The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
VAST MECHANICAL CHANGES.
By Professor EDGAR il IARKIN, Of Lowe University
repairs are less than for any other kind3

repairs are less than for any other kind
I Of engine. 5 *
But as important as the urblne may be Y
4 to marine engineering, It is Of far more
Importance toIthe complex world 20 felec-M
#triclty. And, by the way, no person 4 isS
able to form any conception OF the im-%
mensity Of electrical expan sion now going
on unless he reads the literature OF cleo
tricity nearly all the time. The great hiss
Storic movements of mankind dwlndle IN \
comparison before the majestic advance
of humanity into the mysteries Of cleo
&tricitys and Its myriad uses, sss ss
The turbine will subject the entire $elec-6
%trlcal world to a change Turbines and 1
sdynamos will both be on the same 81 rt.sS
All belts, cogs, rods, clutches and the
sold for old !ron. The entire machinery
4 OF the world Will be direct connected.s' HI
The q immense stinghouse II Electric
Company at Pittsburg is overwhelmed
with orders for dynamos, motors and turss
bines. All these are to be free from any
kind Of intermediates parts. Power Will
decline In price. Above all. turbine mo-
Gtion is steady and almost exactly uniform
This is Of advantage in the appllc on Il
of electricity In railway, lighting and min
ing service and In every other, saS
It Is to the credit OF the power users OF!
the United States to note how quick they
were to see the innume rable advantages
of turbines. Factories run night and day
ITO I'LL orders from raj ways, y ghting {
plants, miners and manufacturers OF every
4 kind and description from all parts OF
the country. Indeed the turbine Industry;
seems to have appeared full-hedged ana
Il at once taking business men all tinawar RESI-
filling the minds OF the most conservative u
with wonder. The saving In first cost v
and floor space where rents are high
In weight of metal in EN- lnes9 and In fuel, Il
maintenance. repairs and many other
ways IS SO VI great that engineers are \:
scarcely able to realize all the advantages
due to vanes on shafts. FAX III Sgss
An ocean liner in time may have every
thing actuated by electricity. For Il the I
enormous steam engines are dispenseds.
with dynamos can take their places
These will energlze motors In the bottom
Z of the ship, all directly connected with Z
q the propeller spIndles, Thin wires then I
would take the places OF thick asbestos B
covered steam pipes, Thus the conJng
steamer will be completely changed, tors
with the new tubular boilers. With high
pressure abnormally heated steam. bulk
and weight are reduced materially, Tur-.fs4
4 bine turned dynamos Will be Of scarcely
more than half the size and weight Of
our present engines. 35s;
b OIL will be burned in place OF coal, with Z
saving of space and enormous expense or
shovelling into the furnaces and loading
+ from docks. for oil almost handles ltsel f.s3gff
fa With these and many other I'm roYe-7g
nents now almost here, ocean travel viii
DO the recipient OF incalculable bepetl 49, n
Danger will be reduced to n minimum;
indeed. trip to Europe or japan will be-
far less hazardous than a trip In q buggy
with your own gentle family horse
r Automobile may have turbines &ls9 ~
Changes beyond number can be made IN
railway service II locomotives are all
supplied with turbines In place OF plstons 4
and cylinders. Changes In all the manu-
featuring plants Of the world due to tur-
ibines Will be sweeping In character and \
Of vast Importance In lesscnlng expenses.
Wholesale improvements, therefore, are
com,:g right away In ocean and railway
travel N ships and cars and IN autos;
And all al 9ut rates. Every gallon OF oil
viii be used. with advanced rates. Stock N
In oil companies not worth the blank
paper may advance to I cent. per share, 81
But at the exact time when all the ships II
and locomotives on earth are lifted up
with turbines and everything IL getting
on to perfection, somebody may come
along with n perfect airship and start Il
I'm n new tvpo Of civilization, ss3