The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-23

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lisa certain;
PIE who ne TINT new
ana improved nachit
lomRne i1r labor md a ay-
a 1eld 81 Is oper lions thus
.r |iuritu eiact upoh the i1l-
ter Ne lnborilg Nothing
cou|I more elFoneopa than snch
anof CIrr S. shoWni by the experi-
euce o Ira ba6 While they lessen
The IiI and ton Of manual labor,
thoT nntOye the mind, elevate the
mA5 nc multiply the occupations Of
tne ia1pte ana mechanic, affording
hinaa greater diversity Of employment
less l4boriqrs md at the same time
more fet1an We. The introduction
DE TON gin ana the NAH machine.
With he coyeTy and application of
steam Is motive power have done
moro improve and ameliorate the
ion of the laboring classes than
al ne legislation OF the PAST CEN
urie The discovery Of Petroleum
md the many purposes to which it is
nplied, has opened up 4 wide field for
every kindof labor. The economy of
the egeat Creator has pfoyide Sd f0feSery
emergency, and it is impossible for
population to outgrow the demand for
skilled and intelligent workmen in
every branch of our national industry.
Each new discovery not only affords
additional employing but also creates
an increased demand for other articles
already manufactured. New ma
chinery is wanted; more nails, lumber,
and chemicals are consumed; more la
Dor and more provisions are required.
Thus we find that every interest in so
ciety is benefited. These thoughts
have been suggested by a stroll through
the on Refinery of Connolly, Ford &
Co., business that has but recently
been introduced, but which is taking
rank with the most important in the
country. The process of refining is far
moro intricate and interesting
than we had supposed, and
works wondrous changes in
the crude oil, which, from a dirty,
nauseous looking article, becomes clear
and transparent. Messrs. Connolly,
Ford q Co.'S Refinery is at present pro
vided with three large stills. These
stills are made of iron, and resemble
huge steam boilers. The crude oil first
passes through these, where il is sepa-
rated from the many gross impurities
which accompany it in its natural state
From the stills it passes into the CON
densers, and thence into an immense
cistern set in the ground, called the re.
covering tank. From this tank it is
pumped into an iron cistern, called the
agitator, there being an arrangement
within the cistern by means of which
the oil is thoroughly stirred up and
kept in state of agitation. At this
stage sulphuric acid is poured in, butts
afterwards drawn off. at the bottom
of the tank water is introduced fol
the purpose of washing the oil
This operation completed, the oil passes
into another large cistern, where it re
mains until drawn off into barrel,
ready for market. The barrels, befor,
being filed, receive an nsidecoating O
glue; this being made necessary by the
penetrating character of the oil. ThC
capacity OF these works are two hun
dred and fifty barrels per week.
Messrs. Warren d Berger have con
nected the refining business with theil
soap mandatory. We have not visited
their establishment, but understand
that their oil refining machinery is nov
in operation. Petroleum has thus ad
ded two more factories to those befor
in existence, and as the business i
steadily increasing, proprietors viii
probably soon find it necessary to en-
large their capacity.