Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-15
EpIsoN's ELECTRIC. llaHr.
He says % - Perfected ss last,
Ready Ssr Rublse Use-A Prse.
teal Test ktshs husdrsd Of
Then Lighted ss 0ses.
Nsv York San, Jassary Z.

Bright sparks dew out Of the smoke
stack OF Edison's machine shop at Menlo
Park last evening. The $50 train
brought down from New York q score OF
capitalists and stockholders TO view the
electric light. Messts. Morgan and
Wright Of DsXsl. Morgan l. Co., and
the Messrs. Fabbi were among them.
The parties climbed the stairs leading TO
the old laboratory. and found the inven.
tor shining around the apartment. and
wearing an old fur cap. His neck was
swathed In several yards Of old black
silk. After Q visit to the machine shop.
where scores OF workmsn were bending
over their lathss In gasliRht, steam
power was turned on . nest Of electric
generators. and they began TO ohurn out
streams OF electricity.
Mr.. EDISON returned to the old labor
atory and approached . table fringed
With magnetic batteries. An instrument
resembling q German wheel OF fortune
occupied the center OF the table. The
inventor turned the dial to the right. In
Q n instant 800 electric lights were aglow
within . radius Of . mile. Each light
east Q pale orange tint upon the snow.
The laboratory, the machine shops, and
many private dwellings were also illum.
mated. The glossy beavers, gray mus.
tachss. eold-rimmed spectaclss and
ivory. handled umbrellas Of the capital
lists were brought into bold relief.
Mr.. Edison suddenly turned the dial
TO the lett. The 800 lights went out,
and the orange glow faded from the
fields Of snow. 4 few sickly sssllghts
made tho capitalists appear like shadows.
The dial was again turned to the right,
and the 800 lights again flooded the
snowy Aelds with light. It was not .
brilliant light. Il distressed the eye no
more than gas. The subdivision seemed
perfect. Each light 10 The apartment
was turned on or Of BY . thumb
screw. the same ~ gas. A strap was
adjusted 10 an electric engine 20 small
that IL would 60 into . shos.box. and
the same power that made the electric
lipht set In motion two sewing machines,
q pump ssd . blower. The exquisite
little engine ran - noisslsssly - an
escspsmsnt watch. With It, old the
power required to run q Light runs .
sewing machine.
Nine generators were In use. The In
vsn,or IL making . huge generator
which he says will furnish electricity for
1900 or 1900 lights. under the work OF .
Powers engine. With this engine IN
assistant says that he gets forty per cent.
more speed with the same amount Of
iusl. The faster the generators rrvolvs.
the more electricity, and consequently
the more light. =,
1.-THE light IL now perfected" said
the inventor last evening"" end / am
now awaiting the action Of ths company"
The capitalists departed on the $50
train In the light OF 800 lights. On the
wsy to New York one Of the stoekhold.
ers said: 1--WE are entirely satisnsd
with the light. It 10 no stock-jobbipg
speculation. don't believe you could
buy Q share OF the stock for love or
money. We have already taken meas
urss to introduce the light In New York
city. All that 10 necessary 10 make .
piant ID tne ivy ~ w ~ asshsS-s
transfer the generators from Msnio P.tk
to nome station down town. The trouble
IL that We are already besst By hungry
politicians. Under Mayor Coopsr's I'd.
mipisiration they wanted 10 tax 10
twenty cents per linsal foot to lay our
mains. In addition to this, they wanted
three per cent. OF q gress receipts
altar Ave years. and . pledge to light
the city ever aiterward at ten per cent.
above the cost Of the light. Consider.
ing that the gas companies pay the city
literally nothing for their privileges. We
think these demands r~sirsshingly cool.
We don't want to be forced to 90 TO
Newark, or Brooklyn, or Philadelphia
to introduce the light. We want 10
make our start on Manhattan Island,
and. under Mayor Grsos's Admioistr..
ton. Va are In hopes Of receiving . fair
consideration. Give "a Q decent show,
and you will see the Light In practical
use In New York within . year."
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