The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-04-12
ALCOHOL SUBSTITUTE FOR GASOLINE


DO without
poses realize however
date solution of the public
convinced that the
suit or the sooner prepare fer its
country.
Some years ago Tin
vice the relative
which, think has bearing
49, epe.ion mere Oh some Oh he features OF the ar
ucle particularly conditions
than they were at the time the article
evident the subject that the pidly
diminishing
it imperatvey agree
the author the article referred to that kerosene furnishes the
Using material for taking the place gasoline
petroleum dae will follow pohibve
a ue however shall not attempt to discuss large the subject of
petroleum fuels but will theory
possible substitute n today
Considering that almost starchy
which fermentation
the possibility that parc-
uy can used for power purposes Alcohol NAV he
duced from plants
world The wild
sion large number of heat which
ductn of Corn obs from
sway OF burned as useless yield sixty gallons OF alcohol to the on and corn
stalks themselves will
wide distribution supply
to the general availability alcohol These facts all tend lessen the
of alcohol the markets the
than be done with
factor Of transportation for the finished article materially reduced
the internal alcohol for industrial 1907
cost
three cents gallon and selling at four cents at turned its plant
u but which brought eight cents gallon the local markets Since
Cuba being cheaper than coal of the petroleum sae
Daured alcohol such composition relieve the
hSo per gallon now being possibility the United States will
twelve gallon good authority has stated and sold the
Ra at reasonable profit the dealers at the price twenty cents per
81 But another proposition
gasoline which considered searching
value as power producer That is its ee len
little towards the development of engine the
ten comparative
have been mainly carried on with ordinary
results aaaho But with this handicap has been shown that
with air be compressed into smaller
dan With the same of alcohol than with gasoline Tests made by
government engines
they required equal quantities gasoline and denaud alcohol
brake horsepower hour but that the maximum thermal efficiency the
favor of alcohol In wede
ges as high as 81 per cent nearly
coo therefore more nearly
substance the fact that
Of day not designed to use it ~
day for its adoption substitute are its it,
on the coal "a ess its
generally while those of gasoline
discharged directly into the noss of the people, there would be u G
would then be on parity regards price and
when this is pr eoed about all factors OF the ''sl
There question of liquid fuel which may
the home markets the principal ndusrye man
off poe Rco the awaaD Isnds
which and consume H.
present conditions
benefited sufficient de
dist acoho on n
farms supply cutvatng the soil and
the time relieve the oVerbur
dened N time of harvest
material consisting ementap
New proper
alcohol
motive mower United States economical factor to @
obne If O Unable benevt its
soluble in water and when mixed IN oou
which gasoline
coho ia safer gasoline substituted for the petroleum products
and handling gasoline would De aoeo
of automobiles lessened
alcohol based the perennial output Oh ne Vege
OF therefore 1nexhaus
~ While NO more mineral oils will to exist
gasoline producer let
alcohol for the purpose
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