The sun., 1900-06-10

scription Of the process which accompanied
the application for the patent mentso.hhs .h 1n sn.,r
ing the ore and carbon. e. ooeS estsnt D The Ian
Spass OF the other claims; In the esutn ncn'
Of the Court. require merely conIact w. r.s,.t- H-
tradistnction to mixture between sne e,rostaJ
fSs fRss sts dscson sHa ~ ths1.9ors iss thai claims
and OF the Cowles patent have been ,ntrlnseu,
Public sympathy in ths vicinity Sa typboTundum y n
Falls 70 naturaily W WIN na,cssns ses in the neigh
borhood, which are using eiectlic ~ T,hs In.
and are threatened by the decision. ng T.,ls
dustriesnsna the electric power itSm rom sIresdy
represent @ sp oonsdssrabls s value. and they Offer
immense possibilities for future developmens.
The very flercest heat that has eyer pSen Rso
SIGsd nsSt .nS aISiE,Sly saS Aluminium On s IS roasted
lard is % tired r% out of fat, Calcium and carbon
are fused toaether into ns,S Saie,e" hst s N drop
OF water dissipates IL into gas, Graphite AZ
pure a form OF carbon as the diamond. = Pc
Ina made there and II 10 not at all ImplTpaniS ,,r
that some day the electric furnaces VIII 'u'"
As nearly as Il can be estimated the heat
produced in the electric furnaces az NiesMr
rss mols about
heat ever obtained by any othsr stuMSa ,tsn,s a.
means. II is probable that the sun ltseH 10
not much hotter than the centres ot Inese w
aaara Falls that 1t has been suggested py one
scientific Spectator that II they were all com,
bined In one snsle furnace the Glow oouia
Thousands @ nS' Of horse y power from the Fails are
converted into heat In the various iurhaces ne,
about Niagara Falls. One furnace ns peeh
built In which an amount OF heat energy EQUIV,
alent 10 700 horse power Is produced Dy an
electric arc In a receptacle about the size OF
ones fist. The current led throush the Car
borundum Compapy's furnace for eaoh charge
Sons " cUd Wsser IN one minute
current. than which few more powerlnl are
In use, is carried over heavy copper wires ~
pressure Of ?; 200 volts: The extreme pressure
used for electric executions is not greater than
1000 volts The pressure on the cars OF the
Metropolitan Street Railway Is less than 2S9 volts
The current at Niagara cannot be sWitcneuo on py
breaking would fuse the metal as well as prob
ably Kill the man handling IL The ordinary
current breaker is big IRON plate IN vnt q sait
water and when this is raised ron H. .e ,rS Gsne s
almost binding, and steam and water are
hurled several feet. The noise OF the spark
Is like a clap OF thunder that is oonCident Win
the striking OF lightning.
II is the Industries using this wonderful
power which are threatened by the decision OF
the Cowlss patents OF course, not all OF the
n Pan. cperaton ca ans TRs rpphta
Company and the Mathieson Alkali Company
are not concerned ut all IL is said. but electrical
furnace people generally are worryns over
what may develop from the case, not only at
Niaa ara Falls but throughout the country.
Extreme alarmsts foresee not only an I'M
mediate stoppaae Of present activity, but also
a curtailment OF many lines Of investleatcn
and experiment now being followed out at
various places and along various lines. ne
preponderance OF sympathy among scientific
men Is with Mr.. Acheson, whose discoveries
have been used to moro immediate advantage
and with greater commercial profit than the
patents OF the Cowles brothers,