Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-22

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AswmG was asEn0msgE3gea @a the Baf
fzao p4nzAmsFtean Expaw3sioa. -
III order To ennfogsn to the p1aa thai
IL exhibits - tie Jamestown Ter
csmt@naiAl mhamla aispaay anly thai
wAaxh represents ahs greatest aeAieE
Haasntx astaam@d In every line. an ogig
lnal and anaaRe feature wlll he ths
exhibit showing The uses ~ dena.
tared aaeahoa for light. heat and pow
or ara fuel m Will also ineInae tests
81 10 application 60 domestic and In
dmssEAai purposes. i'm . building d.
sagaea especially Tor that purpose,
TIE experiments and tests viii be
under the dlEeetion Of DR.. Charles z
Monroe. professor of chemistry at
George Washington University.
Washington. n G.. aud chief u the
special aenatared alcohol exhibit al
the jamestown Exposition. who %
nay travelling 10 secure an exhibit
that viii be ~ of the attractive and
instructive features u the exposi
tIon& He II making extensive plans
for the display a the many uses al
which " can be applied. and has Just
completed q series % tests embrac
fng the application Of this agent In
several branches Of the varied indus
tries. This exhibit has received the
endorsement and cooperation Of the
National Alcohol association, which
has appointed a special commission
er TO assist DIR. Monroe In the work,
Discussing tho results obtained In
his experiments and tests DIR. Mon
roe said:
II has been found by satisfactory
tests that dsnatnred alcohol 10 an
efficient agent when burned for gen.
Grating heat and light. and when OK,
pioded In On internal combustion en-.
zine equally effective for the pro.
duetion Of power. II In the intention
10 bring before tho visitors 10 the
jamestown Exposition many devices
In which alcohol can be successfully
utilized.
ALREADY a large number az lamps
have been invented for household
use I'm which incandescent mantel re-.
places The wick OF the ordinary lamp
by substituting alcohol for kerosene
and produces a soft and brilliant
light. This test alone proves that
the farmer and others who are I'm
able 90 avail themselves OF gas and
electricity can have a superior lIght
at the cost Of oil. Moreover, as \
source of power Il IN possible for the
agrfcultnrist 70 utilize alcohol for
pumping water. threshing wheat oil
for traction purposes In blowing OF
cultiyating the soil
Every phase OF It's efficacy viii,
be demonstrated by exhibit showing
It's operations Of household conven
fences and devices and the severnI
uses 20 which II can be applied iu
the various branches Of the liberia
arts"
Tests have been made. said Prof
Munroe. showing that n create,
horsepower could be developed IN
properly constructed engines with
alcohol than with gasoline and thai
II viii likely succeed the latter agent
for automobile purposes. II is much
preferable. he said. and not attended
with the Objectionable odors Of gaso
line.
According to the same authority
70 was c~onclusively shown during the
congressional hearing on the bin l.
remove the tax on alcohol that |,
sold for s2.20 for each proof gallon
while 1t could be manufactured and
sold for between 90 and 80 cents pei
gallon, the tax of sl,lo has proven:
ed its extended use heretofore In the
arts. Taking this as a basis. DR.
Munroe believes that It's general use
as n %ces TO gasoline will In
shortly adopted. not only because oi
its superiority and economy. but that