The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-01-15
LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
EDISON PREDICTS A NUMBER OF INVENTIONS
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE

One Of the great Of his age and generation Thomas A.
Edison. He has done much for the world
and the rest have accomplished but drop bucket COM
pared to what about to be done The will mark the
invention that the world has
ever known hoped for says Mr. Edison He that
will that advance be that have scarcely any conception
Of its scope but already great many Of the inventions Of the future
assured He proceeds then tell Of those which he considers
practical certaintiesH as follows:
Z. Within the twenty thirty year-and viii
within the treeconcrete architecture will take
nous strides forward the Of oldg will be reduced
science OF perfection and what equally important of ceapness
there viii up large number of gifted architects and through
their efforts cities and viii spring up this country beside
which Turner's picture of ancient Rome Carthage viii pale
nohngness and the buildings of the Columbian exposition ap
pear But great expense will attend this will be done
that the poor will be able enjoy
rich aspire and the earning S5O day, with family
support will be better housed than the OF today who
ing So
Moving picture machines will be 50 perfected that the char
will only but viii speak all the accessories
effects OF the stage will be faithfully produced living picture
stage This OF will not be done well the regular
stage, but its standard will approach very that and the
that such viii be furnished viii
hers OF the working classes The result viii be that the viii
have the advantage Of the moral good drama they viii find
expensive improving way OF spending evening and the death
kneI OF the saloon viii be sounded
g. In perhaps fifteen twenty participating the
financial condition OF the couuhe locomotive viii pass almost
altogether OF and all trunk lines viii be operated by
electricity.
large percentage of nitrogen This viii be drawn from the by
electricity and viii be used the aaby OF
Even now this is done to large extent in Sweden.
IS. All power will be utilized by electricity
almost unough Of and viii be used with great adyan-
tage both ndusuially and for railroads
IS successful aerial navigation will be estabishedperhaps
malsand will achieve sound, practical working basis
- We shall be able protect ourselves against environment
by the and things Of that that the general
Of health will improve and the average span OF life viii increase by
large percentage The grand fight which being made against
tuberculosis and viii reach successful elimination and those
diseases viii be entirely mastered.
nature Of other. will be dis
by which many things understood will be explained
We unfortunately, have only FIVE had eight we'd know
more.
- We shall realize the possibilities OF coal supplies better
viii utilize them that 30 per OF the efficiency
viii be thrown away, it is today.
Finally, let be said hardly piece OF machinery
1factued than 10 per perfect As the years SO
will improved upon tremendously machinery
devised articles comfort and luxury viii be produced
numbers such small that all classes viii be able
o enjoy the benefits OF them
AS wonderful all this sounds in words reads in cold type
he truth that almost all these things generally regarded
possibilities some Of them being accomplished facts few
Ike Mr. Edison would doubtless be able perfect them for practical
esuts.