The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-08-17

l.. Boyd White Perfects One of the
Greatest nechanical Inventions OF
the Age-A Smoke Consuming De-
vice for Stationary Engines and
Railroad l. Locomotives.

the Age-A Smoke Consuming De.
vice for Stationary Engines and
Railroad Locomotives.
AS far as the GOLD LEAF is inform.
ed it has the privilege of first publish.
ing to the world, in these parts at
least, what it regards as one OF the
greatest mechanicalinventions CT tie
age. 1t is a smoke consuming device
for stationary engines, railroad loco
motives and boilers of all kinds
something inventors have worked for
and the world has been wanting ever
since the discovery of steam.
The inventor is Mr.. L. Boyd White,
formerly of Vance county, but for
many years resident of New York
City where he has devoted his time
and talents to mechanicalinventions
and improvements. Mr. White is a
practical machinist with an inventive
turn OF mind, and has contributed in
no small degree to the valuable i'll
ventions of the mechanical world
His chief aim and ambition has
been to discover some means OF get
ting rid OF the smoke in engines and
boilers. To the perfection of a smoke
consuming device he has given years
of thought and study and made all
sorts of experiments.
About year ago Mr.. White prac-
tically perfected his invention. But
he was not yet ready to proclaim his
triumph to the world. There were
some minor difficulties to overcome.
This he has done and the thing is a
demonstrated success tested to the
entire satisfaction of himself and
Others
Mr. White has his invention in
operation at Andrews, in Cherokee
county, this State, on the boilers of
a large manufacturing plant. One
good thing about it is that the smoke
consumer can be applied to engines,
boilers and locomotives already in
use. 1t is not necessary to have them
made with it.
Mr.. Whites invention is more than
a smoke consumer, it is a great fuel
saver as well. 1t is claimed that in
burning the smoke a saving of three
fourths Of the coal is gained. There
is more strength and heating power
in the smoke land gas than there is
in the coal and a boiler fitted with
this device will do the same work
with one ton of coal that would re-
quire four tons without it. Think
OF not only doing away with the OBJ
jectiOnable smoke, nOxiOus gases and
grimy SCOT and cinders in railroad
locomotives aud engines and boilers
of manufacturing plants in the cities,
but accomplishing saving OF three
fourths the quantity and cost of fuel
at the same time. Nor is this all.
With the Boyd smoke consumer
smoke stacks and chimneys are dis
pensed with and a great saving is ef-
fected in the cost of erecting and
maintaining these.
If the news that comes to us is
straight, and we have no reason to
doubt it, Mr.. Whites invention is
certainly one of the greatest inven-
tons of the age and "there's millions
in it,"
We are informed that Col. A. B.
Andrews, vice-president of the South
ern Railway, will have a number OF
locomotives now being built at the
Richmond Locomotive Works, equip
ped with the White smoke consumer
and the Southern will thus be the
first railroad to adopt its use.
Mr.. White has refused 500, 600 for
his interest in his invention. A COM
pany has been incorporated with a
100000 capital to manufacture
and sell the White smoke consumer
and the public will welcome its early
adoption on every railroad and
engine and boiler in the land.
L. Boyd White is a son OF our
venerable and esteemed countyman,
Capt. W. w. White, of Enterprise,
and brother of Mr. Wallace White,
of Henderson. He has many ac-
quaintances and relatives in Vance
county who will learn with interest
and pleasure that he has ''struck it
rich'' and is destined to contribute
SO largely to the sum total of human
and the economy OF the
world.