Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-22
ELECTRIC EASE
IS NEAR FOR ALL
EDISON FoREsEEs THAT ALL
cHoREs WILL BE DONE BY
CURRENT SOON.
AND GIVES FURTHER DETAILS
RESPECTING CEMENT HOUSES
OF THE FUTURE.

In the June number of Popular
Electricity, Thomas A. Edison, the in
ventor, makes few predictions about
The Tomorrows of Electricity and
Invention"
IN the not far-dlstant future, says
the wizard of MEMO park all the
chores OF the household will be done
by electric maehineN and the army
OF clerks and sales people in the de-
partment stores will be replaced by
motors and slot machines Mr.. Edison
says he is now at work on plans for
such store and soon will nave tnem
completed.
Animal labor--that is, human la
bor-must give way, he insists, be
fore the scientific work of the electric
machine. Humane societies, Mr., Edi-
son prophesies, are doomed to early
extinction with the positively sure
disappearance of the horse from the
streets of cities
For years past, ne writes, Il
nave been trying to perfect a storage
battery and now have rendered IT en-
tirely suitable to automobile and
other work. There is absolutely no
reason why horses should be allowed
within city limits, fQr between the
gasoline and the electric car no room
is left for them They are not needed.
The COW and the pig have gone and
the horse Is still more undesirable.
"a higher public ideal of health and
cleanliness is working toward such
banishment very swiftly, and then
we shall have decent streets instead
OF cobblestones bordered by side
walks. The worst use OF money is 70
make fine thoroughffare and then
turn it over to horses. Besides that.
the change will put the humane so
eieties out of business.
"A substitution of electrical for hui
man labor will cut down the cost of
living 10 the minimum" Mr.. Edison
predicts. and he then proceeds 20 tell
how, with his rapidly perfecting plans
for pouring houses instead Of build
| ing them, the iaboring man may have
fine home for a years wages or
Whereabouts.
"My plans are simple" says the in
yentor" nothing that is fundamental
lrd successful In dealing wath the
wants OF humanity in the mass must
ever be complicated | just mold a
house instead OF a brick. A COMPLETE
set at my iron molds win cost about
s25. 900 and the working plant ahou.
SIS. 600 more AS unit plant ] VIII
start six sets of mol6S TO keep the
men busy and the machinery going.
AT least IA houses can be punt
in a year with this equipment. a
single house car be cast IN six hours
With interest and depreciation OF 10
per cent on sum Of say, $4,000,
the plant charges against each house
is less than s125. ] believe the houses
can be erected complete witt plumb
ing and heating apparatus for = zoo
each and when erected on land under
laid with and and ssayel Each
house may be different in combination
or design. color and other FEATURES.
and endless variation Of style is pos
sible.
The house ! would give the work.
ingmaD has a floor plan q Is by 80
feet, three stories high, with cellar,
On a lot 4oxGo feet, with six large liy
! lug and sleeping rooms. airy halls.
BATH and every comfort. In cut stone
such house would cost 10000.
These houses can be built in patches
Of hundreds and then the plant can
be moved elsewhere When built
these communities Of poured houses
can become lowered towns, Hith wide
lasns and blooming fields, along the
roadways
Pats and mice and croton bugs
wlli have as much show in them as
in the steel safe Of q bank Cement
neither breeds yermin nor harbors It..
I There is nothing 10 all this that is
not common sense and easy Of prac
tice. With a fair profit these houses
should rent at $40 TO S12 per month.
Who would not forsake the crowd
ed apartment or tenement Oh such
terms for roomy substantial houses,
fitted with modern e0nreniences.
beautified with artistic decorations.
with DO outlay for Insurance and with
nc dread q FIRE or fire bugs