The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-19
VISIT Mr.. EDISON
DELEGATES SEE WONDERS
OF HIS PLANT.
Electroohemical Society Men Well Re-
paid by Their Trip to Wizards
West Orange Factory.

/ lIdH GltClIOGflGfDltdl oOClGlN. D6lIiR
held in New York, went to West Orange
late yesterday afternoon and were the
guests of Thomas A. Edison at his
plant. Fifty automobiles and many
carriages conveyed the scientists to
West Orange from the Orange depot
of the Laekawanna, where they ar
rived IN a special train.
When the party arrived at the plant
Mr.. ard Mrs. Edison received their
guests in the library. Mr.. Hammer
presented all the delegates, but not
before he himself had received a hearty
greeting from Mr.. Edison. This greet
ing was the renewal of an old friend
ship, for several years ago Mr.. Ham
mer was one of the boys who helped
to spread the fame of h great sage"
when electric lighting was beginning
to be recognized as an important de-
velopment. Mr.. Hammer worked with
Mr.. Edison, and later toured Europe
in the interests of the wizards" pat
ents. Through the efforts of Mr.. Ham
mer electric lighting was introduced in
Paris.
Following the brief reception all the
delegatesainspected the Laboratories and
other parts of the big plant. Mrs. Edi-
son personally escorted many of the
ladies, and the great inventor took
especial delight in exhibiting his we'll
equipped chemical laboratory. Not a
little interest was also taken in the ex-
tensive storeroom, where may be found
everything for the chemist, from an or
binary test tube to an intricate piece of
machinery for electri-chemical expert
mental work.
After the inspection of the laborato-
ries the guests were taken to the pho
nograph works and there many of them
saw for the first time the making of
these wonderful Instruments for repro
ducing sound. So impressed were the
visitors with all the remarkable scien-
tifc inventions which they saw that
many of them took small pieces of iron
and wood as souvenirs.
The delegation had the greatest num-
Der of electro-chemists h ever visited
Orange, and included many of the most
prominent representatives Of this
branch of science. One of the most
noteworthy guests was Hudson Maxim,
who is undoubtedly the best authority
on smokeless gunpowder in America.
Mr.. Edison had a most cordial greeting
for this "stinguish guest.
Besides President Burgess the other
officers of the Electro-Chemical Society
who were present yesterday afternoon
were as follows: Past president, Car
Herring, of Philadelphia; Independents
c. b. Acker, of New York, and A. H
Cowles. of Cleveland; directors, w.
!, Whitney, of Schenectady; S. A. Tucker
of Columbia University; f. A. J.. Fitz
gerald. e. G. Acheson and +. J. Tone
of Niagara Falls; DIR. r. f. Roeber anC
H. N. Potter, of New York.
The following New York representa-,
tiyes of the society were also in th'
party: L. Addicks. L. Baekeland, c
Baskerville, w. Bowman. c. S. Bradley
A. A. Breneman, w. FL. Browne, jr., c
f. Chandler, H. B. Coho, f. A. Colby
F. B. Croker, C. A. Doremus, w. Drey-
fus, G. Drobegg, w. s. Howell, w. r
ingalls,, W. McMurtrie, C. o. MaillouXI
J.. II. Morehead, w. IL. Nichols, II,
Philip, H. N. Potter, A. j. Rossi. G. p.
Scholl, C. /. Speyers. NJ. Toch, r. Won
Foregger, A. Won Isakovics, w ID.
Weaver, e. Weston. F. G. Weichmann.
After formal thanks had been ex-
tended Mr.. Edison the visitors left Or
ange for New York on a special train.
Mr.. Edison was in a laxative mood yes
terday, and this is what he Is credited
with saying:
give Marconi ten years and he will be
sending over the Atlantic 1000 words a
minute oy wireless and Will be receiving
at the same rate of speed; The only limit
to speed In sending now Is caused by me
absorption of the electric waves by the
wire or cable. There is no such absorption
In wireless telegraphy.
New YorF and London will be in free
communication by wireless telegraphy be-
fore long.
'HThere will follow this interesting ques-
ton: Is the second, third, fourth and hfth
man to apply wireless between the con
t%inents, TO acquire the dement's that Mar
conf should enjoy for his labors. There is
no franchise giving power for the use OF
the air, but there Is a common law, ana
II is now being invoked in the suit be-
tween the New York, New Haven and
Hartford road and the Bell Telephone
Company over the high Induction current
Of the former since 1t laid It's electric
system.
man who first used the air or the earth in
commercial achievement. The common law
viii see that the 70 mder of Il service is
not hurt by a follower.
f"Next summer / will build within twelve
hours a three-story house on a lot, 25x45
feet. 1t will cost only $1,000, and will be
quilt on the basis of Its ownership by the
s1.50 . day laborer who works on it. l
/ nave "a n1llBl VI iG AAA2 Ca3 AAhtN 80 -
be built. 1t will be built during the span
OF twelve hours and will include plumbing,
heating apparatus, and everything that
means for comfort today and beauty in
architecture.
In December of this year | will begin
TO manufacture my perfected storage bat
terry. 1t will mean the elimination Of the
horse and the clearing of traffic congestion
in New York and other cities. | nave
managed to perfect the battery through
a. series of tests so that ii will have dura-
biitv and will mean the use in trucks and
wagons BY the Tenth avenue butcher as
well as others who can afford to pay more
for traffic facilities. d.
Mr.. Edison was in splendid health and
fine humor. He said that he still man
aged to sleep soundly six hours a night.
He was as enthusiastic as a boy over his
own working apparatus, ms own designs
and Marconi's recent achievement.
After predicting that there would be an
attempt to overcrowd the ntercontinental
wireless field and that Marconi would win
out sin the end. Mr.. Edison dropped the
wireless and hustled toward a freight ele-
vator in his photograph record factory,
pursued by the visiting scientists. On the
top floor he showed his visitors into a sun
lit room. In the centre of ths room stood
a big model Of a three-story house.
Il have had New York architects work.
ing on the plans of that" he said, and
am ready to begin IN it myself. In fact,
| have already made the molds for the
window castings. Mex summer l will build
lust such a house within twelve hours at
an expense of 81, 900, and the man who
labors on it will know that it was Quilt
on his basis of wage-$1.50 a day.
"Wbaf I am going 70 ipaIlpurate ig this.