The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-07-06
EdisOn'S Discovery Of New
Use for Cobalt
POnderOuS Electric Motor Cars Are
Reduced In Weight About
One.Hali.

Marion has reason to be grateful to
Edison, the Mendo Park Wizard.
He has pointed out the way for Ma
rion miners to increase their bank ac-
counts by jumps, and long jumps at
that.
The dream Of Ross Givens, the proph-
ecies Of Professor Waring, Of Nilsson.
ri, the hopes of Captain Haase, and in
cidentally the wish Of a score Of miners
are about to be realized.
For Cobalt is about to be enthroned
as our king of minerals.
And we seem to have the ore in guam
tity in many sections Of this mining
dis.g.ct.
Cobalt or Il; 5Siic is cri.nar7ly found
~ . manganese ore Be- manganese
Is a blac!. ts,l, earthly io,4.a. mineral
usually carrying from two per cent of
cobalt go pounds to the toni to five or
even at times ten per cent. 900 pounds
to the toni
Up to the present time cobalt has
been used as a pigment producing a
very handsome blue color and especial
, ly IN the staining Of glass. Smalt
which is crushed glass colored by CO.
bait is used in the various allied arts Of
glass decoration and coloring.
, Mr.. Edison is nothing II not progress
sive. His labratory in East Orange,
New Jersey. is a marvel Of complete
ness. This great building is entirely
devoted to researches Of the action Of
not only the minerals nature but Of
s all Of natures productions vegetable,
animal and mineral.
Here il was that cobalt was found to
$ be the media by which electricity
: could be stored for future use much as
d water is stored in tank. The great
z future for this ore lies in the establish
e ed fact that one pound Of cobalt viii
store twice as much electric force as
the same weight Of zinc or lead, the
e metal with which storage batteries
y have heretofore been constructed.
81 This makes il possible for the great
/. touring cars to be constructed with
p less than one half theirpresent weight;
J. Il makes possible motors for hauling
( over our wonderfully and fearfully
+ constructed roads. Fluors spar. zinc.
le lead and cobalt from the Hodge, the
Yandell, the Memphis, the Miller, the
" scores Of others that are producers OF
5. this and adjoining counties.
ig Cobalt in the market is rated at a
e large sum per pound. 1t is an ex'
,r tremely valuable ore.
n Mr.. Edison will purchase this bog
manganese technically called "Wad'
By the car or train load provided Il
carries a suitable percentage Of cobalt,
n which the Crittenden county product
N absolutely does.
n The representative Of the East Or
n ange labratory. Mr.. Morris, is gentle
: man Of large experience in this line o.
4. research. He has been with US at th'
= New Marion Hotel for some days
,d where Messrs. Dreseher and Giyen
m have showed HIM all Of those atten
:, tons that are so dear to the hearts o.
, mining men: that is splendid example,
~ Of eobaltiferous ores and the matri'
n. from which they were taken. He ex
4. presses himself as delighted with thI
outlook.
h Incidentally the editor Of THE REC
80 ORD learned that Col d. c. Roberts
y. was one Of Professor EdisOn's oh
m time associates away back in lS66, tn
! closing year Of the fuss" betweer
N. the South and the North.
a. Asked II this was correct Cal Rob
40 erts, who is nothing II not handsom'
a.. said.
q. In the year iS66 | was night mana
n ger Of the telegraph office in Boston
Tom Edison blew in this office one eve
ming frsm somewhere out Michigan
way. He was dressed in pair Of tow
pants a little short for his length oI
8 leg and a coat Of the same cloth. that
m was a little long at the neck and fell
u oil as Il tried to meet the trousers. and