The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-05-11
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Fireside will show something Of what
the law is expected to do for the farm.
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. Congressman Murdoch, Of Kansas, is
working for free denatured alcohol.
In his speech on the floor Of the house
/ a few days ago ne said: Actual tests
have demonstrated that alcohol at
thirty cents per gallon is cheaper for
, light than kerosene at fifteen cents
per gallon Twenty cent alcohol
would drive ten cent Kerosene down
| in price or out Of the market For
engines twenty cent alcohol would
bring thirty cent gasoline down to
twenty cents" In his remarks he
enumerated the uses for which vapor
engines have become noted and the
list is a long one, covering many manu-
featured products and a great variety
Of uses in farm work Mr.. Murdoch
estimates that free alcohol would re
/ suit i'm the manufacture Of one hun
dred thousand alcohol engines the first
year.
Vapor Englnes.-It is the intention
Of the Grange that farmers Of the
United States shall furnish the materi-
al to run their own and their neigh
boris engines The multiplicity of
gasoline engines during the past ten
years has opened mp a new field Of
enterprise. Eery farmer needs a small
motive power and the vapor engines
seem to fiji the bill, but the great
standard Oil trust has been quick to
recognize an opportunity to make OK
ira profits on gasoline. The price has
been advanced uphill it is almost pro
hibitory.
Alcohol is a better vaporizlng ma
tcrial for power purposes than gaSo-
line. 1t is more powerful ana nicer
to handle. \ great advantage to the
farmer is that alcohol may he mad"
from small potatoes and other forms
of vegetation grown on farm. II
by as the apparatus is not expensive.
At present there is an internal rev
enuc tax of $2O7 per gallon which, Of
course, prohibits its use for maIufact-
turing purposes German chemists
have invented processes whereby alcp-
hOl may be cheaply denaturiZed, thus
/ rendering it unfit for internal con
/ sumption, but the process does not in
tcrferc with its value for power or
lighting purposes.
England. France and Germany have
free alcohol for use in the mechanic
arts. Its manufacture is encouraged
/ in those countries. IL would be In the
+ United States only for the great in
fuance exerted by the Standard OIL
ana the wood alcohol trusts. Each
farmer in the United States should IN
tercst himself in this question and as
certain the views Of his congressman
and senator representatives on the
subject. lie should 20 further and
let them know his own views and how
he expects them to work for his inter
est.
In addition to the above an editorial
/ from the Louisiana Planter gives some
/ farther information on the present
situation. II you are interested, write
both senators from your state and
urge them to help this bill along by
all means in their power.
Free Alcohol.-The final passage OF
the free alcohol bill through the House
Of Representatives in Washington on
Monday, the 10th inst, developed some
queer features. Earlier in the engage
ment there was a promise Of very Sc
we're opposition, but the imperative de-
mand for free alcohol for use In the
/ arts was such that those congressman
who were hesltatlng about how they
should vote quickly found out that
their constituents were in earnest in
the matter and wanted free alcohol,
denaturized sufficiently to prevent any