Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-21
Brush-Swan Electric ights-storage Rat
 teries. etc.

| Many Of our cItizens have seen what are known as the Brush Acc LIghts now employed m nearly all the leading cities and towns of the civilized world and which sre rapidly taking the place of other systems of illumination. more especially for out door spaces. streets. halls public build ings, hotels stores. fouudries. machine shops etc. Io these and similar ways about 2o0D of these 2 lOO candle bower lamps are now m use m the Uuited States alone. and the large factory of the Brush Company at Cleveland Is turning them out al the rate of 90 per day. together with all the electric apparatus needed to install ! them.
 More than 100 subsidiary Brush companies have been already formed to furnish the light as legitimate business, with aggregate earnings | the past year exceeding four million dollars. The original capital stock Of the parent Brush Company, 1000 shares In all, sold for Sl-O per share lesz than three years ago. Since then the capital stock has been increased to s1,0ol shares and is worth sI5O per share. 45JO now for Iuu then; that is four and one-lalf million dol lars. No assessments have ever been leYied upon thi- stock.
 TIis parent company during the past six months have expanded some S3ol0,O in the cree tlo- of new buiIdin.,s. machinery. etc.. for the luti lAL lilAIH Nl hA.iLstf hNAf- 70 A used m conn s,tion with the Swan system of iu- cardescent lighting.
 The Swan lamp intended for houses. offices etc. Is the great English sy stein now being in troducec under the auspices ofthe Brush Com pany throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. For the patent rights Jo this cosntry ss .J0o were paid by tle Swan Co. of New York. The Swan Electric Light Co. of England.
 .ars- #4... .H Hn.- .I the Colonies and 2OJnp0 francs were obtained oy Professor Swan for portion of the Continent of Europe. h England. where the Swan lamp IS much better known than ID this country, 9aoO0 have been manufactured and sold since May l=t, lssl. The Boston factory of the parent Swan Company of New York has manufactured over 10000 since July last and now has capacity Co turn out l0uO lamps weekly.
 To supply these lamps the Brush Company of Cleveland. Ohio. will be prepared the ensuing month Co furnish large number of storage batteries of four different sizes, with capacity of I0 2o go and 60 Hght= each. Ateach residences using this incaudesceut lar D there will be one of these storage boxes. This box will receive its current direct from the company's works, and II can be drawn of at will. When light Is required, it is ouiy necessary To turn switch and the cur | rent ID LalL. Auw. A4AANHAA AAAF AAA4f- Al'' Illuminating power Of one small lamp. Ili inches in diameter. is equal to twenty candles and The supply is as s.ea,v as sunlight. It Is yer bright and whi'e. but with g slightly roseate tIuge hat IS warm and agreeable. It may be attached 10 ! gas or oil tx-ures and has the aivaura-e over gas. or oil m being entirely free from odor. smoke or heat. and therefore can neither soil, or set fire to anything.
 Exhibitions of the Swan Lamp burning from Brush Storage boxes have recently been held m New York Chicago. Cleveland. Denver, Salt Lake and San Francisco and in a large number Of places th roughout the Eastern and Western States great many public and private build ln-s are now being wired and m every way pre- parei for the practical use of the hght. In Ansouia Conn. a large factory has been establisled for the special manufacture of swan fixtures electrolie-s, etc.
 The Brash swan Electric Light Co. of Tucson, are making arrangements for the speedy in tro3uction of the=e combined lights and 1t IS ] hoped ulll soon announce the commencement of I actlve operations m this city.