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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1925)
n 1 1 1 I T r SIX ! MEDFOKD MAJT, TT?TPTTNTT!. MTCDFOTtfi, OKEfiON', FftTDATft .TULY iVjiOftS uneil generally nfti'r every fifth or sixth iVLly-yil tliu itgulur operutliiii : E ' FROM LOCAL COAL The plant is capable of uroductng gun sufficient In quantity re aupuiy j a flty several times the size of Med-1 fold. Thin Is a point 3s lil.li the U'ompany ntfieinlH regard an neins very exHenlliil to tne increased ue nianda for their product. The operating valueH of the Bet are culitnillcri hy manually operated hydraulic guns, ndilliix considerable to the efficient operation of the I equipment. The temperatures of the Tuesday marked tne nrsi ume mm nill,., i))eK , ri.t0nled by an auto as. made hy the hack run process umtlc ,yro,Ml..r of the latest le of water uas manufacture, was turn- . m'hm nvrninfti-r Im ime of the ed Into the storaiiu holders and mm.tHnl mr'm of the control board mains of tno Koutnem unwn w,,., includes many kiiuk'-s Indl conipully, accordliiK to an announce- ,.MlnK t1B pressures, of gas and ment today by T. U. I'etch, president ,,., n ,,ort time u new calo and general manager of that com- rll)elrr w ,c installed to ascertain puny I the iirltlsh thermal heat units of For the pnBt four months, Jlr. (nB KnH (.xl)u,1,1 UH being a meas-1 Tetch relates, his company has lien jf hl,ut nH n(.nes are n measuro engaged In the construction of a:of length. During net uul operation new plant, which hns been erected i t(lll) ,.auln,ier will be referred to at a cost of nearly $50,000 to serve a(.v(,rll ii,eB dally In order to main-, the cities of .Medford and Ashlund. tIln un ,inv,,ryinir quality. This pont Is of the finest construe Eventually the oil-gas plant, which tlon In every particular and will hns UPOn ,n um H,n,.e 1!na wm be lie, the officials declare, capable of ,.e,um to niake gas by the carbu-! meeting the growing demand for gas retted water-gas method, but thin service In the communities named. wi probably be postponed for the The hack run process used Is a picsent. However, the company will patented one by which It Is pos- mHkl, installation within the next few Bible to produce a very excellent wM.ks of additional high pressure quality of carburelted water gas storage equipment at Ashland, con uslng native suh-bltumlnous coals sting of a cylindrical steel tank as a generator fuel. The process was ., r,.Ht diameter ami 40 feet in invented about five years ago by length, which will provide for im- 1). J. Young of Tacoma, Washington,! proved service there and meet the and there are now In use through-1 increasing demands from new con- out the United States upwards of sinners. I one hundred und fifty back run in-1 T,0 company Is nlso planning to; Btallutlons. Its successful operation j introduce the new process Into Its' has been positively demonstrated ' pnts at Itoseburg and ('.rants 1'nss Blnce 11121, It Is claimed and the I in the near future, believing It Is the1 mountain mutes i-ower company ot only process by which the cost of Eugene, Oregon, hns employed it In 1 production can bo reduced to an the manufacture of gas for Unit city extent whereby consumers nmv later I O benefit through lower rates for fler vice. .1. O. llnurus of tho Taconm fins and Fuel company, from which com pany the equipment was purchased by the local company, has been at the plant for the past week In a con sulting capacity until the operatives hero become familiar with the new operation. since 11)22. N. 13. iJohall, who Is general su perintendent fur the Southern Ore gon Oas company operating proper ties In Medford, Ashland, (Iranls jQ8b and Itoseburg, relates that here tofore the method of manufacture lnr,,Medfurd has been by the oil-gas method. There ure three methods of manu facture In common use ut the present time, i. e., coul gas, oil gas und car bureted water gas. To this last named method hus been udded the art of buck run manufacture which has greatly Improved the quality of the. resulting guses. : In the local piant Hoxy Anne coal will be used exclusively. It is being mined by the company espec ially for this uso ns it has been found to bo highly adaptable to the, manufacture of the gas. Mr. The grade standards ns drawn up tiV- u ""'V '"e ueveiopment oi ,,y , (.,. ,.,, of Hr. mi lie i:uui IIllllt'H U UH I FOR FRUIT SET company la In line with Its stated culture with specifications for the re- liollcy to assist as fas as possible. 'Hiliemenls of Kxtrn Fancy, I.'nncy. In the. Material upbuilding of the n"d other grades of pears and apples communities In which It operates, ihave been primed In pamphlet form. The company, through Its general Those nro the official grades for the manager, invites tho pubic to the I"'"'"''"' season and under the law all j new plant, nbout three miles south '"arked Kxlru Fancy. Fancy, or of the city, on any day it Is in ope-,c ,l"lllL' ll,liHl eimform to these sum-; ration between the hours of 8 and lul,'K- A sufficient supply Is on hand 6, holidays Included. There may be '" fu,'n'"h ""hu who reiiuesl I Been the latest known methods In lhu J!'""1',!','."1, u,'"!,1nK,1',t ho ! art of ga manufacture. " oft ices of t be dlfierent packing houses In the first unit of tho gas pro-' ." "lvv. ".,,"'.c"u'"y.."'"n, "r l,y I cess, the n.., i . . . .I'l'i.vuiK io i-ieicner r. r isn in cnarge . at ,i,r ,,, , " , """"'of the Federal-State Inspection Ser- Aflne ,h , ?, 7" ,",l""""1- vice at .Medford. m """ """ Pears are practically the same ns in- T?' . B l0' "" ,h'"w 1,1 rt'"F-1 W-nr l''"l' thnt In ing, into the second unit known lis the Fancy grade for pears tho badly the carburetor. This unit is lined misshapen or seriously damaged fruit with.!-checker brick which nro heal- has been eliminated. ed , to about H00 degrees by the ' heat Heaving the generator during cb:r,,,'h:ioe,i"i1,11i,irr.,so11,.1." rr:: Path New shows TJ"n "V. """'u"iy "cuck" Views Evolution Trial v. gas so pioiluced from the oil mixed with the gene rator. BAH fin .'lull I i t the proper thermal value. L 'V'"1"""." ,'hlt't f,,"'e of ,he hI".l,t!Sl """ '" "," " '" """"y nigh. William Jennings; In the V.W., 1 . " "U,B "'.van. chief ilefender of the funiln- eas re.i,fnn ' l"sr,wr '" '" mentallst view, is shown at Cocoa nut ofl ll tnll??,, hB burn," f '"e drove. Florida. Issuing a stuvoment , i h i thr""Bh 1110 "I'l'erheater, on the Tennessee monkey law. Pic wnlch httB boen previously heated Hires nre also shown of tho defendant, lO UOOllt U00 degrees. Herein the Slopes, and his chief counsel. I'lur BUBca driven from tho generator ami ence Harrow. Tho scientific view of carburetor become thoroughly mixed the question Is shown In a bci-Iob of und Vflxed" so ns to retain all pos- I'lctllres of fossils, tracing the slip Ihle heating qualities. From the Paeil "link of life" from fish to man. Biiparhentcr n large pipe carrying '"WH u,' ,l,Hn shown of the Hck tho product of tho three units men- wl, l olul'' ll"!,llb Mass., after Us tioned, leads to two large cylindrical Clll,ulm0' fourth of July eve., and the tnllka known ns tho "scrubbers " "r!lt feninstriictlnii work In qiiake Whers it Is purified hv a w..i..r ....,!.. meked Santa llarlmm. fallf. which eliminates all t,. ami ,,,.. tloles of carbon. The relief holder or atorngo tank, capable of receiv ing 80,000 cubic feet of gas, receives tho product from tho two scrubbers and stores It until transferred thru a purifying material composed ol wood shavings and iron oxide, to re move all sulphur from tho gas. I'p to tho time thut tho gas enters the scrubbers It lias the appearance of a heavy yellow or brown smoke, but aftor hnving passed through the "pu rifiers" its Is absolutely colorless. It Is now forced Into n large storage bolder or tank capable of containing 60,000 cubic feet. From tho storage bolder It Ib drawn into several smaller tanks where hy means of compressors It IB delivered under high pressuro Into the gas mains and service pipe lines of the com pany ready for consumption by the gas-using public. The process of tho actual manu facture ot the gus through the gene rator, carburetor nnd superheater, can bo reversed or buckrun, from which the process receives Its name. In, reversing the process the strum which heretoforo hail been forced inlo i the generator is now forced Into tho superheater, then into the carburetor, where it becomes nper hepted nnd gathers to Itself all bits of carbon on tho checker bricks In these two units, but no oil gas, ns luring Ibis reversal In operatic no.. oil is burned. It then passes through the high temp.iiature fuel bed In tlie generator, thus 'making blue gas, which finds exit Jy other pipe connections 9 the scrubbers where It undergoes the same pro cesses already described. . The buckrun Is nlan used liViual lio and regulate We heat Within Took with gas. Zest for outdoor sports iitnparted (Swell's NATIONAL CRKST Qffee delicious invigorating ORDER BY 1?LEPHONE 1077 IM0 tJOOcupt wivwrvnil now; DOWN Of oourse everybody is buying elcotric' ranges 'now ! Why not when a genuine IIOTPOINT-IIUGIIES can be boughtjor lys little as 15 down, allTwired, installed in -your liome and ready to'eouk! 1 " . - .1 . And the balance to pay each month even less $12.00 a month for 12 months. Until August 15th ONLY! Such a special event as this required many special prepai'ations and the com bined merchandising resources of these three big Medford institutions were called into play to purchase this immense stockvof electric ranges at the lowest px-ice; to arrange for time payments for the convenience of purchasers; and to install the ranges and special wiring, without extra charge. ' " ' ' ' .Naturally, it will be impossible to repeat this amazing offer at least for a long, ,, long time. If you are even considering the purchase of an electric range SOMETIME ... then buy it NOW! . ' Manv purchasers, of course, are not taking advantage of the time payments offer ed pothers are considering the $15 down, .payment, merely as a convenient deposit en abling them to fake advantage of this special opportunity. . ' ' - Whichever way you wish to purchase, the important thing is to secure your elec- '. trie range before this offer expires, on August 15th. Don't risk waiting until later you may be one of the disappointed ones. See. these ranges tomorrow bright, and early and perhaps yours can be installed in time for dinner! ' PAUL'S ELECTRIC STORE Telephone 90 Special Terms on Other Makes and Models of Ranges PEOPLE'S ELECTRIC STQRE Telephone 12 Special Terms on Other Makes and Models of Ranges THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY Telephone 168 GAS HEAT GAS HEAT GAS W w Watch This Space For the Story of the Romance of I ROXY ANN O N Southern Oregon Gas Co. 0 0?'Dependifble Fuel" HEAT DRINK- MaidO'Sko IT'S V DELICIOUS Never before could you buy so much fruit in a small bottle. SKO is made from, Real Oranges and there are no synthetic flavors added. Close your eyes and you can easily imagine you are "driuking" the fruit itself. All our products are guar anteed to be pure and whole some, which is your protec tion. v - , Jackson Couqty Creamery OTXM HAITI KJ OLIAKISf TLIATEU Phooa 144 13 K. Til It. TO O. B.WILLIAMS CO. Sash Of Horn kitchen cabinets" Made to fit exactly in the place you want them. You are not required to use stock lize that doesn't quite fit. 1 . O. B. Wiuiams Kitcfien Ctbmttt , an nude of selected high grade fir smoothly faulted ready for paint They save steps and labor and naiet the kitchen attractive and neat. Send us th apace you mm to fit your cabinets in and we will quote you prices. We sell direct from our factory 1 at lowest prices consistent fSj J with good quality. 7i O.B.WH1JAMS Sash and Doors IRao 1st Arc. So.. Brattle. Wo CaASH PaAJP For Second-Hand : Furniture and Stoves W. A. KINNEY Furniture House .: 315 E. Main Phone 609 mm Not Timporary Redif But CURE ' "'PILES or other Rectal or Colon ailments should not be expert' merited with. They should end cin be jyJJJjJ" OJRED Wfr non-surgl. Send todsy for my FREE BOOK con tslning scores of voLntsry teuimoniaii ' from patients, tome of whom hid suT o ered 20 yests and hsd tried every kind oi wu sna rrsstment. Kesditsndyou ' " urmcmsna wny lean give s Written Quar. antes to CURE your PUas ft rerund your tee. , i""- -i nrM irri nirii ' GAS HEAT 8 GAS HEAT Dii sot tiien It Is too hot, and It !. I iMWinni i.a Sun CUiilUed Ada gat results.