, 1879-03-25
AMERICAN OIL,
Oplnlana About tie Dissatisfaction Felt In
Enrorc-stateiir,.ts Ut OGIclaI inspectors
Ut IrtrOl cum.

Oplnlnna About tie Dtssnt!Hfa ctIun Felt In
EnroIc-Stntemrnts oF O1IciaI tnspcctprs
vi Tctrol cum.
Afo lork Tridnne Narra -,
A Washington aspatcE published In ycstcs.
davis Tribune stated that reputt from, the
United States ConHtll ut Antwerp Ind been re-
ecivc eaIl!y attcneton To tic growing tllssit!s-
1aetloh felt IN Europe with regard tn tic quality
VI refined petroleum imported Of late iron, this
country. anu expressing fears tut Unless svlls
satisfactory explanation was given the Govern.
tncnt Of Belgium would hc called upon to TO-
strict ihc importation Of rrilnc oil ty Tue iu,po-
bltton of llcayy duty. or prohibit It altogether,
uhieas II comes up to Il high fixed st:u,ard, 4
Tribune roporter yesterday cuElcd upou the firm
ot Lockwood l]gos. " Holly, Ut No, e.! Beaver
st,.nt, official inspectors u petroleum..
Mr. llpIly expla! !Artl That tllu principal ca,i.e
" ihe trolblu WIS the growing tnrlilstiun on
the fass VI hotll rulnera anil limp t,aullflrsur-
crs tn turn out ,tselr products as cl,eapIy s pus.
sibIt. Thu market was tluoaeu wI{ inferior
lnMp.burtors, wlliln oil rctlue1s llayc supplied
uu oil which burAs reluctantly. The oit coln.
r!a1!ed of, l'e sald, was obtained from BrAltutd
COintf, l'A.. nlitt Accticl n,ufe careful rrtl.
is'E thala tint obtaturd from .,utu buuthcrn dis.
trlets. IN 4hlt tsiu rc!lnrrs hui been sotlewls
roIntss, hut ile uIllitulty could lu in a great dc.
ErGs obyatr.l BY Ill. use ot thicker wtks mud
was vrry graye, nnl Mr +. ". fockSo"oI XIV , %as
appointed by American 5ctlnera tu iny.sti.
gAta tho 1nattcr fully. liz tnadu tnauy
experiments Will dltfesuus sized burner.
AiM Wlcks, miHl then Wcllt to Europe a,d tIItt
tlc tllesl wns complained of this usl. Hu,louni
l!lt lamps deeetlyu. uni on substituting heavier
wlckh tllc source OF complaint WIS !aTgeIy r..
moved. ltu inst tlp Petroleum AsaoejHt|un VI
i.oH1oti, MD HGi hu pofntrl out that tie grcat
trouble was IN tho style Ut wick used, utI,! that
Wien 1t waa removed the consuming hubble al
itnthlls 10 complain Of, resolution was udurt-
ed declaring iEiat tlu burning VI petrolel,tu dt
IL materially Improved by ltG adoption Ut lo91ct
A1h! thicker wicks OF good material, hut I'M
pressing upon American prolvrvra tho nnsoluto
Necessity uf ssulntatnlny t!lG li1glltet pOssthls
quality ssuth Oi ordinary un1 Water-Whftu ul
shlupctt 10 ths tnttrd Kingdom,
There eau bt no EafnsAylM. thu fact, continued
ar. llUy, that thu oil fru the nuw districts -
not as satisfactory as that lrun! thu oltf. Ila
Tef'tecd Rt !lTdt tTratetl It IN tho sans way US
other oil, asIl thu result ubtainel wus mot good
y ttkes moro tinlt tn work 1t up, A'l c''sts
ltts Hurt tn tnnlla 1t pcrlect Iise Eellnrra rltl
It tou "eloso," under ths Impression that they
could get thu sasllu amount vi refined oil run
crude from the new DISTRICTS ~ they can from
tho n ftuM the ulA districts This 1nistsks las
nuw bcun cnr!cctctl. A"l The result Is thut they
AEu turH. nut Il tirst-cIasa article.
''Wllut abiut the Guusui's statement ts1at Tho
oil nuW produced! Ii iaprH liable tu oxp!tt5kIn
shIn thu earlisr nlInltyt" aakeil the tu,ul1tF.
"VAAt u all uoilseuse." WIS thu EepiY.n ifft Il
properly te1ned II will nut haiuoTe a1tt III tI-
ptt'lo than uny other MI VI u similar nre.ttsf,
autl they eau have 1t just u what test s4uy DE-
sire"