The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-07-04

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The following notice Of the Improved Gas
Light, which Messrs. Willonghby h Smith
propose to introduce in our city, appeared in
the New York Tribune some time since:
The facts that gas-bills steadily increase,
while gas>light grows DINNER and poorer, are
unpieasantly familiar to the residents of our
own and other cities. Gas is made from coal,
which 10 considerably cheaper than it WAS
two or three years ago; but the gas-consum-
ers, who are unjustly compelled to pay the
Government tax on gas, have derived no
benefit from the reduction. Thus from ten
to twelve thousand feet of gas are made from
| ton of coal costing 81, and sold for S25 to
| $35 in New York, and at much higher rates
in many other places, while the coke and
other residual substances are sold for nearly
enough to pay the cost of manufacture. That
the manufacture of gas is generally highly
lucrative to the gas companies is well known;
what is needed is that it be made more ad
vantageous and satisfactory to the consumers.
And this we hope to see effected through the
agency of the American Improved Gas. Light
Company.
The facts that our gas.pipes, large and
small, are gradually but surely filing up with
| an incrustation or deposit of tarry matter,
.
unless removed at very heavy cost, and
that the improved gas,light will remove this
mex pensively and prevent its further acct-
mutation, should command attention.
Having for months used the Improved Gas
Light throughout our premises, in business
involving much niGht-work and requiring
the best light, we can attest its value from
our own experience. 1t enables US to use
three.foot burners where we heretofore used
six foot, and with decided improvement In
both the quantity and quality of our gss-light.
The testimony Of others who have used the
Improved Gas Lights equally favorable; and
we commend the company and its prospectus
to favorable attention.
After using the Improved Light for several
moths the Tribune people made q change
back to the old gas, for the sake of test of
the relative merits of the two. The follow~
ing gives the result. We also copy from the
same paper the following certificate of the
Cincinnati Insurance Companies, which set
ties vital question respecting the introduce
ton of this valuable improvement in gas:
The American Improved Gas Light has
been in use on the Tribune establishment
since July last. Many Improvements have
been made since its first introduction, and .
recent test with the new American Improved
Gas. slight apparatus gave the following
result.
In the composing room city gas was burned
six nights, using six foot burners, during which
time the metre indicated consumption of
26,900 cubic feet of gas.
The apparatus of the American Improved
Gas Light was then applied, the six foot burn.
ers taken off and replaced with three-foot
burners-when the metre indicated q con.
sumption of IL. 100 cubic feet for six nights,
or an average of 1850 cubic feet against H.
4ss feet Of city gas. The illumination was
much more perfect, and in every way salts.
factory, with remarkable reduction in the
temperature of the composing.room, which
was so great as to cause serious inconven>
fence during the test with the sixIoot burn
ers with the city gas.
The standard established by the test on the
Tribune can and will be maintained, wherev-
er the improved light is introduced.
The above statement in regard to this test
on the Tribune establishment with the Amer.
lean Improved Gas-Light, as compared with
city gas, is correct
The American Improved Gas. Light ID in
use on all the metres Of the Tribune estab
lishment, with entire satisfaction.
SAMUEL SINCLAIR,
Publisher Of the Tribune.