Telegram-herald., 1891-11-21
AIR 1HI COMING MOTOR
FOR STREET ClRS AND OTHER THINGS
4savssverth aad Chicago VIM lntre'
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tany repTs ssnting several m miiilon dol
lars has been formed IN New York c ~
and rights for several states have al
ready been scld. Ii is more than likely
that the elevated road of Chicago. will
adopt COMPRESSED air ss ,ts motar, AMI
q plant has been establ shed in Leav-
enworih, and . charter given by that
city lnsuring full working powers. Mr..
George ii. Graves, of this city, for
many years connected with railrozdln
is TO go TO Leavenworth to build the
road aud manage it when completed.
Mr.. Graves is an enthusiast upon the
future of compressed AIR. and said To .
reporter for the TELEGRaM-H
Inception of the Idea.
1.-The history Of the company is about
this: Several gentlemen of Minneapo-
lis. among them q Mr.. Judson, who 10
an inventor and . skilled mechanic,
formed q two and one-half million
stock company At Minneapolis 10 he
known as the Judson Pneumatic Street
Railway company. This company sent
Mr.. Judscn and Mr.. Gillian, who built
the cable roads in Kansas City, 10
Europe to investigate compressed air,
and its uses - motor, for ventilation.
and soforth. While there these gentle
men bought some Of the Eng.ish and
French patents, but could get no mo-
nopoly. On returning Mr.. Judson went
to work TO find something on which
they could have Z monopoly, and as q
result invented device for taking the
air automatically from the street as the
car 10 passing. The difficulty with some
of the other systems. is that in using
them the air has to be put under 20
great pressure jh order to take tho cars
violent conclusion.
Not only is it great strain on the wear
and tear of the machinery, but IT jerks
the passengers forward violently upon
starting the carr With the Judson pat
lates the power perfectly. BY having
stations every. little dists ace. it is not
necessary 70 PIT the aif under such
great pressure.
Extreme Power Of Air.
According to the tcst recently made
at Pullman, where we are having our
cars and engines built, n car can be car
RED . distance of mile with about
forty pounds Of air. In the test refer
red to, n car started out with LIS pounds.
ran mile and 800 feet, and was found
to have l35 pounds left. II forty
pounds will carry mile, we
would not need. stations moro than
every two miles, and then We would
have plenty lett in case of an emcr-
gency. The cars are perfectly noise
less. They are stopped by the same
power that starts them. The motor
man by putting his foot on valve ap-
plies air to the brakes and stops The car.
We have not yet decided on the kind Of
car that we will use, but it will be .
double-decked car Of some kind. Pull
man is making car on . new pattern
for US TO try. The engine is in the Gen.
ter OF the car, partly below the floor.
The Car 10 regular steamboat arrange
ment. You enter at the middle of the
sides and just inside are the stairs lead
ing to the upper deck, which is under
cover. IL seats eighty, and ] think it is
rather too large for Us. They say this
car can't be used in Chicago either on
account of the tunnels. Mr.. Judson is
building an engine which will haul six
cars to try on the elevated road In Chi
cago, and he confidently expects that
that road will adopt compressed air for
its IN otor.
Plant at Leavenworth.
"Our plant in Lcavenworth will cost
us $3.50. 200. Besides running the streei
cars and factories, we will run a re-
frlgerator IN connection with our power
house, and charge a rental fer space in
it. IL will he of very great advantage
TO the hotel men and others who wish
to preserve meat and vegetables. II
there is demand for air for ventila.
ton, We will meter il to those who
wish 1t. To show how cheap q motor
1t is, just lock at the induce.
ment we offer for factories "a
go to Leavenwoxfh.. We agree 10
furnish compress6d cir at 5 cents
| pr horss power pcr day for three
years. That would cost only Sl.50 q
day for 3o-horss power, which 10 much
less than fireman could be hired for.
Our power house is within 500 feet OF
the Home coal NINE. We will build q
trsinway That will take coal from this
| mine right TO the head of our boilers.
The Leavenworth pieople are very en-
thusas'ic over the 'Lcavenworth Power
company ss il 10 cal ed. and have
given to II $50. 600 worth OF real estate
at assessed prices, and consisting ot
more than 1000 pieces raj & ng IN size
from eighty scres to city l0ts. la re.
turn fH this, the company promises
the city ten miles of street railway.
and the establishment OF ten factorles
there.
n VIII Develop Industry.
We are now in communication with {
large bottle factory in Pitfsbure. They
visit to leave that place on account oi
the failing supply cf natural gas. q nd
il il more than likely they viii 70 Il
| Ieaven worth. We are now waiting fol
| the deeds of the real estate 10 b.
finished. II is promised that they wi
ali be made out by December 1, and ~
well get at work IN ten DAYS after -.
get them. We expect 10 tave our rail
road completed and cars and factorie
running by next summer.
Mr.. Graves - enthusiastic about tn
beauty and the nstural sdvatsRes o.
| Isaves~orth. He describes u ss shspes
| Ike q horseshoe. vlth the open par
| toward. the Missouri river. and higl
hiiis all around the ".noe." II 70 un
deriasd with coal. sxd the cssI CON
psnies ssree 10 fnrnist slack Goa st )
cenis ten for Eve wears To the norti
| OF the city q the fort, when . also
/ nsilitsry PRISON. To "a. soufe 70 one .
the Nsteasi ssidi.rs Hesses. 1h
naess feesn Of the hofne seats 900. an
| The cav Ar. Graves vRs there ,0s3 rae,
msrChea le g. dinner 90 tas muse o
the home hagsd.