The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-22

Woop GAs.-The city of WiImin gton, North
Carolina, is now, for its size. the cheapest lighted
city in the United States. The whole apparatus,
including mains, gasometer, &C. cost but SIS,
600 This includes their transportation from Phil
adepha, with also the pay and passage of work
men. By reference to Ure's Chemical Dictionary,
a standard work. it will be found ton of coal or
Whereabouts yields about ten thousand cubic feet Of
gas This is after eight hours distlation from the
selected coal By actual experiments it has been
found that cord Of wood will produce ninety EIGHT
thousand cubcal feet of gas. 1t will be perceived
at once that this renders wood gas much cheaper.
Besides it is we'll asceraned fact that wood oils
in the production oflight seven to three in
favor of ligneous oils over coal. One reason that
they have been little used is, that they require
to be distilled from wood previous to use but this
difficulty, it IL said, has been obvlated by simple
and cheap apparatus, invented and patented by
DR.. Mcconnell. This invention places the use OF
gas within the reach Of all rural villages, and will
render every one, who chooses to be so, lndepend-
ent of the gas companies, for by its means they
can manufacture their own gas, at much cheaper
rate than it can now be supplied by any company
chartered within the United States. This gas has
not the offensive smell of that produced by coal,
and can be passed directly from the retort through
the washer or condenser to the gasometer without
further publication.
This discovery promises to open new field OF
commerce; the vast amount OF pine wood IN lower
Virginia and North Carolina, now considered of no
value, will be brought into market for the purpose
of manufacturing gas, and the charcoal left after
destructive distillation will pay the whole expense
for manufacturing. Wood can be purchased in
North Carolina, and delivered at Wilmington or
in Pamlico Sound for one dollar per cord; the
transportation, &c would not bring the cost up
beyond four dollars Wood, at five dollars per
cord yields ninety-three thousand cubic feet of
gas; coal, at six dollars per ton, only ten thousand
cubic feet. An apparatus for manufacturing wood
gas could be put up for seventh the cost of that
for manufacturing coal gas. 1t is estimated that
the city of New York might be lighted for one dol
lar a thousand feet and yield handsome profit to
the manufacturers; whereas the city new pays
three dollars per thousand feet. We understand
that company has been projected in this city, by
w D. Porter, esq, son of Commodore Porter, for
profitable employment OF the patent
NetO York Post.
THE PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BALTI-
MORE RAILROAD COMPANY are about to give
% 900 new shares of stock at the rate OF 50 per
cent, Ito the old holders 6rst,) to provide means
for the bridge Just authorized by the Mary land
Legislature, over the Susquehanna river at Havre
de Grace, and to pay off floating Indebtedness.
The shares being $50 each, the proposed rate is
equal to $40, and the negotiation will yield nearly
$40 July /, 1858; $40 January and July, 1854;
SIS January, 1855; $40 July, 1855; SIS January,
1856. The present capital stock is $3.50, coo,
represented at II 900 shares at $50 each The
proposed alteration would give capital OF So.
900 900, represented by 100 900 shares.
The income of the road for the present year to
the 30th November 1858, is estimated
at.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Expenses, interest, sc ............... 574,750
Balance. Observation-Disclosures. 1926, 250
Dividend in April, 1853. SIT 900
Appropriation to renewal fund 10000
1877 900
Leaving as surplus for dividends at
the end of the year............... SIss, $50
The gross income of 1854 is estimated
at. ...................... 1000, 900
Expenses. ooo, too
Renewal fund ............ 1000
653 $50
Net balance. Observation-Disclosures. S346, $50
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