New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-27
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC.

4 wear ago last spring n representative or the
pos,on News Bureau visited the Westinghouse
electric works at pittsburg and found l'2D hands
at work and total force. including the New
York factory OF about 1.Sco persons. and Mr.
W.siInghouse said that he expected soon 70 show
gross business OF 100000. per annum and at fair
manufacturing profit that he did not see any reason
for a consolidation 81 electric companies ana did
not believe I'm expensive patent litigation but be-
uevel (, better policy 10 manufacture the best
wares and get n fair price for them. that II he
cot the contract for lighting the WORLDS Fair he
would DO Il. whatever the patent issue might be.
and ne minated that be- had some surprises In the
way II electric inventions.
\ preventative Of the Boston News Bureau
recently made a second visit 10 the Westinghouse
electric works at Plttsburg after studying the gen
oial electric situation IN NcwYork. and finds that
the COMPANY X doing business Of fully 100000
| p.r arnurn AMI Is employing altog ether more than
9l,0 hands f. getting n fair manufacturing profit
and has ou,grown its Pittsburg works and con-
tracted FOR n new plant with all modern improve
uonts, SO located thlr great saving can be made
Is the handling Of al departments under Il single
roof
Tho two features which appear most prominently
1, stand forth from a general survey OK the cleo
tr.c n,l the past two years are: FIRST. the utter
failure OF patent litigation and second. the great
reduction in cost OF electric goods. and these two
features seem to sum up tho whole electric stu
alton to-day.
II was expected that the consoiiatlon of the Ed
son AMI Thonson-iIouston companies would place
tn. Westinghouse Go. at such disadvantage as to
make IL but question OK time when II would De
absorbed hy the larger combination. II was FUR
! thorfnorc expected that the General Electric co.
would control the field not only by holding the
patent situation IN its grasp. but ~ reason OF
owning controlling interests in the largest suoord-
nate electric companies. Tho times have forced 1t
to rclinquish its financial plans and left it with
securities. contracts and assets on hand. taken a.
times when electric prices were far higher than
today SO that what was once a main element OF
strength IS now main element Of weakness. IN
stead OF controlling the patent situation. the com
blnalon seems to have but stimulated Inventions
that might have lain dormant. The Westinghouse
CO. would probably have lighted the WORLDS fair
with the Edison lncanlescent lamp hal not a
patent decision forced (, TO resort to the old Saw
yer-lan invention OF the stopper ncandescent lamp
This invention was improved. and with what sue
cess the Worlds Fair grounds were illuminated ev-
,ryb,dy who WAS there can attest. and the West
Inghouse balance sheet ~ sufficient evidence that
the Lighting was legitimate business enterprise.
Therefore the representative Of the Boston N"ws
to answer this question: II you controlled the
Edison and the SawycrMan patents, would you
manufacture III" g.asa stopper lamp? IT.,
Mr. Wcstingi ouse replied: Il tnInk That tair
question. and / think ! may safely say that II
controlled both patents to-day should manufact-
IRE the STOPPER lamp as the cheaper ana more
lamp has cost from three to six cents per lamp ana
| cXpsct furnish the entire labor upon my lamp
for three cents per lamp and 50 soon as have
made my full ARRANGEMENTS for the manufacture
81 the glass globes In large Quantities | "lH SHOW
the world g;ass stopp.r incand.srent ~ lamp tnat
manufacturing the Edison incandescent lamp II
know the cost Of manufacturing the Edison lamp
and think do. am pcrfectlng ARRANGEMENTS for
the Westinghouse co. to have control OF It's own
glass works before making In large Quantities the
lamps which lighted the Worlds Fair. Why. the
cost OF labor In the Westinghouse lamp viii be no
more than the cost OF the brass base upon the
Edison lamp"
regulator for his are lamp WIS not yet 80 good as
the regulator for the General Electric lamp
but he said b" wla nj Work upon an arc lamp, ana
expected 10 be 4 sharp competitor for business
in The lamp field. lie said he had recently per
fectcd arrangement by which both are and in
candescent lamps could be run from the same al
are lamps In lighting the Worlds Fair grounds
In the department of manufacturing for trans
mission OF electric power The Westinghouse CO.
seems To be In the lead. This department OF It's
works ovcrcrowded with workmen. machinery
and goods in process OF Manufacture. while the
entire factory was occupied with busy workmen
from the ground floor 10 the roof
The Niagara Falls contract for 1000 horsepower
generators and the 1899 horsepower generators
ordered by the Philadelphia Traction Go. in
themselves sufficient TO keep the company fully
occupied for time. and the output Of motors
for railways. and generators and apparatus for
lighting purposes Is stated to be greater than 1t
has ever been at this season Of the year.
The shipments were upward of $4,000 worth or
goods for November. were nearly SloOWO greater
force for the Niagara Fi!is apparatus ana other
large generators To complete them within the time
specified in the contracts.
In the department OF railway motors the COMPANY
is manufacturing substantially the same machine
with which X began the bu,incss. and on" seeks IN
vain for the evidence Of repair depart nj me
Westinghouse co. manufactures lighter motors
where called for. but some road engl believe
that II IL impracticablc to tighten the weight OF
railway motors. as the additional weight OF me
iron IL needed make the traction MS In the steam
locomotive In electric meters the company Is
turning out about 100 day and the Plumbers now
run M to about 5000 d'rom Boston News bureau.
January 18th.