Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-10
Public viii be Shown What Gov.
eminent Is Doing Toward
Conserving Supply.
THINGS OF INTEREST TO EVERYBODY
Manufacturers, Railroad and Steam.
ship Men, Farmers and the Ordinary
Householder May Learn a Thin. or
Tvt' From Demonstrations to be
Given October rs.

JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. Oct.
o-Fnel and alcohol day at the Ex-
position on October 25 promises to
be one of the educational features of
the Exposition season. On that day
the public will be entertained in the
Fuel and Alcohol building near the
main entrance gate by both the gov.
eminent and the Alcohol Utilities
Company of New York.
Tho United States GeoloeicoI SIR.
Vcy VIII demonstrate to the people
Just what 1t liz doing toward consery-
ing the fuel supply OF the country.
winch mas developed into serious
question of recent years. The 235
morse power gas engine will be shown
as an example of perhaps the most
economical power on earth. power
'hat promises To supercedc steam, nc.
cording TO engineers who have looked
INTO the question. This engine has
Deeh operating night and day for
over month and has been verifying
right along what has heretofore been
claimed for Il. Tho Goals for these
tests have been donated to the gov
crnment by large manufacturers of
me South who are intensely interest
cu III the question of CHEAP fuel.
Tho gas for the engine is being made
direct from the coal ut the plant and
is also demonstrating that the gas on
CINE Is smokcloss. 1t Is the cxpecta.
tioh oil government experts that this
engine VIII lie adopted In all the large
cities of the country. thus mitigating
the smoke evil to n large extent.
While they are showing the best
performances of the gas engine, the
experts have not forgotten the steam
engine The 300 horse power turbine
engines direct connected with genera.
tors are In operation at the plant.
Thrcc boilers of $50 total horse pow
or are also In operation furnishing
power for the turbines and also dem.
onstraung to the public how a big
plant can be operated with almost no
smoke.
Another feature of interest Just now
III the plant In the briQuetting sec.
ton, where slack coal is being mixed
with per cent. of tar and pressed
into cakes by machinery. 1t has al.
ready been shown that this Is SUI
perior fuel In that II has better heat.
Ing qualities than lump coal from the
same mine and Is also smokeless.
Added interest is given to this fuel
by the fact that the United States
Navy is to give 1t n thorough trial
on the lattleship Connecticut. when
she stops here for few days on her
way To the Pacific. The briquettes
will also be used on two torpedo boats
and the naval tug Potomac. II the
tests arc successful. briqucttes will be
used In the future by the navy. The
hriquettes will especially attract the
attention of the ladies'. for it is expect
ed that form of fuel will be used in
domestic furnaces in the near future.
on account of its smokcless qualities.
The farmer Is not forgotten in this
exhibit of the government. Tests are
being made daily on the efficiency OF
denaturqd alcohol. gasoline and kero.
sene In fifteen and tie horse power
engines The figures so far obtained
Indicate that alcoho! must be sold
cheaper before 1t can compete with
gasoline as power. although there
is much In favor of alcohol, 1t being
odorless and non-explosive.
Another exhibit OF much interest by
the government is the testing OF re.
inforced concrete. This new building
material has sprung into immediate
and immense favor and the United
St.e.s -; g. =
that accidents may be averted.
The fuel and concrete testing plant
is under the general supervision of