, 1881-11-15

GINS to BE Manufactured In tho Gas
Coal Region Of FeminyIynnIa, and
Thence Transmitted, Through n S!x-
Foot Pipe, to Now York, Eltlauelpl,fa.
baltimore, mud HashlWgtom.
sptetat Correspondence Of 7hf thieoeo TrttuHs
P1TTsnuitI, Pa., Env. t.,-Tho great questions
Of econuna4cnl lighting Hnd heating have uorer
attracted a. hrHo 4 share OF selentiAo ana
general attention Us durlnK the Inst
two or ihroo years. and tho wonderful
progress mAdo IL only another indlcn.
ton or mans power 10 substuc tho olcu1ents
OF Nature to h!s use an1 pleasure. Tho latcst
plum In this direction is that of tho 0ns IjEht
Transportation Company OF Now York, which
has recently been organized for the purpose OF
manufacturing gus In tho gss-coal rgior. atout
twenty-five tuos south OF rlttsburY, and then
transporting It through 1roM ptpos to tho inrKe
cities and towns within radluR OF ID0 nilca from
tho works. Amoug tho Directors 1t tho uuw
company arc John lIocy, Isnlhh C. Habc,,uk,
Hugh J. Hastings, John {. Lucas, Henry Il. Morso
npd other wei-known Eastern capitalists, With
j. Sclson Tappan III President.
Largo ureas of valuable coal.lands hayo been
secured 1t IL understood, In tho worry heart Ut
Tho gas.coal roglon; and tile work Of opening
tho lnlnos will soon he commcncc.i, under tho
direction Of competent mining onHneora. ln
this region. where tho ooal IL sn neur the sur
facc. aild is found In deposits from sfx to eight
foct fu lupth-tho celebrated pIttsburx yoln-
this work will not he difficult; aud, within four
Or five tno,ltus utter ground Is broken tho n,lus
t'nn nHsasy lie brought to condition to doltyUr
IN elortlsbns output.
Near tho l'louth u tho, 1nIacs immense eas-
plMns; and hgro Will bc utiitzuA not only tho
larxo Mnlrokun lntIpa. hut ult tho rntnso hat IL
,1sl'nlly thrown away. lhts t,t,e coal Il said so
tho larger ctMi anti tlis IN ltsni will le iIuI,or.
liant rcrnomy. Fru1II thu works Tho gus Il tu be
Yurk. Fh,la,lu!pniu. Isultlnoro. at,d Washington;
ma III t!Me It H. Irops,Sthl to cxtut4 tho syslc.
to other largo ctlies and to'ytls: Tho mAin plpu
unit IL 70 hnve diameter Or slx feet. nllt Il t0
10 prupcEy burlc1. null coyer1A wIlii ces,,oul IN
Qrdur 70 prevent danKur ftuH rust. etc. Ex-
srvs Il 9wo"t or St Il es u IL!
wet, " SEss sss "a ao ponts q e
1t ls computed that the c!tEcs ,,lts,cts oos,sumo
about 4o.NO,uD OF cubic foot per night. With
% osas of sass iss' os RS S
supply ttosu cities t1!co over. untcr special
prcsst'rg, which could 10 attttcd without my
atss that iGoSaS saSia fsss could ! 70 de- ds:
Il.o .oarces Of p,cut most Obvious. should III, .hs
plum provD ~ feaelAte III II nuw nppeArS, will
nenso quantities Of wenal; tho utll!xlnK 1T gil
thu pr,prtetuta; mud tAe econ0sliivs INT
ur1ll'y et!lincctcu with Tho 1a'Ibufactuso nf my
art'ss .. !. q r. soss 10
that It gA bG tlstH! TOR ftI u Wetl Us Tor light
ing-lnto tho hanla OF CONSUMERS. II ia proptsed
pan!es; ur. whcru this Is not practicable or dr-
sttahlt, to servo c.'ns!i'hora dtrecs.
tsA very fascinating une; Atd that II promises,
Il sttect1slul. u snltH IN xreat .i0xroe two Ut
she most interesting problems Ut tho aas: chuHp
ySr raa,iers ttfr.e ~ 70 ths prpxress "a Of tas
great snturUrtso for II ular justly be rekuFde.t