. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOHN BAUSCHBR, JR., FREEPORT, ILL. supply of oil is assured, and is readily obtained at low prices, whereas here We must depend upon the Texas and Louisi- ana fields for our supply. It is likely to be some little time, therefore, before a good distillate is sold in the New York market direct to the consumers at a cost of about -i cents per gallon. It is true that ordinary kerosene oil can be used, but it is b}-far too expensive, nor does it contain the number of heat units that the distillate does
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOHN BAUSCHBR, JR., FREEPORT, ILL. supply of oil is assured, and is readily obtained at low prices, whereas here We must depend upon the Texas and Louisi- ana fields for our supply. It is likely to be some little time, therefore, before a good distillate is sold in the New York market direct to the consumers at a cost of about -i cents per gallon. It is true that ordinary kerosene oil can be used, but it is b}-far too expensive, nor does it contain the number of heat units that the distillate does. The public mind is now thoroughly awakened to the enormous possibilities of oil-fuel, and the progress that will be made along this line during the coining years will be very inuch greater than during the past years. The recent coal strike has acted as a great stimu- lant, besides proving many heretofore unknown facts, that the business instincts of the people will consider thoroughly. As was said in the beginning of this article, oil can be made to appear as being more expensive than coal, but when the manner of working and using oil is investigated these assertions are found to be wrong. Several have said that crude oil-fuel burns out the machinery, etc., but this also has been proven false. We refer once more to our esteemed contemporary, the United States Journal for Investors, of November 8: In reporting on the effect of petroleum on boilers when used as fuel, F. C. Uitgood the chief boiler inspector for the southern district of the Hartford S eam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, states that when oil-fuel Aasfirstlaken up the inspectors wi're cautioned to exercise special vigilance, to the end that its effect on the boilers might be .-iscertained as quickly as possi- ble. Thus far the scrutiny has failed toieveal any deleterious effect where proper care was exercised in installing the oil-burning apparitus and in its operation afterward. Jt was also found that, b
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