Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-17
THE WIZARDS WORK
An Interesting Interview With Bal.
sons Fllhsr-in.LaR.
The Iron Industry Go be Revelation
izod -Ncw slot Machine
Edison'u Home Lifc.

A NEWS representative had n
brief but very pleasant Interview 10.
day with Mr.. Louis Miller, of Akron,
Ohio, the iather.in.lsw Of Edison. Air.
Miller IL an elderly gentleman, robust
In stature, and has uu open, besming
countsnance, from which hndllness Of
heart and brilllancy II mind are
volubly expressed. lie has tom Ia
this city but once before, about yoar
ago, and while he does mol, observe any
very marked improvement since then,
he sees signs Of progress, aud takcs oc'
oaslon to compliment the people on the
enterprise tn nj ieourod 20 extensive m
industry as the copper plant
Mt Miller 10 In the agricultural inn
PIGMENT business, aud has done bust
nsta Ia this Territory, through Goo.
a. Lowe aud others, for twenty year,.
lie Ia on his way TO the coast partly on
buuinesa aud partly on pleasure.
"What can you tell me about Ed.
son, Nit. Mlllei2" tue NEWS man
asked.
"well,n said he, 81 eau tell you
most anything about him; n can't, 1
don't know who eau. Ho ia very busy
prfiectlng his iron cOncentratOr At
Ogden, New Jersey. The old works
have been pulled down and are being
rebuilt. It's the Intention ~ Invest
one and one-haif millions Of dollars Ia
the concern, anu n the new process OF
treating the lean iron ores IL M success
| fil ~ the indications give promise Of, u
will fevoiutloniEe the non Industry
all over the county. Lean ores that
give only twenty-five 90 thirty per
cent under the old treatment can by
| this process DO made 10 extract sixty
| eight Der cent, aud the possibilities Of
such a process must be- apparent 70
every one, But not Only Will Il be
beneficial 10 the east, but here Ia utah
/ where you have great mountains OF
magnetic ore an opportunity VIII be
presented through the successful opera
/ ton o, this system 60 enter into tho
most extensive manufacture Of itou
aud the bpst quality Of steel, the
success OF tho process IA extracting the
ore at such n high pct cont has been
duly demonstrated"
Ois Mr.. Edison doyoting any time 10
his telephone improvements about
| which 10 much has been Sally"
"You, OF course, have heard Of the
| ph-iho apparatus by
| which form, features, movements anu
sounds are transmitted 10 the ear aud
eve, all but tho latter being produced
on canvas. You may have tho attach
menIs connected with au opera house,
eit ia your paTlOr and enjoy the enter
taiument, reflection VI the whole
opera or play, as well as every word
and sound, being correctly reproduced
M II trAnspiTes. Mt Edison has not
vet succeiud In getting u In such
snape Aa to make the apparatus n
mefchantabe article, bu. on a minor
scale lac mas utilized the ideas eni per-
feetionn la tho construction Of slot
mnehiuta. Tue hfrt twenty Of
these machines have Just been dellv'
cred 10 New York, aud each Of tnom
f.pfoduce au opera or drama just as u
| you were Ia the thenter anu witnessed
II. hut OF course on "a miniature scale =
,us MI. Edison domestic malG
Hs married your daughter ala ht
"Yss, with all his labora among the
numerous inventions, anu tue de-
mnnds upon bis time, no n a very
domestic mau, When NOT ~ oBlehi
MI. he Is at his laboratory al home.
Hls fesidunoe IL at Le9elling park
Orange. New Jersey. ! have lusl
returned from a pleasant war ana bolu
hs and his wife are well. He married
NV second daughter, Nina seven
y,ars ago, anu they now have tive
chIldren, a girl and boy. They have
a very pleasant NE, love each oIher'i
society aud look al the brightest aid,
Of calmly existence. Yes, sif," and
Mf. Miller allowed great broal
emile OF happy sallslaeIloh 70 lass ~
over his being. "hr' El'sou ~ b'O'
husband aud charming man"
Al Inc nus drove up TO the door oil
Enn,sf,ri hotel, tue genial gentleman
intlmated his Intention OF securing Tue
a:i5 .. M. train Tor Ogden, from which
mace he was going 10 tue COAST ahs
no the reporter withdrew