The Washington herald., 1909-01-30

Mr.. Love-Yes
/ Mt. Sims-How much coal does It re-
a,.ire TO make q thousand feet Of gas?
I Alr. Love-They calculate about 1000
cubic feet Of gas Per ton Of coal
I Bir. SlmAPer ton OF coal?
/ aIr. LOve-It is possible to get less gas
per ton Of coal, in which case the candle
/ power OF that gas IS higher. That IS the
case il what is known as the coke oven
process OF making coal gas to-day
aTr Sims-In your testimony. II re
member correctly. you gave the heat IN
coal gas OF sixteen candle power What
was the amount Of it,
Mr. Love-I said from SO 20 SO.
Mr.. Siu=And then you gave the heat
+ in carburetted water gas at what7
aIr. Love-Seven hundred and fifty.
Mr. Sims-Now for the coal gas. what
would be the heat units n that?
8Ir. Love-That would be about the
same.
slr. Ssms-sevea hundred and ffty7
Mr. Eove-AbOlt 80 There is no fixed
quantity that could be mentioned as rep
reseuting the heating power OF gas, be
cause Il varies with the quality % the
gas
Mr. sims-But you can make twenty
two candle power coal gas?
Mr.. LOve-Tcu can make twenty-five
candle power coal gas; bat with the en-
richment Of oil OF with camel coal. not
from our native Goals. Our native Goals
+ DO noc- produce gas Of that quality
Mr. Sims-I understood you 10 say this
morning that a certain company using
gas IN New York made a gas OF twenty
five 10 thirty candle power.
3IT. J0ve-That was in the case Of the
Municipal Gas Company when they first
started. That is. they started. I think,
about 1873 OF 1876. At that time they
made and put on the market q gas which
averaged over twenty-five candles
Nj Sims-AboUt what would be the
carbon monoxide percentage II that kind
of gas?
Mr. Loye-It was Just about the same.
I think-sOme = OF 50 Der cent I think
It was IN the neighborhoo6 OF : per cent
Mr. Sims-Increasing the candle power
OF water gas does not Increase the carbon
monpxide?
MrN Love-Not at all That Is due 70
heavier hydrocarbons.
Mr.. SimS-Due 10 putting more oil in2
Mr. L0ve-Nore oil in.
Mr. Sims-But. If I got you correctly.
as q general proposition. il is cheaper 70
make water gas Of g high candle power
than It is coal gas OF The same candle
power?
8dr Love-That I could not speak Of
except n certain instances think It
would vary somewhat in different local.
ties
Mr. sims-To make to the Twenty-Five
candle power. would II not be cheaper
than to make it Of coal gas al twenty
two?
Mr. Love-Yes; but that would depend
On conditions az the different places.
Mr. Sims-I mean conditions at the
same plant in the same city.
AIT- L0ve-XOu take Il In New York
They are making something Ike I0o00.000
cubic feet Of coal gas at their story
works, from which they use the coke,
which is a residual product in the manu-
fscture Of coal gas. They turn that into
the water gas. SO really you make the
two. and It makes the production OF mixed
gas cheaper on that account.
Mr.. Sims-DO you know enough about
conditions here 20 state which would be
the cheaper
Mr. Love-No, sir.
AIr. Sims-It is mere repetition, but
want 10 see if understood You correctly
Ills tloLA1llEs N-l2t Nlen mere Is = Per-
centage Of carbon monoxide exceeding .
OF 80. that necessarily means there is no
coal gas mixed with gas giving that per-
centage Of carbon monoxiGe?
Mr.. Love-No considerable quantity OF
II 1t is, Of course. possible to introduce
small amount.
Mr- Substantially none?
M Love-PraetieaIly meme.
Mr.. Sims-So. when gas is found 30 have
- per cent or more that means It has no
coal gas mixed with il?
Mr.. Lovs-PracticalIy yes. sir.
mr. SimS-Alr- Chairman, do not know
what questions you want to ask. but this
is an investigation for information. Il IS
not q prosecution in any sense whatever.
and We are having different experts here.
and the agents Of different companies. and
would be glad that any OF them should
feel free TO ask any questions that would
give Us any information on the subject.
admit that / know so little about il that
! Go not know really how to ask questions
so as 10 bring out the facts as they ought
70 be brought out