overirliclni thcm. Tho figures I hnrc given arc cnlculntcd on London pricc. In rcply to A h . Carpciitcr, the cost of cnrljurctting wntcr gns is cnlculnted froiii Bineric:in asperienccs irlicro ~ictrolcuni is chcnp. Thc cost would Lo iiiucli iiiorc iii tlits country.
Tltc C I I A I I ~I A S : We Ii:ivc Iienrtl n iiiost intcrcsting paper on the cost of tiinnufncturo niid distribution of conl gns and 0 t h g s e o i s fuels. niitl tlic discussion lias iiot bccn lcss ci~joynble. I tltiiik Jlr. \Triglit ]ins clcnrly sliow~i us that )rotluccr g,w will never coinp t c wit11 conl gas ns n Aoiiiestic fac~. l'tic qiicsiion is, will conl gas cvcr coinpcto with conl itsclf? For cooking purposcs I linvc proocd that tlic cost of cod gas is nbout ti0 per cont. lcss tlian tliut of conl bnt for Iicntiiig nparttiicnts con1 gns is entirety out oi the question on nccount of tlic csliciisc. A cod-gns stovo rcquiros a rcry large gns supply in ordcr to Iicnt n rooin cli'cctuatly, tho consulliption for nil orditinrysizcd roo111 not bciiig lcss tlinii 25 to 30 cubic fcct p r hour. In iny opinion tlic fucl of tlic fiiturc will bo cokc for liceting nntl can1 gas for cooking, nnd tlio sooner this clinngo is brouglit about tlic bcttcr. Coke cannot wcll be iiscd for cooking, nnd for Iienting it is most cconotiiicnlly burned 111 n closcd s t o w ,I cannot ngrcc with the stntciiictit tlint Professor \'nnklyn hns crcntcd unncccssnry nlnrni LS to tho nmount of sulphur in con1 gns. 1111 csccssire niiiount of 'sulpliur is a great smrco of evil, nnd tlic cnuso of nn itiiinctiso ntnount of tlniiingc to liouscliold propcrty. hlrcntly rctnil trndcrs Imvc fOt1Rd that goods kopt on high sliclrcs in tlicir sli3 >s rapidly (tctcriornto in vnluo w~icii csposccl to t t a fuiiics of conl gns. A. S. Ilcrsclicl. 3I.A. 'Y. I'. 11oq& c:, 1' . LUlJicr.