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Show Gas Forty years ago, kerosene was the main by-product of crude oil. Around refineries, men drew off a barrel of gasoline to wash a pair of overalls, and dumped It out. Then came the auto. This year, refiners say, 9,177,000,-ikki 9,177,000,-ikki gallons of gasoline will be produced pro-duced ln the United States. This will be a fifth more than In 1923. How long, at this rale of Increase, until the underground oil reserves will he exhausted? The future fuel, and probably within with-in your lifetime, will be alcohol or electricity sent by radio from central stations. |