The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-02
Develops Coincident to Per-
lection of Automobile for
Commercial Use.
NO LONGER is TOY FOR
THE WEALTHIER CLASS
American Made Machine Meets
With Wide Favor in For
eign Countries.

Coincident with the development and
perfection of the automobile for com
mercial service, the same strides have
been made in the adoption of the ma
rine gas engine to similar service
ways of this country as well as many
of the South American and European
countries and in the far east.
Whereas only a few years ago the
marine gas engine was considered large
ly as toy to be used by the wealthier
class of pleasure seekers, it has de-
veloped to such an extent that it is
now a ''money maker instead of a
"money spenderH for very large class
of people both in poor and moderate
circumstances who depend upon the sea
for their living, engaged in various oc
cupatlons such as fishing, freighting
passenger service, towing and the like
On a trip through Europe and various
other foreign countries, the tourist is
surprised to note the extent to which
the Americana built marine gas engine
has been put for commercial service.
On the canals of Holland, Belgium,
Germany and France are seen hundreds
of canal boats propelled by heavy
duty American-made motors, where a
few years ago very familiar sight to
be seen at these same points was COM
dog az slow and decidedly inhumane
means of propelling the heavy canal
boats.
American Engines Abroad.
In the harbor of the ancient town of
Mounichia Greece, near Piraeus, sea
port of Athens, and lying in the |
shadow of Mt Hymettus, famous for
its honey, the treveler may see launches |
and vessels of various kinds and of no
mean proportions, equipped with Ameri- |
can-made internal combustion engines
In Denmark American motors are
found In use in various types of boats
employed In the government service
legislation favoring
home produots-such as revenue cutters,
pilot boats, custom house boats, and in |
thu harbor service as we'll as in private |
passenger and freight boats.
They are used not only for trips of |
short distances, but in making long con-
tinuous runs, where absolute depen-
paramount importance. It is a thing
of REGULAR practice to use such motor
for making the run between Rangoon,
India, and the Nicobar Islands, which |
is a distance of thousand miles, |
mostly in the open sea.
Coming nearer home, to Central and |
South America, the tourist opens his
eyes in wonder at the large number of
American motors installed in heavy |
duty boats and lighters plying between
the steamers IN the outlying harbors
and the banana plantations located up
the rivers.
One might question the reason for |
this continual and increasing supplant- |
ing of the steamboat, once monarch of
the seas, by the gas engine boat. The |
reason is not far sought-economy |
amount of labor necessary to be en-
nloyed In steam engine it is neces-
sary to fire up some five or six hours |
before the start is made, which means
consumption of fuel while the boat is
lying positively idle. In the gas en-
gine the fuel is turned on at the moment
of starting and all fuel consumption
is positively cut off at the moment
of stopping and ON laying up for the
sary to carry a licensed crew; with
gas engine two men and boy, with
ordinary intelligence, can handle a
good-sized boat successfully.
Wider Range In Fuel
A few years ago gasoline was the
only fuel used In this type of engine.
Today they have been so perfected and
developed that some of the American
made motors will use without diff
Guilty. developing their full power, gaso-
line, kerosene, alcohol, and even some
Of the very crude oils, particularly such
as are found on the Pacific coast to be
bought at price of to 6 cents per
-allon.
In very recent years some consider
able success has been obtained with
producer gas in connection with the NAL
rine gas engine; in fact, some of the
American made motors will use this
fuel with the same degree of satisfac-
tiou as with any of the other mentioned
fuels. On the canals of Belgium there
are number of hulls in size up to 400
tons dead weight, equipped with pro-
ducer gas engines, operating with per-!
feet satisfaction. :
The foreign field once successfully
there is practically no limit TO
the market, and the marine gas engine
is bound to become one of the leading
expectations from this country.
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