This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...Refined oil ranks fourth in value among exports from the United States and shares with American cotton and copper the distinction of being a product which the world could hardly do without. American oil goes to almost every part of the world except Russia, and in some countries the empty cans in which it has been ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...Refined oil ranks fourth in value among exports from the United States and shares with American cotton and copper the distinction of being a product which the world could hardly do without. American oil goes to almost every part of the world except Russia, and in some countries the empty cans in which it has been received are prized for domestic use. Natural Gas.--The best and cheapest of all fuels is gas, because of its high heating power, cleanliness, and convenience. It usually escapes from wells before the flow of oil begins. The first gas wells to be utilized were in western New York and Pennsylvania, and later in Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, and Oklahoma (Fig. 96). Gas has greatly stimulated manufactures in the gas fields, especially of glass and iron, and has been piped to all the principal cities for boiler and domestic use. Storage of gas is difficult, and probably one half of the whole supply has been wasted. The life of a gas well is short, and any field is likely to be exhausted in twenty years. This addition to the already liberal supply of fuel in the coal and oil fields cannot be expected to prove more than temporary. Brick, Stone, and Cement.--In the development of a forested country like the Atlantic division of the United States, buildings are almost exclusively of wood. The log cabin of the pioneer could be completed without the use of a nail or any other metal, the only mineral matter required being the hearthstone and mud for a chimney. The wooden frame house still prevails throughout the country. It is relatively cheap, very comfortable, and, if cared for, durable. Its worst defect is its liability to destruction by fire. In the arid and semiarid parts of the world and in old and densely populated countries, wood is scarce and costly, ..
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