The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-05

recommend therefore. that tho fol-
loving changes be made;
!. Move the naptha tanks TO safe
? Move the boilers back into the space
thus obtained. Utilize the remainder or
this space for a suitable dnst-proof en-
CINE room.
o horse-powor Atlas steam engines. Let
these belt TO an adjustable countershaft
and let the shaft belt 10 No. Mono
gram blower on adjustable base on which
duplicate blower can be SET All Deits end
less. Carry a 14-inch galvanized iron
blast pipe overhead 20 the machine. The
present blast pipe appears 10 DC 100
small at some points.
4. Space being thus obtained IN the re-
tort house by moving the boiler ana en-
CINE room. move the two generators back
70 another foundation, ana place two new
carDuretters on the generator foundation.
cut out the top section or the super
heater shell retaining the rest Enlarge
the takc-Om pipes and al the pipes be-
yOnd the superheater 20 16-inch. including
tho main pipe to the relief holder Adam
don the present small condenser and
place az some convenient point between
the acrubbers and the holder now S-fOOt
condenser Tho machine can thus he
made into the most modern type. and in
every respect az good as new Outilt.
This work on the machine should be let
out 90 contract. and would probably cost.
that may be required. about $500. ! do
not know what condition the present In
irgs are in. hut should estimate that
$1,000 would mt them I'm good condition.
The necessary change ~ inc stage moor
would doubtless cost *lrItN, Nlt much Of
this work could be done by your own
men al the works The moving n the
boilers and the new engine can be done
boy your own orkmen. and uuelt not 70
cost with AN the new machinery. more
nt Pc
fore. n large proportion can b. yoW own
regular labor OF which YOU doubtless al
ways nave some surplus n the summer
time For an approximate outlay. there
fore. Of $1,000 yOu can effect such
changes as win enable Won 20 save az
least SIS D0J yearly and more as yOur make
OF gas increases. You viii obtain a fleX-
ihlc machine and De more independent Of
the OH companies You VIII never again
have fear for your purifying material.
Again YOU are shortly o. bc confronted
with am Inadequate storage capacity.
Your holders Will store 10000 cubic fcct.
Your heavy consumption frequently runs
above 10000 You arc dlfcadN near the
danger mark and way past n n you
should decide TO depend on coal gas alone.
Improve Your machine. and you insure
Its regular operation ar inc time you
need it most, and as / have indicated. 70
a higher gas make. You can tnus stare
OF tho holder question m year 0r more
longer than otherwise This De- wei worth
consideration ] learn to my surprise that
there d. s0We sentiment in your city in
favor OF abandoning the making of water
gas. ! believe thl- would ne I'D iafal stou.
Last year you made one hundred and sew
cufeeu millions of water gas and only
ninety-fWO of coal gas. Had you made MI
coal gas you would not be to.e to md
storage for the coke that would have
accumulated. You would have had TO
give 10 away as YOU are to-day giving
large quantities 10 charity 10 relieve the
congestion in your ward Even with your
machine I'm the or sent condition, and
operated. as j believe. in manner that
did not develop nearly its tull value coal
gas cost YOU more than water gas 10
make and tho water gas enriched the
coal gas To-day without water gas You
ara forced t0 use camel coal To cnrlcn
the coal gas. and this means "a mutn
higher cost per thousand for the coal gas.
Gas consumers are not going to Doe satl--
lied nowadays with straight To canule
power coal gas. IN must Doc enriched either
with camel coal ur water gas. ANA the
latter is bv FAR the cheaper and the bet
ter way The situation is briefly this;
Your water gas plant D. capable oI mucn
greater economy than ln lne past. WINE
your coal eas plant lt Increased ana
operated alone VIII make your gas COST
YOU much more than thr coal gas cost
last wear. and this figure was ITSELF
greater than the cost OF last yeaf mixed
gHe Abandon water gas to-day ana you
must build larger holder al once, LOT
tine making %. coal gas is conpaiallNel
in0exible process. and demands much
',~earer fexfbilitv in the storage plant
fhan does the water gas process. I md
m prejudice against water gas In your
works among the men. IT Is natural TOT
water gas displaccs labor. I Ike % see
mon etnpfoved but business is business.
Richmond wants the cheapest ana bc-t
~ss /. cam make. The mixed gas will be
~. ch..foef for Won. and ] believe II is
also The most satisfactory TO the gas
consumer Al present YOU have not coal
80 c.r,.tt, SUFFICIENT 10 allow YOU 90
r,olse coq1 GAS alone an the dark months.
mir pr-pTtyrNC PLANT
,o,,ts -tor, here Gentlemen. and con-
10, NV al, IN an end. / have. as
Ioiieve ''' eucressfullv operated your gas
machines. and have told you what
changes l. think should ne , maze ! top
shIelN ana '''H"ii1' Iu,t -, T. 49,,
imperative and tndt lil l.e l.,S pr,
believe dictated by me most ei,ineh.tiy
business principles. ! nave lhH' hoNtN'l,
the opportunity - cliriuliy sluus il,s
your methods ~ puI'l .lI 't h, d.t,ii y,itb
the gas, gong oEe. 1''.i - 80 ,,f.,,.,-,, III.
your superlnicndent W. w, M Ia
impressed bN lhe Il'l 'in' ,', t,, ,-ocees
water gas are niA.u tll' i' ,cgoiber I'm
of purifying ana ln'ia"l .u 2 g -.
the same meter lii' "i. -N'
carried through lot OF "pp'i aus en-
tirelv unnecessary 90 its plrineaiion,
and actually. as 1 believe. detrimental 20
ffs candle pnwor. From the coal gas point
Of view the efficiency Of these cOndcns-
ore ana eorubbers is cut down One-nalf
s,,- tbc r,~aeeuco az SD much unnecessary
I ,e both paeoe mass together
,,1-,,,. i'' tbe same meter. the actual make
M cacb As never known. All the figures IN
,-orr works are approximate. and this
means that the actual facts OF gas MAX