Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-20
ELECTRICITY ON TAP.
The Volta Company Expects Soon "a
Send 1t Out In Delivery Wagons.


TIE WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR MO-
nIoRs-How ELECTRIC POWER rs APPLIED TO
PAVING THE STRENGTH OF THE HoUsEwIFE--A
NEW MANUFAcTURINo CONCERN AND SHOW ROOMS
Some months ago The STAR published short
description Of q new primary electric battery
which was then on exhibition at GIG + street
The article sent droves Of people to see FOR
themselves the working OF the new battery.
company was speedily organized, known as
the Volta Electric Light and Power Company,
with Col ". W. Dudley as president, and sew
eral OF our most sagacious business men in
vested their money in it. The company COM
menced preparations at once to put the bat
terry into practical use. Their general man
ager, Mr.. Frank Aldrich, was Immediately
sent to Europe to purchase material Gas it was
an English inventory, and although the COM
pany has had many discouraging delays in Sc
curing what Was needed through the slowness
| of manufacturers and custom houses, but, feel
ing confident Of the final success OF their bat
terry money and labor properly distributed
has finally accomplished the sought-for results,
and the company are now ready to take orders
for small power and lighting. 1t has secured
the three-story building, 1874 Pennsylvania
aNchuc uOTtIWtbt, IOE notwithstanding UdtteEleS.
and already has large quantity OF material on
hand. The necessary machinery is in place,
and batteries are being rapidly put together.
The company has taken the first floor in the
new Baltic Building, COG F street, for Office
purposes and show rooms and now invites the
public to walk in and see successful primary
battery at work.
TALK WITH MANAGER ALDRICH.
When q STAR reporter called on Mr.. Aldrich
yesterday he was full Of electricity, SO to speak.
During all the delays which would have dis
couraged most men he has kept steadily at
work, and naturally feels pleased that the
hardest work 10 over. He states, however, that
the company will not be satisfied with simply
Supplying motive power to sewing machines,
fans. tricycies, &C., but that they intend ex-
perimenting in running street cars also. But
for the present their work will DO confined to
supplying small power and lights. The COM
pany estimates that the field for supplying
sewing machines with motive power ut such a
trifiing cost Of running will alone take nearly
all the batteries that can bo furnished FOR
months to come; land" says Mr.. Aldrich, mo
woman after once running q machine with u
motor will, if she can holp 1t, use pedal ma
chine again"
HEALTH RATHER THAN WEALTH.
He adds: 'One often hears the aphorism
Health rather than wealth pronounced rela-
tive to a certain business enterprise in which
without the sacrifice of the former. Indeed,
in many instances those avocations OF life in
which only livelihood may be obtained are
attended with such violations Of natures laws
rs TO compel the employee to sacrifice health
and all that ia pleasant in life for the mers pit
lance that keeps soul and body together The
evils attending the prosecution Of the most
useful vocations are numerous, but none are
more pi oductive Ut destruction to health than
that OF running sewing machine by the ordi-
nary foot treadle. Ladies who pursue this as
business are compelled to remain at the sew
ing machine from early morn till late eventide,
or perhaps till the hour of midnight, In order
to clothe and sustain an invalid parent or,
az in thousands of instances, a widowed
mother supplies her helpless little ones
with the necessaries of life. Thousands
of young ladies cothe and sustain themselves
in respectable manner by the running OF q
sewing machine. But these are by no means
the largest class of persons who use the sewing
machine-indeed it is quite rare to find a family
OF even moderate circumstances where such q
machine is not owned and run by the mother
or some other female member OF the house
hold, to manufacture the necessary wearing
apparel for the family. 1t is also safe to say
that the sewing machine is one Of the greatest
discoveries OF any age, and its inventor one of
the great benefactors Of humanity, yet it is, as
whole, an imperfect implement of industry,
as there 10 no other machine 80 extensively
used that is not driven by some form of me-
chanical power. This fact is made doubly Sc
riOus when we consider that it is the weaker
sex who are compelled to use these machines.
Just consider for moment the vast expendi-
ture OF female strength that is required to keep
the millions of sewing machines running. The
evils attending the use Of treades are almost
too numerous to mention.
1T is a notorious fact that ladies are capable
Of enduring amount of suffering (and that.
too, without murmur) that would completely
PROSTATE and sink man into the grave. The
worst form Of suffering that affiicts the female
race Is that peculiar to her SEX and such suffer-
ings are all aggravated and made hundred
fold worse by running a sewing machine"
Therefore the company claims that the intro
duciion OF its electric motive power to sewing
machines at the low figure it will be able to
furnish it is public benefit, as we'll as profit
able to itself.
SUPPLYING ELECTRICITY.
The company will sell batteries and furnish
the formula for making the solution (Which is
simple and easily made), or it will furnish the
solution all prepared for use, or (Which will
doubtless be the most popular way) the COM
pany for a trifing amount will take sole
charge OF the batteries In some cities
parties are making a business Of furnishing
electricity III storage batteries from house to
house. and primary battery can be furnished
III the same way at a much less expense. In
fact. the company claims that the day is not far
distant when electricity delivery wagons will
be as plentiful on the streets as milk wagons.
REMEMBER the September Indian Head trips.
Friday and Saturday evening trips at 6:l5. See
advertisement.
The Confederate Monument at Fairfax.
Arrangements have been made to dedicate
the confederate monument at Fairfax Court
House, Va, October l. Tho monument will be
presented by Capt. Ballard, president of the
Monument Association, to the Ladies' Me-
mortal Association. and received in their behalf
by Gen. W. H. L. Lee. Gen. W. II. Payne will
be the presiding officer Of the day. The pro-
gram includes an Grafton by Senator Daniel
Col. Arthur Herbert, the chief marshal will
have as his aids Capt. j. II. Barnes Can't B.
VI. Mason, DIR. W. ID. McWhorter Capt ]
Owen Berry, Capt +. Beattie DIR. w. p. Mon
cure. Lee Camp and X. L. Lee Camp, Sons OF
Confederate Veterans of Alexandria: Camp
Mari of Fairfax and all unattached ex-confed-
crates are invited to participate in the cere-
monies
Go TO RIVER VIEW TOMORROW and see the
boat race between the famous oarsmen and
champions, Wallace Ross and Geo. Hosmer, for
purse OF 900. See advertisement for par
ticulars.
GARRETT Park SToCK.-See Business Chances.
They All Got the Same Sentence.
This morning in the Police Court appeared
Thos. Moore. an umbrella member; two colored
women named Dolly Lewis and Annie Jones'
attired in clothing showing all the colors of