The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-07-20
EDISON is INFORMED
FACTORY rMPLoxR 0IvKa THE
ELECTRICIAN SOME POINTS
Didn't Know His Man and Rntsrtainsd
the Wizard with the His
tory 0t His Own
works


Ing received from al quarters % ihs
globe The guides vhp lake gAeas VIA,
itom lbmush the works hhye ail kinda
q experiences saya ,he New York
sun
/ U often happens thai tte visitor aha
knows tse least abaat elelrleal mat.
tera wlli ask the atlaesl questions ana
make fhe most aiseaacefiing remarks.
d Is rather slagsefiuF fa9 instance
after yoa have made s0ar eleareag and
nloai concise explanation a the Pie.
nomeuun ID the nnw Il elecifieitr
through alfa e. Eea understand g..
Y oe met Nifh she comforting femarA
After ail Mt ypa do not real
ly know shat electricity 81"
The average working electrician
worries ne mofe about the nature OF
the force he handles than Be- does
about the doctrines II Confaciua one
q tbs linemcn demonstrates the idea
b the recital Il cast experience;
When ! worked on third rail- at
Hartford. the boss says 'Youss fol.
lows drnt care where the Juice CONES
ffom of where it goes 70. al sou care
about {, ia where 70 got j, and where
rot q sgt IT 81 yon. Hlnnlssey. keep
yer crpwhar oaen that thlrd rail- or
yaull hev a beautiful short circuit aud
= pigate.ieehnleal display thetn make
- W blind yen not tell bad WHISKY
from Tee water Tor six months
one engineer at the factory. Who
may b. called steve. because hts name
e something elise IA frequently de.
tailed 20 take visitors about 0n A.
count ~ hls fund of information and
hls clear. larld manner ~ explanation.
o. one oecasiou he escorted guest
from the westa llsht-haired utgia
FeniIcman who seemed 3uly Impressed
viii all De saw. bur made 40 comment
iie was apparently drinking ia and
cfitlclalng every word which younr
steve uifcre8. aaA that usually cnna
aeHi yeunFs reuiieman Erew nervous
and suspicious
This fellow hF thunehs. must hs
some smart electrician and - p jasi
taking aii my statements With q huge
grain q salt
A. last when they arrived back n
The ONCE and Steve was feeling Tired
and limp the ilttlr gentleman held oat
lis hand and said
I'm excaeilng obliged 20 ynu. l
dnnt know much atoet the electrical
trade I'm barber II you ever come
% chieago. look ne up
Steve had recovered from this ana
vas beginning to look ard feel lEks
himself once more when be was again |
detailed to escort visitor through the |
sefka Tais was a silent and Oh.
demonstratlve man Who paid eansla
erahle attention 70 rather Insignificant
machines and dstaiia Consequently |
Steve rather hastily concluded that hs
had another barber % auiuae
Moreover a. this quiet visitor
showed little or 10 surprise Al 81 ap.
probation Of The many really remark
able machines and operations steve
Nas a9Eriesei and far tie haner of
The works determined % sh4ke soms
enthusiasm uai q aim 81 b. proceed
- 8 had hlm np with many wonder.
g stoflas
e pointed out q dynamo - power.
~ that n never sd been ana never
caala ea rua ep s fuiI anafsfy il -
ms utterly impossible f8 eaniras tha
cpfftnt iie gave dissertation ea
ne lneandsseenl SEM ana lta manu-.
iae'Hfe asserting thai ia discover
uss dae 60 the aee.deai observation
af 9 lifhfnine Gash nias e - Two.
1uHFei f1fk % plea1s e5tle Was
.ns s'aqHeni BE- rose ~ HE tofs
stretched uaf BIZ fight ar aaa -
claimed
Ana q fhai laestlmatia boen q
the inesndesesnt laas val
lofHt"
As ihial moment Bic visitor + faneA
in 60 q WeFkmaa who nas wfnflne
'oils. sisFped him N fhs hack asa
.aia
eEieiia Danfe
The man started Looked - ana NE
ice flushed eitb surprise ana ulesa.
ire af b grsspea The ouistretebra
land
God hleaa ny souii iea M ola
'oss he exclaimed. "Nr Edison him.
elffe
Steve sfageered back and eat down
n 2 fasiinr He tried = lhiak Il over
. recall some ~ she stnn he'd hen
elilng hat hts mind vas q biarf
ne thius only slaod eat distinctly
e bad tod The Wizard - Menio park /
he inventor of the lnoandcaeent lamn /
bat g eaa the evolution 81 hlrlie
ottle and Q teo pfeneea forki fhsa ,
4 disappeared
a seek Of ten later he received frnm
N Ellison a book on electrical enn.
efs written Ser Juveniles. on tie ~
'af q which nas = pen drawing a. 4 {
irh 50 . pickle bottle 9ad 1siow tha
aseFiptiaH.
AID - thal lnasflmahle bona A. !
iankind, tke inoaadsseeni lamp waa 4
ornf"
Some time Il he future. nrrhana :
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