The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The Invention Discussed by Members Of the
american Gashght Association
is IT PRACTICABLE?
A General Impression that Gas Will Not
Soon Be Blown Out.

The American Gaslight Association met yesterday
In the Filth Avenue Hotel its Nth annual Conven-
ton About one hundred and twcnsy-Av members
we're present, among whom were delegates from most
pf the large cites Business was begun al Ten O'Clock
the President General Charles Roome of inc Man
haitian Company occupying tho chair. Tho following
pfhcers were elected Tor tho ensuing year:-Presi.
aent-charles Roome, Now York. Vice Presidcnts-w
B. Price, Cleveland, Ohio; George b. Neil, Charles
bown, Mass. 7. Littehales, Ontario. Secretary and
Treasurer-Charles Nettleton, Now York. Executive
Com William II. Denision, Pittsburg, Pa;
George D. Cabot, Lawrence, Mass. A. Hcksnlooper,
Cincinnati. Ohio; Henry Cartwright, Philadelphia,
Pa; ~. G. Sherman, New Haven, Conn. Henry stacey,
Indianapolis Ind ts. Is. uasssaf es0.ts
4Fts AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION
Shortly alter twelve O'Clock recoss was taken
until two afternoon. During this interval and
alter the adjournment in the evening the members
discussed the kructicabty Of the electric light tor
domoiiiary use. as- ftdA.8f sas ltsi.slsN 088g.
IL have witnessed experiments made with the
electric lighG" said Mr. Henry Cartwright OF Phiia-
helDhia, 'and ain worry scepticsI about It's having
been perfected. The Exposition Building In city
has bcen lighted by It, and am that gns would
have been far moro efficient and satisfactory.''
PROFESSOR EDrsoN's INVENTION
"YOu nave not muCn latin, tnen, In Inc SUCCESS OF
Mr.. Edisou's invention9 You think It il impossiole
70 do what he claims 10 nave donef' 'hc asked.
'"No, do not say that OF course do not know
anything about his invention, and cannot condemn
1t without seeing it. But seems 10 me that he fails
to consider properly the great costncss OF using
electricity for umi nation. 1t Is very easy to say
that each burner or lamp will cost only SO uch
day hour; but really think that he is ignorant Of
The actual expense oil his proposed system"
exavagant in some OF their notions about electricity.
90 ii. The aIchemls,s OF The Made Ages were not
more credulous ABOUT the philosophers stone. !"
Mr.. Henry Stacey, OF Indianapolis, aid:-"on last
Monday night happened to be In Baltimore, and
Witnessed a. tho Maryland Insiltnte some export
ments with Brusn's electric machine. The light
very brilliant and powerful, but It wavered inces-
sanity ana went out three timea"
.'Aas The announcement OF Edison's invention af-
fected gas stocks Ia lnainnapoiisY"
Mr.. r. Munxinger told the herald representative
more than an IS. canaIe lame and The electric light
duosd 900 ises IRON the generating machine win
the power reduced hall. But here Is another
rfculty Suppose that this hight is paced in every
house. Who wants 10 put IN now piece OF csrDon
every hour or 50 during an EVENING" The Wallis
machine requires less frequent change Than any OF
the others II employs carbon plates II inches long,
inches wide and u an inch THICK and they set
one on ,op OF the o.her There are lew establish
ments that could be advantaseously lighted even
with the cheapest apparatus. A steam engine is 70.
CURED Tor arriving tue generating machine. IL, Tor
instance, you wanted 20 light a nall or depot Tor
only three hours you would keep IN your en-
ploy an engineer and sokers, and you could never
get any hgnt until the urea had been Dut and INC
boilers heated. Where steam power is already con.
ptanty employed Inc electric light could DO used
supplied, might produce constant light; aud II you
can make 1t pure whte II Will be neariy perfect.
EFFECT UroN GAS srocgs
III think, however, that TINS whole discussion OF
ihe electric light has been devised for the purposc OF
shocking down the gas stocks"
stocks IN that cy had not Been perceptiby affected
Is was, perhaps. more difcun 10 sell them now tnan
u haa been. HIS company had never investigated
the subject electric hight partic uary The d.
rccors had not cit that It had yet been lar de-
veoped TO demand investigation. He did not
think that the mass or intelligent people were much
Interested IN II.
scde gas an Illuminating meanss"i
"rhat s one OF those things that no ellsh can find
msn who nave ,"oasn, 10 .hs suSso than ing
electric light may DO perfected 80 that tue uss OF
WI s ,Ss q ss when sns. TO pass
."Do yea supPsso tnatlt win ever DO furnished as
..rno question OF cost Is an exccedingy difficult
one. IL has not bcen iuiiy determined. There arc
data upon winch 10 form estimate"
Mr. N. s. GreenouRn, OF tho Boston Gas Gem pany,
said that gas stocks had suffered market value
Boston. fhoy had fallen IRON cight per cent.
The unessiness. he thought, was proundless. Tne
sxhibitron OF Inc electric nsnt at Tho Mecnanics'
FAIR had rcassurcd enc holders OF shares by demon
SRA ing that could take place OF gas iignt
Stocks were now recovering strength again. He had
visited PARIS during the past summer purpose
studying the otcctric Iight, ana hts opinion Of II
very much like that OF Major Dresser, winch tho
HERALD publisher last MONDAY. He found the ex-
hibtIions very unsatisfactory.
THE JABLoCnoFF CANDLE.
The JabiochoM candle Is accurately described az
follows There are two rods needles Of carbon
placed side by SIDE ana insulated BY plaster OF Paris
q mixture Of plaster and kaoiin. Inc noodles are
made oil retor carbon and cement and are ons-ognth
OF inch IN diamctcr and inches long. They are
Each needle III burn about hour and quarter.
Four OF them are usually fixed on stand within IN
opal glass globe. As one burns down mo currcnt is
changed 10 the next The -four noodles consumed
In about six hours They cost twelve ocnts zach.
Mr. Green0ugh did not think that an In com stibs
eandle could ever be invented. Gas, ne thought,
would hold It's own against any other illuminating
material ,e
AT tho afternoon session OF the association Mr..
Chambers, OF Trenton, N. j., read q paper ~rhe
Use OF Petrolsum IN MaKing Cas- and Major q.
Warren Dresser read .Gas Making In Lon
DON" Most OF tho facts adduced had reference 10
cents per 900 cubic iset. IL shown That labor
there Is much cucaper than here and that there Is .
better market Tor tho am MONA water, coal tar and
coke which are lott by the making process. The
use oil . machine Tor crushing COKE was found 10
facilitate It's sale.
LECTURE ELEcrRIc LIGHT
Al i've O'Clock the association adjourned until 10.
day. This evening IL vii proceed Ia q body to the
Stevens Insttate in Hoboken, aud listen 70 lecture
by Professor Morton on tho electric light Tho leo
turcr WILL iilustrato his remarks by experiments
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EDISON'S VIEWS COMBATED.