Show NATURAL GAS GASOLINE BIG Production for 1917 Totaled Gallone Gal Gal- Ions lone From Washington come Comel word that I statistics just compiled under the supervision supervision su su- su- su pcr of ot J. J D. D Northrop United States geological survey urvey department of ot the Interior r snow slow th that t fife Hie nat natura natural r gas gasoline Industry p In the tho United States made marked progress In 1817 1917 The Tho quantity of at raw gasoline recovered recovered secoy I ered from natural gas In 1017 IncludIng Including ing that produced by compression by I absorption and by vacuum pumps as aswell aswell well wel as that that saved as drips from gas ras mains was 10 gallons a n gain of ot gali gallons ns or 11 per cent over the output In 1916 Of Ot this quantity quantity quan quan- Quan-I Quan tt 1 65 gallons or percent per por percent cent was recovered reco erell by compression and b by vacuum pumps and the re remaining ro- ro gallons or percent per percent percent cent by absorption and b by salvage sal aSo from rein mains gas gns The combined product product product prod prod- of ot gasoline obtained by compression compres compres- sion slon and b by vacuum pumps was greater than In 1916 1910 by gallons or 99 per cent and the product obtained b bv absorption and from drips was greater b by gallons or 10 per cent ter The quantity of ot commercial la gasoline I represented by the tho output of or raw gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- lasO 1 line in 1917 though not of or I accurate determination probably I amounted to moro more than gallons salons Tho average price received In 1917 for tho the raw pro production at It the sources of ot production wn was 14 1845 1846 cents a n gallon galon I and tho the market markot value of the entire entro output output out out- out out-I put was 5 a g gain ln of ot 46 46 cents cent on average unit selling price and of or or ISO per cent In gross groos market value as compared with wih Tho The volume of or natural gas gaa from which tho output of ot natural gas zas gasoline in 1917 1017 was recovered is e estimated estimated esti esti- U- U mated to have amounted to about ho e cubic feet teet and the tho average recovery of or per thousand cubic feet by all al methods was as about one half one hal gallon Tho The number of plants Including vacuum pump ump plants recovering easo- easo gasoline line from natural gas Gas Increased from at tho the beginning beginnIng of ot 1917 to at nt tho tue end of ot that year ear a a. gain of ot 49 percent per cent and arid the combined daily daly capacity or of all al plants plant Increased during the same lama period from tram gallons to gallons or about 62 82 per cent |