The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-08
NEW TRIUMPH OF
WIZARD EDISON
DECLARES THAT HE HAS PER
TEcTED A STORAGE BATTERY
THAT is AN IMPROVEMENT
ON THE OLD ONE.

New York. Aug. 7--Fhoinas A. Eli
son announced yesterday afternoon at
his home. in Orange. that after two
years of experimenting he is finally
satisfied with the merits of his new
storage battery, and that he viii at
once begin the erection of factory
10 manufacture the cells on large
scale fer the trade.
This ss.the latest. and while not the
greatest Of the Wizards many inyen-
tions, Il is an accomplishment for
which many electricians have been
striving many years.
The cell as now perfected will drive
two-ton truck at a rate Of 80 miles
an hour, with half the weight Of the
old method
A small dealer can operate 2 deliv-
cry wagon with its power az So per
cent of the cost of mainta ming a horse
An ordinary automobile viii run loo
miles under ordinary conditions with
our recharging. Under the most fav-
orable conditions 150 miles can be COW
cred 1T a speed of 20 miles an h5cr-
Edison Makes His Announcement
More than these facts have bsen
claimed for the cell By others. but Il
was not until yesterday that Mr.. Ed
son himself would even speculate as
to the possibilities Of his new !nyen
ton. The Wizard ha experimeated
with 1000 cells to perfect one Yes
terday. when he made his announce
ment that he is finally satisfied with
the results lie appeared to be as hap
by as a schoolboy on a long vacation
and now, he says, he Is going to plas
In the woods.
The storage cell Is small and encas
ed In iron. Instead Of containing tn;
old lead plates Of the original battery
Ii contains ait lrnate piates CT iron ant
nickel, iii d potash I've solution.
Within d few weeks work win bt
started on an immense factory biiAd
Ing on Lakes de avenue. Orange, n
j.. IN which employment will be g.veg
I'd several hundred fersol.s. Tho Skefild
ing will BE- GOo feel long. sixty fec
wide ard three stories high. NJ
s.traa trouble iii the battery | hav,
been trying for two years TO remed
has been purely mechanical" said Nj
Edison. "They have been greatly dn
fo ths swelling 81 the nickel elemen
/ have succeeded I'll reducing tn
wa gIat BIZ tile battery fro mforty /
forty-five pounds per horse power.
has taken time to find out what wa
needed for this battery because VI
cannot Iobk ahead and see just WIZ
such d thing III going to do after v
have 1t sketched oh paper. In u
two years ! have been experimental
we have turned out some $4,000 eel
Of the battery and have operated Il
anto-vahicles.
Young Mr.. tiewett Aids.
II do not pretend to have solve
the problem for touring vehicles Til
can only ba possible when mo-
charging stations are spread about Il
country Young Cooper Hewitt, !
New York, has helped solve that pro
lem with his mercury rect fer, whit
takes the place of the old transforr
ar ana maker IL possible ID conye
the alternating currents used In sms
towns So ais to make them aTaiiab
for charging the batteries.
with proper mosor and wag
equipment we can take our calls a
op, rate an ordinary delivery VOC
for BIZ per cent Of the cost Of ma
tanning horse
Mr.. Edison appeared to be In b
ter physical cund ticn than he |
been for long time. His face is {
and he has a better color. He said q
the trouble wirh hts stomach, fr'
which he has been suffering for y
eral years. il greatly improved,
Edison attributes the Improvement
constant riding IN his big steam au
mobile The Wizard likes outdoor
and after giving out the statem
yesterday he said:
what I want now Is a chance
ret Usit III the woods and see the bi
and flowers. like to study them ;
the rocks and ferns and other 'thii
OF the woods; It rests me after q !
campaign like this"
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