The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-11-15
CHEAPER LIGHT.
New Invention Requiring one-Third
the Cost OF Electricity.

the Cost OF Electricity.
From the Philadelphia Press
Not even the keen interest felt in the
election news and which is told So fully in
this mornings Press" should dim the
interest, value and importance TO Penn
sylyanians generally, Phihdelpnians in
particular, and the world Of progressive men
everywhere, Of a splendid aud yitally i'm
portant piece Of industrial and inventive
news, International IN Its scope and far.
reaching in influence. which came to the
knowledge Of Il The Press" correspondent
Briefly and in word the news Is of the
invention Of a new light which promises to
revoutionize artificial lighting and heating.
The importance of this discovcry-aud there
is no experiment about it-can be better ap-
preciated when il is stated that statistics
show that the amount of money spent in
lighting-gas electric light, kerosene oil
approximately will reach 100000, 900 an.
uually ia this country alone These figures
are not put down at random, but are the
result of expert calculation This enormous
amount Of money comes out of the pockets
Of the rich and poor alike, and of course.
includes the lighting of cities, towns, bor-
oughs, as well as factory lighting and the gas
/
home
/ 1t means, too, that cities will be relieved
Of tremendous burden-to an appreciable
extent at least-in the cost of public lighting,
and in turn the taxpayers who bear the
burden will be relieved and will get the
benefit of it all. This mammoth enterprise
is capitalized, controlled and managed by
Philadelphians.
baeiu Of ba 1ig,,,.r,, 80 ;,,I+ ,,,l
heating with kerosene OIL and the name of
the company is the Kitson Hydro.C Carbon
Heating and Incandescent Company. There
is no complicated machinery required in the
oil incandescent lamp, which by the way, is
the invention of Mr.. Arthur Kitson, of
Philadelphia. Each lamp is distinct in it.
self and all that is required is tank Of oil,
pump and the necessary tubing which is very
simple Thus there is no expense in the
shape Of complicated and costly mechanism.
And this feature will at once appeal to the
town officials who know by experience the
cost Of equipping such plant.
From inquiries it can be said that no other
system Of lighting has received more favor
able comment or greater approval by all who
have witnessed it than this new and brilliant
incandescent light 1t is claimed by the
company that it is cheaper than any other
known artificial light. Let US look into the
cost for a moment
One quart of common kerosene oil will
furnish a light of 45O to 5OO-candle power
during ten hours of continuous burning.
a two-mantle cluster lamp gives more light
than an electric arc lamp, and costs less than
one cent an hour to operate. 1t is claimed to
be safer than any other artificial light.
| Oil is kept in steel or galvanized-iron
tanks, and it is supplied to the lamps
through small copper or brass tubes-no
thicker than electric light wires-by air OF
water pressure, and no possible danger can
arise from the use of the system. This
system has received the Endorsement of the
Southeastern Tariff Association and the un
derwriters in every city where it is being in
stalled.
Those who have examined it say it i.
the most brilliant artificial light ever pro
duced. With the Kitson oil lamp, an or
dinary mantle furnishes light of 500-candl,
power, or from seven to eight times the
brilliancy of gas lighting. The light is most
agreeable.
The most pleasing feature of the Kitson
light is the likeness of its rays to those OF
the sun. Colors are as rapidly detected as
by daylight. Photographs have been taken
by its rays with almost similar results II
those of sunlight.
| The lamps are made principally of steel
are strong and durable, and no brazed work
is employed.
| Hundreds of these lamps are now in use
throughout this country and abroad.