Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

TEE LONG rIrE-LrSK THAT rs NOW rUnrNo ONO
PETROLEUM Nro CHICAGO.
The stream OF crude petroleum started three
weeks ago from Lima, Ohio, TO MI the two great
tanks at South Chicago began pouring into their
reservoirs day or two ago. The oil n now now
ing at the rate Of 5000 barrels or Ss6 600 gallons
Q day. Each tank has cspacity OF IS 900 barrels.
The distance from Lima TO south chicago Is 2o6
mileA Lima Is 800 feet higher than South Chicago.
.nc we're not ior an e e 10 feet higher
tation might furnish the motor power. on the
slphon principle it might even be lifted over this
e9s ysue se Would
Grated" and Tor that purpose great pumping
the proouct thence 70 south chicago in from eight
TO nine days Under this impetus 5000 barrels
can be delivered daily. With pumping works al
an intermediate point this delivery can be more
than doubled. In contemplation OF eventually
putting In four pumping stations ITS" have been
put IN every % miles 40.
$4,000 barrela II runs from Lima along the right
OF way Of the chicago and Atlantic Railway Com
pany 70 point near the foot OF Lake Michigan.
and thence north along the shore 20 South Chica-
go A traction engine INST laid II along the sur
face OF the ground and screwed the sections to-
sna
course, where there were natural distractions
such Is rocks or stumps the work was done by
tons were rolled and then covered up 50 as TO be
protected from injury. Up hill and down dale the
nne progressed, curved sections being used when
required The process was simple.
Inc Oil 70 be brought by this line Is the crude
petroleum. ana Is 10 be used for fuel purposes only.
Inc standard OIL Co, OF whice the National Tran
slt CO. Is subordinate part, is not producer. IL
buys us OIL from the wel-owners. Adjacent TO the
pumping-works Al Lima are immense storage
tanks each holding 5000 barrels Rad:ating
from these tanks 70 the wells are smaller pipe
INES through which the liquid Is pumped. After
being given ume TO settle 50 that all mineral sub
stances that might have been held In suspension
nave gone 70 the bottom, IL is ready TO start West
ONE tank OF 10000 barrels capacity Is In place In
south Chicago. and another soon Will be. These
tanks were brought In sections from the oil fields OF
pennsylvania, and are made OF tank or boiler iron
from the storage tanks In South Chicago OIL Will
De brought 70 the city and distributed throughout
the West and Northwest by means OF the tank
cars now In use by the Union Tank Line Co, also
q subordinate Branch OF the standard OH Co.
Tnese cars hold from s. TO las barrels each. In
otner words, the new pipe line will make south
chicago the distributing point for the Northwest
instead or Lima.
In case the pipe should at any time become
cnoked oy some obstruction, what is known q
go-devu' Will be put In At Lima and forced
through with the current This is an ingenious
continuance that scrapes the interior OF the pipe
carrying everything before IL until Il strikes
tning imnovaole, like q projecting spike, when a
spring-hinge enables IL TO clear and pass that OBJ
structlon, resume Its original shape. and go on
about It's business Any number OF these chasers
may De despatched, and one Ut the other is pretty
sure TO clear the way. There are no manholes IN
the entire 206 miles the ''go-devils" being relied
upon 10 Keep the track clear.