The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-22
U. s. Mines BUREAU
MAKES SUGGESTIONS
FOR SAVING OF GAS

In order that the best possible use
may be made Of the remaining supply
of rapidly waning natural gas in this
country, the national committee on
natural gas conservation, after Sc
RES of meetings with the United
States bureau of mines, has issued for
the guidance of the state utility COM
missions in which natural gas is used
a series Of suggestions that If followed
may at least reduce the severity or
The shortage in different parts of the
United States and prolong the supply.
The suggestion as far as they relate
to the work of the public utility com
mission and the consumers of natural
gas are in part as follows:
That the state utility commissions
of each state in which natural gas Is
used request every natural gas COM
,pany in their respective states to sub
NIT to them a report on or before Oc-
tober l, 1920, indicating the extent to
which natural gas is supplied for In
dustrial as we'll as for domestic pur-
poses; stating in detail what rear
rangements in operating and financial
conditions would be necessary or de-
sirable to enable the companies to
conserve their supply Of natural gas
for domestic use, adding such addition
al data as the individual company
thinks wise to make.
Proper Adjustment.
That where manufactured gas
stoves are available for natural gas,
that they be used, since by proper adj
Justment a more satisfactory service
will result therefrom.
That the bureau Of mines be asked
to turn over to this committee all data
It may have on the carbon black In
dustry with the view and purpose OF
helping this committee to determine
what part of natural gas now used to
manufacture carbon black could be d.
verted into public utility lines.
That this committee recommends
that the state authorities in the nat
ural gas states take immediate steps
to eliminate all daylight burning of
outdoor lamps.
That this committee recommends
that the state authorities in the natur-
al gas states take immediate steps to
eliminate all unnecessary use of Flam-
beau lamps.
That properly constructed stoves,
such as are used for manufacturer
gas, fitted with open or grid tops and
with proper burners set about one
and one-guarter inches from bottom OF
vessel be used, more satisfaction be-
ing sure to result therefrom. That
the Natural Gas association Of Amer
tca take action to discourage the use
OF all stoves for natural gas which do
not comply with above recommends
tons.
For Utility Commissions.
That the public utilities commission
in every state where natural gas is
used be requested to require every
natural gas company within their re-
spective states to formulate and put
into effect by October l, 1920, reason
able rules and regulations for approval
by the state public utility commits
sion. requiring that all natural gas
must be used in an efficient and econ
omical manner with proper appliances
and that on the failure of any patron
to comply with such reasonable rules
and regulations, within reasonable
time, service to be discontinued until
such rules are complied with; and we
recommend that in formulating such
rules and regulations for the elimina-
ton of waste that the various gas COM
ranies give careful consideration to
the following standards of waste
elimination and adopt the same as far
as practicable.
Proper adjustment Of appliances, re-
sulting in good combustion.
Burners in gas stoves to be not
more than one and one-quarter inches
from the cooking vessel.
Use only grid tops, or skeleton lids,
on cooking stoves.
Discard all heating furnaces having
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