The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-09-16
LIQUID AIR.
IN HE advertisement of a Liquid Air
corporation, putting several mill

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corporation, putting several mill
L ions of bonds on the market, as
serts that liquid air. like steam. will be
practically free, but claims to have pat
ents on appliances for the use Of 1t IN
turning 1t into power, ad that the cheap
ness and simplicity with which 1t can be
produced will in two years cause a COM
plete revolution in all industries using
power. 1t states that steam, gas, cleo
tricity and compressed air will be rele-
gated to the oblivion of stage coaches and
bull teams. In commenting on this new
discovery, the Appeal TO Reason says we
do not think that any one can today pre-
dict the far-reaching effects of free
power which liquid air will give. Within
year the cost of liquid air has tAeen re-
duced from more than its weight in gold
to one cent per gallon and the study Of it
has just commenced. Practically free
power means that 100000 coal miners will
find their occupation gone, and all fire.
men will lay down tb cir shovels, that all
railroad men employed in transporting
coal will be discharged; 1t means that all
the millions of people employed In the Ice
industry will have been knocked out; 1t
will put electric lights on q ,ow basis,
as being the product Of free power; it
means that all machinery, all engines, all
vehicles, farm wagons, will be operated
by this new and costless force. It will do
away with horses except for pleasure; 1t
will do away with a market for the hay.
corn and oats now needed for horses; it
will render the harness maker and the
horse shoer superflous. To put it anoth-
er way, it will throw out Of occupation
at least two millions of working people in
this country ac1 ike proportion in all
countries. These ere some of the social
effects that :i.e coming by this new dis
covery. If it shortened the hours with
out reducing the ray, as it would under
Socialism,, it " Iull be hailed with de-
light by every human being-its coming
would mean joy were now it means lack
Of employment. 1t vc,ld bring plenty to
all instead Of po, cry. AS it is, At will
make a few millic.-. res and many pau
pers.
We notice that a contract has been
given by one transportation company for
1900 cars to be fitted to Use liquid air as
a refrigerant instead Of iie for carrying
meats and fruits. Being dry cold, liquid
air at once stops decay -: :ruita veg.-
tables and meats even after it has begun.
1t will be possible to preserve strawber-
ries, peaches-everything, in fact, any
length of time without any deterioration
whatever, so that such things can be had
as perfect in winter as summer.
L. +ho c,,ad yyffh Whfoh this
new factor is being thrown ON the world
that will produce j revolution. The
change will come so suddenly that the
people cannot adjust themselves to 1t, as
they did the slow development that work
ed out the problem of steam, electricity
gas, compressed air and other factors
The knowledge and machinery that had
to be worked out to use these forces is
applicable to liquid air and is ready at
hand The new force will revolutionize
society as much or more than all these
forces combined, and it will be done in
two or three years while they required a
century, The displacement of all these
millions from the fields Of industry will
be intolerable. They can buy nothing be-
cause they will have no wages. If they
live they must beg or steal. When millions
become thus situated yoA will see revolu-
ton in it's most horrid form. Do not
blame them. You are at fault for all the
ills that will be fall the unhappy earth
if you do not consider the conditions and
help find a remedy. On your head will
be the ibludgeon YOU have assisted to pro-
d1ce.
These are facts slowly but surely unfold
ing Only the foolish fail to see it, What
are you going to do about it?