The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-19
SAILS FOR FRANCE.
Young New Haven Electrician Accepts
Brilliant Position Abroad.

Young New Haven Electrician Accepts
Brilliant Position Abroad.
Alois j. J. Pfeiffcr, young New Ha-
ven electrician, sails for France to-
morrow, having accepted very i'm
portant position as chief electrician for
a large French corporation or syndicate
which is to build at once a new tele-
graph line from Paris, France, to Rome
and other cities of italy. Mr.. Pfeiffers
advancement in his profession has been
very rapid and brilliant. He graduated
from Sheffield Scientific school four
years ago, when only eighteen years
of age and distinguished himself for
proficiency in his studies, he and one
other student passing successfully eX-
aminations in certain lines of study
out of thirty-two candidates. Upon
graduation he was rendered a position
as tutor or instructor at Yale, high
honor for so young graduate, but pre-
ferred to enter a broader field with
more immediate prospects of advance
ment and emoluments. He was ten
dered and accepted position as cleo
trician with the General Electric COM
pany at it's vast works at Schnectady,
and here also made rapid progress. An
instance Of his skill and proficiency Is
specially worthy of note. An import
ant piece of electrical apparatus in
big industrial plant in Brooklyn, N. T.,
failed to work, and for two days and
a half electrical experts labored in vain
trying to remedy the defect. The Gen
eral Electric company was applied to
and young Pfeiffer was sent to work
out the problem and in half an hour eff
fected the desired result, which able
men had worked for two and half
days in vain. A little later the great
water and electric power company at
Niagara Falls needed an expert cleo
trician and hearing of young Pfeiffer's
ability in that line obtained his SER
vices appointing him to an important
place especially so for young man of
only twenty-five years. Mr.. Pfeiffer
ably filed the bill. Recently a repre-
sentative of the big French corporation
spoken of above visited the Niagara
Falls works, thinking that at so i'm
portant an establishment he might
hear of a man fitted and competent to
take the supervision of the electrical
work connected in building the tele-
graph line spoken of. Young Pfeiffer
was recommended to them and the
French agent after an interview with
young Pfeiffer wrote to the General
Electric company, receiving from that
company an unqualified endorsement of
| Pfeiffer's ability and efficiency. The
result was that the French agent en-
deavored to secure ten years contract
| for Mr.. Pfeiffer's services. The latter
was unwilling to bind himself for
| ten years period but made satisfac-
tory proposition which was at once ac-
cepted and Mr.. Pfeiffer sails to-mor-
row to enter upon the important work
| for which he has been selected. Young
| Pfeiffer has many friends in the Elm
| City who will be proud to hear of his
success. His father is a resident here,
skilled employee at the Winchester
armory. Young Pfeiffer's success is
another instance of the opportunities
which the broad field of electrical work
| is offering to capable minds and of the
| benefits afforded by Sheffield school, as
also illustrating the fact that the Unit
| ed States leads the world in this i'm
portant field of industry