New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-19
KEROSENE WAY BE
FUEL SUBSTITUTE
Engineers Consider 1t as a
Possible Solution OF
Gasoline Problem.

advances will result IN automooHe on"
Sinccrs working toward the production
- .,o.;,o. e,d carburctor attachments
r...t ID. o..
designed 10 use Io"c' b'""o
dicsted by the interest displayed IN inc
c..oIo,e rroblcn, which was considered
a. the regular meeting of the metro
politsn section OF the SociciF OF ~
tomobiic Engineers ai INC
Club OF AmciIc" I@- '."i '''
More than '' ch-I',, ''" 49,.
interested lh iNt ...t.o..
ustloh ISOencD ~ r ,4'" ..,o,.o, Of
py III, @. .r-s,l .o-r
INC N.'' r- H.. Smith W....r.
'I5,.'.,' a,...,.to I. f.. United
II ~, ,,,,". 20 rf.~o-. n. Charles b.
go go 30 Cci,,,t., I.r.,orsifv. and d.
e'uTRS,i'.L. 80 pti.4.r-,ii. % rror-
=. Io.i@ Ely t..,.,.. ,r A..o~oo,rc I'm
-,
h'IIi.lo L,,o Cor ,-,moJiate rcliof was
80 a. ,,..... ,., o,yner b. these
,'.bor,.o. sr cf vbom agreed Chat
e. nr,cc ~ raeolcno would boz further
;ncraa ed and that no revision could Doc
oyncctod until fhc con.umntior was rc-
strictcd so rs to ncrmit tnc supply io
catch M TO Tho demand This STRIFE.
ton. II wa explained hv Mr. Foliambc.
who prepared the chief paper OF inc
evening. lies only 80 the de- en- OF en-
gines or Carburctors for inc burning
and vsporizauon OF kerosene
no" mas no apPIc,.a'.. ,....'.to. H.. ,l.
scSro-.
o... c.. ~.
supply Shouio Las' 0'''''''
DR. Rittman said that the problem
could only be solved by the cooperative
action OF tho mechanical engineer and
The chemist. the former working 10 de-
xise a moro economical fuel burner and
,bo lat,or ia increasing the supply Of
ia -. .be rcrfcrtion Of "cracf-
80 rroccsscs Cosolone lie stated.
Nil continue to increase I'm price until
{. rescbes from rs 20 20 cents a gallon,
- I'll 4. catches nm with the "cracb
ro,.,Neos M fo~ these proc-
.ss s bo esid rasolenc to-day would
s. - t;-bor a. nor cent Of the
o.aJ.,o ~, Ito ,rarlrt now being
kSS0le -. TLo ,,auo,ce Of
ersSAeI ~. q, oti,bor,a ,,bicb
tne oss.I"s ~ e., o9o 00O barrels
zen on IN OUTPUT 4iO'' ..o
TO 100000 barrels . oay Q1'lNs 'nt
last year. Wa a'sO - p;... ,s,5
gasolene situauoN' D. 49, -. a.,
that II all me Oh we now "@'o
America could Dc hahGieu WIN '"o ue-
most economy and eihciency IN gaSo-
lene production the supply would last
for nearer seventy-five years than fiji
teen or twenty-five years.
Waste in Production.
Dr Williams explained that improve
ments in production methods might
help TO relieve the situation, but de-
clsred that there were little posslDlh-
ties Of increasing the actual produc-
ton. He said that two-thirds OF the
product was wasted in saving the othor
third. Professor Lucke expressed NM
self as q firm believer IN the use OF
kerosene as q motor 1gei, ana 'oIu o.
the use Of this low grade fuel IN motor
tractors.
AT the present time Casolene ~ sell
ing retail for five cents higher than II
has ever before sold IN us history a.
an automobile fuel said Mr.. r olJainDe
IN NM Int,V 'dns!y,, 80; 10 betnc seriously al
Factsd A recent canvass of the ga
ons u certain Of the large cities
eteShi;shod ~ estonisbinc fact that
&C., al 10 10 per cent of the pleasure
49,. ara s4andino idle In the garages.
~, 20 conrse is nartlv due 10 the
s.a.nn ~ the wear. but is in d great
,,, ,asr1t az the unnrecedented
- 1,asolene A general view Of
~ sitnaeion leads 10 the belief that
ssoiara trilI co much higher before il
go drons That n will again drop ia
n1ohahis bnt not to the point 20 which
pp,,.ornobil;sts are accustomed"
G. Alan,
NO heaeon ioi "'a''
On the other hand, herbert chase,
engineer Of the Autonomous C!uo o.
America, SAID that mere Is no is@ -
for alarm at the ptesent pre- ~ - -
olene. FROM COR pu."' - ~
at the A. =. 4. gaIsge ne IVoi'J b,'t Ia
the cost OF gasVI."S aro,ot;,c, O
per cent in the, total eost OF opeias'n ~, q
large car, lncludlng depreIla.Ionl a.. ~
the wages OF ehauHeur. ne sa'u -
an increase or 90 per cent IN s aSo.1r'.
cost means that the S9sI o. Tp' - -
the average car "ou'u O"'| NC
cent greater
Alcohol a Distant Possibility.
A..or rsvjevving the DEVELOPMENT OF
al arndrc,ion in this country and the
W ,ocontiv made TO Congress by
u spo 1ans ~ the Department Of
Secryy NJ Foiiambe led up 10
no aon,Jon ~ a snbstitute fuel for