People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09
Ed Manning's Invention.

Ed MANNING, VINO FORMERLY worked
on tue railroad dJ this place, was
fired aud later ran joint aG the cor
ner vi Washington and Lincoln ave.
Dues, has turned up in 81. joseph,
Mo-, where he is employed by Tue
Chicago Great Western, with patent
railway signal lamp which u Is
claimed Will revUlutlonize the entire
system of signal lamps used by rail.
roads all over the world. Manning'S
Invention has proved To be So meri-
t0riouS that syndicate has been
formed for the purpose Of manufaC
turing them On an extensive scale.
This new signal lamp is made 10
five different forms: The engine
classification marker, switch light,
cupOla light, train order board light
aud train marker or tall lights. The
new invention is superior in every
respect to signal lamps now ir use,
and has the added advantage OF being
much more economical. Its claimed
for the new lights that they will not
blow out in any kind of weather or
wind. One great disadvantage Of the
lights now IN use on all railroads is
that strong wind will blow them
out. The Importance Of this point
will be understood by railroad men
who are aware that hundreds of rail-
road accidents are due TO the fact
that signal lights, either on the train
or at switches, have been blown out.
Not even cyclone can blow out the
Manning light when in its proper
position.
Another fruitful source Of complaint
about the old lights is that they will
smoke, thus covering the lens with a
thick coating Of SCOT. This makes
the light dim aud causes a great deal
Of trouble in cleaning. 1t is claimed
for the new invention that it will
positively not smoke, nor will the
globe become coated with SCOT. The
globe in use in the Manning lamp has
stronger magnifying qualities than
the globe ordinarily used, which,
coupled with the total absence of
SUut and smoke, make it fully 100per
cent brighter than the ordinary
light. Ali the cleaning that wi ever
be necessary will be IT, brush off any
dust wEich might possibly accumulate
on the inside. 1t is almost Dust
proof affair.
The burner used 10 the new lamp is
also something CAT of the ordinary,
and generates gas flIme. The vent
ilatiOn is so perfect that the globes
will not coat with ice ur frost even in
the coolest weather. All the sweat
is carried off before it cOngeals. In
the old style lamp this is serious
defect and one that causes a great
deal of trouble during the winter.
In point of economy the new light
is far superior to the Old. 1t will
burn AZ hours az one filing, and Il
gallons of coal oil will be Srved on
every switch light that burns u hours
each day for 80 days. By unique ar
rangement of slides the color Of the
lights can be changed 10 suit the
emergency. Under the old system
for changes in the classification of a
train it is necessary to change lights.
With the Manning lamp you simply
press the button and turn the slide,
and your light is changed from green
to red or whichever way is necessary.
The Chicago Great Western has 100
Of these lamps now in use and a few
are also in use on the Chicago North
western. They have proven emin'
emily satisfactory and now that the
patent has been granted the Great
Western will probably adopt them all
over the system.