Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-17
4 MODERN LIGHT SYSTEM
WTLLYS LIGHT ESTABLISHES A
DEALER HERE
BE. Root VIII Sell Ne% Electric Light
ing and Power Plants in This
Section

The appointment of 3. +. Root as
a dealer representative in Niroqua for
the WHY'S light electric lighting and
power plants was announced today
by J. T. Fosnight, District Manager,
for the WHY'S Light Division Of the
Electric Auto Lite Corporation Mr.
Root has opened a modern sales room
at 203 y. Main, where the WHY'S light
plant viii be on display.
In connection with WHY'S electric
lighting and power plants, Mr.. Root
viii handle a nice line of useful cleo
tricai equipment, for both % volt
farm lighting plants and 10 volt city
current. WHY'S Light is a modern
lighting and power plant specially de-
signed for farms, rural schools, and
churches, suburban homes, yachts, etc.
It is manufactured by the Electric
Auto-Lite Corporation of Toledo, Ohio
The new system is said to be the most
complete that has yet been placed on
/ the market. 1t is operated by a Viii
lys Knight sleeve valve engine, a mo-
tor known for its simplicity of opera
ton and its quietness. The engine
has been developed to such an extent
that it requires practically no atten-
ton and is so simple that a child can
operate it, according to those who
have observed it. The complete plant
consists of q WHY'S Knight engine, a
directly connected generator, sim
pie control box and a storage battery.
The Knight engine burns kerosene at
approximately one-half the cost of
gasoline. It is air-cooled, self-crank-
ine, and self stopping. The control
Is; semi-au6omatic. The noisy poppet
valves are eliminated in the WHY'S
Knight engine. In their place are
TWO cylindrical sleeeee eeeeee eeeeev.
two cylindrical sleeves, one within the
other, which glide silently up and
down between the piston and the cyl
inder wall. The long ports in the8e
sleeves registers with each other and
with the parts in the cylinder wall at
the proper intervals, forming large
and direct passages for the intake and
exhaust gases. This engine, witch its
sIeeve-valve construction, improves
with use, it has been proven. Carbon,
instead of decreasing its efficiency, in
creases it.
WHY'S Light generator is shunt
wound for 81 volts. 1t delivers $50
watts. The armature of the genera
tor, the engine fly wheel and crank
shaft are constructed in practically
one piece thus eliminating separate
generator bearings and reducing fric-
ton.
The battery consists Of s cells with
nine plates to the cell. These are en-
closed in sealed glass Jars. They
have a capaciay of 225 ampre hours,
The quality and dependability of the
new system is assured by the very
fact that John N. WHY'S has permit
ted it to take his name. With the
Electric Auto-Lite Corporation COM
many long engaged in the manufac-
lure of electric lighting and starting
systems for automobiles, producing it,
there is no doubt as to the high stand
ards of manufacture which will enter
into its construction. The extensive
sales and service organization of this
company and its great factory facil-
tiles make it obvious that purchasers
win not Jack for service attention.
The new lighting system is adapted
70 an increasing number Of uses. In
addition so its general utility on the
farm, it is available for coffin gins,
lumber and construction camps, oil
and gas pumping stations, mines,
stores, garages. dairies, telephone ex-
changes in smaller towns, warehouses
and stations. 1t also may be utilized
for hospitals, fishing and hunting
clubs, country homes, streets, store
and home lighting in small towns,
theatres, military camps, and in sum
mer resorts and cottages.