Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-09

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Mr. }. J c.rs "a DO Is rsx~niei by cleo
tri,ians ~ a snsa 81 expert satkesats. aud
~ho II the Lseci4fleat chef of the sruAts<s
Telephone s.Fy-crstinn Ia Anseras-s. va ss-eak
sng q the protStsie Developments al cleo
trigsfy la tie fws.stieth seatury. szsd
They ar~ slisa~f lHeonres,aslis We can
nos stll what the n~xt es'Dturs may siesslef.
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Professor Bell demonstrated that the hu
isaa Voice esa ise eonyey-d over wire
charged with electricity. Ne ar. likely To
sce ssriy ia the next ontnry sosne develop
meats that viii 10 sisnply revolutionary
Without Suggesting ans th4t may 10 ~
s1rlsd a. u.sf-is the dream If a Visionary
or - the faneifgi ai.shi 81 imagination. I
thluk perhaps 1 can indicate some that
may ise reasonably expected FROM present
conditions.
Ia the fir~i place. there j. the Use IL slrc
tricity VA domestic economy. atm ineiiDssl
te foand serving the househcld exactly a.
gas. sseam aud eeai now s.r- H. IL VIII
BE- ,r,asll,le for the cook Cor instaucs. b,
simply turning 0n tho rlecsrie current Ia
procure beat sufiieirff Tor all cooking pur
poses. Wica he cooking IL done the .l.c
tr.c current viii be- furIssi OF. and there
viii be- no was.afse. " the Gaze nov in
the u-e II coal. ALREADY there are Electric
cooking ranges Ia existence. and presume
these viii b. highly developed 10 that they
viii serve the most exactinx requirements
Of even 81. o0d chef
Then, too. We may reasonably expect Tn
see. at least Ia the Cities. electricity used
generally for heating purposes. That viii
also be economy There viii be no
wastage Of coal a single room may be
heated by turning ON the current. or "A
whole house or great bl.lding If that be
the desire IL will also lie used for light
in.;. think, very generally Its convenience
AMI safety are now demonstrated. and while
IL may not entirely suppiant gas IL is GER
tainly bound To he quite ~ widely Used In
private families as gas Is now.
But tLink the most important develop
uient, 50 far ~ domestic economy IL con
csrned, will Ice found In a change IN tie
manner OF utilization III coal La the larger
towns presume that there VIII be- no de-
livery of coal at the houses, as Is now the
case. Coal will be taken too central sta
tion and there converted into electric ener-
gy. exactly "a Is the c.lse now In the manu-
facture of gas. This central agency will
furnish the electric current for heating,
lighting and cooking purposes The econ
omy will be- very great The wast.sge of
coal is enormous. even ia private houses,
and it is for the most part unavoidable.
ard the general use Of electricity for do
mssiic purposes will bs found TO be an
economy.
II il possible, although I do not want 90
bc quoted ~ ray ing that IL v probable. THAI
during the next century the secret Of the
extraction Of the energy which l. in coal
direct may undiscovered. IL that is done
it will simply teyolutionize civilization. IL
will vastly cheaper not only the cost of
living. but the COST Of all commercial enter
priscs 4 very great percentage 81 tho en-
orgy stored up I'm coal is now wasted. II
goes forth through chimneys; it is Lost In
heat which is not utilized The warmth
which yoa feel when you go into boiler
room or into kitchen is simply dead waste.
II has been estimated that IL the energy
which l. Ina coal could all be utilized one
tons are now required This might give us
possibly "a solution Of aerial navigation. 1t
certainly would vastly cheaper traffic, and
I, is almost impossible 10 estimate the con-
sequences To civilization which might FOL
low 1his discovery. | do no; want To give
+ the impression that think the discovery
/ will Ice made in the next century. but am
entirely willing 10 say that II ~ possible
that we may hear of il at any tire.
The remarkable discoveries Of Nicola
Tcsia are going Ia play on important part,
think, in the commercial development Of
the next century. Tesl, has discovered
+ that a. electric current generated In Ger
tain manner too technical here To explain
may be passed from one conductor TO an
ether without any intermediary connection.
Ike awirc. IL will 40 through stone wall
precisely ~ light goes through glass.
The possibilities which lie In this discov-
say arc simply enormous. and they may
r.voiutionize some ferns of Developments
+ For instance. IL may have a powerful influ-
ence In the conduct OF the WARS which MY
break out In the Twentieth century. IL any
, do. IL 1t is possible To convey the electric
current from o-ic disk Ia another in u room
without any medium, u might be possible
10 direct II from proper motor upon shore
To the iron sides of great war vessel and
with such intensity instantly To melt
the iron or steel plates as though they had
been struck by lightning.
The use II the fiashiight aud the great
electric reiiectors j. sure 10 Ina very general
IN military operations IN the next century.
aud some q. my acquaintance have some
times suggested not wholly In fippant
spirit that electricity itself may ~ the
great destructive agent employed Iva mill
tary operations in the Twentieth century.
But more practical than this suggestion
Is another which j. perfectly reasonable.
am inclined To- think that the development
Of the trolley railway j. going 10 l,e one ~
the nisht.,st factors IN the urlan ciyiliya-
tion 81 thc next century. The Indications
now are hat Il may solve .oule OF the Prob
lens Of oy,srowiing which have ,excl
the social economists. and on the other
hand. may give 90 tlsose who live in rural
districts just tha, relief aud recr.aiion ~
which they are now deprived and which
they ~ CRAFTY desire.
suspect that thr trolley railway will he
found extending from The hearts of our
great cities Ear out into the country d.
irici- anii over be highway ~ that Il viii
H. pTsSihle Tor man 90 step from his front
yard rr farmer - 70 from his driveway
directly INTO one 20 these car and ~ the
rate 81 twenty milez an hour 80 iherea-
lrufs he conveyed - tho city. lie viii tot
10 obliged "a 's4thef si-,y;i line tables. The
EAR viii ran with frequency and ~ trli'if :
sSpens~ They sre simply goiHg q ami.
biiatc disfaDoe AMI q mike the man v ia
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