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Show 20. PETROLEUM. The huge quantities of petroleum available, in the famous petroleum regions of the United States, the output of which has rapidly increased, are valuable but seemingly very short-lived. used for latter lubricating, injudiciously. crea.sed and its the output vately for now owned adequate for lighting Its exportation reduced, leaves the for power, petroleum supplies are present needs, petroleum the economy the of the life hundred years which present rate of consumpt1onf to it more With stretched out be is than lands should future. supply should de As the pri certainly in the be the one-fifth of for country's ports. merely leased one Petroleum is exploitation should be withdrawn and from the and immensely granted at the several hundred. IATURAL GAS. of the mineral fuels The last invaluable fuel of the last forty-six thirty tion. more miles But at best the states. The waste years. Unwise uses, 10,000 square equals of an twenty supply cannot the consump- unpreventable escapes, high pres wells, burning wells and the like, lose immense sure quantities. about an Laws, immense vation of this the in present is natural gas, as in Indiana, Unless saving. resource opportunity. adopted at we once, we might bring handle the shall never conaer- have |
