Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-16

energy ozone Is made, the greatest puri-
lylns agent known. oxygen used In
explosive engines does away with the
smoke or od0r by causing complete
combustion Of the gas.
1T Is also used in connection with
heating and Illuminating plants and
ior oXygenatlng the atmosphere OF
MONIES. etc. Used as spray In ordIn-
airy furnaces II reduces the burning OF
Iuel py ~ per cent and brings about
complete consumption, thereby doing
away with smoke ana its incidental nut
sances.
introduced into ordinary Illuminating
gas II reduces It's cost Of manufacture
by 90 per cent and increases the brill
nancy of the light three times.
AT Sgb degrees below zero oxygen of
" per cent Is produced, and this il used
IN medical and chemical work. Reduc.
ing the temperature to 800 degrees pro.
uuces liquid oxygen for explosive mix.
ture with carbon or hydrocarbons, This
is disable In blasting and ordnance
work.
TO the service Of the governments
OF all the world liquid air brings mis-
sion Tor both peace and war in the
naVies IL VIII work revolution which
VIII be felt In national treasures. Mil
lions OF dollars are locked up In fixed
ammunition. the greater portion Of
which is practically useless until de-
mand is made for Il by war.
and blessed experience shows
that this demand comes but once
In d generation. 1t is known that bat.
tleships OF the nations cost millions OF
dollars each, and are made more costly
In the fact that they are built with the
necessity of having the fire and coal
bunkers In the same hun IN close prox-
unity TO these large and costly MASSES
OF fixed ammunition. each vessel IS
floating mine, and this means Initial
money In construction, costly care and
constant danger. The time may not be
far distant when no money need be
locked up in fixed ammunition, and a
vessel need be no longer a floating mine.
a liquid air plant Is cheap would econ.
omize space, would modify the con.
struction OF the vessel in this view, and
could be used for refrigeration and light
power in time of peace. and In time OF
war when ammunition is needed a shell
filled with felt, cotton or other carbon
substance behind the projectile, entirely
harmless until It's carbon Is saturated
with liquid air, could be thrust into
the breach Of the gun. combined with
the liquid and exploded to throw the
projeCtile with a greater force than
dynamite smokeless and effective, at
q cost Of one hundred times less per
charge than It's equivalent force in
powder.
or, c,,.h o,, g,,,pn,,a ,t ,uorly a.. tba
building Of a canal or the excavation
Of tunnel. when cheap and safe ex-
ploslves Of a high power are required
liquid air is destined to play an i'm
portant part II Is impossible to esti-
mate the enormous economy In the
construction OF liquid air plants along
the line OF the projected Nicaragua
canal from which the liquid oxygen
could be readily supplied In proper yes.
sells and transmitted to the required
points in proper quantities The prod
uct being abundant. waste by evapora-
ton is unlmportant The ad-
vantages TO be derived are
from its high explosive power, It's
cheap cost and its safety In use. No
unexploded charges need to be With
drawn with the consequent danger at
tending such an operation, for when
failure TO explode upon ignition re-
suits, further supply Of oxygen can
be added. and the attempt TO fire be
successfully made. For mining pur-
poses liquid air is OF infinite usefulness.
up TO the present time the use OF
LIQUID air for commercial purposes has
been impossible because Of the cost
attaching to It's manufacture. With
perfected machinery, however, II is pos
slble now TO make unlimited quantities
OF II al a cost Of manufacture not ex-
ceeding one cent gallon
"I am very anxious continued MT
Palmer. that arrangements should be
made for a public lecture and demon
stration upon this strange fluid during
the latter part OF March or early
April"