Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-09

holding Of carpet tncils the only wood
en- thinE about the house S. tho 'front.'
stoop. ! have given it wooden stoon
20 make q more beautiful I have been
in consultation with New York archi-
tects ON the subject OF the wooden
stoop. and think a possible % omit
that material In the stoop construction
n win cost contractor $50 900 to get
the molds with which 60 build mo
house. but then he viii be able 10
build over 10000 houses with the one
set of moids.
"rho molds can be taken down I'm a
few hours after the house has boen
finished and they may be cartrs Ia
any part Of the world IN less space
than Is required for shipping an ordl
nary derrick. That's what viii appeal
strongly 90 commercial economy In
selling contractors the iron castings
shall restrict them IN thc use Of co.
ment that win have no air bulbs. Tho
cement win be poured into the moids
until IL flows over az the top. Then
tie house is practically finished
won't sell the molds TO any who doe4
not satisfy me OF the quality of Ma
concrete formula. In the great san
Francisco disaster the houses which
withstood the earthquake were built
OF coment"
The Long Expected Battery.
Mr. Edison now makes the announce.
ment that his storage battery promo
sition has been brought to a condition
In which Il Is Of economic value. Fo-
years he has been working on thls
great feature. and now he makes tho
confident statement that as early as
December OF the present year truck
horses will be seen no more in Tho
streets OF New York The Edison
works are turning out the new stor-
age batteries az the rate Of 300 week
This effort 20 obtain a storage hat.
terry that win do more than the ,vo-F
OF a horse at less expense has been
long and sometimes discouraging on,
After three years OF almost constant
labor and experiment Edison made ,
battery which would propel a truck
1900 miles before new plate be-
came necessary. This result Was
gratifying. but 10 was not enough +o
drive the horse from the field The ir-
ventor found that in order 10 put .he
truck animal out Of business 10 w0rId
be necessary TO construct a battery
that would accomplish $4,000 miles
without q new plate.
lie has succeeded. he says. I'm DOING
this He has perfected "a $4,000 mile
battery. and in a few weeks &c win be-
on the market and cheap enough FOR
common use. II half that is claimed
for Il is realized Il win be one OF The
greatest labor saving devices ever In
vented It win be able 90 carry twice
the load Of the ordinary truck. WIN
have twice the speed and viii take up
but half the room.
Although MIR. Edison has patented
his wonderful concrete house. De pure
poses 20 let any one who wishes 90
build IL have the right without charge
supulating only that every person Who
builds shall ISc tho proper kind ~
concrete. enforce n with twisted iron
rods and turn out an artistic prod
uct He declares that the lab0rIng
man Is going 20 get Square deal" on
this improvement. He disclaims AN
idea Of personal gain from the inyon-
ton and says that he win make q eift
Of it to the working people Of America
All Of which is In line with the de--
laration made on his last birthday 20
the effect that eli az his effort here
after would be eNerted solely for tha
benefit OF his fellow men.
w. s. EMERY.