The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-23

against him. But be that as 1t may, he
was yet the first man to realize all the
economical possibilities of the new gas,
and in the public exhibitions he gave of
| the gas in the Lyceum theater in the years
of 1904 he proclaimed his gospel, and
showed to q wondering and at first UNI
versally skeptical and prejudiced city that
gas was less liable to be ~extinguished by
gusts of wind thar candles; that there was
no smoke IL the illuminant was properly
| handled; that 1t gave off no sparks, as id
the wicks Of lamps and candles: that is far
transcend the old methods of lighting
In brililancy; that 1t could be burned in
various forms. and that 1t could be con-
| veyed from one part of the house to an
other in tubes.
Overcomes D,scouragements.
Despite the dlscouragements that beset
his path-the impure state of his gas often
driving away his audiences, Ignorant and
scheming assistants making a dupe OF him
| and failing him at critical moments. rid.-
Guile and scorn being his portion in many
quarters-Mr. Winsor kept on with his eX-
hibitions and experiments; and II was not
long before he had the public attention so
fixed on the new illuminant that he pro-
! mulgated his cheme for a National Light
and Heat and ~inaugurated his
campaign to secure from parliament au-
thority for the king to grant Il charter for
| such a company. But many people We're
| yet to be convinced that gas would serve
| any useful purpose. and MIR. Winsor was
more than ever the object of their ridi-
Guile and scorn. Perhaps this was due in
large measure to his fla mboyant style of
drawing attention TO his project: he un-
doubtedly exaggerated terribly and was
frequently egregiously unscientific: but
time has proved that for all that he saw
further and was much wiser than the very
learned men of his day, who DID their level
best to him, from whatever
motive.
MIR. Winsor's methods of promoting his
company arc displayed in a circular en-
titled ''l'lain Questions and Answers
Against the Beneficial Introduction of
Coke and Gas" He frankly acknowledges
in the preface that ito erase all doubts
and eradicate every prejudice l have
drawn up 4 few plain questions and an
swers. such as have been daily put" few
specimen questions and answers follow:
Educational Campaign.
20. Will your plan not hurt our fish
cries. oil and tallow trade. etc, nurseries
of seamen, etc?
"A. No; they must increase it, because.
from saNing so many new products at
home, We increase our expectations! We
can afford to undersell in every foreign
market all we gain at home from worse
than nothing, from miserable smoke Non-
~ 'it'ii, oS i+ONp N'o5 iiANi'S VI
the smoke nuisance). We can employ
hundreds of more vessc.s and thousands of
more seamea for the benefit of our nurse
lies.
"Q. What will become of our tallow
chambers. our oil men, our wick and snuff
fer makers, etc?
"A. They will all work for eNportation-
that is. either become exporters them
selves or sell to merchants who export In
general. Thousands of chests. containing
from 20 to leo dozen OF Indifferent candles,
are sent from Russia all the world over. l
trust that England may command the for
eign markets with superior candles at a
g. Hut the lamp lighters and the Chin
rcE swerpers"
"A. The former will get cleaner lamps
IN a cleaner dress and no longer annoy the
street passengers with the smoke and dirt
of train oil. AS for the poor chimney
sWeepers. / hope they will get a more
Christian like employment.
q. Your tubes-will they rot be Very
expensive?
:. They VIII not be half the expense of
water tubes, nor need they all be laid in
the ground. but may, in part, be carried
A!ons the Easements OF the inst floors.
so Mischievious people will destroy
Their?
"A. The same law which protects our
windows anl street lamps will protec; our
lamp tubes.
e. Will not. the gas catch fire if it
comes in contact with the air:
"A. Never. 1t would if it were of 4
p%hospEoric nature: hut the electric spark
OF the red ho, poker will not iniiame ii; it
mus; DC lighted by a flame.
% Then suppose Il room full of gas.
and Non enter it with u candle?
"A 1t Will never inflamc. because it is
internaiNcd with the air of the room.
GO. ,Sut is Ii not hurtful of respiration?
"A, Not in the least. On th% contrary.
it is more congenial to our lungs than vital
ai.. W'ich proves too strong Il medicine.
because it only EXISTS from one-fifth to
one-foArth in the atmosphere: whereas. in
~fialn1nable air exists above two-thirds in
the animal and vegetable kingdoms. in all
our drinks and victuals. 1t forms a part
of ourselves"
In answering the question, DO you APP
prehena any losses in your plan" he says:
Feared for Its Stability.
1.-The foundation of the National Light
and Heat company is more solid than any
other establishment whatever: 1t has no
risks of any kind: 1t exceeds in benefits the
water companies, by gaining four products
from the destruction of Il great nuisance
that OF smoke. These products amount to
above twenty pounds in every chaldron of
fuel, and can be made from three to four
N1AAAS- III klodis IAVliAS, -
tolerable good management, no losses can
possibly occur
And further on I'm the circular he calmly
assures the reader that II he will but sub
scribe fac pounds to the project his yearly
dividends will be not less than five nun
dred and seventy pounds!
Mr.. Wlnsor took out a patent on his pro-
cess of manufacturing coal gas In 1904;
three years later he and the men assoc
eiated with him lighted up 4 part Of one
side of Pail Mall, and W years later they
applied to parliament to authorize the
king to grant them q charter. A year pre-
Tious MIR. Murdoch had proved that gas
light was much cheaper than candles or
lamps. he having lighted a factory in Man
chester for $3.50, whereas the yearly bill
for M had been G2,0NO. Now he came
before parliament to combat Mr.. Winsor's
application. asserting priority to the dis
covery. Other obstacles rose before the
applicants. and after a long investigation
by a committee of the house OF
the applications failed.
Nothing daunted by the defeat, the APP
plicantS again Detitioned narlia noent Tho