Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-04-10


bic of great improvement. The old
apparatus in a short time was entirely
superceded by his Improvements, and
nearly the waole system Of gold and
stock apparatus to-day is the invention
ol Edison.
These inyentions were rapidly follow
ed by the district and domestic tele-
sraph system; type-writers. universal
printer .or private lines the automatic
rapid ystem by which column of news
matter can be transmitted over one
wre IN a minute the duplex; the
quadrupleX; the sextuplex ; the electric
pentclcphone; phonograph, aireophone,
aud upward Of Que hundred and fifty
minor pa,vats. -.-.---
The quadruplex, one Of the most
valuable uf his inventions, has come
into general use Oh the Western Union
LINES. aud 1t is worth millions to them.
But owing to bad management. or too
much haste in dspUslng OF 1t, 1t has got
out Of his control. he having received
on, thirty five thousand dollars Tor It.
lie has adopted the plau OF putting all
OF his inventions out to responsible
cnmpanles 10 be manufactured on a
royalty. So idea can be formed at
his income when state that his royal
ty On the electric pen alone is from hive
to slX thousand dollars per annum.
Untll three years ago he carried On an
eXlcus.vc manufacturing concern III Ne
wark y. j. AT times he has employed
rec huulrcd hands ID the manufacture
OF telegraph and electrical supplies.
Fmdin. tal The business occupied too
much II Iii, timr. hc decided 10 delote
=, .ntr. time to his laboratory aud III
VntiOus.
In order that he misht work undis-
,urkcd. it Was thought advisable to move
uto The country. Perth AmbOy was
lr,t selected; Tut he decided Il more Sc
cndrd spot Was desirable. aud selected
Mcnln Park which contains about tweu-
u-liye inhabitants. as the most suitable
placc. aud on the top Ofa hill, remote
from all other buildings "r dwellings,h his
laboratory now stands. | succeeded TO
! his manufacturing businc SIS, which was
also noy, d to MeulO Park. but occupied
4 SEPARATE building. one halt mile away
from the laboratory. He has in his la
boratory all the knowing chemicals and
muerals. and collection OF apparatus,
instruments of precision, models and
machinery. together with complete IL
brar,. which cost HIM upwards OF a hun
drcd thousand collars.
H. proposed to have, AMI presume
na, had constructed tire-pro0f vaults Tor
keeping his papers and records. a dali
IL record Of all experiments is kept
which Is dated aud signed by himself
and ASSISTANTS at the close OF each days
work. He has five assistants among
whom is Mr.. Charles Batcheler, a very
.killul mechanic. who was sent to this
country from England to superlntend
the settln. up aud adjusting OF the au-
tomato thread machinery for the Clark
Thread works; also two Swiss. very skill
Iul wOrkmen.
The article which appeared m the
New York Sun concerning his first APP
9carance in Boston | believe to be
greatly exaggerated, in respect, at least
to his personal appearance.
Twas personally acquainted with his
] family. aud know that they were in good
circumstances. His mOth'r. who u
nov dead. WAS an educated aud accom-
pllshed lady. aud would hardly allowed
h,m To start Oft lOr Boston, dressed as
,e,cr.beL. IT, was, and is vet. very
careless in regard ta his appearance, his
clothes and nands being usually stained
with chemicals but he Is never dirty or
ragged. as stat 10y the Bostonian.
read in to-day's Commercial that the
English Government have oiierd hlm
eco. 900 for his areOphUne if he per-
,nrms what is claimed tor it.
He has an elegant homes handsome
vile and TWO interesting little children
Tie Is not a cranky lon.-haired lnyen-
tor, but all of his productions are the
Result of hard work. | think all VIII
a,ree that the hoy vino few years az
w,r,>,d circuit IN thc Westesn Unou
Tri,sraph oihcc has done pretty well.
| hayc written Edison. asking permi"-
son tu make and exhibit his most re
cent invention. the phOnograph. 0l
spcaklng-machine. aud expect to ex ID
liluatthcncxt meeting OF the Electric
al society. about the 5th ut April.