VIEWS OF EDISON

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 233, 19 September 1911, Page 2

VIEWS OF EDISON

I m*.< Meis -lb. r ra-raid; in );;■ UK ]ICS < f ltd 5 " Fl" 11l C < ,111mcrciiil. the pi.-El Ihe sown! ilic, (lie s< ”i”.l. 'J>l "••'■hnt ml- ” H'-'-v refresh mg Hirn, !'■ ktrr.v ilid Hv> world <W-ye! boat•< of a man vin e f-mx- "i'J as I-U.’dy bi,' for ever as lhal of Ncvvle. Eek', !rur, i r :’::y oil'er mfled .•)<•;et 11*t. Thomas Alva Edison is a great man. a great r.nciitor, a gt ent crc.-itcr. m the strictest :-ense oi tlmse phrases, and it is <-::ly I'n'm-ai tbat deep int cre: ’ : br.-uld rent re in his x isil to E’.:>- aw. Seme of his ccnvt'rsati<m (•<> the M;’i:r< Innin b'ts been recorded and aimumls in tmggr'tfion and evt :i the spirit <,f prophecy. Questioned -vit 1) regard to t' ! e possibility of manufac!uritig gold- -“Only a liiaiter <>' time.” lie replied. “The diin-overy of a propi r combinaticrt and treatine'.it <■■!' metd is bound to (•(.•tne soon : it may arrive tomorrow, it make seine <:f yon gold-bugs shake a bit, doesn’t, it! But scientists all (.ver the vuwld are woikmg ,r‘ nwi'il combinations, and tlie i-ti’iic-il will be! ray things .mer on lat cr - -and then what, about those elnni.'.’s in wait rm's !.:■ pay in gold e; in of staudard ’vei-.ht and finenrivc : ISuppc-sirg il”." rodreads suddetdy beenme nliic In pay (hen l and:: ill gelil v.dii'.-h they knew In. to imruii'”dare e’ a <ms: o> i.iih live pounds a tin. Mark my w >'■ Is it, will come. ’ We hope it lil :i:c for “ :r. hi < aning more and more diliiridt, every day la Lori ow a “fiver.’’ 'Ac observe tlant tor living machines Alr, Edison predicts th< grc.-d mit i'ntr.i i?, bid. lie seem:; ’ c think that there will be many im provcmci’t:: upon Hie present cun:;l ruction and incline ’lower. Tin

siil'jod was discuss: d i”> Ihe snick in:; room the night prior i:> (I*.< Maurctmi'a’r, arrival at Fiihginard. ITo believes (iiai; the secret v 'll b( wrested from the iiKil-ions ■;•!' ecytan living insects rather than’ of birds and tiiat in year or two aii'-trans-jiorls ailli passengers, speeding one hundred miles an ho::r, will be thr general means ci' travel. Bp:- stii : our c’d and fried pie -_, t -.rrra iirnin is to have a soi-ta. “Thr earth,” •■p'Pd the wise man . ol Me’’’ - ■ v/iil net cease to be btisv ir vT.-memiem-e. Ti-me wl’l be lets ci ’..binge running up and dc-wn all thr time; but tlie days cf steam powe' are abcu'.t at ■*. fiiiisn . cleeti iciij wo. be tlie motive pi.wcr cvery’.vhcre. At fca - agricnlti'implemem.:;, igeii indeed, there is going to be a revolt' timi. The coming farmer will push a button and work lever::. St crag' '.'.attcriei: will drive plough:: while the, iT.ture I’.gricultmal labourer v.ij’ be a man v.ho has acquired a work ing k-iov. ledge* of diem#'Ey -nd bo Gi'nv. The v-. -y utm .st v. ill bo :.G ; :he carih imd the wo' witiui the ci'j ilt : l.i't 'til the I'lai'i'. tl I luom . ;!><■ (t-nkiy work will) the sweat ~f tl’c brow- will be perfcrmcel l>) maclimiv coitlrollrd by electricity .' • nlv al the* beginning ci ■ red Mr. Edison. N.a 0 Lure’s drmmPP’ir * L' L • i . i • > a ppi’f. Ltii: ? v 4 ;iir.,bi v rus umr o’i i> 1 , * ; I'eenlu-v will see as ; I UJg V.’cndrrs Uic ’wt'K Whet, m->d Qeet'.i ViGoriaX.; t 5 girl, wlieri' was steam. v.-het<* e'r.'.tyieif y ! They Loi b nopea c •I i. matter of course to us now. P I’lijii: smne ’.vizard, as i i’r y call I I fore: ]naii

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