Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-03
gives Us . sort Of . no.oriety which is agrss-
able. l. advertise w. Therefore, W cay,
70 on with your abuss.
HIS new Years I'VE ExAibitsss sf u,
Elsotrio Light . CsnPasse succsss.

His New Years Eve Exhibitlen 81 tn
EIsetrio La9At . Csnpasse saeesss.
Special Telegram to the Chicago 1hter-Ocean
Menlo Park, N. J., Dec. Sl.-Edlson',
laboratory was tonight thrown open to th.
electric light. Special trains from the cas-,
the stormy weather visitors came in crowds.
Eve electric lamps, the Office and counting
houses with some twenty more. The
method of operating the lights from a CEN
trail station was shown in the laboratory in
detail, and the lamps we're subjected to q
variety of tests. One Of the lamps was
placed by Edison in a large glass jar filled
with water and the current turned on, the
little paper flament emitted its customary
beautiful illumination, without the slightesl
diminution on account Of the water. L.
was kept burning in the water for several
hours. Another was turned off and on a.
many times az it was calculated would be
In actual household practice in thirty years.
and without any p%erceptible injury to the
light.
The process Of subdivision was illustrated
Wy u AVOuVOI IA uCS0llS a was 016U SuS
method of measuring the amount of cleo.
TRICKY consumed. The latter is an exceed.
ingly simple system, and consists in the
electricity depositing minute particles Of
copper upon plates placed in the electric
meter, the quantity of copper deposited
representing, when weighed, the amount Of
electricity consumed. The motor operated
in connection with the electric light, and by
the same current, was also shown running q
sewing machine and pumping Na,er. The
inventor regards this part of his system as
furnishing an assurance of the greatest econ
omy, - the electricity will be consumed
largely in the day time, whereas gas is used
during only five or SIX hours at night, and
all the machinery used in it's production is
idle and eating up an expense during the
balance of the twenty-four hours.
Among the visitors were q number OF
prominent gas stockholders, who sutj .cted
system To the severest scrutiny, and a.
bright and beautiful light. burning with.
out fame or flicker, stood all their tests,
their skepticism was considerably shaken. |
Ex.Secretsry Bobesou. the Hon. William
e. Chandler, ana Senator Plumb, of Kan
sss, were among the no:ables present. The
inventor and his assistants afforded sill who
every opportunity to inspect the sys-
lem, fron, the making Of the paper tilamen,
to the production of the light.
The exhibition was in every respect q sue.
cess, The laboratory will remain open to
The public a few days longer, then Ellison
proposes to review his work and get all in
readiness for general use throughout the
New York, Dc. SD do not think the
light can be shown in New York
or some time to come" remarked Mr.. Edi.
ION to a reporter yesterday. $50 long a.
he Electric Light Company is satisfied tina.
he light is q success, 1 care little for ad-
'erse criticism"
A son of President Green saws that the |
wo gentlemen who have been in Cincinnati,
Louisville, and Indianapolis, and are nov
n their way to San Francisco, claiming to |
ave the privilege of disposing of rights to
light cities with the Edison lamp, have no
connection whatever with the company. |
They have (he u%nderstands) enlisted the
~ervices of a law firm in this city, who
lain to be able to get the privilege from
he city az part of the movement to enable
lealers in mining stocks to borrow money
pom the same with like facility as upon
and other securities.