Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
FAMOUS INVENTOR
HAS NEW MOTOR
BlDWELL'S LATEST DEVICE
WILL NOT BURN OUT
Patentee Has Long List Of Electrical
Trlumphs to His credlt--stock
Of Cold Motor Company
on Market

For many years cold electric motors
have been the cherished dream of all
electricians, as well as those who have
occasion to use motors for any pur-
pose. Ever since motors have been on
the market the one drawback was the
liability to burn out without the slight
est warning, and this serious difficulty
has prevented their use in the place of
steam in moving railroad trains.
Now comes forward Benson Bidwell
of Chicago, inventor of the trolley car,
who proclaims that he has invented a
mhor that will not burn out under any
strain that may be placed upon it, and
offers to demonstrate this fact by build
ing a large motor to make thousand
mile test over q steam road, with an
agreement that it will run thousand
miles at high rate of speed without
even warming up.
He kept his present invention a Sc
cret until he was in position to manu-
facture these motors and put them on
the market. For this purpose a COM
pany was organized last September and
q factory established at Chicago, which
is now in successful operation. At the
factory they demonstrate both their
cold motors and cold generators.
IHNSUtCQ EiSCtIlC ~ dU
Mr.. Bidwell is an electrical inventor
with lifetime of successes to his
credit. He started as messenger boy
under Morse and worked his way to
the top in the electrical world. He was
the inventor of the electric fan at a
time it did not occur to him that it
amounted to much, and no patent was
taken out ON this. When he invented
the trolley car he started on a long
road to convince practical men that
cars could be successfully operated by
electricity and as late as 1884 the late
Charles t. Yerkes wrote him letter
stating that he had Investigated motors
and found they were not practical for
operating cars. Mr.. Bidwell takes some
delight in exhibiting this letter in view
of the fact that Mr.. Yerkes lived long
enough to see the same system fully
equipped with these same motors and
trolleys as Mr.. Bidwell invented them.
In fact, there have been no improve
ments made in the trolley car since his
patents were taken out,
For his latest invention Mr.. Bidwell
claims even greater possibilities than
for the trolley. He claims that it will
entirely displace steam for travel and
that all the electric motors of larger
sizes now in use will eventually have to
be replaced by the cold motor, because
of the advantage of safety in operating,
and because they are cheaper to operate
than the old style motors now in use.
Mr.. Bidwell states that his present in
vention is the result of II years Of care
full study and experimenting. and that
he is now positive that he has all that
he claims.
Owing to past expensive litigation he
kept his present invention secret
until he was in a position to manu-
facture these motors and put them on
the market. For this purpose COM
pany was organized last September
and factory established at Chicago,
which Is now in successful operation.
At the factory they demonstrate both
their cold motors and cold generators.
Stock on Market
The stock of the Bidwell Cold Motor
company is now on the market and as
the field for the use of such great
discovery Is practically unlimited and
Furthermore as it's success has been
demonstrated by practical tests, the
first offering of stock will be eagerly
taken by those who can see a good
thing at a glance.