Show Electric Light 47 Years Old Today Edison Tells Of Famous Invention Famous Scientist Believes Greatest Field for Bright Young Men of Today of Today Lies in the Study and Dc- Dc De Development of Electricity Farm Power Topic WEST WEST ORANGE N J J Oct Dy By 21 By The Associated Press vy the of the electric Today Today was seventh forty birthday light Thomas A Edison who invented it is convinced that his profession blazes the way to universal peace Invention has not led to war he said Invention has produced a reasoning and a n questioning age People arc are be becoming coming because o of the changes brought about by invention more intelligent and will not stand for exploitation by em- em emperors emperors em emperors and kings and societies There is more reasoning and questioning today than ever before We are in the process of discarding those things which in inthe the past have been breeders of war and The Tha field Is I 1 were to begin m my career over again I would turn to electric light heat and chemical reactions Th lh young man so Inclined should have no hesitation In In taking up Invention invention Invention tion as a n profession provided he has Imagination and the will to work Mr Edison stooped by age care carelessly lessly leasly dressed ed with a II faded White rose drooping from the lapel of ot his old office coat took time from his hi work a n rarely granted privilege to recall the tho days that toll followed owed his discovery that a lock of ot carbonized sewing thread sealed In a bulb from which the tho air had been pumped and connected with electric current would burn for tor 48 hours On New Years Year's eve 1879 he re- re remembered re remembered persons traveled to Menlo Park to view the tho amazing new V lamp from which developed one of ot the worlds world's greatest Indus Industries tries lea but it was not until 1882 that the first central generating plant In Harlem street was placed In op operation Much has been done since that day In developing electricity but even eyen more remains to be done he declared Farm arm power he be- be be believes Heves the most pressing need meaning by that th the extension ot of transmission lines so that eee- eee power can be available to every farmer in the country at nt low cost The rhe Inventors Inventor's s talk was spotted the with with the the worl cost are constantly directed toward re- re re reduction of ot cost so that the benefits ot of- of Invention may may- maybe be bo available to more people |