, 1879-07-09
EDISON.
Present Condition Of His Electric
:: Z, lght---A Platinum Mine
-. Wanted.
EdIson Willing to Spend $50, 600 in
' the 8earcb---A Hundred
Men Prospecting.

Edteon stool within lis machtnc-shop at Mcnlo
Park drawing ccomotheal hteruals sp'tca hnl
talking ecieutt0o jnrRon With AT, editor OF tl!e
HcteatLfc dpstricaH. At p. nj. the sciontlle |
rditor depurtcd, with btu llcad 10 the clouds |
and h1s feel on The Garth. Tho Chevalfer then |
turned his attention TO tic unsdenttac rcpoftcr
NJ TIM Sun. E1n was about to call his attention
10 sotno OF h!a new inrcnJons mud deceFcs'es'
when tic reporter entered protcat
"Tcll mc,n said he. "the c1aet condition OF
vo,,r electric light Do you still use Jour plati-
num hurncr. aml arc you dead ptrr that your
1t0ht IL complete sncccss, md that II will take
tl,c place Of Easf"
The answor wns poetttvo yes. Tho Cheval-
Ter referred to the specifications Of some old
.natsnts published in the Hrrdid few wcoks
aro saYing: "Thcy indicate oniyn principle,
pnd were the result Of my first c1ncs!ments.
They furnah no description Of tile light IA It is
pow."
.tWhat have you accomplished since those
patcnts nrrc ,ssbcdl" asked tic unsctcnt'lic re-
porter. o,1 ,onr,
ssFIrBt," responded the Chcvaaicr, !" havo
ne1fected standard mctrc for measuring tic
electricity fol to tic burners, the san,c ns gas
metre. It IL ali right Second, hago perfect
ed q method Of Insulating nnA convcysE thc
wires from the generating stations 70 nc !,oases
electric generator. nm satisfied that 1t cannot
be improved. Nincty-four per cent oi tEe
horsepower uscd To run this generator is net
free in the form Of nh eiccsste current. lne nG
best machine thus far constructed ouly frees 10
nor cont, To be sure, this showe. sttllorr'teo
of4 pcr cent only IN our iayor Gut oar i, Ina- M
chine unlike al o.hsr asn5ss M .a s1se s.veas Il o Of
the machine. 1t has whnt Is called twlrc tue
cloctro.motor force. or Ens pressure, ol any
machine yet made With ths @ same ,s SIS ncsriy =!
double ths power out Of this generator
aver ory known. will Illustrate moro clearly
what mean. Wo will say there IL Is = 100 teet t. 81
Of It. Wo distribute cteht-horsc power In u,
cicctrtc current. ElEht-ninths Of this current
reaches tic wire oussldc Of the generator any IS
used for light, and ope.niItn ,ost III, n w. ,,S
same horsepower Within or per cent; into
mn electric current, but Of tue eieht'uorso
power ts lost In tho generator, aud hot nnec .a't
aehncs LOTT Sa es1ry io oet of sirc inso and 500
o., fect outside. To, obtain the result shown oS
th1 Thin 100 aoo fees outside. II there was n greater
length OF wire they Could not transfer lns ,lusse
power. The consequence Is that one-thra ~. o.
ihc horsepower Is loat IN me nlaen'ne Anu ons
two-thtrds is used Tho successful generator i
the ono that delivers tic most current on.slae
n the machine, and not tho ono that transtorE
the most horsepower Into current.
WHERE THE CuEVAl4tKN STANDS.
ur.a " a.,h,i.,.h,n of TIN. lIpht IL pcefcct. but
me bunuss, NV ,o, y, nrcrS ,,,v rio Chnya!
40 lmptoY,.f VI. .T%e ~" 1otcst nrnerttnenta giy,
lsE contnueu ssso co.Icts nor i,orsspowcr. IN.
me neasaS 'ssSu siIIions ihat en-, increase tn
there arc nah3ns i.,at 80 % io,,r ns wc "nu snc M
number 10 tcn. 1 "Ms' ro.,iUt ner horsc.,n,vet
way To- eetsne ,.a ~ NUT cxSitIIon. Tic 1,atinl
ny,ne9 Mo n9'i f.vS settis III ;s. Ii all carbon uht
not moro tuai r pst s'l'' a. ,.t - ~
power goes 'nIu ,s,nn. ~. '"D pccornizo Tho inn;
cent IN ous niiis !anHs ov.r ,Sn dciny IN Irri,,
ueneo 81 S %ntapo ,"s,n hi We nust stnrt Wit
inc llGnt netoso I't', !. 1us u.ecssi,r Sunrnsn y
peltsst psa..: ..,c, 49,, Iia. New WIKI clt
erecte1 our ata,!ons .n. n' ,,t hc saved iy
!osihE ~ In time iin lam
pcrtectea la!lp y. Ell Es'L'1tn nnnn ~ h. ihrntEn NJ
n1I eenetasors s,sta"toI Tho t,onnanv wo,li
~. .a .n;i,tons ~ dollnrs. VIC nrc ruInr to nc
fectIon even In the supply OF motal for burner
Ibayc becn bothered to fad q dynamoulctc
for nrnsl,rlng tho horsepower used to genera