| Show FARMERS I MAY MAKE ALCOHOl Possibilities ties of Production on Small Scale Scare of Denatured Denatured Denatured De De- natured Product NEED EXPERIMENTAL WORK Will IVill III A I U ml I Appropriation 1 t to 10 1 me Department Depart ment to toU e U H Special Service Washington Juno June 9 The I.-The The signing of oC m the tax tat fico freo denatured alcohol bill by time President Is the lie culmination of the efforts of ef- forts of or Representative Marshall l o or of North Dakota Representative Henry o or of Connecticut Representative o or of and ancl six or seven other members members mem mem- bers of or the lie house hOllEt On January I J 1907 operations under tinder the law will Login begin and It is expected that denatured alcohol a at anywhere front from 15 to 23 5 J cents a gallon will bo on sale saJe Representative c Marshall recently ad ad- a the rite secretary of or agriculture a letter let let- tor ter In regard to the methods to be pursued pursued pur pur- sued to place Mace the provisions IHO of the bill In iii operation The Thc letter Is as follows Now that thai the called so-called free rec alcohol bill has passed both hOlh houses of or congress it remains for 01 us to take lake such uch steps as will wll lead to Its Us largest and most commercial use and I know o of nothing that would do more to bring about aboul such a rc result ull than thana a thorough Investigation of or your bureau of or chemistry of the subject of the production pro pro- of denatured alcohol h by study of or orthe the sources o of raw law products suitable Imitable to the manufacture of alcohol under the provisions 1110 of the law the general dl dissemination cm- cm on of or the knowledge e thus contained It Is very Important that this hits should be bedone bedone belone done lone at once I J am greatly interested in n this subject ct and respectfully request that that you advise mo me at once as follows First as to whether you have authority author author- ty ity It to 10 make the Investigations Second 1 as is to 10 whether you OU ha have hae e the time funds that can ran be he used lined for that purpose If you yen have not nol the funds available I 1 would bo glad Ia to have an estimate front from fromon yon on of or time the amount necessary ury to curlY carry carryout ml out pu t the work suse suggested tell Secretary Wils View Ic Following Is the reply repy of or the secretary to o Mr Marshalls Marshall's communication I I beg to acknowledge the time reee receipt J i your roUl our letter leller In r regard to certain inform t tion Lion lion ion which you vou think thin Ie should be he LcJ cd d among the thc farming fanning Intel interests cat of or hi respecting the relations of or IK to the time use of cC alcohol fret free of or t iii i lu In ii the arts lu Ju regard to lo your our first question us u t c I IL w L hether this department is l I I. I t In make the time Investigations In cHII I desire to M sc III it- it that hat the th general authority for tin Ib s r in- in estimations sll allons In conferred II by the orgy ora m lit ct which authorizes the time secretary ot ui I tin Iii h. h to 10 pursue all which I In nay any an wa tray are an- related to a rk ll uI- uI lure In the most comprehensive sense ol oJ that hat word woid In addition to 10 this wu Wo ha hat special lal authority n n the appropriation billIn billin bill in 11 the bureau of oC chemistry for or the In Inv allon of sugar and starch producIng Ing In ng plants from which the alcohol must necessarily be he made The authority therefore of oC law late for the time Investigations Is s of the broadest character Xo So Funds A alln Available hie In regard to your second question a ato as asto to 0 whether we have funds for this In e U. U gation atlon I will sa say that wo we do not have sufficient funds carried by hy tho the appropriation bill to 10 make the Investigation dc- dc sired In m my opinion this n estl Investigation hould should h be as thorough as practicable It hould Include for Instance a study stud of the tic tos to's grown In Maine alne I Colorado and other rth thor r states where white whitt potatoes grow glow TO f abundantly a study of oC the sn sweet potato and nd tin the yam nm the tho lie cassava ca Iava and the coon coon- tie 10 in the south a n study of the tho sor sorghum plant hint through the central portions of our country a study of oC the stalk of or the HIP In Inv dian Ian dlan corn In practically all parts of our country a stud study of the possibilities of producing reducing alcohol directly irons the sugar cots beets In California Michigan Utah andall and amid all 11 other parts paris of the country where sugar ugar beets belts grow V ro In ht abundance and In general a study tudy of the utilization of all the he common starch and sugar ular pi educing producing plants for COl conversion Into alcohol It would woul be he m my 11 purpose If IC I hail had thus the funds given me by hy con congress to have t till work ork undertaken largely large through tie through h. h tIle the a ag cultural experiment stations under the lie general direction of oC the tho bureau of or cheni chem 1st so o that they th y might be bt all mantle mado ita n Jr a uniform and thoroughly s facto I j manlier Small Stills Practicable In the second place same experimental work vork should should should-bo In done adapting a still sUII to the he lI e of localities tlc where when large quantities of oC starch and sugar pro pro- plants arc aro not grown for the tho pur- pur purpose purpose pose of determining mining how economically alcohol alcohol al- al cohol might he be m made In him rather lather a small way vay wa Many Ian farmers seem to 10 think that the he alcohol can be he made malle upon the farm CarlO J It 1 L will bo be necessary to show them i h by cou- cou elusIve experiments ts that this Is not practicable nor desirable It Il is however howe 1 I. think possible that hint a moderately small mall sun still might be he run to great advantage in very ery man many localities ties The study of oC the metho methods s of denatures lag ino es alcohol will wIH be he under the direction of oC he the secretary of oC the flue treasury and anel therefore there there- fore ore It II would not lie he my mu-pose to un- un any experimental work In this I line Inc except as requested to do so 80 by hy the secretary of the treasur treasury I believe that this his experimental work would be of hn Im- Im benefit to the farming Interests or of f the United o States Slates and anti I am glad to 10 collaborate with you ou in any an way which you roti ou think he best t towards securing the necessary nc- nc casar esary funds You know better than I It Iv v here where t to a apply 1111 and whether It will be best hest to attempt to secure the funds In the Jio house or in gO some me of the appropriation hills after thc they go 0 to tho the senate Tic The agricultural appropriation bill bUl Is practically completed and It would not be c possible I Cc fear r to get an nn additional sum Hum jum for the purpose above c mentioned I think that aMM h. h H would mo tomake to tomake tomake make a study of this question an and place before l pur our 11 runners farmers Information which will wUl prove highly practicable to 10 thorn theta The sum suggested b by the time secretary will he le placed In some ome appropriation bill hili be he- he tween no wand adjournment It t Is understood under under- tood stood that the secretary ot or tho the treasury will request the secretary of oC agriculture to lr II make the ex experiments referred to above c and the result of or the whole hoJe tt win bo be published In a n. bulletin for distribution |
