, 1922-02-16
FUTURE FOR woYMNG GAS

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turers Of the United States in Chi
cage not very long ago, 1t was stated
by the highest authorities engaged
In the business that a billion dollars
Of NEW BUSINESS awaited service,
In other words, the present artificial
gas plants combined with the exist
ing natural gas lines Of Che Nation
were Unable to supply the demand by
one billion dollars annually.
Every city in the United States and
many Of the towns are piped and
using gas for domestic purposes at
least. Very few Of the existing serv-
ice corporations are prepared to sup
ply fuel for industrial purposes, as
instanced by the Denver shortage as
has been reported quite frequently OF
late: Wyoming is within a stones
throw as 1t were with in the intricate
system OF gas lines and throughout
the country and in the not distant
future 1t may be called upon to
supply them with natural gas.
The old fear Of early depletion of
our gas fields does not spell dis
aster even though that be the result.
One fifth of the area of the State OF
Wyoming is underlaid with Ignite
and bituminous coal. Instead of
utilizing practically one-fifth Of the
tonnage carrying capacity of the rail-
roads in the transportation OF coal.
the day is coming when the demands
upon the railroads for the t%ranspor-
tation Of food stuffs, building and in
dustrial material will be so great
that gas producing plants will be in
stalled throughout Wyoming and the
fuel gases fed into the gas lines lead
ing all over the nation. The by
products from. coal at present COM
mercial values exceed the net value
Of coal and all of these by-products
are in great demand. Railroads
would haul the by-products to mar
ket. leaving the ash, smoke and
residue at the gas producer plant.
The following report of the Chi
cago meeting OF artificial gas man
ufacturers was published recently
and is reprinted in full:
Artificial gas for fuel heating re-
quireni ents of the nation. both in
homes and industry. is an impending
reality and a revolutionary change In
abolished the coal cook stow from
the city kitchen, is under way and
will come just as soon as the gas in
dustry can overcome existing prob
lens. according to a report of the
industrial fuel committee of the
American Gas association.
The report predicted that the gas
industry will become the biggest
public service institution and coupled
this with the statement that tine COM
panies serving the nation must pre-
pare themselves for a gigantic build
ing program such as will permit 1t to
take on a billion dollars of new bus
mess resulting from the great ash
of providing heat for American
homes and for industry. Complete
disuse of solid fuel in Cities doing
away with smoke and CRIME and the
annual fuel problems were declared
by the committee to be in the offing.
Gas Competitive Fuel.
I'VE can now. with all certainty,
look upon the time when gas business
will be the biggest of our public
service institutions and take care of
the fuel requirements in every city.
town and municipality" said the re-
port submitted by H. o. Loebell OF
New York. chairman of the Industrial
fuel committee of the association.
with proper revision of rate and
service standards, coupled with the
rapid progress in the gas-making art
now under way, these things will be
possible, the report says:
Entrance of gas in all competi-
tive fuel markets. with its possible
complete utilization for heating pur-
poses by all industry Of the nation.
Its complete use for city heating
doing entirely away with furnaces
and stoves in the home or office
building, just as the kitchen gas
range did away with the coal stove.
eliminating the worries attendant to
coal supplies or those resultant from
dirt, smoke or ashes.
Waste Coal Conserved.
"Conservation of the nations