The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-18
EDlSON,S TRIUMPH.
Alleged Completion Of the Electric
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New York Cor. Indianapolis journal. !
On Monday ran out 10 Menlo park
TO see what, ,ha. been done 10 ard the
electric light exhibition announced tor /
December l. The progress made since
l was last out there is absolute, and all
hands are happy. Whan l wa- at
Menlo in tho spring, Edison 4xpec ted
to rely on his slow moving engine end |
the twenty-four dynamo machines
that were to convert the power into |
electricity. Now I find that the slow |
moving engine is to be abandoned,
and high-speed engine of 100 horse |
power will be substituted tor it. l
also find that the twenty-four dyna-
mos have been sent 10 the limbo OF old
iron, and one dynamo has been sub
stituted. for them, capable of doing
the same work, though only four time es
as large. This machine will feed 800
lamps, eight to horsepower. This
is considerable better than Edison's
first promise two years ago.
The first district of Now York city
has been organized, and is now being
canyassed for service. 1t covers the
heavy business district lying between
Park Row, Broadway, Wall street ,and
the East River up to Spruce street.
This whole district will be fed by
twelve engines of 100 horse power
each.. The right of way has already
been obtained from the city council.
never saw Edison looking so we'll.
He has gained twenty pounds, and is
in very jovial frame of mind.
found him in the labratory, watching
hundred electric lamps, all burning,
or rather glowing, on the long work
bench.
! "What are you doing now7" in.
quired. D.
"This is one of the last experiment."
he said -" it is merely to decide on the
details of manufacture. ! am going
to give sixteen candles of effective
light t0 q burner, which is about two
candles more than an ordinary gas jet.
l am testing these lamps TO see which
break quickest. All the lamps are
numbered. you see, corresponding to
the numbers in this book, where is
recorded II history of each lamp. i
raise the light to seventy candle power
(about four times the strain they will
ordinarily have to besr), and then
watch. to see whore they break.
have already tried the. experiment
twice, and found that 80 per cent oi
them broke in exactly the same place.
; have strengthened that spot, and am
new after other weaknesses. These
lamps must be produced by machinery
( in large quantities., and want them
f exactly right" ST
Instead of being loop of cardboard
carhOnized, the form of q horse shoe
or inverted OK bow, - last spring, the
Q present incandescent part is ff!imeni
4 Of bamboo just the shape and asou
y the thickness of the "invisible hair
pin" with which ladies fasten theiI
bewitching frizzes. Edison has jus
I. started q mau to Cuba to select anG
j forward fine texture baMboo. Th'
: United States Electric company
(Maxim). OF this city, now announce'
, the first competitive light by incan
7 descence-all the former electric lighti
= having been illuminations by the ole
i Voltaic area spark thrown across
+ between two points OF carbon. ether,
d can and will be no comp Omise il
q electric lighting" said Mr.. Edison
" for in my contract it is expressl!
'' stiI ulatsd that money shall be spen
in fighting infringers instead of divid
e ing with them" The form of tn
o United States company's lamp ls tina
e ofa Greek cross.
n 1--WE shall give away our lampa,
said the inventor, "or rather hiF
L them out, taking money only for tn
II use of them. Payment will be mad
+ by the candle-power, instead of b.
l. the foot, and simple method 9
]. measurement will enable every cor
= sumer to tell how much has bee
used.'
e Sixty men are now working steadil
l. at Menlo Park, and 800 lamp posts ar
up ready for the lamps.