Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-25
GAS MANUFACTURE
STARTED THURSDAY
BY LOCAL COMPANY
COMPANY is NOW
READY 10 DO BUSINESS.
Over 300 Applications fer use 81 Cas-
Already Rees,ssd b. the
cas Company.


funniue three DAYS ahead IL tho
speclfied time In which conditions uasss
Ne complied with in order 10 retain
The franchise, the plan, 81 the Corpus
Chrisu Gas cVmpany located ON ESQ
street west II tbs Texas Companies
oi tanks. Yesterday steamed up fos thu
f'rss time and manufactured the iirss
cniburctied gas e. be- made IN Corpus
CHRISTI. Thv expiration az the fran
chlse would have been effected GA san.
day nsTat m ,hr ccmpany had not
made this nait
Tho eas viii not De- turned into the
mains " the yity. however. unsn sun
aaA AFTERNOON. and the flfsi consumer
~ tNis Bow product VIII hc the gas
e,'npanys pfflce. rcNt 60 The entrance
~ The Amnsu theatre in the collins
building on Mesquite street IN ram
Wow az the patrons IT she iheatfr. whn
ou thAt nitm vii, Witness tnc third
episode in the "Frcy p'ilcarts Thrt.
viii l,c ln this office on Satnfda, nieh,,
diifcrcnt styirs ~ nrhts aud fixtures
several models ~ gas stoves and heat.
cts. ana many other modern appliances
for use % modcrn honseaoiJs. hy
moslcFn housewives
The operation commenced Yesterday
VAS nothinp unusual in the history og
( a sus plant. ana the result was scarce.
~ prcoeptihle. except that the hartn.
ming ~ the Initiation at the hlg gas
contalncr WAS effected The rrecess
gone through yesterday. ana the onr
that VIII be followed throughout ihc
lie ~ the plant was explained Us En.
ginccr ~ John scster,iay a. follows.
The Process Used
Steam is made In large boilers with
crude oil os fuel This dFy steam passes
through coke ovens with the cohe
burning a, white heat Az The dry
steam PASSES oNcr the coke tire. t re-
solves into equal parts OF hydrogen and
oNSEca From this. one atom of hydro.
sen and 0ne atom from tho carbon
rising from the burning coke. Is mixed.
into what Is known chemically a. car
bon mnnoxidc
IN reality this Is pure water ras. IN
all senses ~ the word IL odofless.
burns with blue flame ls very hot.
and deadly poisonous u ir even NOR,
! deadly than Ordinary gas. Tor II can
rot be detected hy the kn~ii. az on,
In asphs Niatch without knowing thar II
~ gas you arr hrcathinE. A. Il burnt
Ia llto flame. Il !s uHclcgs Tor illnn
innslon, put valuable AZ fuel, v u wrr'
, NOT Ion the lack Of odur
Al
, gocs into the flrsi coniaincr where
? certain per crnt VI So dintiiiatr
? which ~ hu, few degrees aDeyo erud'
? petroleum ~ sprayed through The air
, and becomes mixed with the gas 4
ins "a double effect. II makes the gnp
burn in yellow flame. making u
uminant, ana puts such an odur int,
the gas that when " IL escaping =.
may be- oasil, detected
Complete SERVES sunday.
The office 81 he FEs company VIII
81 fits co0noctsl win the plant, and
ain ~ courrc 10 the frat consumer.
Gas viii be turned into tine mains
"a the cltt eomp time during Sunday.
Il Us Impossible 10 make the dintfiba.
hon ~ WN NNn'fal bri"f' hhh hhn'
- u takes, or VIII take, at least 81
hours 60 parRc the syet.m, the tanh,
sna tho m4ias from an, Until saturday
liEh; ah the Fas that Is bsing made
Sill be usea toF thln purpose, after
which Il viii BE- morchapiable
The plant IN not entirely finished set.
there being some brick w9fh 90 the
main structure uncompletea The tank
has been built fof some time. and ire
machinery haa been fendy "a operate
for ,he pasi few days When the plant
Ia running. Il viii - IN charge Of but
ihrsr men. an engineer and 1wo as
sislanis
There are. az the present time, nyHf
800 applicants for gi,H service. both To
j business buildings. and in residences,
oi file al tho eaE conpanys office.
1hene viii be rttad ~ az soon ns the
foune connections can be made. aud tho
appliances fet In place. THE rate 70
he charged ~ the PAS company wlli be
fis0 per 1909 cubic fnet. as p'i
basis
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