El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10
PLAN To LOWER
COST Of FUEL
New Jersey Feed Dealer
Says He Has Good "Gas"
Substitute.

Stiu the search for a cheaper motor
fuel continues one large organization
representative Of the automobile trade
has had offers Of more than 100 prep
arations to solve the fuel problem One
Of the latest mixtures TO receive at
teutiou is 'casene." accounts Of which
appeared recently in Newark papers.
The inventor is Frank r. Blamey. a
grain and feed dealer in that city. The
Oil Paint and Drug Reporter Of New
, York sent an investigator TO look into
Blamey's preparation. and the report
is interesting. II is in part as follows;
Mr. Blamey tried mixture OF gaso-
line and kerosene, but could not get
diem TO combine properly until, after
numerous experiments. he found that
by adding a very small percentage OF
inexpensive chemical he could combine
gasoline and kerosene IN equal guam
titles and produce motor fuel that ne
mas now been testing out for about
three weeks and has found to work as
satisfactorily as straight gasoline VI
course the chemical he uses Is name
less, since he has not yet patented his
invention. but he says that, buying the
needed chemicals at retail at a drug
store. the cost is less than one cent for
enough 10 treat five gallons Of cOmbi-
nation fuel oil
''To prove the truth of his claims
mat his oil has the power and the kick,
ne brought out his car and took the
Reporter representative for a spin OF
about i miles. including some Of the
hilly roads around Montclair. and even
the steeDest grades were negotiated
without difficulty and without any
slowing down on the hills. Nor was
there any smoke Mr.. Blamey says that
after using his combination fuel for
two weeks. a careful examination OF
the cylinders and spark plugs showed
no noticeable deposit Of carbon. al
though he had previously experienced
considerable trouble when using
straight gasoline. The Reporter rep
resentatiVc saw a spark plug which he
{ had taken out after y days and which
showed absolutely no signs Of carbon.
ASKED about the fuel consumption,
Mr. Blamey said that while he had not
yet made careful tests, so far as he
could judge it took less of the combi-
nation than Of the gasoline to get the
same mileage On last Sunday he took
three members Of his family for a IS
mile ride. including numerous hills.
and the total fuel consumption was two
gallons. His car. exclusive of the. four
passengers. weighs 300 pounds
'1Ir Blsmey retails gasoline and
kerosene in q small way as part Of his
business. but other than this he has
never had any connection with the oil
trade He is offering his compound oil
10 the neighborinC trade under the
name Of .Easene' at price about &c 2
gallon less than gasoline
What Mr. Blamey has accomplished
seems 10 prove that a mixture Of equal
parts Of gasoline and kerosene can be
treated chemically so as TO permit it 10
be used satisfactorily in an automobile
engine lin doing this he has paved
the way TO a use for the kerosene that
must be made in order 70 produce
gasoline. So far, he has made no plans
whatever in regard to putting his in
vention on the market. but is expert
menting TO see the effect OF varying
the proportions Of the two petroleum
products"