern rested on
four brass wheels, and path was worn across the
table where 1t had been run back and forth
NR. KELLY.
short man, rather plump, with BALI head,
closely trimmed gray whlskers, and spectAcles
resting on his nose, entered by the back way. and
tho man at the desk said, "thls Is Mr.. Kelly"
The reporter stated why he had called, and Nj.
Kelly went straight to tho table where tbs
machine was. He remarked 'this Is Il, see," AMI
he worked two little levers, at the back OF this
machine, setting the whole combination 10 mt
tlon, and the apparatus moved across the table.
THE MODEL.
The model Of the motor Is OF brass and steel.
Its length Is twelve inches, height twelve inches
width six inches, and II weighs l2H pounds. Two
levers seven inches long run out from the rear.
These work on movable fulcrums. The rest Of
the motor is contained In an upright frame. At
the base Of the frame IL round, revolving brass
plate or wheel Two reciprocal circular inclined
planes one three inches and the other four inche.
in diameter, rest on the plate. Two rods on little
wheels, travel one on each OF the inclined planes,
and the tops OF the rods pass out through the top
of the frame, These rods move only up and down,
and they are raised ami lowered by the levers.
When the rods are worked, the wheels pressing
against the circular inclined planes move, and
with them the brass plate or wheel to which they
arc attached.
This is the prime element Of motion. BY plso-
Ing weights on the tops Of the rods, the power Is
greatly increased. The power Is communicated
from the large brass plate or wheel. by 4 wheel
placed horizontally to IL, at its periphery and In
contact with 1t, so that the friction reYolyes II.
The whole combination T. power. A very small
weight, or power, applied to the lever. generates
an enormous force BY the time 1t has passed
Mr.. Kelly explained the way the motor worked
In an eager AMI yOluble manner.
tHCACULABLE POWER.
"Have you ever calculated Its power maths
mntically:" asked the reporter.
mo. have asked four men to do It, and mons
to anything-a street car, or u locomotive, OF a
steamboat. On street car all that Is necessary
day. A gentleinan who was looking al il a lev
days ago, estimated that lever of seven feet,
wit WITH ,, @ weight Of nye hundred pounds, wa: suhci-
Mr.. JOHNSON MAKES \ GRADE.
"Wlll Il move up an ncline?"
"Oh, yes" replied Mr. Kelly. snake grade,
Mr.. Johnson, who was the man sitting at ths
desk,,lumped up from his chair, and placing one
floor, made a plane, which Mr.. Kelly :" said aid
| represented grade OF thirteen hundred feet to
Mr.. Johnson then went to a corner and brought
| out little wagon, with solid wooden home m sdo
| wheels; and board stretched between tho axles
He tied the cart to the rear Of the motor with a
"Here is saf,y, pounds" said Mr. Kelly, lifting
desk. These were placed upon the cart, and the
motor was placed at the bottom Of the board or
R. worked shpp .
Levers and the motor motor ascendea 4, en- The grade yery
|
| placed upon the floor.
THE MOTOR APPLIED TO MR.. JOHNSON.
A board was laid across the cart, and Mr.. John
Don't run inc Into tho stove, as you did the
other day, said Mr. johnson, as Mr.. Kelly took
"IIang tight" called out Mr. Kelly warnlusIy,
and and straddling Oyer the little machine, he raised
engine moved of plucklly, dragging the cart and
"How i that 2" asked Mr. Kelly, looking up
" - annI In mad
the table and Mr. johnson became spokesman.
Mr.; johnson was slender man, with q long
the re and
gold pieces IN his pockets.
the power Of the engine hsfe, ttOuchins the end
Of Of the l.verS the power p Of the lever,
pe who hhIe nSked HG at .sS hdR, Rahe
trary to the laws Of nature, as we gain power by
lifting weight. There are great many things
cam calculate ' Il The 'Pe power SS BY taking Sae
letters q, b, 6, and d, and seeing how many com.
bnations you can make upon them"
Mr.. Kelly left the room by the back way sgalu.
The conversation naturally turned upon that gcu-
tieman during his absence.
| He has been studying this for n long time,
suppose, remarked the reporter.
IAN his liie.tImc-ever since he was four years
| old. He has not been working on this exactly,
but he has always had aIsort of pre- sentiment that
he was to invent something Of the kind, and he
worked nan until hG brought out this He has spent
AFTER he perlccts everything, somebody else
| Will htcp III AMI cNlOy lne
| No: lie has iXed that so the right cannot pass
| out of his hands
Mr. Kelly returned to the room. and the reppr-
| ter asked him whether he bad ever made prac-
| teal application Of the motor. lie replied no, but
| 1t would be tested in about month on the Penn
| sylynnia avenue road. large motor Is being
built In Baltimore now, and Is nearly completed.
| I'VE need a little money to complete every
| thing nterpOsed Mr.. johnson, "AIl the shares
| have been taken except one. There are twenty
shares. IL that one was taken and an advance
made upon II, the motor could he completed right
away"
| THE 5HAREs.
| 'Sce these" continued Mr.. johnson, taking
| some well-thumDed documents out of a drawer,
| One OF the papers was subscription list Tbs
| agreement made In the paper was, that the share
| holders, who bought shares at 500 each, should
| receive tl0O,0c0, and half the royalty during the
| lifetime Of the patent.
| "THERE's MILLIONS ~ IT."
"Sce here" Mr.. johnson said, ,un folding another
| paper, on which was a calculation OF the amount
| Of royalty each share holder would receive during
| the life Of the patent-seyenteen years.
| A railroad in Baltimore has offered US a royalty
| OF hye dollars a day for each car; the avenue
road here is willing to give US $3.50 aday. Oalcu.
| lating royalty at 500, at the end of the time.
| each share holder will receive 100000 for an
| Investment OF $780, for that Is all he would ever
| be required to pay. There Is one share left, :" he
40 H..