Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-02-16
For lie sKapawha Valley
Camel Coal OIL.

I'll ttstnF ~ pVeA VIII
Mr. EDfroB Dnrine obese times ofl
Camel CeaI OH excitement, ne frequents
III hear theIquesticns asked, Are not cur
people going 10 over-do tbe business
If they continue manufacturing this ON
50 extensively where will they find mari
ket for ii What will use lip such vast
quantities ID our factories are now ma
King?
These questions are undoubtedly asked
without reflection, aud BY persons not
very familiar with manufactures, and the
business and operations Of different
kinds, which consume large quantities
lof oil for lnbricating, and other purposes.
But to one ever sd familiar with these ep.
|e,aiions, alb arithmetical calculation Of
the amount Of oil used IN only few
branches ofibusiness, will present an ar
ray If factsthat will astonish almost my
one, and aliRy the fears Of the most timid
that the consumption will not equal the
nlanulacturs. 1
'.in the frtst place, we. will estimate the
amount used BY the Rail Roads in our
country, ashley are heconsumers of the
coarse, crude oilsinow manufactured, AS
wen as of large quantities Of the higher
grades land this fact, Ipresume, but few
are aware ofy and many will be astonished
at the result fof the figures. HI
In the annual Report Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Hail Road. it is stated that
their neutrality-suspicious. Of oil Of various
GRADES, is, ih round numbers, l59, 600
gallons. grle d. d. O. Roads, $40 miles
III length total number of miles Of Rail
Roads in ths United States, ID 1856, was
lied ,6S7 sit IL considerably more now, but
iii have 10 means Of ascertauiing the ext
| act amount; the above is exclusive hi
Idouble tracks, switches, &C., de-, WHICH
lEwould increase the amount some thou
EIsands Of mills ; but, taking this number
lEef miles as Dur. basis, md we nave Il
Grand total III 9,7To, $50 gallons of oil
required !forIIsail Road uses alone. And
this amount. is continually increasing,
for rail roads are constantly stretching
I but their iron arms encifcling States, and
soon viii connect ocean with OCEAN.
4 But, although Rail Roads are one Of the
largest CONSUMERS lof oil, yet, in the asgs+
Egregate, they appear >insil nificant. when
Compared with the many otherlsoarces "
consumption III,
TT44rere araE 1894 Cotton Mills in tile
| United States, and 1859 Woolen Mills,
making an aggregate Of 1865. Suppose
these Mills each to consume 1000 gallons
Hell year. ON hi average, for light, and
| Intoxicating purposes, and which il not.
| probably, one half Of the amount, and
we have i total Of el653, 600 gallons, rei1
qprired to supply this branch Of Indus
| try. .s.H III
There are ~ Pig, 422 Wrought, and
1891 Cast Iron Furnaces in the United
States, making an aggregate ef2l9o.---i
Suppose the tnachirery Of them To- rel
quire, oman average, loo gallons annu7
ally, and we have ah aggregate of2l9,7
600 gallons.
There are {38,c6t Churches in the
Union. SUPPOSE one third IF them to
use oil for light, and to average only 10
gallons annually, and the result ID 1861
57o GALLONS. tp assist. the Clergy in en-
Ethepeople.
There arc l57 1874 stores in the United
States. Suppose 1ohe-third of these 70
burn oil, and 10 average only 20 gallons
per year, and We have d total OIL .OAa, 800
gallons.
Ihere are about 10, 900, 900 Of families
in OUR Union; Esay that one fifth Of these
use oil, or some other substi ute for cam
dies, and that they average only 10 CALF
Ions per year, (ineluding hotels, restau4
rants. &e...1 and We haze q total Of 1, ]
ZOO, 600 Of gallons for family use and
EoneHfflll is not nearthe number that now
use loil, or camphene, burning fluid, Of
someother equally dangerous preparation!
The number Who now use candles will be
much less. ifa cheap, safe substitute can
| be found, ndllhis substitute is said I'd
exist. both id cheappess and 10 saeetys
| in camel aloil.
IA Then we have the vast number oil
steamboats, ontour inland seas, and rivers,
and 1ouF steamships Oh the ocean, 10 sup
| ply with oil tie exact number Of these
steam vessels II haveInot now the means
Of ais eertaining, butwill supposed to be
1000, which is far below the actual mum
| Bers Tile Clerk of the. IA. w Quarter
running to this port, says their weekly
utnptionis from f8to 20, gallons; tax
ing this as the arerage criterion Of allthe
steamers. atEthe lowest quantity. (I8,
and WI have 1875, 600 gallons - proba-
| bly, about one half the actual amount
We have upwards of 10000 steam
grist. saw, and planning mills in the
| Onion. Suppose these to average so
fgallons per year, foryarious purposes,
and No have Al total Of 100000 GALLONS
for This purpose.
| I have made DO mention Of the various
machine shops tanneries. printing presses
and the other tiousand-and- zone purposes
for which steam and machinery are re-
quired, and toll which oil IS absolutely
necessary. think II have already fur
Inished results enough, ard most b
them at avery low estimate. tokeep busy.
to their utmost capacity. all the camel
coal factories thatwiI be built for years
| to come. But We will estimate the amount
used for purposes not mentioned above,
az 5000. 600 of gallons. Now let us
lrecapitulate:
Rail Roads use 9,77o, $50 gallons.
Factories, R.653, 700 q.
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