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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
bright, Prospects Ahead,


JOhH hbtItrt hntlOr CuihOttc CJluttltiH.s
The city Of Wheeling 10 overlooked by
PERCEPTIONS hills from whose submits
magnificent views may DO had Of the
picturesque scenery Of tho surrounding
country, which, varied by wooded Blope
and cultivated field, stretches out for
miles, q panorama oil natures boundlsss
fertility aud resources. The town ilseli IA
the pride oil West Virginia. II contains q
population Of about 10000, Of whom prob.
ably one'third are German. II Ia a centre
Of industry. II Is famous for lie nail mills,
iLs blast furnaces and Ito glass hougeE,
which give employment 10 thouSandS,
and are the ChiOl source Of lie wealth and
activity. Knight prospects are ahead,
The outlook 10 clearing up ioF old enter.
pflsCs and now ventures Indicate the cor.
lldenoe oil capitalists In Whepllnp'S future.
The city contains Aoine noble EuildinRg,
spacious warehouses and elegant real.
deuCeA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
COKE OVEN GAS.
The liInmCnSO Daily Waste of II PrOduC
Tint Could DO utilized.

Tint Could DO Utilized.
From the coke ovens practically al her
own doora and those near enough to
Wheeling TO bs connected with her pros.
ent gas pipe lines, an enormous quantity
Of gas has been escaping for years. This
vast waste Ia not likely TO be utilized now,
for It could not compete with natural gas.
II, however, natural gas should give out,
coke oven gas will almost certainly be In.
troduced through the extensive Byslems
OF the natural gas companies. On this
subject Mr. Thomas +. Roberts, Civil
Engineer, says; "Of tho 10000 coke ovens
Ia the ConnellsyillO region, probably 5000
are charged daily. A charge Of coal aver.
ages about i've and a half tons, which, for
the region, would make a total OF 1880
tons daily. Al the rate Of -FOUR cubic feet
Of gas per pound the product for one oven
would be $4,000 cubic iset, and for the re-,
gion 132,OO0,O00 cubic feet OF gas daily
wasted III the atmosphere. Oithls, posi-.
bly, Sevonty.lve percent or 10O,O0O,OOO
cubic feet Of gas daily could be probably
utilised for heating putpoSes II means
could bs found for transporting II. In
this case, al least, there d no reason Ia
doubt the permAnenCs Of tue supply Of
gas, and therefore projects looking towards
utilizing II possess the most absorbing In.
tereGt, not only 10 The engineer, hut 10 tie
capitalists a. we'll and when these cast
their eyes through q large luw.pfesSufJ
conduit, through which tho gas 10 10 be
drawn by means Of fans or other Cohtfi.
yNucsG on the exhaust principle, they will
coo the way clearly"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
Iron nnd steel Words In IL,

Iron md steel Works In tho United States.
Tho American Iron and Steel Associa.
lion has completed new directory OF tho
iron and steel works In the United States,
showing the extent Of those industries
now as compared with two years ago. The
number Of completed rolling mills and
steel works In the directory for 1884 was
434, with 4 building, but In the edition
Of 1880 only 423 arc described, with 10
building. The slightly decreased number
Of rolling mills and steel works In 1886,
notwithstanding the great increase since
1884 In the erection Of steel plants, is &C.
counted for partly by the fact that nun.
Der Of rolling mills which were built to
roll iron rails have been wholly abandon.
cd, and party by the fact that The inCreas.
Ing usO Of steel rails tend to diminish the
demand for the products OF iron rolling
mills. The annual capacity Of the rolling
mills In finished iron and steel 10 virtually
the same now % In 1883, being 100000
net tons in 1884 aud 100000 tons In 1880.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14

lance would be too great or the demand SO
limited as to demand a high rate to pay
the expensesoE transportation and interest
on the investment. But to such places the
gas will probably not be pipsd, so that it
Is fair TO assume that where the gas Ia
piped 1t can be furnished cheaper than
producer gas Of an kind.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
Cnrbonlllnr Nntnrnl Gns.

John NJ. Oritchlow, OF Beaver Falls, has
received patent for deComposing and
carburetting natural gas. His claims are
as follows:
/. The method hereinbefore described
Of treating natural gas, the same consist.
ing In heating natural gas in chamber
containing incandescent carbonaceous
fuol, substantially as for the purposes DIES.
cribed.
2. The method hereinbOfore described
Of treating natural gas to produce a fixed
gas, the same consisting In heating natur-
al gas and hydroCatbon vapor In q cham.
Der containing inCandesCent carbonaCeous
fuel, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
8. The method hereinbefore described OF
treating natural gas 10 produce fixed gas,
consisting in heating natural gas In a
chamber containing incandescsnt car.
bonaceous fuel, and adding q volatile
hydrocarbon to the gas In said chamber,
substantially as and for the purposes de.
scribod.
4. The method hereinbslore described
Of treating natural gas 10 produce fixed
gas, the sane consisting oil heating natural
gas and volatile hydrocarbon In cham.
Der containing incandesCent carbonaCeous
tuel, and passing the gases thus combined
through second heatinR.Chamber, sub.
Stantially as and for the purposes de-
sCribed.
II will be noted that the chief feature OF
bis patent Ia heating natural gas In con.
nection with incandeScent carbonaceous
fnal
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14

has been drilled upon 1t, resulting in the
development OF q new gas field within
practicable piping distance Of Wheeling,
being about forty miles to the southwest.
A test Of confined pressure showed 800
pounds In one and one.quarter minutes
after closing the valve. This was the
limit Of the gauge that was used and the
pressure was rising when the valve was
opened, nearly as rapidly as when It was
trst closed, so that It Is believed the ex-
traordinary pressure OF 700 or 800 pounds
actually existed
The Bradish Oil company's business Is
producing oil, and Mr.. Church Is there.
fore willing that others shall have the
benefits Of the gas In the new district,
upon very favorable terms, his company
combining itself 10 the development OF the
slopes Of the antiCllno for oil. On the
radial map published herewith the Bra
dish company'a well Is indicated by a
blRCkspot, One Of the Wheeling companies
Is taking an interest In this fefd, and It Ia
not impossible that It's treasure may flow
into this city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14

In procuring thisiniormasion from Sec
rotary Dobbins Of the Board, representa-
tive Of the lNTELLIGRSCRR toOk occasion to
enquire what The difference Of risk was,
II any, in the estimation Of the Board,
where natural gas was used. He said
that while as yet there had been no re.
duction in rates, 1t was au indisputable
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14

in EOuLhweaterly course from the upper
oil field OF Western Pennsylvania, and cut
through Ohio comfy, OF which Wheel
ing is the scat, Marshall county aud the
neighbOrlng counties IN West Virginia,
Washington, Green and FayeLte counties
in Pennsylvania. Practical oil and gas
men agree with the geologist'a opinion
that the course OF oil and gas development
will be nearer and nearer to Wheeling
which Ia to be the real centre Of the gas
field OF greatest commercial value.
This estimate OF the probabilities Ia
borne out by the record Of development
so far as 1t has gone. Natural gas has long
been, known to exist In the vicinity OIL
Wheeling, The town OF WellsbnTg, six
teen miles above on the Ohio river, IL
heated lromits own wells. AT MoundsYille,
twelve miles below on the Ohio, oil has
been recently struck, the well being a
"mystery" though steadily flowing oil, A
mile east Of Wheeling, on Wheeling creek,
well drilled for gas is flowing oil, and will
probably be drilled deeper, The Rsy-
mann brewing Company, and Central
Glass Company, have developed fairly
serviceabls gas wells ON Wheeling creek
within the city limits, Up to the time Of
the introduction OF pipe line gas the Cen
trail Company ran one Of ita ovens with the
gas from its own well.
BoUNTlFUL HOME SUPPLY,
The natural gas companies, first making
sure Of supply by tapping the great
Hickory field, as shown on the INTRLLI'
GRNoER's radial map, have since been
moving southwesterly towards Wheeling,
locating wells, with view to meeting
with abundant supply any demand which
the growth OF this great industrial CON-
munlty may make upon them, More than
half million acres Of territory believed
to DO certain to yield gas and oil are I'M
der lease by these enterprising men within
piping distance OF Wheeling,
This development ia now going on and
will be pushed as last as occasion may re-
quire, GA the Ohio side drilling Is going
on and with favorable indications. While
there have been some disappointments in
nearby Ohio, as there have been In other
near fields, u very notable strike has been
made farther south within piping distance
OF this city.
ACROSS THE RIVER.
The Dradish Oil company, OF Parkers-
burg, NJ. q. o, Church, President, con-
trolls several thousand acres OF territory in
Washington county, Ohio, twelve miles
northeast Of Marietta and q like distance
southeast OF Mackaburg. Mr.. Church had
this territory located with the view OF
covering a well defined, independent anti
Clinal, Of which q detailed survey has
been made under the auspices Of Prof,
Orion, State Geologist OF Ohio, One well
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14

NhEMlNaA NS'' OoA''S"
We will now see how the natural gas
compares with coal, weight for weight, or
in other words, how many cubic feet OF
gas will contain as many heat units as q
given weight OF coRl-say q ton.
In order to accomplish this end We will
he obliged, rs | have before said, to as.
sumo M basis for our calculation what |
consider gas Of an average chemical
composition, viz:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
Now, by the specific gravity Of lhese
gasca,gr find that 100 litres OF this gas will
Then / wo tsko Tho heat units Of thcgl

GlSiSj grms, ia almost exactly 1000
grams, and one cubic foot OF this gas will
weigh 1919 grains, then the 100 litrGs or
GlSiSj grmg. or 1000 grains Is 3.7Ol cubic
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14

3.1Gl cubic feet Of this gas contains $780,,
CYL heat units aud 1000 cubic feet will
contain 2l0 0GO G0i heat units.
Now 1000 cubic feet Of this gas will
weigh 2O5,SS7 grains, or in round numbers
3Slb. nv.
We ind that Oi.S5S5 grms., or 1000 grs
Of carbon contain 5240iG heat units AMI
g6jSS7 grains, or IS ID. Of carbon contain
l339S,S0G heat units. Then 57.25 ID. o.
carbon will contain the same number o.
heat units as the 1000 cubic feet Of the
natural gas, viz. 2l0 ,GH.
Now II We cay that coke contains In
roand numbers 90 percent carbon, then WI
will have G207 ID. Of coke, equal in heat
units to 1000 cubic feet OF natural gas.
Then II ton OF coke, or 1000 h., cos
$3.50, G207 ID. will cost I $40 cents, OIL
lON cubic feet Of gas is worth I $40 cent
lof Ito heating power.
We will now compare the heating power
Of this gas with coal, taking as q basis .
coal slightly above the general average O.
tho PittBbOTuh coal, viz:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14

We find that IS lb. oil this coal contain
l4B0O5,S2O heat units, then GAL ID. Of this
coal contain 2l0,0G0G heat units, or 54.4
Ib' Of this coal Is equal in It's heating
power 600 cubic feet OF the natural gas.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-09
sill in Doubt.

One week has passed since election
day and still there is no absolute cer-
tainty as to the result on the greater
part OF the State ticket. The election
of Mr.. Bartlett, as Governor, seems
entirely certain. There is some doubt
as to the success of Mr.. Tarpey as
t-Governor. He fell be-
hind his ticket in San Francisco.
Mr.. Hendricks, as Secretary OF state,
is certainly elected. He will get, per-
haps, the largest plurality on the tick
Ell. Mr.. Dunn, Democratic candidate
for Controller, is certainly elected.
There was a great effort made to de-
feat Dunn, and his election will be
hailed with great satisfaction. He
rold is most certainly the choice OF
the people. He beat Neff nearly
60O0 in San Francisco. The vote be-
tween Johnson and Hart for Attor-
ney-General is very close, but john
son ran ahead OF his ticket outside OF
San Francisco and may be elected.
For Railroad Commissioners, Foote
and Filcher seem hoPelessly gone, but
White will represent the Democracy
ON the Board. For Supreme Judges,
Hamilton is surely heaten. Temple
is as surely elected. He polled the
largest vote of any State candidate in
the city of San Francisco, running
5000 ahead OF the ticket. Judge Sui
livan also seems to have got in, as he
is 1000 ahead of Patterson and 2000
ahead of Mcfarland in San Francisco,
but.it will be close race between the
two just named and Byron Waters.
Southern California will have no rep
resentative on the bench if Waters is
lost to us.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-09
side-shoxxs In Politics.

There has been but an inch be-
tween the Democratic party and
death this year in California. The
reason for this is the side-show busi-
ness so adroitly worked by the Re-
publican party manipulators. In
New York Henry George managed to
lead out after him to political wilder
ness OF nothingness, nearly three
score and ten thousand votes. There
is food for thought in this.
No better canon OF action can be
found than in facing the inevitable,
and knowing the worst that can be-
fall, 1t is not possible that the Re-
publieans will fail to learn the lesson
that lies in these facts. The side
show business is their own device.
They set it up to beat Bartlett and
failed. They set it up on small
scale here and there to elect mem
ber OF the legislature, and on some
cases it has worked like charm. 1t
will be preserved and nursed to as
vigorous a life as there is in it.
Look for it in 1888 in every close
Democratic State, county and pre-
cinct. Henry George many not be
drawn into such a scheme in New
York, but some utter demogogue will
be. If San Francisco should be so
fortunate as to lose her malodorous
coroner, she will not be lucky enough
not to a have a fellow for him on
some OF her sand lots and Tar Flats.
Under some name or guise, look for
the side-show. Nor will it be set only
to catch in pitfall the intellectually
blind OF the lowest orders of the peo-
pie. Like lined and flower con-
cealed political gin, it will be set up
to delude the diletanti politicians
of culture and high tone. To the
poor will be preached doctrine OF
streets to be paved with ten-cent
loaves, and houses thatched with
flapjacks. To the diletanti will be held
out the hope of high political
heaven where the foreign laborer
and the greasy mechanic cannot en-
ter. Such devices will take. The
former will draw its ten thousands
like the San Francisco fraud, and its
scores of thousands like the New
York dreamer. The latter may count
its slain by hundreds, but ii will
have its political graveyard small as
it may be.
The country was never so evenly
divided as it is now. The two great
parties run neck and neck in many
States. The chipping off OF small
blocks here and there may tnrn the
scale. The side-show ticket is the
little hammer which does the chip
ping. This is the danger that must
be met. The sooner we get ready for
thissthing the better. twill be out in
force, and if not counteracted or of
set, it may bring defeat.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-09
Prosperity Ahead.

The indications all point to con-
tinuence of prosperity in store for this
most favored region of the earth. 1t
is pleasure to turn from the tur-
moil of political strife to contemplate
the harmonious action of all good
citizens in the material development
of the country. Among the signs OF
the coming good days in Los Angeles
lis the utter lack OF comfortable
dwelling house or a desirable store to
let. Any sort OF house is very
scarce and any sort of place for
business is all but impossible to find.
With matters in this position build
ing must go on. At the moment
there is a good deal of activity in this
direction and there will be no let up
in it.
In the matter of new buildings for
business purposes, may be noted
the new Fort street bank on the cor
ner of Second and Fort. Work has
been begun on the building, and
when finished it will be one OF the
han dsomest in the city.
Another token OF progress is to be
found in the Grand avenue cable
road to extend from Temple street
to Jefferson. The City Council grant
ed franchise for it yesterday and
work will begin at any early day.
The market for our products is ex-
cellent and prices are likely to prove
very staple. The vintage which has
Just been finished will bring good
prices and this will encourage many
to plant more vines. 1t will also
draw capital here to erect and equip
wineries to crush the grapes.
The raisin crop is large and will
command a good price. One large
dealer has forwarded to the East with
in ten days thirty-three carloads, or
upwards of 200 boxes of this fruit.
California raisins are of the finest
quality and they are rapidly gaining
control of the Eastern markets, beat
ing out the foreign grown fruits.
English Walnuts are another OF our
products for which the demand is
good. Properly handled, the quality
is good, and they sell quite up to the
level Of foreign nuts. Our English
Walnuts are worth eleven and twelve
cents in the Eastern markets. They
sold here for six TO eight cents.
There are many other varieties OF
nuts which do well here, the crop OF
which will be greatly increased in the
future.
The price OF Lima beans is rising,
and they are worth two and a half
cents.
With certainty OF building going
steadily on, with development going
on in all lines, with steady growth
in population and wealth, there is no
reason for any feeling but confidence
on the part of Angelefos.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-09

have been a great deal more satisfac-
tory. The 10000 votes cast for the
felon who was at the head OF one OF
the tickets came mostly from our
ranks. What led men to give their
suffrages to the man is a mystery In
politics. Then the votes cast for the
American ticket were very largely
ours on a strict party count-mystery
number two.
But this is not all. In San Fran
cisco, Mr.. McCoppin, the Democratic
candidate for Congress in the Fourth
District, by such another artifice Of
the enemy, was defeated. Sum-
ner, and not the Republl-
cans, did us out of a member OF
the United States Congress. There
are others in the party hardly less to
blame for lack OF entire fealty.
Now the question is how to deal
with the traitors. Ii men can go be-
fore our conventions, canvass Tor a
nomination, and because they are de-
feated in fair fight by fair means,
they are to 60 out, set up a rival can
didacy, go into hostile camp and
give aid and comfort to the enemy; yet
in spite of these acts of disloyalty, ii
these men can speak for part OF the
ticket in other parts of the State, and
that under the authority of the State
Central Committee; if at the end OF
the campaign these men whose
treason has wrought defeat can &c
into retirement at some political
Jericho until they grow Democratic
beard again, and in the next cam
paign get into our convention and
play the same role, it is needless to
say the party had better retire from
active business and go at once into
political bankruptcy.
Let every man who has played the
part of a traitor be politically exc
cuted. Get him out of the party
where he will be harmless to work
treason again.
A patty without discipline is like
any other body-very likely to go to
the dogs.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-09
The sixth Congressional Dis-
trict.

Nothing in the current politics OF
the State is causing hall SO much fig
uring as the vote for Congressman in
the Sixth District. The majority is
usually very close one. Markham
was elected by only 400, and no stone
was left unturned to defeat Del Vale.
Pacheco got in by l91. On another
occasion the same candidate claimed
election by plurality OF one vote,
but Wigginton was seated on con-
test. In the present case the close
rule is evidently to be followed.
Two years ago the total vote was
35,444. This year it shouldbe 10000
more. The following table from the
Examiner of last Sunday is the near
est complete yet received:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-09
Party Discipline.

The election is over and the result
determined, even in the cases where
the count has not yet revealed what
the result is. One fact, however, is
too plain for any hesitancy. The
Democratic party has won a great
victory, because it has won in spite
of bitter opposition within itself.
Had the party been thoroughly
united and loyal the results would
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-09
Counties

1t twill be seen that the vote is very
far short Of complete count, even
in the above.
Yet on such partial and often in
accurate figures newspapers are busy
forecasting results, with no knowi-
edge OF the district, and no other in
formation ON which to base opinions.
An example of this useless attempt
to enlighten the public was sent by
the Associated Press TO an evening
contemporary yesterday. w tnis
Inyo gets credit for 105 plurality for
the Republican candidate. Mono
gets set down for 246 plurality, which
is about all the votes that county cast
for that candidate. In San Benito
the Democratic candidate is allowed
10, and in San Bernardino his rival
gets III. These are selected as sam
pies Of this useless and misleading
information. Even our own county
is given to the Republican candidate
by about twenty-five more votes than
he will get here.
For some days past we have
given HERALD readers the benefit
of private advices from nearly all the
counties in the District. So far they
have been vastly nearer the truth
than any others published here.
There will be found in our telegraph
ic columns to-day another very inter-
esting batch of dispatches to the
same purport.
From these private sources OF in
formation, it seems that Gen. Vande-
yer carries San Bernadino county by
20, Ventura by 247, Santa Barbara
by 80, San Luis Obispo by 40, Mono
by $50, and Alpine by 80. These
figures are all official or semi-official.
BY these same sources of information
the Republican candidate gets
San Diego by less than 250; in Los
Angeles he will not get more than
the same figure, ESQ; Monterey is
given to him at so and Inyo at 30.
The total is 1135. Relying on the
same information, Mr.. Lynch gets
San Benito by 203, Kern by 26S, Tu-
iare by 1854. All these are complete
and accurate figures. His majority
in Fresno is estimated by our
correspondent at 500. Here is
. majority OF 1885. Here is
q Democratic plurality OF 200.
That will be just about the majority
when all the votes are officially
counted.
In San Diego last Saturday night
Mr.. Lynch's election was celebrated
with a great torch-light procession.
Referring back to the Eraminer's
table and correcting the same by the
San Benito plurality, and the cor
rection from San Bernardino, it will
appear that reducing the majority
above Of 225 by San Benito 2O3, and
San Bernardino 20 corrections, there
is only difference Of two votes.
Fresno will count twice as fast for
Lynch in the completion OF that table
~ all other counties can count
against him. There are no rationa.
figures that will put him behind, nor
will the count.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-09

TELEeRAPHrc dispatches mention
an appeal for the legal transfer Of a
case to the new U. s. District Court
Of Southern California. That court
will have plenty Of business when it
has once been set in motion.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-09

During the current canvass Mr.
Joseph ID. Lynch, the Democratic
nominee for Congress, in the Sixth
District, will surrender the editorial
supervision of the HERALD.