Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
CHEAP POWER PROMISED.
New Invention Which Promises to
Eliminate Steam Engines

In the midst of all the hundreds of in
ventions intended to aid in furnishing the
country with good and sure, as well as
cheap, power 1t has remained for a Michi-
gan inventor to perfect an invention or In
ventions, by which, from present indica-
tons, power be obtained at any point
where there is ocean. river, or even a
small stream. and at a much less cost than
the same power can be gotten from tie
usual steam engine, which is. and has been.
the common instrument for furnishing pow
err for machinery of all kinds. Additional
interest centerS in the new power from the
fact that the experiments have been made
in the Potomac, and that large company
has been organized here to take over the
patents.
For many years. and almost ever since his
discharge from the army at the close of the
civil war, Mr.. William l.. Walter OF Pontiac.
Mch has been studying the question OF the
use of water currents. falls and dams, for
all sorts of manufactures, and for the gen
Grafton of power for lighting, heating and
cooking. He some time since perfected sew
eral inventions. all of which haze been pat
ented His inventions consist of a current
motor, combination tide motor. a wave
motor and hydraulic motor.
Anchored in the river near Cabin John
bridge, near Washington, d. c.. working
model of one Of Mr.. Walters current mo-
tors has been in operation for the last few
weeks, and has been visited by hundreds OF
expert machinists and inventors, all or
whom are anxious to witness an actual test
of the machine and its powers and capabiIl-
ties Attached to the model are series or
several incandeScent electric lights, whch
are run by the model. and which burn as
brightly and a steadily as any lights In any
city having the most approved electrical
machinery, in spite of the fact that the
model is run without the aid OF anything IN
the nature of a balance wheel All who
have seen the model In operation have been
most enthusiastic In Its praise.
The motor, 1T is claimed may be mounted
between scows placed catamaran style, an
chored in the stream by any approved
means. with machinery housed on deck: 1t
may be placed a holow-bottomed fiat
boat, anchored in the stream, near its edge.
or 1t may be installed in a fume construct
ed alongside the stream, fed from dam or
canal and housed as any power plant.
The corporation which has been organized
under the laws Of the District OF Columbia
to launch Mr.. Walters invention Is the In
ternational Motor and Power Company
with a capital of $l5,O0OOO0. divided into
three million shares of S. each. The cor
poration will devote itself to the establish
ment of power plants and the manufacture
and sale Of the motor and power inventions
of the originator of the enterprise.
Hopewell H. Darneille. assessor OF the
District of Columbia, is president OF the
company; while Representative Samuel w
Smith of Michigan, is first vice president
j. s. Zeigler of this city. second vice presi,
dent; Bert II. Brockway treasurer: Samuel
H. Bell secretary; William II. waiter, Inc
inventor general superintendent; AleXan-
der H. Bell counsel: Francis Nye. assistant
counsel and John NJ Carpenter. assistant
secretary.
In addition to the officers named the
board of trustees contains the names OF
Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire, Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon
of Illinois ex-Representative Charles F.
Joy of Missouri: Lieutenant Commander
Frank W. Bartlett, u. s. N: ex-Represen-
tative Edgar Weeks of Michigan: Major
Henry L. Biscoe Of Washington; Tompkins
c. Delevan of New York, and Charles ii.
Erad Of this CITY