The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-15

accrue; If The price rs low. the bouent
VIII come to our people MS consumers.
while possibly II may work benefit TO
our farmers both going and coming
A great deal viii depend upon the reg.
ulations governing the amount of dc.
nalurIzIng materials, as this directly
Affects the cost
Benefits TO Accrue.
"Tho greatest benefit to the produc.
ers wal be as n price regulator. There
viii be no more burning of corn in
Kansas and no more potatoes In vast
quantities allowed to rot In the ground.
When raw material IL cheap II can be
made into alcohol and stored A uni.
form price, giving living profits each
year to our farmers. is much to be do.
sired, and IL n much safer proposition
than high price this year and a los.
ing price the next year.
undoubtedly the first direct benefit
that viii come to the whole mass OF
the people viii be In the use of alcohol
for lighting purposes. II has been
clearly demonstrated that one gallon
OF alcohol ~ equal To two gallons OF
kerosene for producing light. and that
II Is cleaner, safer and better. In view
OF this greater efficiency, there ought
to be no question as to It's displacing
kerosene.
"Ono of tho FIRST effects OF the law
VIII be to rchabilitate n number OF
idle dstillories in the country and to
establish distilleries In connection with
All the beet and cane sugar refining
plants for the manufacture OF alcohol
Up to this time there has been but lit
tie sale for alcohol made from refuse
molnsses, as II has n disagreeabe odor
and flavor and can be used only for
lowgrade rum and whisky but such
alcohol Is entirely nt for the purpose
OF heat, light and power.
Alcohol From Moiasses.
Unquestionably the supply OF alcohol
for use in the Atlantic and southern
states viii come largely from domestic
and imported refuse molasses, and tho
hardest competition the western man
who makes alcohol from corn. pota-
toes or sugar beets will have to meet,
Will be the alcohol produced from this
molasses. 1t Is probable, however,
that the east will consume all this
class OF alcohol, and the cost OF trans
portation will operate in favor OF the
western man.
Secretary Wilson said to Mr.. Mar
shall that In his opinion the south
would depend upon the refuse molass-
es and cassava plant, and the north on
corn and the stock potato now raised
in Germany.
A New Yorker who visited Washing
ton this week assured several gentle
men that $4,000 900 OF New York cap
ital stood ready to see that all the
claims made by the friends OF free al
cohol, as to its being brought into di-
rect competition with gasolene and
kerosene, would be made good.
1t Is agreed by all that the success
or the proposition will depend on the
business being done on very small
margin, relying upon the volume of
the business to render 1t profitable.
Implement Men interested.
Manufacturers of agricultural imple-
ments all over the United States have
been greatly interested in this work;
the harvester manufacturing compa-
MES particularly have been planning
to make internal combustion engines,
the only drawback being the high price
OF gasolene. They are now pushing
this work on a large scale, and will,
therefore, become directly interested
in seeing that cheap fuel is supplied
for them. The manufacturers of gas
olene engines are in the same boat,
and will be intensely interested in see
ing alcohol placed on the market at
the lowest possible price. 1t has devel-
oped lately that the Standard Oil COM
pany has had agents visiting these
manufacturers, notifying them that 1t
would be impossible, in view of the
increased demand, to supply the gaso-
lene to run the engines now being
made, and warning the manufacturers
that they would have to adapt their
engines to the use OF kerosene, which
is not nearly so suitable a material for
the purpose.
1t Is known that large gasolene
engine manufacturing concern In Min
neapols has been making careful in.
quiries and gathering all the data
available, in order to be prepared to
meet new conditions. 1t Is also known
that prominent railroad man, repre-
senting one Of the roads traversing
Minnesota and the northwest, is look
ing into this subject with view of
establishing distilleries along the line
of his road. 1t is said that this gentle
man has been interested in the manu-
facture of alcohol, and that he be-
lieves that it can be made in the north
west at price which would compete
easily with gasolene and kerosene.
PREPARING RACE TRACK.