Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-19
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stead of $50 as usual.
Business, however, never interesteu
him as science did. Telegraphy WIS
his next achievement. He had mas,
tered the key code in two months ana
had 4 private wire strung from his sta
ton to his house Ten cents he charged
for private messages. The Western
Union tumbled onto his little gold mine.
took out his wire. but compensated
somewhat by putting him to work. fie
did not remain with them long, DIV
#ouietlyleft Michigan and went to STRAIT
ford, Canada, as an operator there;
This was in 1854 He soon returned
to the United States and located IN
Indianapolis. Ill contented there, he
went to Louisville, and then back 10
Cincinnati. The unrest OF the tele-
grapher had seized him all the more
Tenn, was his next venture, Where ne
was a military operator at Sl25 mohthly
and rations
JEALOUS MANAGER
All this time Edison was careless or
externals, q happy-go-lucky WANDER,
er. q hard worker, nevertheless. and
spending every surplus cent in scien-
tific experiments. He had not found
himself as yet. Poor In purse, bound
less in enthusiasm, though, he pursued
science. Before long he added q per
feet repeater to biography. BY TINS
New York was enabled, for the ilrss
time to get into direct communication
with New Orleans. This was his first
notable achievement. After he accom- :
plished this feat the Jealous Memphis
manager had him fired. Edison walked
100 miles back to Louisville and got
his old job.
he worked away at inventions. Natu-
rally these took the color of his occu-
patton and were along telegraph lines.
They had a temporary break, though;
while experimenting in the telegraph
office he set the place on IRE ana
burned the managers carpet. re WIS ~
fired Edison then started or Win
some boon companions for South AM
erica.
MISSED HIS BOAT.
The whole history of American sell
ence would have been changed had he
accomplished his desire. Fortunately,
When he reached New Orleans the
Brazilian steamer had sailed the day
before.
Edison worked back to Cincinnati.
where he settled down fora while ana
perfected what proved to be his fifst
patented invention--a chemical voting
record machine.
The climax of his career came When
only, II years plu, itilaloiI, in' 49, ~
New York City as an operator. Tnere
his genius was quickly recognized: En-
couraged by the support he began his
wonderful series of inventions. The
world Is familiar with the general tenor
of these. Prominent among them. II
the Geographic field. is the wonderful
automatic telegraph separator and the
marvellous quadruplex which made te'
Biography a commercial success.
Five years later he established q
workshop at Orange.sN. ] 1t is one OF
the wonders of the scientific world
There was evolved the megaphone, the
phonogra phi, the aerophone, the mean.
descent lamp and light system, tbs
kaleidoscope; also scores of other in.
ventions. He has taken out nearly 50'
original patents. Mr.. Edison Is uni
varsally regarded as the greatest In
ventor of the age His latest discov-
cries are his cement monolith and hi
wonderful modern engine tina Will rev
olutionize the automobile business
A stock company was organized il