Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-04-26

tllterS would prevail. out the IN
1uence of the farmers of the coun-
try particularly those acting thru
| a great organization known as the
! NationalGrange, Patrons of Hus-
bandry,) and of the manufacturers
in the alcohol-using industries
proved SO strong that, in spite of
the opposition. which favored an
amendment of the house bill that
would practically nullify its most
important section. the senate by a
vote Of 46 to Is struck out an
amendment to this effect inserted
by the committee on finance. and
passed the bill by vote of IS to l
I'm addition to the provisions
allowing the operation OF small
denatured alcohol plants without
cumbersome bonded warehouses,
and permitting the transportation
of denatured alcohol in tank cars,
the act of March :. 1907, provides
| for the use of untaxed alcohol in
| the manufacture of sulphuric ether
which had been prohibited under
| the construction placed upon the
original law. and for establishment
of central denaturing warehouses,
to which alcohol produced at farm
or other denatured alcohol plants
may be shipped there and there
Idenatured The use of tax-free
alcohol in the production of sui
phuric ether will greatly reduce
the cost of that material, aud per.
NIT its general use for many in
idustrial purposes. one of the most
imp ortant of which is the produc-
ton of ethyl chloride, a material
which possesses many advantages
as refrigerant for use in small
meat packing establishments and
similar purposes.
i 'The establishment of denatured
bonded warehouses in various
parts of the country, under the
more liberal terms of the new law,
| Will be a very direct benefit to the
} small manufacturers of industrial
alcohol. as they can ship their
!, product in tank cars to these
warehouses. where the alcohol can
be denatured and conveniently
shipped to dealers or users.
The enactment Of these amend
imenss perfects our laws relating
to this subject, SO that it is believ,
ed they are now the most liberal
: LOT any countrygin thesworld. Con.
5 gress has opened the way to thi:
great industrial opportunity, ane
2 lit remains for our enterprisins
: farmers and manufactures to tax,
E advantage of it. .5S
t Plants With Locked Tanks
The effect of the amendmen
d permitting the manufacture O
Il industrial alcohol by plants will
locked tanks. on a small seal'
: without constant government sup
! lewiston, Will be to make POSSIBLE
Il 1.-THE establishment OF manufacture
,fI producing not to exceed 100 gal
J. Ions day, wherever their opera
y ton may be economically: profit
l. liable SO that the product may b
S denatured on the premises. AS i
e we'll known, the parts of the coun
II try in which the materials from
! which alcohol is produced, can b
/ secured at the lowest cost are
o. generally speaking, those in whicl
i 1.-The petroleum distilleries are soil
se at tue highest price. There woul
T. seem to- be no good reason there
K fore. why those parts Of the cou1
rs try should not be4able to produc
81 denatured alcohol at a minimum
Is. price, in such quantities as ma
ID be most convenient to the farmer
lg or Others who may engage in il
Is production. IRE: .:ssssss:
I'D The farmers Of the country hay
two-fold interest id the perfeet
n- Ted untaxed denatured alcohol lat
ina AS the largest consumers of kerr
estsene for lighting purposes, the
bel are mutually DESTROYS Of securin
he la competing naterial. It h'
vel been demonstrated that alcoh,
ehA furnishes d brilliant steady ligh
ed 81 cost com pm ring ffavorably vii
al. the price liieh kerosene
of generally sold ID this eounsr
a. Since alcohol is Iii 70 from the iii
Of agreeable asalor OF kerosene. burr
IS Without SIM lamp ilnne.J
and is entireIy safe. IL folio,
AR tts,as furtt her red uct ion i'd itssce
ed would max III ffolrn,id able COZ
lse petiitor Wi ID lkeroaeras.
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