The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-17
OIL AS A WORLD FUEL.
Report from the United States Consul
at Cardiff.

Report from the United States Consul
at Cardiff.
Washington, March l2.-The following
very interesting report has just been re-
| ceiycd by the State department from United
states Consul Daniel r. Phillips at Cardiff,
Spain:
Barry In February received a letter from
,WaNeSton propounding certain queries as 20
tne likelihood of oil fuel being Introduced
M ! replied as fully MS | could ut the
Time. but | have since mnde further in
'ys'lgalions and now furnish the results
,tnture to prognosticItc tNat this new
.umpuslible IS destined ere long to revolu
IVm,he we coal markets of the world, Tina
ABNORMAL cost OF steam coal H. Great Brit.
an particularly in Wlles-and the exorbl.
,rn. Price Oh the best house coal tEl Us,
M So.oo per tom are calculated to hasten
eI,S revolution
An Impetus was given to this Industry
IN Years ago, when petroleum discovered
fro bi"lhco was found to he well adapted Tor
~ ~, purposes. This ield Is owned by the
in III transport and Trading company, lin
Cd ino h 6a6 year l9Ol, the exports exceed
htsIH Dutch Steamship company uses this
Inv Inv ~ IT'S boats; the Hamburg American
fo e mas bGllt four new steamers adapted
,ya s on Incl, and run them In the Eastern
msp WIN marked success; the North Ger
Siu LLOYD has two local steamers using
boG lhe East Aslatic company OF Copea-
sps EMPLOYS this fuel in its local boats,
wiv Is building two ocean going steamers
CHI we intention of using It, and the
lbn .d mutual Is preparing three boats for
wy employment Of OIL
nasst prejudice against this sort of fuel Is
Missing away, Several firms are contem-
mpraaang change in their method Of steam
saS M which they predict will be as
Iesi ~ rs me old method and more econom-
l. The me advantages arc said To be:
No ~ W saving OF labor Is large; there viii
Au akNpS to hoist oynrinarl az 90 oh
no "a. no need of stocking. All that will
in ,b,.VeSsary will he to watch the water
tnrp"nee boilers the feeding OF the fuel to the
r~pes VIII he automatic.
hn aver deck hands will be needed. as
N.pe away with.
viii nuer proper combustion, no smoke
ro il ne generated: every atom of oil is ol
4toI Inc value: there Is no residue.
bo,,anne iuel may he stored in the double
ana ~ OF ship. tho forepeak, afterpeak
cuprISs under the engine room, thus o.
wayS ing space not utilznhlc in any Other
TbS No rust Is possible where IL Is stored
avaiispice now filled nv coal bunkers Is thus
ihirtv's1e lot cargo; oil stores in a space Of
four tsnte Ieet per ton as against forty
obtr,nseSat per ton OF coal The last result
b. 'led show that Messrs Thorneycrof
po,n e'aporated Is aJ pounds of water PEI
boisrr Of oil In their torpedo.boat type o
hftern pul In ordinary locomotive types
obtained vi water per pouhu OF OH u
Of haa ne on fuel has higher concentration
talSeS I9r manufacturing than can he ob
fFu with coal
nth recentiy oil fua1 wa boia M a 6,ur,
eol all net enable It 10 compete witt
tren,sraa 10 months ago. howeve, oil II
Texes ous sunntities was discovered Il
w. "ss capable OF giving the same results a
t.nsnLhed from Borneo oil An enorTnou
M ION OF us use may he expected.
trr nfe9t Eastern railway In this coun
tivks already large number OF locOmo
nse using this fuel. They say that hy II
psin,NrtHm Is more easily produced and /
sFss. hea np the steepest gradients. an
economy Is effected by reducing tn