The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
GAS CONSUMERS
LOSING MILLIONS
Bad Locations and Poor Fixtures
Result in Great Lighting
Waste.
INSTITUTE ADJoURNs TO-DAY
Banquet Big Social Feature of
Convcntion-Ready for Golf
tournament

American gas consumers are vast
ing annually from s20,o0o0oO to s33,-
100000 through tho improper location
OF illuminating fixtures. according to
estimates made by ". ]. Clark, vice.
president of The Westchester Light
ing Company, and chairman of the
committee Of arrangements OF the
American Gas Institute. now in session
at the Jefferson Hotel. The institute
spent all OF yesterday liz two divisions
| in the discussion OF papers on sub
jects Of !. deeply technical character,
relating 10 the problems OF making
and distributing gas fer heating and
lighting purposes.
This morning 1t viii hold "A Joint SEES
sion with thc Illuminating Engineer
ing Society. The annual banquet I'm
the JEFFERSON Auditorium last night
was Il brilliant affair. former Assistant
Attorney General James NJ Beck pre-
siding. Speakers included Governor
Mann. President Darlington, of the
Chamber OF Commerce. Representative
Ira T.. Copley. President Elect Gartley
and others.
Will HIVE Special Exhibits.
All night men were engaged In in
stating the special apparatus for the
exhibits Of gas lighting to be made at
| the join. session this morning The
Illuminating Engineering Society is q
/ comparatively new organization made
up of the experts who are studying
! from q scicntiNc standpoint interior
lighting. both by gas and electricity
/ a series OF booths will show the CT
/ feet OF various wall colorings, and even
OF different textures of wall paper.
/ studies viii also he made of the loca
/ ton and position OF lights some OF
/ the booths being in comparative dark
ness. while others. IL which less candle
( power is being used. will be brilliant
I ~ illuminated, the difference being be
I cause OF the scie nti!c location OF the
! Hsnts the use of proper globes and re-
! hectors ana the use of proper color
I ing Tor ceiling and walls. Reports are
| 10 be submitted showin;, The effect on
/ me eyes or working men from the
/ glarinS ana brilliant rather than soft
/ ana diifusivc lighting Of work shops
| \ report will also be submitted show
! ing series OF examinations OF the
| eyes OF children In various New York
! pubic schools, where different systems
OF lighting are In use.
| Waste TwO-Thirds OF Light
The question is one of practical in =
! icrest 10 every householder" said Mr..
1
complaints from patrons about their
meters or that the gas is not Of good
quality. anu that they have to light
several burners in order to see how to
read In many of these cases the trou-
Die Is not with the gas. but with the
! room colorings, the wall paper, or the
position OF the light, which result in
two-th!rds OF the actual illumination
being wasted. Old fashioned globes
throw the light up against the ceiling
instead OF down into the room II the
, owner OF a public hall wants ornamen-
tauon and places his lights where they
VIII look we'll. rather than where the
illumination is needed, he need not com :
plain TO the gas or electric mompany
that his bill for lighting is larger than
/ tor many another hall better lighted
/ This whole matter OF lighting Interiors
is for the first time being given serious
study by engineers from an illuninat-
/ ing and economic standpoint, as we'll as
from the viewpoint OF the ornamental
designer"
Meet In Two Sections.
For facility in the discussion of sub
lects the institute divided into two sec
tons yesterday, Section a in the audi
forum taking up engineering problems