Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-10-21 | Page 16 | Natural Gas is Growing Factor

IIIALGASIS GBOii FACTOR Displacing Much Coal as Fuel in Manufactures and Other Industries. Tho natural ga3 Industry of Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania surpassed1 In 1912 that of any previous pre-vious year from almost every point of view. lExcept In 1908, which wB a year of business depression, the quantity of gas consumed In Pennsylvania has continued con-tinued to increaso steadily, according to B. Hill of tho United States geological survey, until In 1912 the cnormouH total of 173,(556.003,000 cubic feet was consumed. con-sumed. Tho gas was used largely for manufacturing and other Industrial purposes, pur-poses, tho quantity being 124,321,911,000 cubic feet, valued at S14.333.04S, In average aver-age price of 11.53 cents a thousand cubic foot. The consumption of gas In this stato .In 1911 was 159.104,37'0,000 cubic fcet valued at $23,940,001. an avcrag6. of 15.0a cents a thousand cubic feet. Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania leads all other statM in lb quantity of gas consumed. In the Industrial world the year 1912 was ono of great prosperity, and natural gas Is one of the fuels moat needed and sought for. It Is tho Ideal fuel for tho manufacture of Iron, steel and glass, for which the state of Pennsylvania Is noted, and It is tho presence of this gas In the Holds of this state that has helped to make it tho leading manufacturing stale in the country. Since tho Introduction of natural gas Into tho industrial establishments estab-lishments of Pittsburg in 1883. this district dis-trict has continued to grow until It has bocomo tho greatest Industrial center In the United States. It is estimated that moro fuel Ib consumed In this city and its Immediate vicinity and more coal and coke aro shipped into and through the Pittsburg district than in any other district dis-trict In tho world.