The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-11-07
THE PROPOSED SYSTEM.

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A New York Herald reporter learned
yesterday the system proposed to be
adopted after the patents are all granted.
First the Professor will light up all the
LJuses in Menlo Park gratis, and from
his laboratory watch the lights progress
from night to night. When all is in
readiness for general introduction, CEN
trail stations will probably be established
throughout New York, each station con-
trolling territory of perhaps radius
of half mile. In the central stations
will be the magneto-electric generating
machines run by engines Wires will
then be run in iron pipes under ground,
after the manner of gas pipes, connect
ing with dwellings, stores, theatres and
other places to be lighted. The gas fix
lures at present used, instead of being
removed, will be utilized to encase the
wire. In the place of the burner, will
be the invention, and meters will be used
to register the quantity Of electricity
consumed. Their form is not yet deter
mined upon. The light is to be of the
bat-wing, fifteen power candle character.
To light it a little spring is touched, and
instantly the electricity does its work.
The amount of light can be regulated in
the same way as that from gas. To turn
off tho light, the spring is again touched,
and instantly all is darkness. No match
es being used, and there being no fame,
all the dangers incident to the use Of
gas are obViated. The light gives out
no heat. It is simply pure white light,
made dim or brilliant st the fancy of the
person using it. Tu
A GLANCE AT THE INVENTION.
The writer last night saw the inven-
ton in operation in Mr.. Edison's labo-
ratory. The inventor was deep in ex-
perimental researches when he called.
The apparatus consisted of a small metal
stand placed on a table. Surrounding
the light was small glass globe. Near
by was gas jet burning low. The Pro-
fessor looked up from the work to greet
the reporter, and in reply to 3 request to
view the invention, waved his hand to-
ward the light with the explanation,
oThere she is" The illumination was
such az would come from a brilliant gas
Jet surrounded with ground glass, only
that the light was clearer and more bril-
liant. 'sNow I will extinguish it and
light the gas, and you can see the differ
ence," said Mr.. Edison, and he touched
the spring. Instantly all was darkness.
Then he turned on the gas. The differ
ence in light was quite perceptible, the
light from the gas appearing, in compar-
ison, tinted with yellow. In moment,
however, the eye had become accustomed
to it, and the yellowish tint disappeared.
Then The Professor turned on the cleo
trio light, giving the writer an opportu-
nifty of seeing both side by side. The
electric light seemed much softer. A
continuous view of it for three minutes
did not pain the eye, whereas looking at
the gas for the same length of time
caused some little pain and confusion of
sight. The exhibitor next exhibited the
light turned down low. 1t gave mild
illumination.
One of the noticeable features of the
light. when fully turned on, was that all
colors could be distinguished as readily
as by sunlight.
"When do you expect to have the in
vention completed, Mr.. Edison2" asked
the reporter.
aThe substance of It is all right now,"
he answered, putting the apparatus away
and turning on the gas; "but there are
the usual little details that must be at
tended to before it goes to the public.
For instance, we have got to devise some
arrangement for registering-a sort of
meter aud again there are several differ
ent forms that we are experimenting on
in order to select the best"
care the lights to be all of the same
degree of brilliancy"
".All the same" ,.
"Have you run across any serious difh-
culties in it as yetW
"Well, no." replied the invento5 "and
that's what worries me, for in the tele-
phone, I found about thousand obsta-
cles, and so in the quadruplex. l work
ed on both over two years before l over
came them."
One of the professors assistants, who
here Joined in the conversation, said,
"Many time Mr.. Edison sat down al
most on the point of giving up the tele-
phone as lest job, but at the last mo-
ment he would see light"
"Of ali the things that we have dis
covered, this is about the simplest" con-
tinued Mr.. Edison, "and the public will
say so when it is explained. We have
got it pretty well advanced now, but