The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-05
ENS COMPANY
WORKING OUT BIG
PROBLEM N CITY
Natural Gas Going, Pro-
Queer Gas Must Be
Substituted.
MUST FIND BEST system
Many Plants Will Be Equip
ped When This is
Done.
MUST FIND BEST SYSTEM

Michael Owens, general manager OF
ne Owens Bottle Machine company
arrived In the city yesterday, together
With Chief Engineer I. W. Riser s
S. Cochrane, former manager OF the
Fafrmont plant, arrived in the city
few days. These men are here for the
expires purpose OF watching the new
Cuban gas producer at the Owens TAG
tory, which was started Monday. WI
Ham Jacobs, expert engineer from To-
Iedo. Ohio, IS also In the city, having
come to start the producer in the
right manner. Today Michael Owens
talked regarding the work which IS
expected Of the producer, and stated
that Just as soon as enough time had
elapsed In which to determine which
one OF the two producers could make
the most satisfactory gas, considered
from every standpoint, one producer
for each OF the six furnaces would inn
mediately be built
Perhaps few people realize the stu
pendous interest involved In new gas
nrsGusae plants, which Will be built
5ugh west Virginia, and, perhaps,
not only in West Virginia. but where
e1er natural gas fails and coal is plen-
Michael Owens, inventor OF the
Owens bottle machine, says it Is no
vary remarkable fact that West Vir-
Gfnfa natural gas IN on the decline
that he has watched natural gas grad
ually become exhausted IN many fields,
ind that great engineers OF the coun-
try. backed by natural gas companies
everywhere, are now seeking the best
means OF producing gas from coal In
order that vast industries may not be
forced to shut down
Mr.. Owens says that all West Vir-
EfnIa Industries win have to make
preparation for inadequate natural gas.
and that the great industrial drain on
this gas has naturally exhausted the
deld: that he has seen 1t fail In other
parts OF the country IN just the same
way; that It IS the natural thing to
be expected.
At present the Fairmont Owens bot
tie machine factory Is running on
Philadelphia gas, with the exception
Of furnace No. 8, which IS running on
Cuban producer gas. At the front OF
the factory stands the Morgan pro-
Queer, which Is ready for operation,
With the exception OF the sheet iron
condufts lined with brick, which have
not arrived It Will probably be ten
days before this producer can start
on this account These conduits or
"a 1tueSs are q very necessary part OF
the Morgan producer. equipment. Ma
turd gas at the Owens plant failed
Six weeks ago Natural gas at the
MononGah glass plant failed four
weeks ago. Were 1t not for the Phila-
de1phfa gas at the Owens factory. the
plant would be forced to close down.
This new Cuban producer. which
was fred for the first time Monday
morning, Is the only producer OF its
kind In the United States, and the
work which 1t Is doing, is now being
watched by some Of the most import
antmon In the United States. II I'm
ally accepted as the best producer,
othsrs viii be built, not only at this
factory, hut at I'VE other Owens fas-
tories IN other cities. one producer for
acb furnace. Not only the Owens bot
tie machine factories intend to euqip
their furnaces with the more salts
factory producer, but other glass fac
tories As well in the end use such
producers.
Michael Owens has very recently
comesfrom Havana, Cuba where two
sets Of the Cuban producers are run
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