The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-16

between $500 and $500. This was se- cured from the United Illuminating company and held for shipment awaiting cheeks. to- cover the bill. There was some delay in the receipt of the money which has not yet ar rived 1n the meantime, bills were being presented to the National Eaec- tro Process company, which, not nav ing sold any treasury stock, was un- able to meet them.
 When asked as to the disposal or the $4.2O0 worth of stock supposed to be held by the little East Side inven- tors who lzeenly mourn the tempo rary' suspension of business, an ofn- cial Of the company today said:
 'tOh, that was the personal stock granted Murphy for the formula which he sealed and delivered in safety deposit box with the under standing gethat 1t could only be opened in the event of his death or other wise as arranged in the oy-iaws. There was never any treasury stock sold by the company
 Murphy's influence among the DE centers of population was great ana he was ably assisted by many or his directors. In St. Louis, another com pany was planned and an enassary Of the investors is now on his way to Bridgeport to see the. plant and ob- tain demonstrations of the electrooes-
 In PhiIa deIphia. Captain H. G. H. Tarr, a member of the Water Boaro and particularly interested in secur- ing some invention which will teno to clarity the water of the muddy ap- pearance which for decades has been the bane of Philade1phians, and on which they have already spent tne sum of $25, ,000, 900, secured demons1rA- tions before the authorities Wnrcn satisfied Chief Engineer Carlton F. Davis that the device was worthy pr try-out.
 A verbal agreement was entered into whereby the city should arrange for the installation of a tentative plant in which two enormous electrodes were to be placed by Murphy's com pany,- that being. the only expense the local company was to assume. 1ne matter was to be kept secret until the trial tests upon a large scale had been made. If successful, the city of Philadelphia was to have entered into a contract, through it's council for the installation of mammoth plant that would have clar1neo aAl the water entering the city. If unsuc- cessful, the local company would have been at no loss.
 Both Captain Tarr and Murphy were elated at the success of the tentarlve demonstration. The directors anu minor stockholders felt that at iase1 the plans were nearing consunmatlon and that soon unheard of financial re- turns would be theirs. In fact, so elated was Murphy, according to a d1- rector of the company today that ne made public in an interview the plans as proposed, with the result that they became known in Philadelphia, to the chagrin of the officials there, who had been in hopes of springing a. real sur prise upon the long suffering users of '.SchuyIki1 cocktails as the municip- al beverage is sometimes called and all f5 i7ff gated in oshort but sharp letter from Capt. Tarr.
 Even the Stratford resident director was disgusted, for visions of the plant which was to be erected there disap- peared into thin air as the Philadel- phia project fell through
 Capital was appealed to in every direction,-the workingman and poH ticians on the east side-for Murphy. well versed from his many experiences with the bigger money powers assured those interested with him that "the big ones wanted to control every thing For that reason, though some I of the local directors wanted the back ing of De Yer H. warner and others, Murphy refused to let them be solicit ed.
 With the arrival of pressing claims l against the company and the insistent inquiries of stockholders to whom Murphy had sold his personal quota, of the certificates in the Electro-Process company, the inventor decided that another company must be formed quickly to strengthen the parent con cern. He, therefore, went to New York. ] where he is at present engaged at 4O4 Long Acre building in promoting the Ion Filter company, which is to man ufacture a. water filter, that electrical l ly, by turning a. handle, will clarify 1 and filter at the same time water 4, ' When stockholders here finally be- came restless at the inactivities of the National Electro-Process company they called upon Murphy and were | confronted with the situation here and | lack of financial interest. They saw Murphy who assured them that they would be well taken care of and that he would personally see to it that they were fully reimbursed, and their shares exchanged for that of the new com pany upon it's completed promotion. They returned satisfied and are still hopeful that the great prospects of wealth from the use of Aunlina. cleo trodes are not mere dreams.
 1 Murphy, a mi1d-mannered man of some 50 to 58 years of age, has had a ! truly wonderful career. Street-car conductor at one time, it is said in his home town of Danbury, he was an apt student and rapidly rose to prom thence. He went to New York city, where he became a captain in the ranks of the hremenf after effectfng several heroic rescues it is said, at
 the risk of his own life He is credited with having about 700 inventions in his own name, from the minor start
 that the boyish desire to increase the length Of his mothers clothes-line gave ] him. In this particu1ar problem, he l increased thea Ranging capacity from
 50 feet to 104 through an ingenious de- vice.
 It is claimed that he invented the ''third-rail'' and his friends say it Onet-
 ted him about $250, 600. He was at f one time interested in a trotting track
 at Torrington, Conn, which was built
 at a cost of s70,0oo and is said to be 1 one of the fastest in the country. | At another time, while in the Qua ! 5.l h