Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-07

In both of the systems now used, the foam is
dumped into the tank from the top. Of necessity,
this foam must fall through the blaze and smoke
burning gases rsing-forming an obstacle to the
foam reaching the surface of the oil, which it must
reach and over which it must spread before it can
put out the fire.
The fire is extinguished by the carbonic acid
gas in the foam which forms blanket over the OIL
shutting off the oxygen and thus smothering out
the fire. After the foam has fallen through flue
of flame and burning gases it must lose some of
its carbonic acid gas-some of its strength fire
extinguishing agent.
In THE HOLMES SYSTEM the foam is ap-
piled at the very surface of the oilat the base of
the flame-by means of floats resting at all times
on the surface of the OIL regardless of how much
how little oil there is in the tank.
THE HOLMES SYSTEM is covered by pat
ents which give this Company the exclusive right
to apply this foam, or other extnguishing fluid,
AT THE SURFACE OF THE OIL.
In THE HOLMES SYSTEM the foam is at
its very best as an extnguishing agent at the time
it reaches the surface of the OIL There is no oppor-
tunity for it to lose any of its strength before it
gets to the base of the flame
In THE HOLMES SYSTEM the foam gets
to the surface of the oil instantly and automatically
after the fire starts; not ten minutes thirty
minutes after the fire begins.
One of the systems mentioned is automatic
but the supply of foam is limited. Loss Of some of
it, through the wind blowing it away, or by other
means, makes it possible for the remainder to be
insufficient to put out the fire. Cases substantial
ing this are of record
The other system is not automatic, but has
means provided for sufficiency of foam
Notwithstanding the defects mentioned above
so anxious have the oil companies been to get some
means of handling a tank fire, that they have
widely bought these systems.
THE HOLMES SYSTEM is both automatic
and with unlimited amount of foam available.
THE HOLMES SYSTEM combines the best
of the features of all other systems and adds the
one most important of all features, and which
is covered by patents-it applies the foam AT THE
SURFACE OF THE OIL-AT THE BASE OF
THE FLAME.
Two large corporations in the East are man.
ufacturing and marketing these SysemS-both of
New York City. When New York capital sees fit
to invest in such an enterprise, why would not Ok
lahoma find it profitable to finance business that
has distinct advantages in its favor as money
making proposition?
Why cannot Tulsa have the corporation
which will manufacture and market the best system
yet devised for eXtlngulShlng oil tank fires?
THE HOLMES SYSTEM is not an idle
dream untried theory. 1t is complete and de-
pendable system of equipment of fire fighting ap-
paratus for refineries, tank FARMS or Individual
tanks, which gives absolute assurance that tanks so
equipped will not burn
1t is founded on principles long ago proved
dependable; which in fact are accepted by the oil
world.
These are only few of the reasons that can
be given to prove that investment in the capital
stock of this Company will be highly profitable.