THE ELECTRIC LIGHT QUESTION.
t0 THE EDITOR. Sir,— Mr Hosking'slettef in your issue of to-day shows tbat he is an expert in tho matter of steam horse power, but his argument is a little beside the subject of the relative expense for producing acetylene gas material, as in conse- . quence of no outlay being required for laying on pipes with metres, &c., it can be manufactured at a distance, and no / steam power is required if the Oroua can be made to turn a powerful turbine. I will add, also, that once create the supply and there may arise ample demand in the other towns for our cylinders of tbe carbide of calcium as soon as people became aware what a magnificent light it gives through an ordinary fan burner. lam pleased that tbe matter has aroused intelligent discussion, and most confess to the feeling tbat acetylene is the coming light and that any other we may adopt will have to be swept aside before long in its favour.— l am, etc.,F. A. Monckton. , •« The Camp," June 10, 1896.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 288, 11 June 1896, Page 2
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179THE ELECTRIC LIGHT QUESTION. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 288, 11 June 1896, Page 2
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