Daily Republican., 1886-12-02

Cheaper Light ana Fuel.
There are indications that there will
be, before long, another great revolution
In light and fuel, two Of the pressing
necessities OF nfe--indeed with the
earth full OF oil, coal and electricity,
there promises TO be no end to fresh
and new discoveries for supplying
cheap and improved gas and fuel. The
old lard lamp, succeeded By the gener.
ally used tallow dip 10 fresh In the
memories Of many living, and when
coal oil came TO tighten mp the world ut
night, IL was thought that human In.
Gonuity was about exhausted. But
chen came gas into general use and the
people could not see how inventions In
Digit oould possibly be carried any
farther. Science, however, knows no
bounds and the mind OF man pursuing
Its Investigations has lighted the streets
OF Pittsburg with natural gas from the
earth, and 10 heating the dwelling
houses and driving manufactures from
tho same source. But still science has
mot reached her highest limits in the
world Of gas and light, and probably
never will until the eud Of time.
The Cincinnati Gazette has been Civ.
ing the results OF experiments In the
manufacture OF gas by late improve
ments which promise the utilizing OF
= hitherto unproductive fuel which
must work q revolution In lighting and
heating. A Mr.Johnson OF Cincinnati,
has constructed \ machine, the prlnci-
pie Of which Is q sy stem of syphons by
which air Is forced alternately through
water and through oil, resulting In the
production Of gas. The tests made by
him on q machine OF his wu Invention,
resulted In getting 450, 900 cubic fee; OF
gas from barrel OF oil. According to
the authority Of the Gazette" after
this immense quantity OF gas has been
made, the residue OF oil as q lubricator
Ia said TO be worth ss much rs the bar
rel OF oil Was originally. 1t Is cheaper
than day Light, says the Gazette" for
after getting this immense quantity of
light and fuel. the original material
from which the gas has been extracted
still remains with unimpsired value
Tor other purposes Scientific men from
Boston who have examined the ma
chine say tina. whsn the system Ia per-
footed no doubt . million feet of gas
can be pro&uc from . barrel OF oil,
As an illuminAns 1t Is said 70 be far Gu.
perior to the gas manufactured under
she ordinary process, aud rs fuel, Is IL
vastly better than natural gas. Its
heat Is said 20 be intense. A bar OF
lead was thrust into the blaze and IL
fell apart From Q pipe
which leads from J Johnson q laboratory,
issuss blaze eight feet long that IN axes
an Intensely brilliant light.
Is 10 said that the Standard Oh Dom.
pauy monopoly, having heard Of Mr..
} ohnson's invention, have made . series
al satisfactory tests, and they are 80
veil pleased that they have assumed
entire control OF the process, and IL il
hinted that this Is the kind OF gas the
syndicate trying TO lease the PhilAdel-
paia gas works intend to furnish Of one
dollar and h!ty cents q thousand feet
IL this he 80. the syndicate will have .
oonsnzs In tAe lease and will be In
position TO pay fabulous prices for fran.
chisss.
But aside from the above comes An
other invention, or rather discovery,
from the PelnsylvauiA coal regions
around scranton. The Scranton BOARD
OF Trade has taken the matter in hand
and has made n repor. on Powdered
Anthracite aud Gas Fuel = A thousand
copies Of the repor: have been printed.
and the supply has beeu exhausted.
This gas, Is seems, Is manufactured
from po Sderod aathrAoi e, which, in
powdered sta,e, Is blown into an ap-
paratus from which she gas is extract.
ed. Mr.. Price, the president OF the
Scranton Board VI Trade. the author OF
the report referred to, estimate. the
quauiiy Of ou!n produced siucs tie
opening OF the anthraci e region ~ 4O,-
oOo, 600 tons, Of which one half, or 10
0C0, 600 tons, has been wasted by
weather exposure, used In fllins and
grading and hrei in the culm bsuk.
leaving 20 ooo, 900 IONS available E,ti
mating that . ton will produce loo, 600
ouhic feet OF water gas, this cuim will
produce zoos, o0o, 200, 600 cublo FEEL.
The cos: OF production, as given By
Mr.. Prise, ia as iolloSs; one ton Of
vase 81 pr9il;es's pvioe, sos; labor
handling same per ton. sos, expenses
OF plant per TOO, sl-sl so, cost OF lOO,.
OOO cubic feet o. gas, or less than :.
per LOO cuNi, tee,.
There Is considerable difference be
tween this price ami the s. TO per thou.
sand feet paid In Wilmington II not
paid within i've days from presentation
OF the bill. Dat OF all these inventions
and discoveries there can be bu, one
result, and that the teiuation OF the
price OF light and fuel, bu, 10 &c, tie
benefits OF It the people must not let
hssrtless monopolIes sc, In ahead Of
them.