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ESR 4 THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1931 HE Fb yoy FE ca N ; suBsciPTION RATES wid TORONTO OFFICE Dd ng Ot ai WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11th, 1081 A KEY POINT IN THE GAS DEAL There are two main unanswerable argu- ats' in favor of the people of Oshawa vot- 0 sell the gas plant and distribution fom to the Utilities Power and Light Cor- poration. One is the absolute necessity of large amounts being expended on immediate improvements and extensions of the system, and the other is the nec curtailed fleld of distribution which the public utilities 'commission can serve. If a sum of two or 'three hundred thousand dollars were added to the city's investment in the gas plant, 'there wolud be no adequate means of secur- ing increased revenue from the sale of gas to | 'meet this added overhead expense. This is 'true because the public utilities commission is in the unfortunate position of being un- * able to extend its distribution system out- 'side of Oshawa and the immediate vicinity, go that it has a limited consumption field beyond which it cannot go. The sale of the plant to the Utilities Pow- er and Light Corporation would overcome 'both of these difficulties. The corporation has ample finances with which to make ex- 'tensions and additions, and also to branch 'out in giving service to ether towns and "cities within the reach of & high pressure tion, ng the Utilities Power and Li from its St. Louis Gas an 'plant, serves an area which is eighty miles ® from end to end, and maintains an even and adequate pressure throughout this entire "The " establishment of such a system in "+ Central Ontario is the aim of the corporation vate So, what a private com- pany can do the city can also do, these two _ points should be borne in mind, that the fin- ancing of the improvements would be an im- le burden on the gas system, finan- , and that the hope to ex- its service hil towns and Hie 'which the corporation proposes to serve, an hich will provide for the consumption on hich will be based lower gas rates for the people of Oshawa. PRACTICAL ATHEISM + Much of the disputing over the Varsity 'editorial about atheists" among a Mndants of the University of Toronto is due to a misunderstanding of the alll used. © | As we understand it, what the writer was frying to convey was that the majority of students, in their ordinary, every-day life, "adopt a negative attitude toward God, They do not deny Him, They simply do not take © Him into account and live as though God did | not. this partly because the kind of reli- they have been accustomed to in their § homes is shallow and superficial and 'had very little contact with the ies of the Christian faith? Unfor. ly; perhaps, their University training 4 ot suppl; this lack, but it must be re- nbered that it is not the of the niversity, to x 1, With re should any' 'that denies | or shakes faith in Him, either or by inference, be avoided. do not realize until long after they have passéd out of the doors of their collegiate forever, that they had a golden opportunity to secure that knowledge which will be worth much to them in the battle of life. Parents who can succeed in teaching their children this truth will be doing them one of their best services. 2 THE ENVOY TO WASHINGTON Most Canadians will receive the news of the appointment of Major W. D, Herridge, of Ottawa, as Canadian minister to Washing. ton, with satisfaction, whether or not they know anything about the appointee. The position has been vacant many months--too long, in view of the importance of matters which are continually arising between the Canadian and United States governments. The appointment itself, it must be confess- ed, came as a surprise to most people, as Major Herridge had been scarcely mentioned for the post.' He has never served in parlia- ment, and his sum of public service has ap- Burentiy been that he accompanied Premier ett on his last election tour, and is a close personal friend of the Prime Minister. However, the government has no doubt chos- en a man who will truly represent the people of Canada, and Canadians will look to Major Herridge to represent them with a dignity befitting his office. OUR FRENCH CANADIANS (Chatham News) . At a recent gathering in Toronto, a fine tribute was paid to the French-Canadian res- idents of Canada, by Chief Justice Sir Wil- liam Mulock. His theme was true citizen. ship and he recalled in an impressive man- ner, the loyalty displayed by the French, in the early history of Canada, and during the time of the American Revolution. In a strik- ing way he pointed out that had it not been for the patriotism and bravery of French Canadians at that time, there would not be floating in Canada today that emblem of li- berty and ordered progress, which is so near and dear to us, It is well at times to recall history, which, while familiar to school chil. dren, is not always retained in the minds as an influence upon thoughts and actions when people grow to womanhood and manhood. EDITORIAL NOTES The St. Thomas Times-Journal says :-- "In his talk on Scotland at the Y.W.C.A. Hon. Duncan Marshall spoke of "Bonnie Dundee." Perhaps he did not mean it as it sounded, but as commonly used the phrase, "Bonnie Dundee" does not apply to the city but to the Jacobite soldier, John Graham of Claver- house, Viscount Dundee." Which proves that the St. Thomas editor not only knows . his history, but apparently knows Dundee. "The perfect man" ha# been described by United States tailors. Any second husband knows that "the perfect man" was his wife's first husband.--Brafitford Expositor, A go-getter today is one who knows what corner Prosperity is hiding around and goes around and gets it.--Montreal Star| What we can't understand is why alienat- ed affections are worth so much if they are so easily alienated.~--Springfield News-Sun, OLD LESSON, BUT TRUE (Halifax Chronicle) Great Britain owes, and pays, many millions an- nually to the United States. 'The States shut the door on Britain's goods, She must therefore pay in money. Trade consists in the exchange of goods, so that Britain cannot pay without injuring both herself and the United States as well. This was all pointed out years ago by students of economics, but now the world is forced to give heed to it in the debacle which has resulted in world trade, OF COURSE NOT (Kingston Whig-Standard) A Hollander has invented a doorbell that doesn't ring until a penny is put in the slot, Is the penny returned if there is no answer? BI1IS OF HUMOR AND THEN QUIT. "So you're married! Did you have a honeymoon, Malinda?" ram done Pathfinder, e yo might call it dat, ma'am--Ephr+ elped me wid de washin' de fust week." ' NO WONDER "Did your husband sleep after taking the slecping Irgughert ot a wink." "You could not have administered it properly." "No. I forgot to take the price off the bottle. -- Moustique, Charleroi, DEFINED "What is a critic, dad?" the small boy asked of (J Mis .sctot father. ny critie, son" replied the player , thoughtfully, 'is a man who Ean uke a dock apart, but doesn't it together, Other Editors' Comment | Eye Care and Eye Strain CRT NO rh Astigmatism is a very common er- ror noticeable in that it always re- duces vision. In very low errors of Astigmatism the eye attempts correc. tion by muscular effort and this ef- fort causes pain and discomfort. Corneal Astigmatism is due to un- equal curvature of the cornea or front covering of the eye ball. Len- ticular Astigmatism is due to unequal curvature of the surface of the crys- taline lens. As a result of this un- equal or irregular curvature, light rays cannot be brought to a point focus but may be brought to a line focus with the result that the image is always distorted or blurred and the visual acuity-ds lowered, A noticeable feature of Astigma- tism in children is that they will hold their books close to the eyes in or- der to get a larger and clearer image and this action may lead to Myopia (short sightedness) as well as a cer- tain amount of discomfort. Astigma- tism by itself is termed simple and when combined with other errors is termed compound Astigmatism. The glass for correcting errors of this nature must have sufficient ir- regular powers incorporated in its make up to neutralize the irregular- ities in the power of the eye with the result that the united power of the eye and the glass will cause the light rays to come to a point focus on the retina forming a clear image. Therc is no other remedy for Astigmatism. 2 10 EDS WAITER STANLEY C. WILSON, GOVER- NOR OF VERMONT, SAYS: That a man who does not speak well of his home town and his home state gencrally is not of much bene- fit to. either. There are always good things that can be told about our neighbors, where they live, and their ways of living, and if we will only remember that we are all neighbors and kin, the business of government will be much easier. Not many years ago our neighbor hood extended only so far as we could go. driving the old gray mare, and return in the same day. Today with the transportation and comnmuni cation available, there is no limit t the ncighborliood, We can travel thousands of miles in a day. We speak and or vices are heard or the other side of the world, These facts ought to bring us closer to- gether and the imaginary lines that divide us should be disregarded We should be loyal to and speak well of the particular localities in which we live and should ever rem- ember that our neighbors have homes that are just as dear to them as our homes are to us, AS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS INCREASED IN SIZE, THERE ING IMPROVEMENT SHOULD BE A CORRESPOND. BREADTH OF OUR UNDER: STANDING AND APPRECIATION FELLOWSHIP OF RAYER 7 ~ % DAILY LENTEN DEVOTION PREPARED BY THE REV CLARENCE 1. WILSON, DO FOR THE COMMISSION ON EVANGELISM OF THE PEDEML COUNCIL OF THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST. IN AMERICA PEOPLE AND PROPERTY We have the answer of the ruler of the synagogue. We can guess the answer of the woman who was heal- ed. He was not suffering; she was. It made a great difference. But the oxen were not left to suffer; the were watered on the sabbath and if one of -them fell into a nit he was not left till the Sabbath was past. That was out of compassion, perhaps, The suffering of animals made slight appeal in those days. ILven Paul could ask, "Does God care for oxen?" But oxen were property. If they were not cared for, property would denre- ciate or perhaps be lost, The woman had no market value. The case was one of property tights against human rights, How often the rights of pro- perty are upheld at the cost of hum- an suffering! Jesus is ever the cham- io of the human rights, Christian ty means a ministry of merey--to heasts, no doubt, but first to people. rayer » 0 God, in whose mercy we confide, enlighten our eyes that we may dis- cern the face of the Master whom we serve even in the least of His brethren and ours. In His name. Amen. BITS OF VERSE | HOW FRIENDSHIP RUNS bl mes we quarrel with our friends And think that's where our friendship ends, we keep drifting back and then Oty friendship is renewed again, There are few friends who never fight, Ba: iva 4 think their way is right, y forget their fights, and then itiendship is renewed again, No, matter Who that friend may be, fi to you, a friend to me, ; ell Jove that friend much stronger when Our friendship is renewed again, rhe Sopa. Sind wfhomas R, Lord, A f bat ht aks nf poi SES REVERE THE CREATOR~Thou art worthy, O. Lord, to receive glory and honour and power : 'for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleas- ure they are and were created --Re- velation 4:11, PRAYER=O Lord, we, Thy rea- tures, praises Thee not only for (Thy power and majesty but for Thy/ love toward us, oo, Ls fe UTILITIES POWER CORP. WELL ABLE 'TO EXTEND PLANT (Continued from page 1) Mr. Rasmussen proved a very coms petent and willing guide through the mazes of the eity. Huge Undertaking The St. Louis gas develovment 1s, of course, a huge undertaking, anu is considered the largest gas opera- tions handled by the U.P. and L Water gas, coal generated by the horizontal retort system, and gay generated in a coking plant, are al included in the supplies drawn up on to provide the 22,000,000 cubic feet of gas per day required for th city of St. Louis and the outlyin: districts which are being served So, while the pints could not fn any way compare in size with the to be established in Oshawa, whic! will be much smaller, I was giver an insight into the various method of gas making, gnd saw for mysel and operators are in the economic production of coke and of the many by-products which come coking plant, necessary to go into a descriptive story of the processes at this time lengthy article, but I saw charges of red-hot coke coal being put in, the coke boelrt fed back into the furnaces under neath the retorts, to help mak more coke, and the balance coole. to the commercial narkets. Each city of 1500 pounds of coal, which ls cooked, so to speak, for twelve fore the charge is withdrawn in the form of coke, the gas rises through a gerics n pipes, goes through the condone: and purifies, producing by-produc eh ag tar, benzol, ammonium su! phate, in lquid form, and nap! Into the huge storage holders, fron mains. At the same station I saw a water gas generating system, with three Ing 3,600,000 euble feet of wu day, the entire output of the pitt being about 14 millfons cuble f= per day. This is the main ma facturing plant for gas, and fro | the gas is pumped to holders ploe ed at strategical positons throuh out the city, so as to maintain an tire system, ratory, in which the coal, (he gas ' purity, and nroduction, Lo ensure economical From Station "A" 1 went on to | he large eoking plant of the Lae edo Gas Light Cc mpany, and ther aw the whole operation of trans forming conl into coke, extracting | the gas from it, and extracting from the gas a long list of profitable by- produéts. The salvaging of, these by-pro@ucts alone is an industry by Itself, and is essential to the econ- omical operation of any coking plant, since the by-products, plus the coke, provide such a revenue as to make possible cheaper gas, Have Own Coal Mine The magnitude of this coking plant ean be best illustrated by the Information that within its boun. daries are six. mles of railway tracks and siding, storage space | for 80,000 tons of coal and ¥0,000 tons of coke. I saw a hugo steam shovel in operation Hiting the coal on to the conveyor belts which ear- ry It to huge hoppers over the coke ovens, and at each scoopful it was lifting seven tons of coal, just enough to fill my coal bin with a winter's supply of coal. This coal came from the Utlltes Power ang Light Corporation's own coal mines, on the company's own railway line. I was shown around the plant by the assistant superintendent, E. W. Blind, who proved to be a rather amazing man. Dressed in rough overalls, he proved to be a chemical and gas engineer of the highest qualifications, and lke all the other officials I have met, he was service and courtesy personified. It is in- teresting to note the loyalty of all the employees and officials of the U.P. and L. to the company, They swear by it, and , everywhere the motto of "service first" Is lived out In actual practice. In fact, the Sompaiys soges, and {t seems to be observed, 1s "We oape through service." Divapes Here, again, it would take too much space to describe the entire processes of coke and gas making and of extracting the y-products. I! stood on top of the huge coke ovens, each capable of coking thir- teen tons of coal at one time from which 1s produced ten tons of coke in addition to the gas and ite by. products, for all of which there are profitable markets. In each ton of coal, Mr. Blind informed me, seven- ty-five per cent, approximately, is coke, this varying slightly in ae- cordance with whether ft fs high volatile conl or low volatile coal. The remaining twenty-five per cent is composed of gus, water, tar, nap- htha, ammonia, and other chemi- op substances, which are drawn out of the conl before the entire process is finished. How Coke Is Made The operation of loading: ana drawing the éoke-ovens is fasclpat ing. The coal comes down out of huge overhead hoppers into a load- ing machine which runs on railway tracks on top of the coke ovens. The loading doors are on top of the ovens, and the coal is shot down through them futo the oven, thir- ten tons at a time, accurately weighed. Underneath the ovens a gas fire is burning, and the coal stays in there for twelve hours, dur. ing which period the gas is burned off, and the coke remains, When the period is up, the ovens ure opened up, and the red-hot coke, glowing and smoking, is shot out into steel railway cars that are waiting for it. This red-hot mass is the run pf oven coke, and its size can he regulated . according how expert the company's engineer | from u | "At Station "A", 1 saw the nort- | zontul retort system of making ga: | and coke im opertion. It Is not' for that in itself is worthy of a | being withdrawn | from the retorts, fresh charges of | and loaded on box cars ready to go | chamber in the retorts has a capa. | hours, and the gas burned of, be- | From the chamber: | thele, on the way, and finally gocs | there to be pumped into the eity | Interest on Your Zt Oshawa Branch, 23 Simcoe St. North A generous interest ratesand safety go hand in hand in a Central Canada Savings Account. If you already have a Savings Account with us, keep it growing; if you haven't, start one next pay-day. Small deposits, made each pay-day, will soon grow into a substantial amount at our 49, interest rate on savings. ' More than TwelveMillions of Dollars in Assets, protect your deposits in Central Canada. Business hours 9 am. to 5 p.m., including Saturdays. Savings with Safety large sets, each capable of produc | even pressure throughout the ea-| At this plant, toe, I saw a laho- | the henzol and other by-products | are constantly subjected to chemi- | cal tests, so as to guarantea tlielr | OSHAWA Branch Office : 23 Simcoe St. North Established 1884 F. J. Reddin, Oshawa Branch Manager CENTRAL CANADA IFAN axp SAVINGS COMPANY TORONTO Head Office: King and Victoria Sts. 53 ASSETS OVER TWELVE MILLIONS whether foundry coke or domestic coke is desired, by changing the heat at which the coking is done, This red-hot mass remains in the car until it goes underneath the quencher, where it is cooled by water. Then it {s dumped into a conveyor system, conveyed through a tunnel and carried up into a screening system, and from there it comes out into various places ace cording to the size of the lumps, there being large coke for foundry use, egg mize, for domestic fur- naces, and nut size for smaller stoves, The most interesting part of the process, however, deals with the Kas, Of this, sixty per cent is rich gas. which goes into the condensing and purifying system, where the by- products are drawn off, and then into the city mains for distribution, Forty per cent is known as lean gas, and it goes down a pipe and back underneath the coking ovens to provide the heat required for Soking the coal. Nothing is wast. eda. The by-products departments, housed in separate buildings, ate places of wonders. There is no use going into the technical de- tails, as they would be understood only by gas and chemical experts. The gas is first cooled and washed with water, and in this process. the tar is drawn out and condensed, and the ammonia in the gas is also condensed. The gas is then wash- od in sulphuric acid, and the am- monia is removed from it in the form of ammonium sulphate, which comes out as a solid salt, is drea and sold in bags as fertilizers. The gas is next washed in a straw oll, which absorbs the benzol in the gas. 'This straw gas is distilled. to recover the absorbed vapors in the form of a crude light ofl, which I saw floating constantly from a tap into another distilling system. This light oil has a clear, golden color, and away back in war days, when benzol sold for seven dollars a gal- lon, instead of the 85 to 40 cents it brings to-day, this was known as "the golden stream." The crude light ofl 1s treated with acids and alkalies, and is dstilled as pure ben- zol, tuluol, one of the ingredients of T.N.T., the powerful 'explosive, Xylene, and napthelene, which, in- cidentally, is ohe of the chief in- gredients for making moth-balls, There is still another by-product to be extracted. Tre gas is washed in a solution of arsenic and soda ash, or a solution of iron oxide, and this extracts the sulphur, leaves the gas pure and ready for distri- bution, and leaves another by-prod- uct in the form of sulphur, detailed description is per. haps not relevant to the purpose of my visit down here, but it is given to show two things:~first, the technical skill which is at the dis- posal of the Utilities Power and Light Corporation and the large scale methods on which it operates, and, second, the \many products which are produced from coal, each providing a small industry in it- self, by the establishment of a cok- ing plant such as the corporation «40 proposes to build in Oshawa, Before leaving the coking sta. tion, I had a look into the research laboratories of the company. Hers every phase of the operations is scientifically tested. Various types of coals are tested for their volatile qualities and their coking qualities, Coke is tested, after the large lumps have been sawn in two by carborundum wheels, to show the type of coke being produced from different qualities of coal. The gas, the tar, the ammonium sul- phate, benzol, tuluol, xylene and all the other products are tested, both in relationship to their own quale ty, and in relationship to their vale ue as a commercial by-product, for, be it remembered, all of these by- products form important factors in the fixing of the price of gas. Here. too, experimental research is gg on constantly, not only with a view to improving methods of gas and |, coke production, but with a view to discovering new by-products and new methods by which gas can be utilized. This research laboratory Is an expensive piece of equipment to maintain, and the workers in ft are highly specialized chemists, but it is one of the keystones in the structure of economical gas prod- uction, one which can only be found in large corporations which are operaing on a large scale in the operation of gas utilities. Ana, should the Utilities Power and Light Corporation become the own- ers of the Oshawa gas plant and (Continued on page 7) South Carolina Avenue At the Boardwalk ATLANTIC CITY'S _ Newest Centrally Located Fireprool Hotel $5.00 DAY AND UP AMERICAN PLAN Write, Phone or Wire. R. B. LUDY, M.D, By "PAY DAYS* MAKE COUNT! A small deposit made from every salary cheque will soon build up a comfortable savings. From month to month out of income, create a reserve for contingencies as a wise measur in your personal pros gram of finance, While you ate earning, SAVE. 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