El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-29

gallon than do the ordinary grades Of
gasoline.
That there was a new fuel of such
posi- Utilities in the matter of cheapneSs
and economy ready to be offered to the
public came as a surprise to the motor
ing world In fact, not till after the
announcement in Motor Age were the
distributors and dealers Of the Stand
ard OIL company notified that the new
fuel was ready to market
Stopped Fuel Panic.
Until then there were numerous
prophecies of an Immediate shortage
boost the price far above point where
the ordinary mOtOrist could afford to
buy it. However, with the production
of motor spirit, that ghost is laid for
good and all and motorists may feel
certain that for a good while to come
they will not have to pay any higher
prices for their gasoline, and there is
some slight prospect Of reduction be-
1t is not the fact that motor spirit
is cheaper than gasoline that is going
to make motoring less a drain on the
pOcketbOOk, but the fact that the sup
amount of raw material or crude oil is
more than doubled. Formerly, 100 gal
Ions of the crude gave 20 gallons of
gasoline, 20 gallons of Kerosene and 90
gallons of fuel oil, which is burned
under boilers in place Of coal.
Under the new process covered by
T. L.
oil is refined and gives so gallons OF
motor spirit The other so gallons are
a residue which is sold for other pur-
poses and is almost or quite as valu-
able as the so gallons of fuel oil was
MOtOr Spirit Extra.
In other v-ords. the Standard Oil
company of Indiana, to which the
patent was assigned. at its refinery at
Whiting, Ind, gets from the crude its
regular volume Of gasoline, and an
additional amount Of motor spirit. a
liquid very much like gasoline, except
It has a gravity of from Sc to 81 de-
grees Baume. which is but little heav-
Ter than the SO and 60-degree gasoline
the mOtOrist has been getting recently.
Tt takes on a yellow tinSe after stand
ing awhile.
It's odor is stronger than that of
gasoline and as il evapOrates more
spilled on clothing or cushions. 1t
starts a 5 easily as gasoline
There is a light cOlOred smoke in the
exhaust Of motor spirit but not so pro-
as the blush smoke due TO
too much oil in many cars. Pleasure
cars have been running on the bOule-
wards of Chicago for weeks with the
new fuel without interference from the
police who are instructed to put on
the bOulevards any car with a smoky
exhaust
It is believed that the present gray
iSh tinge Will be prevented by more
complete water aCSeting Of the intake ,
manifold. There is a slight increase /
in carbOniZation but the deposit is soft
and responds to an application Of I
kerosene
BeDzoI as Fuel.
An echo Of the present unrest in re .
gard to the price Of gasoline is heard 4
in the latest effort to encourage the i
use Of benzOI for automobile fuel in ]
Germany Foreign publications are I
widely quoting an appeal that has been !
uttered by prince Henry of Prussia, in .
which he urges its more general adop-
ion, and cites instances in which 1t has
)een prOhtably employed By the use
IF properly constructed carbureters, 4
flowing the admission of a greater !
mount Of air than is required for /
-aSOline com buStiOn, no difficulty will
dvantage in cost is considerable, /
enzOl costing only about cents a
ter. or about % cents a gallon, as
gainst II cents a liter. or, roughly, y /
snts a gallon for gasoline
Importing Gasoline.
The price Of gasoline has now risen
D that it is profitable to import il
rom abroad, and 100000 gallons were
gently brought into this country |
-Om BOrneo- Half of this cargo was
nlOaded in Philadelphia and half in
eW York. where it went to the garage
'ade. The Importation was made by
he Gulf Refining company, which is
ne Of the competitors of the Standard
II company. The fact that there is no
riff on gasoline enables the company
place the BorneO product in cOmPe-
feet this shipment will have on prices
-nnOt be seen at present. Figuring |
.e yearly consumption of gasoline by
ltomobiles at about 100000 600 gal
ms, the Importation amounts to one
irtieth Of the total. If importatfons
this size continue and the gasoline
N be sold at a fair price the situa-
on seems to hold out some promise