The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-09

pressed liquid gas manufactured from
the carbide. and in the latter state IL
may be employed in isolated lighting,
especially in railway train. street cars.
carriages. bicycles. steamships or sail
ing vessels. dwellings. stores or manu-
factories, and for street lamps in SUI
hurhan districts. In addition to this
manufactures may also make aCety-
lene fuel gas at a cost which precludes
the possibility OF competition from
coal IL is. in fact. the power Of Mag
arr locked M in the association OF coal
dust ana lime and released at The pur-
chascr's bidding by the safe and sim
pie application OF water under proper
conditions. The most convenient meth
Cd OF distribution Of aretylene rs in the
form of cylinders such as are employ
ed by physicians FOR oxygen. and IL
may he served I'm such cylinders pre-
CiScly as so-Callcd soda water" f.
served to druggists. The householder
has only 10 connect one of these Cylin-
doris 10 the service pipe already IN piece
I'm his house ana change his fVc-fo0t
burner 20 half foot to have from each
OF these jets a light equal 10 three OF
the former Jets. and be free from the
tyraunical eXacttons Of the gas Cpmpa-
mics. \ cylinder SKIS inches viii con-
tain enough acctylHnc tn light an ordi-
nary 10 20 13-ro0m dwelling I'm this lat
itude for three winter months
4 steel cylinder SXSO inches I'm dimcn-
sions viii hold CO pounds Of acctylene
which viii produce the equivalent Of
10000 feet Of ordinary illuminating gas
OF % candle power. Smaller cylinders.
four inches in diameter and seven
inches long. fitting ordinary tahle-lamp
stands in place of the usual oil reser-
Voirs. may be served To- houses in cases.
just as mineral water siphons are now
served. one Of these will contain
enough gas to produce the equivalent
Of three ordinary gas burners for 30
hours. Twelve would last a person
burning gas five hours per night three
months. This application is now under
way for household purposes.
The well known Official chemist. Prof.
Henry Lehman Of Philadelphia. states
that acetylcne Is no more active than
many another gas. To quote his exact
words: II il were only a question OF
substituting an admittedly harmful gas
of disagrCcahIe Cdor for one that did
not explode. ana that was utterly
harmless, the objection To acetylcne
might hold; but water gas and other
Illuminating gases arc, after all. in one
respect or another Objectionable. and
while acetylene is likewise objection
able, IL has much 70 recommend il that
water gas lacks"
While ordinary Illuminating gas
air an explosive compound. acctylcnc
requires l., and the explosion thus pur-
pOSely produced 10 show theoretically
the properties Of the gas. is much less
violent I'm its effects While aCctylonc
OF itself can absolutely not explode the
liability which IL has, I'm common with
any compressed gas or air, TO burst a
defective receiver. is completely done
away with by the use I'm each reservoir
Of a small mercury seal, which would
permit the noiseless and harmless cNu-
dalton of the gas instead OF an cNplo-
sion. While a leak I'm an ordinary gas
pipe Is continuous and may keep on for
months i'm the absence Of care takcr.
one from an acctyleuc receiver or from
pipe leading therofrom ia limited TO
the contents Of the small reservoir
II was i'm the little town Of Spray
HCakCsyille) North Carolina, that Prof
Wilson. while experimenting with
view to manufacturing aluminium. acct
dentally made this discovery, which has
come To be regarded as epoch-makng.
II was I'm Spray that was erected the
first plant for the production Of CalciC
carbide. This experimental plant at
Spray is hardly what one might call a
model in appearance, or convenience or
efficiency, yet 10 has accomplished won
dcrs. 1t is now the Mecca Of CaswOrks
managers. many n whom have gone
there To sec with their own eyes every
detail Of the manufacture Of calcic car
bidc and many Of whom also have
made # with their own hauds-thc pro-
cess requiring absolutely no skin or cN-
perience once the investigator informs
himself Of the essential facts.
The principal feature Of the plant are
those for handling. crushing and mix
ing the raw materials; tho electric fur
naCes in which they are converted into
carbide. tho dynamOs which furnish the
electric current, and the turbines which
drive the dynamOs. The dynamos with
their accessories are I'm plain build
ing the remainder Of tho plant IN
rough sheds. The Crusher. rollers. mix
or and platform scales are at one end
alongside Of the canal. tho furnace az
the other end, the electric equipment
between. The mixer Is an ordinary
horizontal rattle-hoN or tumhling bar
rel Of 500 pounds capacity. lined with
porcelain tiles and containing three
barrels Of Iceland pebbles 10 aid IN the
There Is absolutely nothing
about 81 worth describing. Any boy
could run g. There is tramway for
conveying the materials from the store
house TO the mixing shed, and theme,
90 the furnaces; ordinary harrows
boxes for Weighing. shnvels and st0k-
iug-bars Altogether the entire plant
AZ Spray could probably Dec rebuilt Tor
10000 The plant requires f1r it, CTar-
alton during % hours supervising
chemist, and electrical mechanic and
five lah0rrrs. \ large plant would
merely require more l9hprers.
There are TWO Thomson Houston
type \. class 1f' 400 i.',H-lar alt.rua-
ting current sI.-tr.. generators. coup
minute. and y."lfu- au electric cur
Y"ut with "a pressure. Hf uR load ~ IHt.