Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-05-06

the promoter of flying machine cater-
prises. aerial navigation having al
ways been a hobby with him.
During the time Mr.. Copeland had !
his motor on exhibition in Washington
he introduced Mr. Rinehart to Prof. |
Langley. To jump over a thousand in
teresting details Mr. Copeland eventu-
ally found his way back to Arizona, |
and also during the years that followed !
Prof. Langley eventually found himself |
in need of four horse power gasoline |
engine to run his flying machine with. |
No practicable engine had thus far /
been made, so he interested Mr. Rine-
hart. who turned him out the desired
engine. and it weighed only fourteen
pounds. SO pleased was his patron /
that he offered the young man as much
money per day as lots Of men get in a
week, just to lay around ard invent
things and work when he felt like it.
But the offer was rejected, for Mr..
Rinehart had his head full of other
things that he wanted to work out.
Skipping another series of Interesting
details. it should be said that in due
course of time EldrdEe r. Johnson,
mentioned above secured patents on
| the Victor talking machine. one of the
| best. if not the best. machine made. 1t
was however. not fully completed al
that time. and he set MIR. Rinehart at
| work on it. He perfected the machine
and it is now being manufactured IN
| Camden by Mr.. Johnson at the rate OF
| 3 600 machines per week Al Atkinson,
their former fellow workman, is super
! intendcrt of the factory, and the pro-
prietor is worth half million dollars
! bought the right to manufacture, but
prefers 10 buy them in Camden. Last
year the London company found their
machines were not working properly.
They couldn't find a man in all Eng
land to fix them, SO they sent for Mr..
Rinehart, who went over. and in
short time found the difficulty and cor
rected it. placing everything in order.
| Another elittering offer was made him
! here by q coterie of millionaires who
desired to buy his talent, but he had 10
! turn it down. There was too mcuh do
ing in the United States and his head
was still full Of IDEAS. incidentally,
during these Years, he managed to in
vent numerous things that proved sue
cessful and of great value. One OF
Importance l. q gas engine that beats
anything now on the market. 1t is loW
ready for patent and manufacture. Mr..
! Copeland has said that Bentley gener-
ally worked all day Tor him and then
all night for himself. spending his "
ases for materials to carry out his ex-
perimcnts. He also says he is a rapid
experimenter. and when ne finds
thing Will not work he abandOns it and
takes up something else.
The thing that is engaging his atten-
ton right now. and that he has gone
10 the mountains To test, IS pros HsS
Ger the saving of fine gold, both in
sand and ore. Ii is a we'll known :act
that there is lots OF gold too fine TO
save by present processes. ana he
thinks he has the key TO the situation.
If he has il will b. worth more to him
than all the glittcrinG offers he has
heretofore received. # will also be
worth more TO the world. OF its nature
, he has told no one h@rc, except that
While it in a general way accompanies
what the Wynn process claimed TO do
| in saving all TIE gold, he makes 10
claim Of manufacturing that precious
metal
While he has accomplished many
things known 10 the inventors. he mas
gained more publicity perhaps. through
his connection with the Victor talking
I machine.
Everybody in Phoenix that has pass
cd by Andrews store on first avenue
has heard il. and everybody else mas
1 seen the picture of it in magazines.
I with the dog locking into the horn and
!. listening to his masters voice. That
q talking machine was perfected by Il
young man who once spent his nights
/ running water over a Salt River valley
alfalfa patch.