El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-15

LAG numerous eleCLrlC exhibitions auC
displays which have been among tho
important events of this fall in a num-
Der Of the larger cities Some of these
/ exhibitions represent millions of dol
lars of value and have presented hun
I dreds of thousands of working models
adapted to seemingly endless variety
| Of industries and objects.
One of the most noteworthy of these
exhibitions took place in Boston and
! was a fitting adjunct to the Interna-
| tiOnal Commercial congress. which
| called visitors from every civilized
/ country to the New England metropolis.
/ Preparations for the electric exhibition
! had been in progress for two years and
| the result was the highest elimination
| of electrical skill the New ENGLAND
| states could mass. Both the interior
| and the exterior arrangements won
] hearty applause from the foreign Wis
| itOrs who were not accustomed to such
! lavishness in their own countries. The
/ entire building was outlined on the eX-
! terror with cables OF electric light,
| while special designs in cOlOrs were
! literally displayed. In addition, special
! street lights were provided for several
! squares to add to the brflliancy of the
/ scene. Inside, over five miles Of cleo
] trio cable lights were used as a fOun-
/ datiOn for the illumination, not to men
I ton the innumerable decorative de-
| signs. many of them being specially
/ arranged for the displays in the diff
/ ferent booths.
Historical side OF Industry.
The New York Electrical exposition.
/ which has just concluded, differed from
most of the others held in the country
/ in that it was designed especially to
demonstrate the historical side Of the
electrical industry. This was partly
in honor of the completion of the so
years central station existence which
is being celebrated by one company.
/ One Of the opening features of this eX-
position was the luncheon given In
I honor of Thomas a. Edison, the father
/ OF electric power, who with pardon
J able pride reviewed the electrical ad-
vance Of the last three decades.
AS a part Of the exhibit. many Of
the Oldest machines and electrical en-
gines in existence were shown, includ-
ing the one surviving old and Origi-
4 nal Jumbo" which had been brought
out of its time hOnored retirement for
the occasion. A model OF the old Pearl
street electrical station erected in 1882
also was shown
Important features Of this show were
the exhibits arranged by the govern
. ment, which were presented by special
arrangement The bureau of naviga-
ton and the electrical school con
nected with the Brooklyn navy yard
took active part. The navy men set
up the very newest type of wireless
telegraph apparatus with which the
first wireless message viii be sent to
the Panama canal The canal itself
was represented by q large operative
spillways. showing the operation Of the
gates by electric power. Similar to
this, upon a smaller scale, was the
model Of the electrical machinery
operating the Mohawk river dam. which
was supplied BY the state of New
York.
Electric Accounting Machines.
The use Of electricity in expert aC-
counting is one that has not suggested
itself to many people and yet there
were any number OF adding machines
operated by electricity shown in the
electrical exhibitions Of the present
season. A feature Of the government
exhibit at New York included that by
the bureau OF census in which census
cards were sorted and tabulated BY a
wonderful complex machine driven by
electric motor. The army signal corps,
the bureau of mines, the department Of
agriculture. through several of its
branches, and the coast defence divi-
sion OF the United States army and
the National museum are all employing
electrical power in the operation OF
their various activities
Electricity on the Farm.
One Of the newest developments m
the use Of electricity is for agrfcul
tural purposes A New EnEland firm
demonstrate the many uses to which
electric power could be put in COnnec-
tiOn with the daily work Of the farm.
On old "Fairfields," near Boston. a
implements was set up several months
ago and the machines have been in
actual demonstration since, showing
the actual work of the farm. The out
fit included 40 large pieces Of machin-
cry and innumerable small tools.
Among them were an electric truck for
hauling farm produce to market, a cider
MILL reaper, threshing machine, horse
clipper, grain driller. milk tester, bottle
washing machine, hay unlOader and
packer, wood splitter, Oat crusher,
grindstOne, corn shelter and clover cut
ter.
Perhaps the most interesting Of all,
however, was the electric milking ma
chine. which is a device 10 be attached
to the udders of the fine blOOded cows
belonging to the farm. This milking
machine has now passed the expert
mental stage and is receiving the
hearty endorsement of many of the
leading farm experts from different
parts of the country. 1t will be demon
-strated at many agricultural fairs dur
ing the next month. where It Will no
doubt so thoroughly show the practi-
cability Of substituting electricity for
human power. that it will become
valuable adjunct to the dairy farm and
show many a farmers wife how to
one of the most disagreeable parts Of
the farm work.
Labor Saving Devices.
The installation Of electricity in the
modern home has led to many labor
saving devices which the accommodate
ing architect puts in the first plans for
a house. One of those most recently
adopted is the electric washing ma
chine, which may be set up in the home
laundry for about $50, and is being in
stalled in the better grade OF houses
erected by a number Of progressive
real estate dealers.
The popularity of electric appliances
in the home is so generally acknOwl-
edged that a prominent home maya
zine gives a page of its current issue
to the illustration of various electrical
devices to be used in the home and
suggests their desirability as Christ
mas presents. Among these are in
Guided an electric tOaster. which may
be utilized for several other purposes
than tOasting bread; an electric motor
to be attached to the sewing machine,
an electric hot pad to take the place
OF the hot water bag in soothing an
aching tooth or other ailment a radid-
tor for heating a room. a curling iron
heater and an electric iron. The cleo
trio iron. by the way may serve for
several purposes. Its top comes off as
a lid and in that case it may be made
to serve as a stew pam The pOssibili-
ties of use for the electric tOaster in
clude popping corn. as wen as the toast j
ing of marshmallOws. An electric waf-
file iron is shown in practical demon