The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-16
ABOUT NATURAL GAS,
A Revolution BrOuget About
By Its Use.
ARE THE WELLS PLAYING OUT?
A Domestic BIessing-Oheap Fuel Gas
as Factor in CIVili-
Zation.

a Pittsburg correspondent of the Gin
CHM ati Commercial Gazette writes as
follows: l have had an unusual oppor-
| tunity to examine that most interest
ing section of Pennsylvania and Ohio
which just now is calling forth such
general attention to the facilities af-
forded to manufacturers. and which is
| the real center of the coal, coke, iror
ana natural gas interest of the ecu.
Try.
: tern man can hardly rea,iz
ths Y ent to which revolution 10 iron
and s eel manufactures has been
brought about by the introduction Of
-. r.! gas The Murraysville and
Grapeville regions are connected with
all the towns near Pittsburg as far
east as Johnstown and the Andrew
Carnegie (E. A. Thompson), Oliver
Brothers 81 Co., Cambria Company.
and. in fact. all iron and steel
mills are using natural gas as cheaper
and better fuel than coal. In domestic
use 1t is also universally employed.
When we think of merely turning q
lever, applying q match, and then
regulating the flame as all that is neces
sary to "kindle the fire." and that no
dust, dirt, or ashes are cons guent upon
its use, we see what
DOMESTIC BLESSING
nature has provided. The cost is far
less than an eastern housekeeper would
imagine. Eight to ten-room houses
pay S3S to $40 per year for natural gas
privileges. There are no meters Ga
blessing of itself incalculaole) and the
use may be as lavish as desirable. The
servant question" is thus promised 2
possible solution. and domestic life re-
celves an impetus, for it is easy 60 see
servants become less necessary. and
the scarcity Ct these adjuncts
and their unfitness often, when pro-
durable, become less and less consider
able factors in arguing the question,
shall we go to housekeeping ?" The |
broad application here possible, and |
the general influence upon society, | |
leave as open questions to the sociology |
cal students up at the Johns Hopkins.
We might expect monograph from !
that institution upon "Cheep fuel gas |
as factor in civilization"
Of course, the natural gas fame is J,
too blue ION account of richness ia |!
hydrogen) to serve for illumination,
but mixed with artificial gas Ito supply |
albon), the illumination is Tar better
than ordinary gas, and much cheaper.
so cents to 81 per thousand being the
usual charge. But the electric light is
Sd generally used throughout Pennsyi-
vania and Ohio (eYen in small houses) |
In all towns of 1000 and over, that gas |
Is fast passing ont of use for illGmina-
ton.
There is an exaggerated
IDEA OF THE DANG ERs
From explosion. etc., from natural gas
The fact is that, under ordinary Cir
cumstanoes it will not explode. There
NUT be present, as positively neces- |
sary condition to explosion, definite
proportion of air with the gas. This |
combination is 30 rarely present that
we may feel as safe as when using ord
nary gas. The explosions which have
occurred, and have reached US III ex-
reports, have been due to
gas fittings. which was due
to the rush to utilize the escaping pro-
duct when gas was first struck Now,
of course, this is all remedied, as we'll
IS the une quail pressure. and accidents
are as rare as in the use OF any infiam-
mable acknowledgements, for ex-
ample.
The most interesting question now is
VIII the gas hold out?" 70 this ques-
ton your pendent addressed
himself with some care, and he thinks /
ne can give you fresh Information.
Two years ago, when visiting the
and Murraysville re-
.lor, many new wells had lust bs en-