The Ordway new era., 1905-04-14
Alcohol from Potatoes.

Joseph BrIcker. formerly editor OF
the Staats.Zeitung, published In Chi
cago. and more recently commissioner
on the decentralization OF alcohol. Is
now visiting In Denver. and engaged In
the work OF arousing interest In the
project OF. establishing a bureau to In
vcstigate THE progress made by Ger
many In the use OF alcohol for produc-
ing light. heat and power.
During the three years which Mr..
Brucker spent in Germany in the in
terests of the Worlds Fair. he be-
came deeply interested in the subject
Of dcnaturaliZed alcohol Rs used FOR
manufacturing and mechanical pur-
poses. and made a deep study OF the
progress attained by the German pco-
Pile. Decentralization OF alcohol. by
the way. means nothing more or less
than so adulterating the liquid that IL
Is unpalatable. undrinkable and unfit
for any purpose except for use In man.
ufacturing. as in the production OF
light. heat and power. and In the max
ing OF varnishes, etc.
Germany became interested in alco-
hol," said Mr.. Brucker. because she
has no petroleum deposits. All OF this
commodity used in the country must
be imported from Gallicia, Russia or
America. Now. Emperor William IL
progressive. Like the Americans. he
believes that the shirt Is nearer to us
than the coat So he investigated the
the subject of the use of alcohol In
place OF oil. In an effort TO protect
home industries.
Large prizes were offered for i'm.
provements and patents for the utiliza.
tinn M a atlnhnf 10 taA
the production Of power, and the re-
suit was astonishing. There is now
hardly any line OF trade or manufac.
turing in which denaturalized alcohol
Is not employed. Every German city
has stores which deal In lamps. cook
stoves. lighting apparatus of all kinds.
even Nat irons for tailors, which use
alcohol: and there are automobiles
heated by alcohol and locomotives pro.
PEELED by alcohol. as well as machinery
of all kinds, including threshers. NOV.
ers and all sorts of farming machinery.
rms industry has passed the ex.
perimental stage in Germany. MANY
prominent Americans have become in.
terested In the subject and all saw that
IN tlme II Will become n great factor
IN the industrial world of the United
states. Among the men whom | have
interested in this subject are for.
mer Ambassador to Germany Andrew
u. White. the present ambassador
Charlemagne Tower. and Melville "
Stone, manager OF the Associated
Press.
Colorado would be greatly bene.
nted II this country followed IN the
footsteps of Germany. Every year
thousands and thousands of tons of
potatoes rot In the United States ha.
cause OF the inability of the growers
10 get them to market at prof,f nm
account OF the railroad rates All
these could be converted into alcohol
Tor use In the trades, at such low
ngure, that the petroleum INDUSTRY
would no longer be monopoIy' the
farmers OF each district could organ.
ize and provide capital for distiiIerv
ana tnus take care Of their surplns
crop. And moreover, alcohol can ~,
made from many cereals and even
from corn husks. BY the farmers cruS.
pining with the manufacturers. ,erir.
iation could be secured atolishinr ~
tax on denaturalised alcohol for ~. ~,
uLsctur1ng purposes, and thus 4 ~,
INDUSTRY could b startsd WhiCh vnsiS
Prove most bene6ctal "a tSS m y
Ssstss ~ sepscisily ~ Is a. fSs2'
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