Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-20
Heat and
Cold from
Same Plant

Los ANGELES INVENTOR MAY
RE VOLUTIONIZE HEATING,
LIGHTING AND REFRIGERATING
\ OF THE WORLD-A WONDERFUL
DISCOVERY.
To catch all the natural gas from a
great oil well, chill it with an ice ma
chine, change it into rhigolene and
other extremely valuable liquids far
colder than ice, and then discarding
the ice machine, use these same Ii
quids to chill the rest of the gas and
make more liquids, sounds like a per-
petual motion machine story. Yet
this is exactly what a Los Angeles in
yentor and scientist is doing with his
new plant at 0linda this week. 1t is
the first strictly refrigerating plant
for the reduction of gasolene from
natural gas ever established in the
world, as far as known.
One billion cubic feet Of natural gas
equal in heat and power to one mil
lion bushels Of coal, Is lost daily from
the oil wells Of America. The gas es-
capes into the air, In spite of mans
efforts to catch 1t, This Is history
ancient history. Let us turn a new
; page, a page written here in Los An
geles, page Of history which must
interest people all over the world
no matter whether or not they care
; the snap Of their fingers about oil and
gas.
W. G. Cutler, Of Sawtelle, scientist
inventor and hard worker, has a way
to catch this gas which is proving
marvelously successful, and last weel
he put in operation the plant at Olin.
da whereby he saves all the contents
of the precious gas. The plant is work
ing now It's success may affect thu
oil industry Of the entire world. i
may make poor oil wells profitable
enrich those interested in good work
ing wells, greatly extend tho use Of OF
and its products all over the world
cheaper the cost Of oil products ant
heat, light, power and refrigeration t,
the general public.
By cheapening the now preciou
products such as rhigolene, cymogen
and melthame, with boiling point 25
degrees below zero, Fahrenheit, som
extraordinary feats may be accom-
!, pllshed in household economy, to tn
u delight of the housewife.
With a single tank Of one Of thes
products of gas, she will be able:
: First, to cool her ice box.
! Second, run the gas through a pip
] and thereby light the house.
I Third, heat the house.
! Fourth, do her cooking in the kitch
] en-.
I Various burners and appliances wi
I enable her to easily secure all thes
! benefits from one single tank of rhie
! olene. When the tank is exhausted,
I can be replaced by the company, an
! the empty tank removed like a case
] lene can.
I A supply Of the gas product coul
I be utilized in an ofTice-building to pei
! form all the functions of coal or oil a
] source Of power, including the rur
I ming OF elevators, heating or chillin
! the drinking water, and heating an
J lighting the building from top to bo'
4 tom.
\ Supplies Of rhigolene could be take
! across the desert to mines and othC
7 industries where power is unobtaini
I BILE. A camper or yachtsman coul
! take along a small tank and apparat,
J and chill the drinkables and cook I'll
Z game, no matter where he might wal
! der.
! Some Of the other benefits Of Il
7 discovery, are said to be these: Innl
4 merable poor oil wells practical
! of no value, will become prohtab
! properties, enriching thousands of PEI
I Pile; all good oil wells will be great
= enhanced in value by the use of Il
! process Of saving the natural gas no
7 lost: gas containing three-quarters
4 a gallon Of gasolene may be workc
! proftably now, whereas formerly
! least one and half gallons Of gas WI
I required; cost Of oil and gasolene wi
\ be reduced to the public, owing to eai
! of segregation Of classified and lowe
( ing Of cost Of production;
4 Heat, light, refrigeration and pow
! In cities reasonably accessible to {
I territory will be obtainable at mu,
4 lower rates;
\ Power, or the material whence DO,
! er can be easily made, as well as llgl
Z heat and refrigeration, will becon
! portable
! Briefly, Cutler chllls the gas al
Z thus oheaply gets the valuable gas