The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-18

actually sent electrical vibrations around
the world and received them again.. and
Il tilen went on to develop my machinery
II had, as I have told you, been study,
ing and inyenting along the lines Of
electrical transmission and was ready to-
take advantage n OF my discovery. +
have, since so improved the means Of
and Isolation that such
energy may be sent IN any amount to.
any fixed place without danger Of It's
going elsewhere Of injecting others and
i believe 81 the NATURALIZATION can be
carried out to almost any degree,
Niagara for the World.
''Will this enable the power OF Niagara
to be sent anywhere over the world =
y Ycs. have been experimenting at
my labora tory on Long Island. ! have
machinery and buildings there which
havo cost In tile neighborhood Of $780,
COO, and the results show me that ~
2Ilant could be erected at Niagara which.
can transmit its force to any place de-
sired, am designing such II plant
now at my laboratory, and would have
had it completed had 1t not been for ul,-
foreseen delays which have mo thing 70
do with its technical features The de-.
igns5which i have adopted will have
a transmitter which Will emit q wave
complex Of II total maximum activity OF
100000 horse power. "A per cent OF
Ewhiclli5 is enough to Isl gIrdle the globe.
This enormous rate of energy delivery
st is twice as much ms the force OF
}Niagura Fals---is obtainable only BY the
use or certain artiicesH which SHAH
make known some tinloEip the future, q
eve have been offered 10000 horse
newer? mower from tho Canadian Power Com.
ss1nnny. What aIgwant to do Is to build ma
5chIncry there and transmit this power to
different parts of the globe Z; Tho value
OF that amount Of horse poWcr would
he about 100000 per year, and q plant
erected to take advantage OF IT Will pay
large ldividends,"I 4 S45fs5 81
.siIow muchwould the plant cost?'
ut might cost In thesHeigh borhood of
s., 100000, but its valuoaslyonld be enor-.
nous and its success would revolutioniZeB
tho working forces Of tho globe, 1t
would result In other plants being erect
cd otherwleres and III the utilization
/ OF all the great water falls for the work
of man.
Mother Earth Put to Work.
E$"Bv this invention every live part OF
Mother Isarths body would be brought
into action. Energy VIII be, collected all
sover5the globe In amounts small or large,
us It may exist. ranging from g fraction
( of one to u few horse power or nore.5
Every water fall can be utilized, every
coal field made to produce energy to bn
transmitted to vast distances, and every
place on earth can have power at small
cost. One OF the minor uses might be
tho illumination Of Isolated homes We
could light houses all over tho country by
means Of vacuum tubes operated by ligh
frequency currents We could keep tho
clocks ar ,iha&United States going and
give every ono exact time; we could turn
factories, NADINE shops and mills, small
or large. anywhere. and IA believe could
also navigate tho air. II 5ta
The Transmission of Intelligence
s5s5;s'Ono of tlle$lnost important features of
this Invention" said Mr. Tesla, twill be
tho 1raasnlission,o Of INTEL gence. 1T will
convert the entire aarth into a huge
brain, capable OF responding III every ono
Y Of its parts, by the employment OF q
number OF plants, each of5aWhichi caif
transmit signals to all parts of the world,
the news OF tho globe will be flashed to
all8points. A cheap and simple receiving
device, which might be- carried III one $