Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-24
marvellous results
Obtained by the Patented Process
for Treating Texas Crude Oil.
VISIT TO THE LOCAL PLANT
OF The Texas, Louisiana and Mexico Oh
COmpanL Where LubdOaiIng, Illuminating
and Fuel OH and Gas OIL are Extracted OF
Separated From The Raw Product - Some
Facts ON tho Enterprise and COMPANY

An attache Of The Globe, on invita-
tion Of a party Of friends, accompanied
them yesterday to inspect or examine
the demonstrating plant recently erect
ed by local capitalists in the Texas
Louisiana and Mexico Oil Company
with Offices and headquarters in the
Bond Building.
It was first explained that the visit
was merely to confirm claims made
that a recent patent for the separation
Of the more valuable components or in
gradients of Texas crude oil was to be
tested and The Globe, on the lookout
for new and original items Of news,
promptly accepted the invitation. We
found, however on arriving at the
plant that it had been in successful
operation for some time and that we
were not the first or pioneer party Of
visitors, numbers Of enterprising citi-
zens having inspected the concern with
a view to investment, etc, Marvelling
much that no extended notice Of such
a semirevoluuonaryi invention had ap-
peared i'm the b, ,ashingtOn newspapers,
we ascertained that the management
was adverse to exploitation until all
arrangements has been completed or
perfected at the plant to the point Of
being comprehended by the ordinary
onlooker at the interesting process Of
separating the crude Texas OF other
impregnated oils into their component
parts.
And the process was quite simple
and not at all complicated. In short
at the plant in question the crude oil
Is treated apparently so simple that
one wonders the invention had not
been discovered sooner, in view Of all
the oil is now in the Texas field await
ing a market.
The Texas oils are highly i'm
pregnated with sulphur, making
their use as fuel and in other ca
pacities Objectionable, and in some
cases impossible. In these oils there is
both sulphur and asphalt, the latter
a very valuable ingredient indeed as
may be inferred from the fact that the
ten per cent extraction from the crude
oil is i'm value equal to all the expense
of extracting it and producing, besides
the lubricating and fuel oils in the re-
naming ninety per cent. Of the whole
The method employed by the WASH
ington. or rather the Texas. Loulslnaha
and Mexico Company, Of Washington,
for removing this sulphur and aspnall
and refining and separating the other
oils mentioned are, as stated, patented
construction which is operated IN con,
nectiop with patented chemical
process. This fuel gas made from
this oil is an important domestic
utility and will be appreciated
by the householders, rich and poor
alike. By this new or patented method
the gas so produced retains a hlgh ue-
gree of calorifc power without giving
off on combustion offensive an d de-
leterious gases. consequently the gas
may be used not only as fuel gas IN
manufacturing plants, but also, as
stated. for domestic purposes, ana
home consumption in ranges, heating
furnaces and for Illuminating purposes
wherever mantel burners can be used,
The tests made by the company have
demonstrated that this pure gas can be
made for 12 cents per 1000 cubic feet
basing the price Of crued oil at one
dollar per barrel.
What the plans and purposes OF the
Company are, are clearly set torth
thus:
First. To remove the sulphur and as
nHnFHf
crude oil and refine the light ana
heavy oils.
Second. TO produce from the above
crude OIL clean fuel oil, free from sui
phur and asphalt.
Third To manufacture fuel gas and
furnish same to electric light plants
street railroads, cities, towns, and for
general heating and manufacturing
purposes.
The company controls all the pat
ents for the purposes set forth and II
is organized under the laws OF Dela'
ware. its capital stock being S5OO,OOO.OO
with the par value Of the shares at one
dollar.
The officers are as follows: A. i.
Thomas. Esq, Ornamental Iron Works'
Lancaster, Pa, president; ChesIeT
Howe. Esq, vice.president; j. ID. SUI
livan. Esq, Treasurer; VIM. c. Van
Hoy. Esq, secretary, and Mr.. A. Z.
Clancy. general manager. All we'll
known Washington business men.
In the refining Of Texas oil alone the
company will have a volume OF busi-
ness, the profits Of which will make
this branch OF the business surprising
ly valuable
The tests made at the plant we YislJ.
ed yesterday we're from the crude oil
shipped direct from Beaumont, Texas
by the Higgins Oil Co. This oil has
the asphalt base and this base, as
stated rs ten per cent. Of the volume
OF body OF the crude oil.
When the sulphur and asphalt we're
removed by the company's patented
methods. a clean fuel oil was the resi-
dun and this oil will burn without
fihing the boiler flues and burners with
undecomposed carbon and asphalt. IL
IS we'll known that the gases from
burning sulphur viii attack the metal
Of boilers and quickly destroy the
tubes: the absence Of sulphur, there
fore. from this fuel particular com
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