The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

ed by h district u domestic tele.
graph system. type writers. universal
printer tor private lines; the automatic
rapid system by which q column ~
news matter ran be- transmitted over
one wire In = minute; the duplex. the
quadruples; the scstuplex: the electric
pen. telephone. phonograpb. aireo-
phone. and upward u 40 minor pat
cnis.
The quadruplos. u ~ III. most val.
liable 81 his inventions. ha. come into
general USE ri the Western Union lines.
and N worth millions Ia them. but
owing 10 bad management. or too much
haste In disposipg ~ IL. II has got on,
~ his control, he having received only
$4,000 for II. lie has adopted ID. plan
~ putting all ~ his inventions on, 10
responsible companies Ia be maDufac-
tured % N n royalty. Some Idea eau be
formed ~ his income. when ! state that
his royalty ~ the electric pen alone j,
from five Ia six thousand dollars per
year.
Until three years ago he carried on
an extensive manufacturing concern IN
Newark, N. j. At times he has I'm
ploycd three hundred hands In the man
ufacturc II telegraph and electrical sup.
plies. Finding that the business occu-
pied to much ~ his time. he decided Ia
devote his entire time Ia his laboratory
and inventions.
In order that he might work undi--
turbed, II was thought advisable Ia
move into the country. Perth Amboy
was mt first selected, but he decided u
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selected MEMO Park, which contains
about twenty-five inhabitants. NJ the
most suitable place, and on the top 81
n hill. remote from all other buildings
or dwellings. his laboratory now stands.
] succeeded to his manufacturing busi-
ness, which was also moved to MEMO
Park. but occupied u separate building,
onc.half n mile away from the labora-
tory. lie has In his laboratory all of
the known chemicals and minerals, and
acOllcction of apparatus. instruments ~
precision. models aud machinery. to-
gcthcr with u complete library, which
cost him upwards u n hundred thous-
| and dollars.
He proposes to have, aud ] presume
has had. constructed iirc.prooi vaults,
for Keeping his papers and records. 4
daily record ri all experiments II kent.
which II dated and signed by himself
and assistants. among whom IL Mr..
Charles Bachelor. n very skillful me-
chanic, who was sent to Ills country
from England 10 supcrin,cnd the setting
mp and adjusting Of the automatic
thread machinery for the Clark Thread
Works; also two Swiss, very skillful
workmcn.
The article which appeared In the
| NcD York Sun concerning his first APP
pcarancc In Boston ! believe Ia be- great
" exaggerated. In respect. ut least. to
his personal appearance.
was personally acquainted with his
family. and know that they were In
good circumstances. His mother, who
II now dead was mn educated and nc
complished lady. and would hardly nl-
low him 10 start or for Boston dressed
NJ described. Hc was. and II vet, very
careless In regard q his appearance,
hts clothes and hands being usually
pretty well stained with chemicals, but
he Is never dirty and ragged, as stated
by the BOstOnidn.
read In to-day's Commercial that the
English Government has offered him
100000 for his nireophonc II Il pcrforms
what In claimed for II.
He has IN elegant home. u handsome
wife. and two Interesting little children.
He Is not a cranky. long-haircd invent
or, but all his productions are the re-
suit Of hard work. | think that all will
agree that u boy who n few a ago
was working u circuit In the Western
Union Telegraph Office has done pretty
well.
have written Edison. asking per-
mission TO make and exhibit his most
recent invention, the photograph, or
speaking machine. and expect to exhib-
u at tho next meeting Of the Electrical
Society, about the fifth Of April.