The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-16
MANY WOMEN
VISITORS WITH
ELECTRICIANS
Interest of Contractors In Light
ing for the Home Is
Explained
GILLESPIE WELCOMES
DELEGATES TO CITY
Jovian Lodge Social Side to
Association, Tenders
Luncheon
GILLESPIE WELCOMES
DELEGATES TO CITY

"A good reason for the fact that cleo
trical manufacturers are spending
most OF their time trying to ind tie
best possible lighting SYSTEM cor the
home, the domain OF women was
seen IN the ranks OF the delegates to
the convention OF the National EleC-
trical Contractors association. when
they formally convened at the Hotel
Cadillac Wednesday morning Hall
the seats We're filled With women.
The delegates are proud OF the fact
that their wives and families take as
much interest as themselves i'm their
proceedings and no speaker OF the
morning failed 10 pay his respects 20
the silent but attentive members OF
the audience who vote IN the organ.
ization only by proxy
Addresses of welcome by Ernest
McCleary former president, and John
Gillespie on behalf Of Detroit, and re.
spOnses by Ernest Freeman OF Chi.
cago, president began the program
John TriX, viCep president of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers.
spoke OF trade conditions and ex-
pressed a spirit OF optimism in his
outlook upon the future The history
OF the Joyian order, lodge for cleo
trical workers. and the plans OF the
society for the future were the sub
ject OF talk by w. ~ Matthews.
John + Kinuane. chairman OF the
Michigan Industrial accident board.
told the delegates how the laws of
this state are organized I'm order 10
take the burden Of accident loss of
the shoulders OF the laboring man and
make II a factor in the cost Of pro.
duction for the benefit of all parties
At noon the Detroit Joyians gave a
complimentary luncheon which was
addressed By Mai Robley s. Stearnes
OF New Orleans and others The af
ternoon was devoted to executive bus
mess sessions II was planned to
give the evening over to a meeting
Of the Jovians to be called a IRE.
juyenation"
Every sort Of device that can make
harnessed electricity useful TO the
housewife the manufactures, or any
other consumer OF light. power and
heat, are on display in the parlors
of the Cadillac hotel The manufac-
turers who supply the electrical CON
tractors with their materials, have
sent demonstrators and large eXhib-
Its OF new inventions and improve.
ments on the old
During the last five years the man
ufacture OF electrical lighting machin
cry has been completely revolutions
Ted, said Earle Campbell, OF the Ma
tional Lamp Co, Cleveland, and in
the next five years it may be as much
changed again The best part about
theas, changes is tho fact that they
are al for the benefit of the consum.
err, and every time we make an i'm.
proyement in a lamp we are helping
the consumer 10 get more light for
less money
Originally the electric light. as in
vented by Edison. was made with an
incandescent 6lament OF bamboo cu.
closed In n vacuum That first lamp
took six watts or units OF electricity
to produce a light Of one candle pow.
er. A few years later by the use of
cotton instead OF bamboo for fila
ments, this lamp was made so that
It would produce one candle power
OF light for every three watts OF cur
rent. IL was finally improved 10 pro-
duce two and one-half per watt
Then came the invention OF the
Tungsten light The big lamps that
make the Dime Bank building shine
as if IL was flooded with daylight, are
an Improvement on the old style light
because the flament Is made OF
tungsten. a metal which IL is almost
impossible TO melt The largest OF
these lamps are filed With gas IN.
stead OF enclosing a vacuum and
that makes It, possible to produce two
candle power for every watt OF cur;
rent"