The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-09
In the Oil Fields
Fuel oil Going Into Homes

Fuef OH Going Into Homes
This paper has been consistent
advocate of the use OF fuel oil for
heating the home. At the present
time most OF the fuel used for home
heating is what Is commonly known
as distillate, OF 36 TO 40 gravity.
There is limited amodnt OF this.
III the demand should grow material.
ly there would very likely develop
shortage which might hinder the
development Of oil fuel In the home.
Our contention has been that
heavier fuel oil, "a to 2S gravity, OF
which there Is an abundant supply,
over l,400,000,000 gallons being in
storage at this time. is the more
desirable fuel for the homo for sew
eral reasons: Cd Because IL Is
cheaper; t2) because Ii is safer, II
II Ia necessary TO have anything
safer than distillate, and we hasten
To remark that nothing can be too
safe for the home. and (3) because
a constant supply at a reasonable
prico Is more assured. There has
been, in our opinion, only one OBJ
stocle in the way OF general intro
duction Of heavy oil as a fuel in the
home and that has been a successful
burner. Most burners of heavy oil
have not been satisfactory. They
have smoked. and caused much
trouble. one OF the difficulties has
been to keep the oil sufficiently
liquid in winter, Another drawback
TO oil installation devices has been
tho heavy expense of good equip
mont.
Obstacles Are Disappearing.
All of these obstacles are rapidly
disappearing. oil is becoming the
universal home fuel. and tho day IL
not far distant when coal will be
as much OF n back number as the
oil lamp Is In the parlor today.
Thousands have turned the past two
years from coal to oil and as they
have become acquainted with It's use
| they regard IL infinitely safer and
cleaner and more satisfactory than
coal, In most instances, where
properly installed. 1t is cheaper than
coal. 1t is softer. nicer heat and
always even, without annoying fluc-
uations as with coal.
One of the best illustrations of
| the use of heavy fuel oil In the hons
is the experience of w. II. Barber OF
the w. II. Barber agency of Mime
| apolis. Mr.. Barber uses "a 20 rs
gravity fuel oil. His bone In IN
! Minneapolis. Comment regarding
| Minnesota winters is unnecessary
Mr.. Barber has been burning oil
several years. he has given It n
thorough test. he is competent tc
give an opinion. lie is enthusiastic
over Oil.
Mr. Barber lives In n 14-room
house; next door he owns a l6-roonl
duplex. lie has a four-car garage
A block down the street he owns q
seven-room house. He faced the
| problem of winter heat. II cost o LOT
OF money to properly warm all thcs,
houses. In his home residence h,
had n boiler with 5000 feet radia
tion. He decided TO put in oil, ant
now this one boiler is heating al
these buildings with perfect satisfac
tion. out in the yard between hi
house and the duplex with entranc,
from his basement, he built an un
der-ground room. In this he place,
large galvanized tanks, set In con
crete with tight covers. Earth GOV
ers the top and beautiful blue
grass waves In the soft northern
breezes. From these tanks the oi
is piped to the furnace in his base
ment to Ray automatic burner
furnished by the Advance Burne
company of Kansas City. 1t work
perfectly. Mr. Barber states the fur
mace does not require attention ofte
for months at time. The steam 1
pipsd to the garage. the duplex an
y house block away and all hav
ample heat. I'VE are a little old
fashioned" said Mr.. Barber. "an,
often attempt more than heatlul
our own houses, in that way w
throw open the windows for ventil
alton and try to heat the universe
And yet my heating bill only run
about $1,000 a season. Considerinj
everything, / think this IL excep
tional. 1t is the cheapest fuel
have ever had''
Asked how he kept his oil liqui'
in the cold weather of the north. MI
Barber replied that for one thing hi
tanks were in a solid copcrete room
under his yard. In the second place
he has an ordinary, old-fashione,
radiator in the oil room which keep
the temperature always even. Tn
oil never fails to flow freely.
As stated above, the grass grow
on the lawn over this oil room. ]
grows all winter. The snow falls i'm
partially on this as well as the res
OF the yard, but IL does not remair
This spot of green lawn In Mp. Bar
ber's yard In the dead of winter
has caused all sorts OF amazed com
ment. 1t IL known as Barber
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