The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-13

Tho absence OF offensive oiors from petroleum
dora H. far judge mos, desirable auxiliary
for ordinary cook ing In the laundry. The superior
boating from the abundance Of carbon In the oil
makes the petroleum gas cheap coat AZ - yer ton
and II be turned on as necessity rcquircs further
saving In expense be made besides avoiding ussles
heat In the house In the summer Its adoption would
increase tho consumption 81 10 the summer month";
almost equal 10 that In the shortest days OF winter
surrLy OF rErNotruM.
Professor Hayes Chairman OF the Committee Of the
United States Revenue Commission states In his report
that there 1917 farms IN Venango county fcbpryl-
vana, having them 3 05D wells Vf ths number 7t1
producing and 2 32s not producing with s05 which
" worked would yield average Ave barrels Of oil
per day O the 1917 farms there sin wells on fitboo
creek that average I40 barrels day The othor my
nvo farms have 6Ti producing w"lis upon them that
yield average Of 10 rs barrels day 20 each we'll
These estimates admitting that tOb wells with tho eApa-
city Of i've byrcs each day would rsrcsale ialy sup
ply OF l2,CS2 barrels would stl leave 1s0i wells,
portion Of which could be worked " sufficient
Inducements were offered On the suhj'ct OF SUN
cheney Of supply for pas making will take tho cities
OF Sew York aud Portland 10 show tho relative con.
sumption ol gas between isrgc and small One
With population OF i,0o)0oo. con.umc- about
900 600 900 cubic feet ~ ga annually while tho Other,
With Is 900 inhabitants, consumes Is 600 90 cpc feet
Tho former has about % 0,0 ani the latter
about 1909, both exclusive OF street ianI- The
rage shows gas consumer b. every sixteen ~ tn.
population, In Portland of Ia every
The average would bc one IA eleven AMI half of
the population. A. have bcfor. mentioned. tho an.
nua production o. coal f0r SOS ~ estimated Mt
10 ooo 900 900 cubic icot by Az companc- aud by
tnang the value of the from petful. with that
from coal three 10 I, follows thai II al The works
were 10 ignore coal and adopt petroleum asa 3ll s3
cubic feet wond snico Ia produce the ~
light This would absorb $50 900 barrels 10 crude oil.
Now estimating IN. population ~ the rntci states
be - 900 900 at tho present tns the quantity ~ ~ro
legm necessary sapply this Of ihBsbtaut,
would DO IL $50 900 900 cubic feet requiring $50 900
barels-ip the former using 100 barrels pr day
and In the latter 800 or tho permanent sppplY ~ Oh
thcre can be no doubt since IA" estimated production ~
the wells In Vennngo county Pa alone with reduction
10 tho prices ~ labor and frgb and asis-
ment OF tho government tax of 81 per barrel -wopd
give sufficient encouragement 20 insure al least perina
neut supply ~ 10 900 barrels daily
IL should be borne In nj that $50 90 barrels of
fined OIL absorbing about 900 barrels - crude IN
It's conversion N consumed article ~ aflcal
light Ia the United States Ia single year therefore n
gas should be universally ussf instead u the Oh IA ~
nud state for tins purpose do not tina, tbs
ket price for crude OIL by 90 heavy do
mani from gas companiss could b. much hnociod.
they would BE- tho large purchasers Instead Of the