The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-10

efficiency of the entire plant, he
says.
Among the important accom-
plishments of 1885 which DR..
Kintner believes will have ire
mendous influence upon life in
1886 and the years to come, he
lists the following:
DEVELOPMENT of new type
of lightning protector. the De-ion
f1ashover. Tests on a, 25-mile line
leading out of Milwaukee showed
that they rendered the line light
ming proof during severe cleo
trical storms.
ELECTRIFICAT1ON of the
Pennsylvania Railroad from New
York to Washington.
CONSTRUCTION of new rapid
transit electric cars capable Of
higher speeds and improvements
in the electric trolley coaches.
ADVANCES in the construction
of Diesel-electric Streamlined
trains. Westinghouse provided the
equipment for the streamlined
Comet of the New Haven road,
which is now making the A miles
between Boston and Providence
in A minutes. A super-charged
Diesel engine of the 12-cylinder
V type was installed in a new rail
car of the new Boston & Maine
road that develops power consid-
erably in excess of the normal
rating of the engine.
DEVELOPMENT of electric
powered mills for the steel in
dustry.
T OOKING ahead to the future,
- DR.. Kintner sees reason for
thinking that progress will be
forthcoming in many important
directions.
"a year ago." he says, "televi-
sion, though feasible for short dis
tances, had the very serious
handicap of no suitable means Of
claiming stations for national
hookups. Today, this handicap,
as a result of cable developments,
appears very much less important
and we can confidently expect, in
the not distant future, television
service similar to broadcasting.
THAT vast field or air condi-
tioning which is just in the be-
ginning is sure to take a much
more important part in improving
living conditions.
This improvement will give us
completely conditioned air, re-
sembling the best attainable at
seaside or mountain resorts. 1t
will be balanced in chemical COM
position, temperature, humidity,
cleanliness and ion content.
"Those who now find it neces-
Sary to seek comfort in remote
localities on account of unfavora-
BILE climatic and other conditions
at home, can, by means of such
air conditioning, enjoy all of
these during all times of the year.
New chemical compounds with
the introduction of the new cleo
trical influences on recombina-
lions will certainly be found. The
electrical forces that tear apart
the atoms must certainly exert an
influence on rebuilding molecules.
THE number of possibilities is
legion. The number of compounds
that will result from the use of
these new electrical research tools
can not be predicted, but most
certainly will be large.
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.DR. KINTNER calls attention
- to the facts that one of the
largest and important fields in
the world, namely that of agri-
culture, has scarcely been touched
by the electrical industry.
1T seems strange that a field
of such tremendous Importance to
all should have been passed by so
lightly" he says. 1.-THE possibili-
ties appear almost lirnitless. In
addition to the usual APPLICATIONS
of power and light, much can be
expected from the control of the
insects that now infest grains and
plants. The seeds that are now
carrying these vicious enemies will
be freed and given better oppor-
tunities for their start in life.
What will be the effect on plant
growth, as they are given treat
ments with the new electrical ra-
diations? No one can tell with
out extended trials. Plants grown
under various colors of light have
shown unmistakable evidence of
the effects of such differences.
Treatments by some kinds of
radiations like X-rays are known
to influence the plants character