New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-09
rosNRILITIEs or ELEcmIcITE


srEcuIAfIoSs on THE " GREAT UNKNowN' OF
POSSIBLE FUTURE PRODUCTS or INVENTIVE
GENIUS.
To ne razor Of TAs TrfbHHs.
SIR: In the matter Of utilizing electricity
we are evidently getting down 10 barpan Tho number
of oiut-stock electric light companies forming shows
that practical business men think 70. And, Wmie Inc
world at large happy over the idea Of The capture ana
tanning Of ths most uuruly foros OF nature cnpta Il
quietly computing tho value ofs services In dollars ana
cents and preparing suitable outfit n the way Of har-
ness Scientific men nowadays are teaching ne 70 be
prepared Tor on sorts Of startling discoveries II WA
only the other day that found ont that lamp
black or wool under certain conditions would produce
sound The fact IL undIsputed and further inrcst-a-
ton n TINT direction pcrhnp- Will show that the oid com
bnation ~ q lambs tail o fur cap might. under Ger
tain prescribed conditions prove 20 Doe noisy os un en-
gue bel Who daros 70 challenge such result as an
imposshilty
This electric business hes come forward IN a
good time The country B. ready for 81. Eypoc-
tauon is moro than rr" The pahc Is ia o mood
% believe every authoritative statement ~ 90 the
converfih'uty OF electricity into htat, iehc, power
-iu fnct everything: and possibly ~ everything baok
again into electricity uccd -qrius The vision o the
lis monopoly longer grim aud while it f. not yet
a Oh clear hos tho electric careui is 60 cook the steak
wash the dshc chum the butter there steals IN on
The mental Vision ~ the pcrp'e1ed householder the fact
that Che future SMILES al over with promises %
complete dl-.uthraimoni fIo,n Celtic wio.
It- curor, to note The different directions which the
inventive hran-of tc country ARC taking In the solution
fthe electric problem. One divides aud suldvldc- 90
fccurc result as small as you please and
y,ry widely dt Hhute3 while another seeks %
result IS. great a you please. working I'm the opposite
direction. conc party makes q proposition 90 sei mp
rlt Of 3 0O0 candle power ou top OF an iron tower
n- high 20. Trinity .rrplr 90 illuminate hlf mile
e. H.. 900 rnH.H ..Ia. In HN a
ilr quauu or electricity chip into lit;le hlis aud
dstfibrtc o. rfoicrr'ir u-' Bach method haste ID
vintage and perhaps iie Disadvantages which dis-
ceru.uc putl. $50 soon bc ntry 20 fathom There Is
sompthiusgtts -racrous and grand Boa the Idea OF iir
h tower and the hs light nud taerc is very dcrHrn
-lrg'rn OF economy .n hc scheme Of the Little ones
II.r. sot,n .u added advantage gained fl"m comp
nailn hcrorl fhc simple numerical result Ii- qnrs-
uo whether 3S0p0 ,anlcs hunrhod together won.d not
accomplish rhaf thlt number widely di-trihu .ed
world a FOB do on tha other band. multiplying 0e
sorr.e. or frit isl er,lf CON rrirpc" for roadinr
purposes .-r'r." almost lF ran would NIX , i,i
.ifl th. sos Hff i..f 3D. nO. .r Az hrht Fir" So 80
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