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This was expressly decided, in the case of the businesses of refining petroleum and refining sugar, by the Spreckels case, referred to in President Taft's message. What, then, is the privilege with respect to which the tax is imposed? Obviously not. No kind or kinds of business are specified in the act.
A large number of boats, for the most part laden with petroleum, pass up and down the Amou-Daria, and it frequently happens that these become fire-ships. A constant watch is thus only too well justified, for if the bridge were destroyed, its reconstruction would take a year, during which the transport of passengers from one bank to the other would not be without its difficulties.
At other times small veins or cavities of petroleum are pierced, the product of which rises to the surface of the well, and indicates its presence by appearing in the sand pump.
The total pig iron output of the world for 1917 was placed at 66.9 millions of tons. The world's production of steel in 1916 was placed at 83 million tons. The United States produced considerably more than half of both commodities. The two chief forms of power upon which modern industry depends are petroleum and coal. The United States is the largest producer of both of these commodities.
After twenty-four hours, by means of a Zullowsky filter immersed in the mass, and with the aid of a suction-pump, the dark brown solution is drawn off; then fresh ether is poured on to the lupuline, and it is allowed to stand for another twenty-four hours. After this process has been three times repeated, nearly everything the petroleum will dissolve has probably been extracted.
"I know little about practical, mechanical affairs; tell me more," urged Filippa. "We have petroleum oil, just as America has; also, lead and paint ores. We have burnt-out volcano hills, composed of sulphur down into their deep hearts." "That is like a very bad place, way down below, that I have read about," interrupted Moro; and Fil's mother and the Padre shook their fingers at him for joking.
Howth did not tell the master; for one reason: it took a long time for so stupendous an idea to penetrate the good lady's brain; and for another: her motherly heart was touched by another story than this Aladdin's lamp of Joel's wherein burned petroleum.
"We found indications of gold, copper, and one or two other metals, besides petroleum, but we didn't see anything that looked worth taking up. Considering the cost of transport, you want to strike it pretty rich before what you find will pay as a business proposition." "So I should imagine. Petroleum's a cheap product to handle when you're a long way from a market, isn't it?"
"The table in the middle of the room; the smell of the petroleum lamp and the great chair " "I know," said Rodney, "the Buddah seated! An enormous head! The smoking-cap and the tassel hanging out of it!" "The great cheeks hanging and the little eyes, intelligent eyes, too, under the eyebrows, the only animation in his face. He must be sixteen stone!" "He is eighteen."
He had on him a bottle of petroleum and some rags." "Ah!" said Caranby, quite serene, "so you think " "There can be no doubt about it, my lord. This man set fire to the house. People don't carry bottles of petroleum about for nothing." "But why should he set fire deliberately to my house?" "At the instance of the Saul family?" Lord Caranby sat bolt upright. "What do you mean?" "Humph!
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