The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-21

helped by fair trea tment and not hampsred by
adverse criticism and captious condemna ton.
Calling names or bandying epithets ia neither
argumentatlve nor gentlernanly; shows a lack OF
language association with low society,",
1t would be nothing strange if that great bug
aboo, that terribly monstrous fearful, awful
looking thing held aioft by the public nurse, the
Evening News, to Brighten the feeble-minded
citizen. yclept Standard OH Company would with
in year actually own. control aud operate tho
Consumers Gas Trust COMPANY. Nothing would
please me better. ] tired of that devilish
feeling shown by the News. MANUFACTURES.
HOW the Power of the Great Falls Might Be
Utilized.
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal
One hundred thousand dollars reward has
been proposed as a reward for the discovery of q
plan to utilize the water~power OF NiaRra Falls
Without any claims upon this reward. volun-
teer the following suggestions. pertaining to
plans by which the proposed end can be consum-
mated. The scientific world has finally arrived
at the truth that power or force Is distinct
entity, and that all motion is the result o. an
exerted force. That force lie expended In every
movement of matter. The power put forth in
the falling OF the vast volume of water that
tumbles over the falls, scarcely be esti-
mated This power is not located in the falling
Of the water, it is but giving back force
which expended in raising this water to the
height from which it leaps. The heat OF the
sun Is constantly pumping the water INTO the
clouds, where it is condensed by cold into rain
drops, snow or hail, which falls to the earth to
take its place in the channel of the river which
rolls over the falls. This power can only be
arrested by arresting the falling water on part
of it's journey to the depths below. This can be
done by machinery, with which 1t can be forced
to move and drive differently constructed APP
pliances, by which this force be utilized.
The only problem to solve in my opinion is, how
can this be done to make this force avail
able for general use2 How can it be conveyed
from that place over the country2
Three plans suggest to the writer's mind as
worth careful consideration.
/. By constructing machinery by which this
force can be used TOR generating electricity,
which can be conducted to any point and util-
lied for any purpose to which this agent be
applied
2. By making of this force to work air
exhausts and air compressers, which might be
exerted through air tight channels, which
might be sunk beneath the surface. and taken
to any place within the bounds of our country,
and force of ten TO fifteen pounds pressure
upon each square inch of surface exerted. This
force could be used for many pRrposes,' vast
engines could be driven by pressure and suction:
Cars could be moved bv these two modes OF
motion at almost any speed
J. The plan by which street cars and other
machinery moved by spring force. SPRINGS
are so constructed that they may be made to
exert almost any force, are set by local engines.
and confined that their force is not exerted
until put in place, as TO exert their force in
some mechanical movement. When exhausted
set, the exhausted ones returned
to be again wound up as a clock or a watch.
These suggestions may to many seem to be OF
no consequence, as not at all practlcable Inc
practicability of making each of these forces
utilized and valuable, can be demonstrated by
anyone who has any knowledge of mechanics.
and ingenuity enough to utilize it.
We have not time now to extend this paper
SO to make these suggestions plausible.
Those who desire to make further inquiry into
the great wealth of force which has been vast
ed so long. may not be disposed to hastily criti-
else our opinions. Even the friction heat that
might he generated there would heat one fourth
of the dwellings in the United States.
j. w. HERvEY.