New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
arp rnrsoN FILL, OF CONFIDENCE.

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II was stated yesterday that Thomas A. Edison,
Una inventor had met with great disappointment
A. the failure of his electric-light apparatus 10
supply as manv lights as he had expected It TO DO
The statement originated in letter written to The
awericdR Cidsigkt Journal. A TRIBUNE reporter
called at the central Office of the Edison Electric
fjghI Company, and found Mr.. Edison busy at his
desk Has the generator at the central station
downtown failed to supply the number OF ligh's
which it was expected 10 {" asked the reporter.
@Oh you've seen that eashght paragraph, too,
,.ye Won ~ repled Mr. Edison laughing. "Nell,
row, we began operations by furnishing i,6oO
lights ana that is exactly the number We are fur-
nshlng now" .,,
Not until we had completed certain additions
to our engine; and when they are completed we
shall furnish more"
What about the street mains
sWhy, we've never had any trcdbe with then az
all Anye statemnt that we have had such truuole
i utterly false aud without basis. These stories
have Leen printed in journal that has TO publ 81
what Il please the holders OF gas stocks; nut they
will not be pleased at having any daily paper take
notice of tneiI uiterances, because that gives US
publicity of - kind which they do not IKE ne
fact Is that our such as to alarm Doiie
Uf gas stocks. We have had no trouble Oh any hiuu
with our apparatus. -
At the central power station of the company; IN
pearl-st il was stated by the superintendent tIla
no trouble had been experienced WIZ tlle S1,It
mains OF with the engines Inc huinoel VI TX Is
now In operation was said to be ,0VO. as soou as
tue additions TO the engine had been mac, .n9 ne
cnnpany rx pectod To ran 600 Another ON ser OF
fbe company said that the system OF undergruuhG
conductors was OF the most successful parts oi
tbs con,pany's work / be mains were put DOWN IN
18th. of twenty feet and each leueth was
suected al the factory 70 test OF resistance no
los of current ia conductors extending louttehn
miles was Theoretically estimated aI less IMAM orc
two-h,ulredth Of one horse power. AT this rate
~ tine whole of Manhattan Island were ughteu
throuph mains such are nov USED, the loss ~
leakage would not amount 10 eurIenI enotS 10 So
run one lamp. All persons connected WIN inc
eonipapv whom the reporter saw denied emphat-
icaIly that they had met with any KIND OF chech Oh
disappointment IN their operations
THE NEEDS OF TIE CUSTOMS SERVICE.
One of the sections OF the appropriation bill
passed by the last Congress required the Secretary
OF the Treasury 20 include IN his next estimate 10
Congress and annually thereafter, statement
specifying IN detail the number and class OF Oncers
aAd employees II every grace anu n",utV' ~ i I
Ia OF compensation 20 each, that may I'D nls Jung
ment be to conduct properly the business
OF collecting the revenue NJ each port OF entry IN
the Uniie States together with az estimate 81 the
amounts required for contingent expenses at each
OF SAID ports and TOr such additional expenses OF
the service cannot be otherwise specifically pro-
in compliance with this provision, the Secretary
OF the reasury has appointed Henry s. James,
Chief of the Customs DIVISION L, ~ T PSo'
oIef oil the Redemption DIVISION ana = a; bra h
ct OF III. SPECIAL Agents DIVISION OF the treasury
Department, 10 report the needs OF the customs
Collector has added Joseph IreOan, Chief
C.erk of Customs conference OF inc hemoers
OF the commission was held at the custom House
Yesterday out it referred rely 10 the beginning
and manner OF the work. The Collector was re-
ouested 10 furnish certain schedules, and a. they
could not be supplied at the comus non viii not
meet again probably until the middle OF the Week
Mr. James W MT 10 Washington last night, but he
is expected 10 return on Monday INC exact
method OF tine examination has not en- nNed, our
fhe meetings of the commission Will not be pubic
In hs been rumored that the purpose OF the inquiry
was merely TO reduce the Gust ms force at tlis port
bat whether there Is any foundation Tor ne report
could not be- ascertained clearly yesterday. 49,
Captain adams special agent IN charge OF this
division, has examined alctady the custom houses
al Perth Alnboy aud sag darOOT. The other places
where he will make examinations are Newark,
Greenport. Port Jefferson Bridgeport New-itaven
and Hartford