Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-29


tore II Is nothing but barren waste.
succeeded in getting few acres Of oat
planted, and that, with & small potat
patch, will be all win derive this yea
| from this fine tract.n
Here he lives as he has lived for years
with wife and fourteen-year-old daugh
ter and his wife's sister. The latter 4
his enthusiastic assistant and has helped
him in many long years OF toll. Dlstan
| from the house stands an old shot
wherein is hidden the secrets OF his life
No stranger ever enters here, for IL i
herein that are contained the results o
thirty-six years Of laoor. This seclusivl
rule has been almost lnvarlable
having been broken but hal
a dozen times in over thirt
OF century. Several electrician
and two or three others of known integ
rity have been admitted, but only atte
signing an iron-clad agreement not to re-
veal, patent or cause to be patented OF
improve, without his consent, any OF the
parts shown TO them.
The shop Is dllapidated as Ia the rest OF
the farm, so much is his mind taken up In
the pursuit OF his studies. The resr Il
used as shelter for his trusty old horse
who has done near thirty years of royal
service, while the front part is devoted
altogether TO his laboratory.
The agreement signed, Mr.. Cook led the
way TO the door, but before unlocking il,
grasped me by the hand and had me re-
new the promise made in the written
agreement. This done, l was ushered
into the mysterious room. / was bewil-
dered by the place The room was large
and everywhere hung bundles of wire.
Magnets of all shapes and sizes hung
about the walls and were scattered
on the floor in confused heaps. In one
corner was a huge machine with large
coils and magnets, which Mr.. Cook told
me was the first machine he attempted To
make. But in the center Of the room sat
the pride OF his life, | saw at glance that
this mysterious man had not wasted his
time and fortune. He had branched out
from the beaten track and had produced
a machine that differed in all respects
from dynamos of present construction.
except In that he also used wire and iron,
''This, said he, sis my perpetual cleo
trio generator and engine. win call INV
assistant and show you how It works. ;,
The machine was rudely constructed.
for Mr.. Cook made it all himself with a
lew old tools that had done too much
service already Parts of 1t were made of
wood and the whole was not put together
III very artistic manner. But 1t demon
strated his discoveries and that was his
only purpose in its construction. This
model weighs 500 pounds and MIR. Cook
said by the hand power of one man could
be generated current sufficient to lightup
from thirty to Atty sixteen candle power
incandescent lamps.
Ills assistant having arrived, who by
the way is young lady OF handsome an.
pearance, the work OF demonstration be.
gan tested the current In several
ways and found it very powerful Hav-
ing made electricity somewhat of study.
was surprised at the simplicity of many
OF the principles. The manner in which
ne expected to get the results heretofore
mentioned Is theoretically correct. and
Lhere is no mechanical difficulty which he
mas not already overcome.
After examining this machine carefully
n all its parts was conducted to an ad-
olnlng room where, on table, sat a
smaller model of more accurate make.
u contained a much better arrangement
u tne parts, and from what he showed
ne am compelled to believe all that
Mr' Cook had told me. | asked
nm why he had not sought capital to de-
'eiop MS theories mere rapidly, when he
'eplled that he had not heretofore been
'eady He said
II wanted TO complete nv labors so
nat could say my work Is done. | de,
lreu TO give TO the world machine per-
ect In every particular, that would settle
oreVermore the question Of cheap power,
lght and heat. Up to now my work was
rot finished. am now almost done.
Within very short time shall be able
70 show to all mankind that have ma
,hlne that win revolutionlze the world
N hen ! can exhibit running model.
NhlGn can IN few days, then will be
'eauy 70 consider the many propositions
hat have already receiyed.n
Mr. Cook is about sixty-slx years
u age ana more polished gentle
nan Is hard to find He is AL
iueht speaker aud his sentences
lre always dramatically correct He
las wonderful flow Of language and mis-
perfect knowledge of electricity becomes
SuoWn In i've minutes conversation an
-ne su lect' He Is familiar with ali tho
'iNNpi loa VonINanceS OF the dAy and Il
: well-known fact IN this vicinity that
many years ago he lighted his own house
~ eleetrieity and long before electric
ignt was known TO the general public.
he mas made over one million expert.
nents IN ms life time, and constructed
lVer Two hundred thousand models. He
nus thoroughly explored the electric
leiu, aug ms inventions embody all that
= naluaole IN electric light, electro-mo
.ors and electric generators bevond Whist
IS now before the public. Mr.. Cook Is !
scientist In the broadcast acceptance ~
me term, and Is certainly one of the
nosb thorough and faithful students ~
me electrical forces OF this day. haylng
spent over 100000 In order TO gain a iuiI
of this occult fluid. VA
From Mr.. Raruum. Maguira,s 49,,