The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-06
MIR. DRIGGs's PROPOsITTOS.
How New York Can he Made the Great OH
Depot OF the W orid.


"pp,'c",'oh 10 inc proper authorities Tor pa'-
eht Tor improvement IN the system of TRANSPORT
ing crude and refined petroleum. His arpli,a.
,,oh was rejected Tor want 81 novelty ana utility
second application was refused. In con-
versation with a SuN rcporter Yesterday Mr.
Drlrgs rnve an n,-,oun, ~ li- o,,,,,,, 10 so.,,rs
"''H-7 ~"ne ~" a. '"'" %. ms ""enhl' O" 'ure
patent. He had observed that over s2u 600 200
worth Of oil IL sont FOREIGN rla,s nvnr, vnu
o., 81. - 800 - - - '''
About the same quantity il used for home con
sumption. More than two-ihirds Il the money
value Of the oil vani-hcs in TRANSPORTATION be-.
tween inc oil helds ana ude water In other
words. it costs moro than sl5.Ooo,ooo per year to
get '2oo'o.ooo worth Of oil to the sea coast
rms money goes INTO tho pockets OF private
corporations. the pests Of railroad companies
They bring tho oil over tho railroad. in tank
ears ovvnsJ ma c,r,r,iinI Ia, ,i,,,,.,i,n
AMI nav nertain ,nlls tn ,hn "a iiy,aJ rnn',n,v
Tor drawing the cars over their grades This
briggs nnnther wav a. usn ihen IA. fnuni
that the oii-producing region is from / 80 tS
am loo, ahsnyn lido ,Sni,r liz trrrHs,i =. NO.,
the grades Of the railroads in rnnf.inc liz. iii
dirrri frnn1 the I'll r,'sery,irs H. lilo water
twnsn WIZ A. 20 % zone e IN ILL., H , 1e
roads The distnnr. from Salamanca WHARF
the oil is already conveyed by tubes To- tide
water via tho Erie road is about 100 miles.
Salamanca is over 1 900 feet above sea level
This would give a fall II fully three feet TO the
mile In an nnneIuct ihis All would givc a
current Of ten miles an h"nr In nm
ouen stream mis- inoliImati"n womb al.
low eight falls like that of Niagara
specific gravity Of the oil or any other nuid
would bring il 10 tho ocean without artificial
aid. The duct that Mr. briggs proposed 10 tl-o
was twolv, ana half inches In diameter THIS.
allowing for friction would give an OH current
,yd 1ei,mr IL, H.. Gi,y t "t.n ius
every tw"nty-tour hours and would convey the
fn, ,i ,i ' OF I's'"n' m piir7 NV
IRON ana fr.oi,ntlv 80 small tLet rn,uttno
bower u rea4ed ~ .nd he o la t pu riS
me ta,ts Wrnurbt ir"m H. n"rnns and m,,h
,' ,ii ~ - "''o 'i ,
',,si ir'r Th,rcfnrn Nr Dri't, I ,tr' ',',n
,s. irn tr ~ ',' H., ~ + - III, -
Nh the nniv ,rudn 'uion,, ,birh ,h,lS, Mir
can h' usrI' H." Nv JT--ov TnntraI "a rptI
ian ~, ISL IT, N',M yltIn,' 'hrnesh
Ill., ~, ,7 ~, 81 tsl E,n''i ,id'h eilr itiv,
cdfnDctioii can .et a shortnr and heti i .,radn
H. I nri Nv ~ , & b ai'u ~
ucnn I t mork G"r w rJ ' no iD.e t1,
~ us, o ", t,,t',r ,'rnj ,In" ,L FL ,rl'J
arc uudulntions in, The grade Of m" Eric r,,d
but none run ~ high ms III" point Of ie,irnlr,,
- lNht thr nSliauli' lotr' l. certain 70 con-
point in favor Of I'M, Fri, is ihnt The oil rnuli be-
brought H. tide water without crossing "A draw
hriiGfe. WHEN 81, gros-ing Hidged streams or
and .ovcrcd Win a layer oi pn-tcr Of Pari Is IVA
You were refused patent - said the writer.
~ S Mh9l ground Ion W.T. nis rStrsGl nsed
WINS ,.npt . p,v.ltV Iru..tf.r ,,p.tI,r IL,
VIZ Nuh' "i huNt.p. bu'9tl"h WHvth't tlc
lI"u"I Nu7 pI'ushl 10 w p'tSonai hhnWlrdge
OF Tue COMMISSIONER. me Examiner. whose
name was not signed 10 the papers, used tho
following dirgrHceul language:
I'M. Application !. rcctci involve. nothing more
han mcdaniel ,kil of hot WY elevated order In
uIM- ii, n lnl' llni one .lni I" Hn"ihc ne most
M s'op ",,ors n Wen If t', t ~ los
iishei power thnn he same or'iinar, common ,. H.
utilize tie graded bed of railroad one IL convenient
ct nnswarod A." sail Mr. Drirgs or.r roo1
ing the ai,,va reni.ni lii tia ,,t',r
,yns lue mo hon,t.e / iuer"asoJ ma ..r'
ryinp connbilitios Of my rnaI Thar nvniin1
ltseif Of nv discovery. If SO WIS "ntiti"i tma
pnirnt for the same reason that n ncr.nti ,y,ulJ
BE- entitled Ia patent for nm engine thni v,nuii
run with half lis present cost lnr,elv on
hanccd thc value OF a railroad grade The
object Of the patent law is 10 protect the di,n,V-
crrr in what is new and useful for a torn Of
years II my discovery Is yaluelcSs, 1t will not
bc used. II IT is valuable and they use It, am
entitled to protection under tho patent laws
Ny application was then refused second time. |
Here II tho letter"
Mr., briggs then produced an official paper, |
Th, Application /, eran rejected unon TIE ground |
NAT It, SUBJECT matter :, dcycI Of pslt tni
novelty Prom time immcmoual h1nids have been |
on'oyed ihioush long lurs Of lhrg y the force Of
y Sor,cd h he mUY ~ NM nuonu,h ma, ncgn
,omccived nc idea Of Lawn The liz ai"ng In, sra1 1
ped OF railroad As IN lng hines OF pie II Is dcsir
'he to ake Sdyansee o. Ne the purpose
1e prepared pea OF tnr1sd would no doubt answer
pipe along the valley Of stream than over thc hills
nll