The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-04
ELEVATOR WORKS
FOR SALT LAKE
Company Organized to Take Up
Invention of Local
Mechanics.
WILL PUT in FACTORY
TO PRODUCE MACHINES
Adoption of Device Said to Elm
ate All Danger of Eleya-
tor Disasters.

In The past week there were filed
\ with the secretary of state articles Of
Incorporation of the Newson CabIeless
G. Ssfcty-Lock Elevator company. with
paid-up capital Of 100000. Tho OBJ.
iect Of The company is TO establish in
thiH city factory for the production
and marketing of tho Nowson eIeya.
tor, an invention Of Charles Newsou,
who is an old-time mechanical pupil
and protege Of William Silver, tho
pioneer machinist, and fntbcr Of the
Silver brothers, now operating extern
sive works here,
For years the effort has been made to
produce an elevator for passenger and
4 freight service that would combine the
two desirable elements of economy of
construction and operation and absolute
safety. A visit TO the shops Of Messrs
Newsop & Son brought from the inven-
tor au explanation Of the construction
and working of his machine. Many Of
the parts already have been made, and
they are now in process of assembling
and from what could he seen of Their,
ut this tImo there appears to be no
doubt that the object long sought has
\ at length been achieved. The simplicity
Of the machinery is self evident, and
that il will be absolutely safe in opera
tipu N 'ppditub lIOul us
I. Mr.. Newson's description is given In
his own language:
Tells About Operation.
"Instcad of the car being drawn up
through thcsshaft by cables, as in the
present styN Of elevators. we utilize
vertical screw racks which. take the
places of the present guides. These
racks arc composed Of onc-fourth Of
Z one screw circumference, quarter of
ono turn being thus engaged in each
rack, with each Of the revolving and
travelling worms attached to the ear.
These screws are operated by an cleo
tric motor gcared directly to them,
They are so turned as TO be securely
locked To the racks wien once engaged,
there being no possibility of disengage-
mont without running the car TO the
bottom Of The shaft. or removing sec
ton of the racks in order to release
! the screws by turning them out of the
rack ends. The vertical racks are
spaced al a given distance apart, with
4 their concavc surfaces looking toward
each other from the threaded side
& Thcy arc placed soidy within angle
'&irons. iusurinT accurate alignment and
rigidity To thcm. no matter how high
in a building they may be placed, or
\ how deep in a shaft
+" Perhaps that which requires more
/ particular explanation is the intcrIock~
iljng device as between the thread of
|ftbe rack and that Of the travelling
Rworm, This is the only step rack and
fsvorm thread ever patented, and is en-
|trely original with us. On the upper
|fsde Of the square thread in the rack
lis cut a groove about oue-eiChth Of an
tjnch deep. and in the lower side Of the
Etraveliug worm is another such groove
t'nnd lip TO match with the rack thread,
|forming Il Derfect intcrlockiDg contact.
which it is impossible to disengage
t'withopt breakagc, or by the means
|,worms 10 their natural outlet at the end
s .nf tho rack.
q No Danger.
"Thc lifting apparatus may he
tplnccd under the car, if desired, so that
.1tberc is absolutely no danger of break
.nge OF any links. or the car may be
hung frcm the lift by such means as
|sTav be dc"nc1 secure.
"a "Now. IL is even possible for the
.tordinarv elevate" car to drop down
.the shaft. even when living idle, in case
tfhe cables should part, or something
4 else 90 wrour with the suspending
EsrIccbanism. Tn our elevator. though.
I this is altogether an impossibiltv,
\ .rhcth"r the ear he stationary or run
[jng. The carriage being set on top Of
'fbr liftin" device aud this lifi being
j jnterlocE ed into The vertical racks by
means nf The lock WORMS. nothing bnt
La practical collapse of the building IT
4 self can cause disaster. This. Of
course. VIC consider to he our chief
9"hiovement-ihc matter of securing
absolute safety. However. VIC feel
1 rnnfi,leni that we have also produced
tfhs most economical elevator in OK
penSc of operation as we'll rs having
1 [onc that will cost least in original in
Nstallatiou.
To Produce Sample.
II "Wc intend ia produce a sample
kfrarhirc immcdiatc'v--iu fact. wc are
Eat work upon il at the present and arc
tnrnoressiug with it 10 our entire sat-
f7sfactior. The company will put in
Efactorv her" as soon as. our demonstra.
sion is made. and It is our intention
kto supply elevators for office buildings.
Warehouses;, mines. smclters and other
& N1nstituiinns in which lifts are used
Another advantage, which 7 had
about forgotten to mention. is that the
motive mower is ALWAYS on the car with
Uir reach of thc operator, who has all
q the machincrv directly under his eve,
This is on" cf 'be distinct ndvartuqcs
30 lac realized in mine shafts. for IN.
ffaDcc. With The present cable lifts.
fEfhr "uginrrr is at the top. while the
Nsar he is liitin" or Iowcrinr is awnv
hrvomd bis roach and his sight. with
En'r elevator. however. the operator has
Everything al his direct command. so
Nfhat IN casc OF prospcct of something
f!r ANY way wrong. his eve viii detect
thc fpnlt and be will be able tn remedy
~ before IN accident can occur.
z. - w" believe in buildinu mp indus.
4ries for Sail Lake and Utah. and If
Ise. meet with tho success which we an,
icipafe, We shall have IN our elevator
factory An enterprise that will prove
4" he ono OF the sustaining resources
pf tho city,
+ Weekly Health Renort.
forty births aud thirty -three deaths
esre reported by the city board OF ieaIih
-pr the week ending Saturday, Thirty