The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-17

An Enu OF TFiulnE win lt-Iho lnVen
tor Has ReeSme business Man, DG
voting HlS Attention 10 lis InIFOduC
Sion.
NEw YoRE, March l6-When q reporte
called on Thomas A. Edison at his ottic
on Filth avenue, he found him with hi
feet cooked up on a writing desk. Hi
face was clean shaved. A shining beave
was psrchsd on his head, and he wa
putting q fragrant cigar. He was arrayet
in nobby attire, presenting marked con
trast to his usual appearance in Menlc
Park,
81 have left the laboratory" said he
land am now man OF business. The
electric light Is perfected in all its branch
60, and l am lending all my time and en-
ergy to It's introduction to the public
There will be no bulling and bearing eI
the stock, There will be no freezing out
Of stockholders, nor rings In the Board oi
Directors. There will be no construction
companies 10 eat up profts that belong to
the shareholders, All branches OF the
business are in our hands, We have our
own lamp manufactures, we make
our own generators, aud manuiac.
ture our own service pipes and con.
ductors We have leased the Morgan
iron works from John Roach for the man.
utaCturs Of pipes through which 70 lay our
wires, and before many years you will
see the light In general use. We are form.
ing companies in various cities, taking
n N In ah Iant
only with men Of capital and reputation,
and there will be no Bhenanagin. The
parent company will lay the plant In each
city, and hold tight rein, Already we
have taken steps toward the introduction
Of the light In Newark, Chicago, Detroit,
Toronto, Cincinnati, Washington and
other cities"
"What is the trouble in New York;"
we asked.
"The trouble here" he replied, "is that
We are awaiting the permission Of the
Common Council to lay down our wires.
We had q resolution before the old Board,
but through political squab6les the Board
ran out Of existence before action could
be taken. The new Council has at last
organized, and beer broken up into com.
mittees, and permission 10 lay down our
wires will probably be sought at
the next meeting. Some OF our
directors anticipate difficulty in
obtaining the required permission, but l
think time will demonstrate their mistake
We claim TO be public bsnefaCtors. We
offer the householders q better and q
cheaper light than gas, and pledge our.
selves to put In oil the fixtures aud furnish
the light Tor specified time free Of charge,
and TO remove II II 1t Is not satisfactory.
Mac, hand me that book"
A long volume, resembling 0 check
book, was passed 10 the inventor. 1t was
filed with printed blanks 10 be presented
to each householder, and signed by the
officers Of the company, who pledge
themselves 10 do as above stated.
In further conversation Mr.. Edison
alluded 10 the recent action Of the Detroit
Common Council. He said that the ordin.
ance passed by that body was perfectly
satisfactory 10 the company.
Several eminent citizens OF Detroit sub.
scribed for the stock. Mr.. Joy, who placed
Blaine's name In nomination for the Pres.
idency at Chicago, was among them. As
he was about to sign his name to the doc.
ument, Mr.. Mackenzie, Edlson's agent,
produced bulb lamp connected with the
wires which he connected with the wires
Of o stock indicator. The gas was then
turned oil, and before Mr.. Joy had his
pen in the ink, the carbonized horseshoe
threw an opalescent light over his paper.
He signed the document by the soft glow
OF the electric light.