1 F
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 2, 1000.
- By the New No. 10
- THE PUBLIC ELECTRIFIED !! I
The'
GOLD TURNS THE WHEELS
What the World' Proa-ma Owes the
Poshlnu Power of Yel
low Metal.
No one whose rnnge of vision extendi
beyond tils own country, can have failed
to observe that within the last few decades
the whole world hai aroused Itself to a de
gree of alertness and activity never before
known In Its history. Up to a period
within fifty years Africa as a whole was an
unknown continent, savage and Impenetra
ble; the principal countries of Asia, their
ancient civilisation outworn and decayed.
had lapsed Into a condition of lethargy
and decadence. China and Japan had been
for centuries at a standstill, and India
ur.der British rule was but beginning to
awake. Progress was confined to Europe
and Nortt" America.
In 1848 came the gold discoveries In Cali
fornia, followed In two or three years by
similar development in Australia. At that
time the accumulation of gold In the entire
world since the beginning of the Christian
era was estimated at 11,600,000,000. At the
close of the present year it will amount to
over 17,000,000,000, an Increase of $5,600,000,000,
or three times the amount avalllable In
1448. Such a stream of money poured Into
the channels of trade has given an Im
mense Impntus to the growth of industry
and commerce everywhere, and is suffi
cient to account for the awakening of the
last half century.
The discoveries In South Afrlcla. Alaska,
Mexico and elsewhere are carrying the pro
duction to stilt higher figures, the gold
production In 1908 having amounted to $400,
000,000 The total production of pold for the
first eight yeara of this century will doubt
less reach J1.0OO.CW0.00O, an amount greater
than the world's entire, stock in lSs. and
the rate la certain to increase. It is im
possible to estimate the economic and in
dustrial effect which such amounts of new
moneys will have, but Its results are be
ginning to be seen In the- world-wide
awakening to which reference has been
made. The economic changes certain to
follow are almost beyond the realm rf
speculation.
A. X MONROE.
Frealdent Nebraska Electric Co.
i' ' .--.. . . : .. . . . ... ..... . . . .. ...
... )i p:V;,
v -V' ; I
I i - u ?
4 f, .
:. v ' ;A
U.
mit
The foremost
)
Visit our booths, Nos. 5 and 6,
and see
The Electrical
, Neostyle
- 'Smith
1625 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA, NED
Africa has been partitioned among the
European powers, and has enormous re
sources httherto untouched. China, with its
teeming and Industrial population, ia begin
ning to stir, and even the ancient coun
tries of Asia, which we have been ac
customed to regard as effete and belonging
wholly to the past, are showing signs of
a new life.
A railroad from Bagdad ia pushing its
way fretn the west, and will traverse the
heart of the oldest Bible lands, past Ur
of the Chaldees, and the Babylonian cities
along the banks of the Euphrates, which it
will leave at Blrejik, and cross Mesopo
tamia to the Tigris. Soon It is expected
that the line will be In full operation from
Scutari to the Persian gulf, a distance of
1,862 miles, and the making over of Ch ai
des and Mesopotamia will be entered upon.
Mesopotamia alone has an area of ISO, 000
square miles, and is extremely fertile,
capable of producing grain for seven
times Its present population of 1,500
000. It was the granary of the ancient
Assyrian and Persian empires. Schemes
are on foot and capital ready to enter
upon development of all sorts, Including
Irrigation, and the door is wide open for
American enterprise and machinery.
The east will lost in plctureaquenest
with the vanishing camel and caravan, and
everything like the modernisation of its
life and waya seems Incongruous and im
possible; but all the signs point te an era
in the world's history unlike anythhing
it has known, when civilization and educa
tion shall be universal; when all over the
earth the freest exchange of commodities
shall prevail; when travel shall be so easy
and rapid that all peoples will know one
another, and when war will be less fre
quent. We hear much of the "accursed thirst
for gold," of the felly of piling up riches;
but if the era pf peace we are told of ever
comes It will be largely due to the In
creased production of gold and to the hust
ling activity of these whose desire to be
rich has carried commerce and the arts of
peace and civilisation to the ends of te
earth. Washington Post.
Try The Bee Want Ad Columns They
get results.
Members of the Committee Having Charge
I ( ftfcH- .vr 1
J. U. GILLAHV
Premi
example of perfect simplicity, smooth operation and durable
construction known to the mechanical world.
Premier .Typewriter Company
ELECTRICITY IN THE HOME
(Continued from Page Feur.)
cottage Is owned by Its occupant. Such
owners prefer electric light because of the
saving in maintenance ef wall decorations
and ceilings. Several laTge property hold
ers specify in their rental leases that elec
tricity shall be used exclusively for light
ing by the tenants. This pellcy was
adopted without action en the part of the
central station company. The average
monthly bill for residence electric lighting
in Detroit Is $2.32.
Average Cost.
Chicago has about S0.000 householders liv
ing In small houses er apartments who are
customers of the electric lighting company.
In an ordinary seven-roem apartment per
haps twenty lamps will be Installed, al
though the number varies te suit Individ
ual requirements. Formerly a minimum
monthly payment ef 1 was required, but
this Is no longer asked, and many bills
are made eut for less than that autn.
But, taking the general run, the menthly
cost ef electric light In the small homes
of Chics go may be said te range between
$1.15 and $2.60 net. There has been a great
Increase in this class ef business wlthia
the last few years, stimulated by steadily
decreasing rates for electricity.
Of course, the price ef electricity varies
widely In different localities, affected by
local conditions. Seme managements are
lens anxious for residence business thsn
ethers. Some, using the "white ceil" ef
waterpower, are able to aell electrical en
ergy more cheaply than others who have
to burn coal hauled perhaps a leng dis
tance. The prevailing rate ef interest on
money, cost ef laser and several ether
munity served, whether Industrial er ether
wise, all have their influence on the com
mercial prlpe ef electricity te small resi
dence users. But It Is believed thst the
facts and figures given In the dispassionate
survey ef the situation made la thla article
show that In most places the man whe ean
afford to pay frem 76 cents to 16 a
month for the lighting ef hla heme ean
have 'the use ef electricity, with Its grest
sdvantagea of healthfulness, cleanliness,
cheerfulness and convenience. William
Kelly, in Popular Electricity.
9. K. LRITMUTX,
This
1 ' 1 ' " 1 a II
PHOTOGRAPHS BY RINEHART
Portraits In Thla Number Feralsa.ee
from the Well Known
Studio.
The portraits in this section of The Bee
were made from photographs furnished
from the studio of Ittnehart, the well
known portrait photographer.
Sturdy eaks from little acorns grow
advertising In The Bee will do wonders for
yeur business.
ELECTRICITY ON 1HE TRAIN
(Continued from Page Three.)
trains than can pesslbly be done with the
direct current aa now used."
Dr. Mlllner will demonstrate at the com
ing electrical show alternating current of
high frequency and high voltage. He will
give an educational, scientific and in
teresting demonstration for those willing
te confess they know nothing of electricity
andwho would like te see it demonstrated
In a csnclse way. He will shew a meter
In operation, tell why It gees and what
makes it go. For this purpose he has built
seme simple contrivances which will eeme
all apart and by means ef which he will
be able te shew in a most simple manner
the enart werklng of a motor. He will
show the possibilities ef lighting without
wires and how in a theoretical way it may
be done, with a practical demenstrstlen.
X-Ray aad Wireless Waves.
Visiters at the Electrical shew will be
given demenstratiens by Dr. Mlllaer ef the
way X-ray and wireless waves are made.
This is a most interesting subject la view
ef current events, for both are coming more
and mere Into general use. Dr. Mlllner re
cently equipped an engine at the Union
Pacific shops with wireless centre), by
which he was able to start, atep and back
the locomotive at will frem bis central
power station, which waa located en the
ether side ef the shop yards. This inven
tion ef Dr. Mlllner's caused widespread
comment all ever the country, as It was
erroneously reported that the doctor had
of the Electrical Show
' .
i " , - -,
I- 1 :-
Treasurer and Manager Buxgeag aV -Orals'
den Co.
er
is the Smith Premier,
M. O. PLOWMAN, Manage
i -
arranged to transmit power by wireless
electricity. That was wrong. Ha simply
fitted a machine which would control
power frem a distance.
Dr. Mlllner will also ahow the attraction
and repulsien which various metals have
for the alternating current, and he will
shew a complete motor running . without
the aid of wires to transmit the control.
The telegrapher.e Is a new Invention for
use in railroading which may ultimately
be used as a means of recording speech.
One of these machines could be placed In
connection with a telephone on which
train orders are sent and the telephonic
orders of the dispatcher to the trainmen
recorded and thus a record of the orders
would be kept to settle any dispute In case
of accident.
Direct current is a bad acting agent to
have te use where other metals are used,
as It is a leaky electricity and will eat
water pipes.
Mooter's Interest.
The management of the electrical show
waited upon A. L Mohler, vice president
and general manager of the Union Pacific,
and asked that Dr. Mlllner be sent to the
shew to give the viaitors an Idea of the
progress which is being made In the use
ef eleetrlctty In railroading. Mr. Mohler
readily acceeded to the request and conse
quently Dr. Mlllner will be st the show
with exhibits which will at once be inter
esting te the man with the most expert
knowledge of electricity and also the nov
ice. Dr. Mlllner says he wMl keep lots of
his contrivances in action In the hope
that seme student In electricity may gain
erne Idea which he will eventually work
eut for the benefit of humanity.- Dr. Mlll
ner's booth will be next to the booth show
ing automatic block signala ef the Union
Pacific in operation.
Travelers on railroad trains little realize
the amount of work done by electricity in
both the construction of the splendid pal
aces en wheels on which they ride and also
la the operation of the trains. All the
bright parts en and in the car are polished
and plated by electricity and all the trim
mings are polished in the shops by the
wonderful agent, electricity. Plating merely
requires a very low voltage.
W, JOHNSTON,
'Tresideot Johnston Electrto. Co...
' '-'
"JLu a.a - r ,
m mm ii
Wickes Patent
Oak and Tile Exterior
TILE and OPAL
GLASS LINED
SARGENT'S
Opal Glass and' Porcelain Lined
-
Largest and Finest Lino
in the City
For HOMES. HOTELS. APARTMENTS
and RESTAURANTS.
Billiard and
Bowling
W Make a Specialty of Fine Cabinet
Work and Interior Finish
Brunswick Balke
Collender Co.
407-409 South 10th
Bee Want Ads
No. 10
TORS
Pool Tables,
Alleys
Street
OMAHA
Produce Results