The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-06
MURDOCH PLEADS
Kansas Congressman Makes
Earnest and Convincing Talk
In Favor of Removing Tax From
Denatured Alcohol.
CHAMBER OF MARVELS
Will Be Opened Up as Result of
American Genius.
Better and Cheaper Than Gas
cline for Lights.

Washington, April 6.-AIr. Rainey
fIIl.) Immediately after the house met
and the journal had been approved.
recalled his speech on the alleged in
EQUITIES of the protective tariff. Using
the watch trust as an object lesson TO
show how protection works in behalf
of monopolies the lone Democrat from
Illinois in the national legislature sent
up a kindergarten school for stand
pat Republicans
Mr.. Rainey displayed a number of
watches of American make which he
said had been bought abroad and are
now being resold in the United states.
why does the gentleman continue TO
speak of the watch trust?' asked Mr..
Gardner (Adass.) Il am q stockholder
in the Waltham company and / nave
no knowledge that they are in a trust.
you may have to show that before
the ways and means COMMITTEES. re-
torted Mr.. Rainey.
Mr. Murdoch of Kansas addressed
the house in favor of removing the tax
from denatured alcohol.
Mr.. Murdock made the claim that II
the tax is taken off denatured alcohol
it will work a revolution IN the ueid OF
fuel power and i1luminantS. He SAID:
This will be accomplished partially
through known methods but greater
development will come through mem
DDS to be discovered. FOR mere IS no
Industrial avenue closed to the open
sesame Of American genius By known
methods the same volume OF afcohoI
burns nearly twice as long as kerosene
and gives a far better light; It IS
cleaner and safer fuel than gasoline.
BY methods that are to come believe
alcohol will advance far beyond It's
present superiority. [ believe this Pc
cause this country. the chleI producer
of corn which is the best source OF
f1.r 34~1xr n III
industrial alcohol in leash. Those %
Years all other chemical products and
fuels and illuminants have Deen iIee.
BurnabIe alcohol for industrial use mas
been held back. Release It; let Amer
lean genius have hold of it and 1t viii
open the door to a chamber OF mar
.sFrhe most important effect of re-
moving the tax on denatufed aleonol
would be its regulation OF the present
erratic price of kerosene and gasoline.
Gasoline sells in some Of the eastern
cities at nine cents per Salion ana IN
some of the western states at 81 Genus
per gallon. kerosene has similar
range The price of both Is arbitrarily
fixed. Actual tests have determined
that alcohol at so cents gallon is
cheaper for light than kerosene at 10
cents a gallon, Twenty cent aIc0nol
would drive 10 cent kerosene down IN
n1.ice out of the market. For Internal
combustion engines, 20 cent aicohol
would bring 30 cent gasoline down 70
90 cents and would in time supplant It
perhaps because gasoline, OF Whien
petroleum yields but per cent, IS m
creasine in price because of its IN
creased use in engines.
ssThe internal combustion engine Is
making. a conquering march through the
land. light in weight, small in size.
easy to start requiring q minimum OF
attendance while in operation Il IS eV-
e,svu-here bringing new economies II
is turning the weekly newspaper press;
tha town feed mills the lathe of the
village blacksmith; the belt or the local
elevator and in some sections 1t bales
the farmers hay, shells his corn;
shreds the fodder: pumps the water;
senarates the cream, saws the WOOD
with the tax removed from denatured
alcohol the use of the internal com
bustion engine will increase by leaps
and bounds. Experts estimate that the
OUTPUT will reach 100000 alcohol en-
gines a year.
IN $780, this country produced 90.0O0-
coo gallons of alcohol. This was be
fore the tax went on. David A Wells,
a special commissioner reported to the
Fifty-third congress that in his opln-
ion % per cent of the whole product
prior to the imposition of any taxes on
alcohol was consumed in the arts and
Industries. Consequently with a popu-
lation Of go million in 1860 we used in
df1strfaIly and for fuel and light 3d.
Geo COO gallons: that is, one gallon of
alcohol per capita. Leaving out of con-
sideration the great inventions Which
have come since 1850, other new uses
and improved methods the same pro-
portion would bring our use of dena-
fured alcohol today up to 5000, 600 gal
Ions annually. 1t viii be far greater
than that