Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-06-07
The WASHINGTON LIGHT.
SOUTH PARIS HAS ONE OF THE WON
DERFuL NEW LIGHTS ON
ExHIBiTlON.

DERFuL NEW LIGHTS ON
ExHIBirION.
The Washington Lighting Company o.
Maine, two Of whose directors, Wallac<
Ryerson and George II. Atwood, reside
In Paris, installed II Shurtlefrs drul
store at South Paris last Wednesday FOL
exhibition purposes, one Of tho flrst Of thu
new lights to be seen In Maine, two hav
Ing been installed ct the company's Office
II Gal Congress Street. Portland, the day
previous, and two at the Lewiston Jour.
nal office the following day.
The Washington light, owing to IL
great Illuminating power and very small
eost Of operation Il attracting great at
teution all over the country. The 1890
candle power lamp at South Paris was
run three hours last Wednesday evening
upon less than four cents worth Of kero-
sene.
HOW THE LIGHT WAS FOUND.
II WAS In the course Of some expert
ments with kerosene oil for the purpose
Of securing power for q motor cycle that
the inventor hit upon the important dis
covery that resulted In the new light. He
found that by completely vaporixing
the oil and blending II with air, he could
secure gas OF great purity, capable Of
producing the most brilliant and steady
light.
Shutting himself up In his laboratory,
he set to work perfecting lamp for the
utilization OF this new light. The task
,ras uot +. lnnu noo Tor tho ,,rtuctvla %. q
so simple tn 1t Was easily sd,pted.
As soon as the lamp was completed ap-
plication was made for patents In all the
countries OF Europe and In the United
States. They were granted In due time,
aud without delay factory Was secured
In Brussels for the manufacture Of the
lamps. That was two years ago. Orders
came In so rapidly that they could not be
filled. The factory WAS run TO It's fullest
capacity, and was frequently enlarged,
but IL has never taken care OF all the or
ders sent In for lamps.
This being the clse, Mr.. Washington
could not find time TO come TO America.
to which his thoughts had always turned,
until things were running In smooth
channel in the Belgium factory. Finally
he set out for these shores.
Ii was his purpose to establish fac
tory here. One was secured In Brooklyn,
ard under the management Of an Amer
lean company work Was begun. The first
made from this factory was
In the Boston Globe Office.
,,
The cost IL so small that when first
heard one is apt 10 think he has not been
given the right figures.
The cost OF different kinds of light, rs
compared with the Washington, has
been compiled By an authority on H.
Iuminsnts for the Washington Company.
4 given unit Of light being taken, the
cost was as follows:
Incsndesoent electric. ESQ.,
AT electric. ----.----.--.-------.-... s
Era'ns.y 49,. hn,n.,
washington incande.cent light. .oo
So mpcb for the cost of the lishts. II
"a The purnose of the eomnsnv To pro-
,pce later l,mns NJ Ave hundred candle
,owsr ,or nae In aveI,,nos The cost
:, r,.,r,si,;ne one ~ the latter Ave
,on,s wonjd Re lsss than the coat Of f.
..llow candle II wonld have the now.
~ 30 .,X ordinary ,ncsndescent globes.
rns .os, IN ssrrs. 40 rnnn;no one ~ the
! u =" hrrarad csndja mover Iiehts wonld
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~ =, w. 49, - A. ., IL, 80 L.
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. Inc s., 80 ans ar ran, an honr
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WHAT THE LIGHT is LIKE.
There Is no flicker in the Washington
light. az there Is In the arc
light. and il contains q minimum Of
.ctinic rays. which are the element In
electric lights so dangerous to the human
tight. The arc liRht has Justly held a
prominent place As q great invention,
but its limitations have always been woe
'ullv apparent. IL fiickers 80 much,
.sputters," and ia so unsteady, that IL Is
not practicable In workshop where
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