Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-12-18

.~~srtcsts Tncrease sn Their Uss-sforfes
lbouf AGENTS.

-The use Of lightning-rods has In
rcased steadily ever since Franklin dis
covered their usefulness. There are
nov three large Victories, in Philadel-
phia, Chicago and st. Louis, which
make all sorts Of rods, and there are an
almost infinite number Of smaller con-
ccrnA We manufacture great deal fol
Mexico, South America and the West
Indies. In the latter country they want
ne best have had 10 furnish for
these specially-constructed points OF
tips, heavily plated with platinum, which
cost $50 each. All the tips are sup
posed to be pointed with platinum on
gold-plated, but very often they are
simply brass, OF covered with yellow
wash-that is the sort which the ped
Hers very often sell. Good ordinary
tips are worth, manufacturers prices,
81 30 81 each iron rods about s cents
per foot; copper rods from to20cents;
insulators, or trimmings, at the rate Of
from II to cents up 10 10 cents per
foot on the length Of rod employed.
We do not send any hghtningrods to
Europe. The best-protected building
in New York, 1 think, is the new Union
League Club House. The churches OF
ST Leo and st. Bernard are also we'll
rodded. The Cooper Institute is well
supplied with hghtning-rods, which
were intelligently provided for in the
original construction of the building by
the making of small well-hele, from
the roof to the ground, inside of the
edifce-near where the elevator now is
through which they run down. The
best-rodded private residence know of
u that Of Mr.. Moses Taylor, at Elberon,
near Long Branch. II was good thing
fm both the public and the lightning
rod men when the discovery was made
faat lightning always went for angles
md sharp projections Of buildings, SO
that rods were required at each corner
% make the house really safe. What
with circuits, four ground connections,
added tips, etc., the bill for rodding q
house ought to be satisfactory to the
man who makes it out and the results
ought 10 satisfy the man who pays ii.
"a lightning-rod man came down TO
Bncls Dan1 Drew once, with note
from some professor at the theological
college that he was interested in, sug-
Costing that the college should be rod
ded what will it costr asked Uncle
DanI Il cannot say positively said
the man, until 1 have measured it, but
II may be as much rs $500 or, possibly,
even $500 'Ohi That's all right; go
ahead, said Uncle Dan1, and he gave
him Q written order. The work was
done and the bill was sent in for 81, 900.
Unolc Dan1 declared that he wouldn't
pay IL that the man who took the order
sid il would be only $500 or $500
All r replied the bland gentleman, who
came 20 collect, I'VE cannot be response
HE for the mistakes and bad judgment
Of our employees Uncle Dan1 had to
ssnd a man 10 the college, 10 see il they
had actually put up as many feet of rod
- they claimed He found the building
OVERHEAD with rods until it looked as il
it vas in q big cage. That professor
wunld not let him dig 10 see what the
ground connections were, but he did pull
mp ono ground rod on the sly, and
found 1t the bottom Of deep hole
eighteen feet Of rod cooled up. Uncle
D.n1 eventually paid the bill, but
nsssr heard Of his buying any more
iishtning-rods-
"Inever heard Of lightning-rod man
getting the worst Of q job except in one
sase. and I don't vouch for the truth Of
fhsk II is said that one of the craft
arove up in front Of a fine new and
isrgs house out West and told a man
Who was reading at the door that he
ought 70 have hghtning-rods ON his
house. The man said he hadn't thought
about IL Then the peddler said. Have
you any objection 10 my putting up
rcd on this cornerf No. the man
said, Il have not And, as the ped
dlsr's wagon was right behind him, the
expert climber had the rod up in few
Ainutes. 'Now, said he, that corner
s safe addressing the man, who was
SIN reading; 'but lightning might
come along and knock blanks delights
oat 81 one Of the other corners. Have
you any objection 10 my putting up a
rod On each Of themr And the quiet
reader looked up from his paper and
sid he hadn't any objection. When
The job was done tho peddler presented
his hill Whats this 2 said the man,
y~~ning and folding up his paper.
nm for the rods. explained the ped
dlsr. Rods didn't order any rods T
why. certainly you did Not At all.
1 only said 1 had no objection 10 your
Patking them up. And hadn't This
n the county Court House. I don't
even hive in this county. OF course 4
lid no objection.