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' L THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JUNE Zi, 1930 4 In all the different ¥ branches Estimates Given On Request First class workmanship and materials guaranteed F.D.Garrard 116 Brock Street East Phone 726 | 'symbol or insignia yeprodue. Py Ay which 1s fnown as the iri apo oi a pliance indicates that it hey boon approved by the Canadian Gas Associaton, ' This symbol appesrs on all ap- "pliances which' have mel. the Ap- oval requirements of the Cana {an Gas Association, prepared » ports to insure, first of all, sat factory and safe performance of the appliance when In metus! use, The gommittess which draw up the re quirements represent Lhe gas com. pany and manufacturer members of the Canadian Gas Association, the American Gas Association, the United States Bureau of Standards, the U.S, Bureau of Mines, the U, §, Public Health Bervice, the National Afsociation of Heating and Piping Contractors, and the-Master Plumb. ors' Associntion--in fact every in- teresed national element, including important (rade associations, The tests specified by the re | fairements may be divided into two seneral classes, construction and | Jertormance, While most of the onstruction tests have at least an direct bearing on the safety, In | many instances, they also set mini. | mum weights of material permis. | mhle, and, by virtue of this fact, | Insure reasonable durability, Ro | tar as the customer is concerned, the performance tests insure the followiwng, provided the appliance is porperly installed and intelligent. Jy used; a satisfactory operating ef. fiolency and safety from leakage of raw gas, from explosion, from fire hasard, and from incomplete com- bustion and many other eskential safety features, Hence, the re. quirements insure, first, safety; dly a roasonabls degres of yo Cinderella GAS RANGE Offers Every Improvement Known to Modern Cookery 5 Findlay Features ra b Tm all (EES dr Rody 3, bn tats, Aired by br On FINDLAY BROS, 0O., LIMITED Garloton Place, Ont, ¥ A Va durability inseparable from safety; and, thirdly, a reasonable operating ofticioncy, The seal on a gas apliance 1s, therefore, & guarantes of compli. ance with tha basle national res quirements for safely, and any ap» plisnce that eannot meet thess re quirements is not At to be used and all practical means should be em- ployed to prevent its sale and use, While all gas appliances now manufactured and sold do not bear the Laboratory Approval Beal, bes cause of the time required to completely change the standards of manufacture to the new require. ments, nevertheless most of them do, 'The essential thing to eon. sider when purchasing gas appli ances Is whether the applinnees Is safe, efficient and durable and not "how cheaply ean it be bought, Re. member that gas appliances of mod. orn construetion save in gas alone A large proportion of thelr first cost, and economy Is a hig factor in Iatter-day gas development, Approxmately 280 manuftesuy ors of domestic gas appliances are now co-operating in the Canadian and Ameviean Gas Asgociation ap. plinnee testing program, Ax [ar as oan he determined these concerns produce about § per cent of all the equipment of this nature manufac. tured in the United States and Can. ada, Roughly, 756 per cent of all the gas ranges, apace heaters, water heaters, hollers and furnaces sold during the year 10350 should bear the Laboratory Beal of Approval, During the last year approval testing began on three additionyl types of appliances, Namely, gas heated clothes dryers, Incinerators, and hot plates and Inundry stoves, The addition of these threes typas practically covers the antire do- meatie gas appliance feild, One of the most encouraging as. peta of aur appliance testing work In the number of new manufaetur ers submitting new equipment for approval each year, Tha (able on the following page shows the In- oreanes which have heen made dur. lug the past three years, The percentage Increase, partion: larly in the number of space heater and water heater manufacturers Laboratory Approval Seal wis a of Gas Users Symbol Arvaing 8 Ges| net are very idly into flelds where they will be of unusual benefit, On Sepiemher 40, 1029 there were 11,168 approved models of foe ranges, 1,880 space heaters, 41 water heaters, 770 bollers and furnaces and 6 Bot plates making total of 18079 approved applian- ves, 'Compared with the toa! num. appliances or apydximately 25 per oent, During last year the plant of ber on the same date ast year, this represents an increase of 2,609 each manufacturer of approved ap. pliances was visited at least once y our inspectors, On October 1, 1020, there were 208 manufacture ors [Jroducing Auproved tH oof oquiment, pared w pros vious year, ph ropresenis an ins cronse of over 45 per cent, Half Population of United States Now Using Gas Some Idea of the predominant po. sition of the gus industry in the do- mestic field is obtained from the figures complied by the American Gas Association, These show that approximately 52,000,000 persons. in the United States are served by gas through the use of 9800000 stoves, 400,000 water heaters, 4,400,000 space heaters 'and multiplying numbers of central house-heating Installations Ihe domestic use of gas Increases frong year to year an the population increases, and to this shoul be add. ed a steadily increased per capita consumption, ns the cleanliness, econ omy and dependability of this essens tinl fuel Is hetter appreciated hy the American people ~From the Bankers' Monthly --am---- Gas Reserves Depleted in the United States, Much Coal Used ---- According to a recent estimate, American homes consume annually 05,000,000 tons of bituminous and 70, 000,000 tons of anthrache coal believed that ane-fourth of this enuld be supplanted economically by gas, the total amount needed for this pur pose being one thousand billion cubic feet, or nearly two and one-half times the present combined yearly sales of gas companies, On the other hand, there Is the gradual depletion of natural gas re- serves, and the certainty that many factured gas must provide the sub stitute where it has not already done so, Gus men who have given, the subject careful study believe it' rea sonable te assume that . within the next ten years manufactured gas will supersede as much as twenty per cont of the present supply of natural gas In the ten states east of the Missis« sippl River that have this fusl, In the last analysis," nothing Is burned until it has first been con verted-gotally or partially into a gas It is logical that the conversion should he accomplished scientifically instead of by the present method of burning COM 7 ---- ne -------- Renavolent old gentleman: "And what happens to little boys who tell Hea?" . Urehin; "They set In halt price, rir, GAS 'CONSUMPTION INCREASES RAPIDLY Volume of manufactured gan used in Canada during the 12 months ended March 3, 1929, was 16,922 million chic feet, an Increase of B67 mil lon cuble feet aver the pre vious year, The number ol meters used to measure this volume of gas was 504,500, an increase of 22,007, Production of natural gas continued to increase at ou very tapid rate during 1028. 29, 25491 million eubic feet were supplied, an increase of 5,141 million euble feet or ap proximately 25 per cent, The umber of meters in service on March 81, 199, measuring natural gas was, 102.504, an ingrease of 8,580 for the year, bee ome grip. has heen Thess dicats, (ha. tho LaDOPRIOTs. extending' It is | A 1 5 COOK - WITH ~~ GAS Quick - Safe - Economical Take advantage of the Public Utilities Commissiun's offer for the month of June. ' FREE installation of Gas service from the street main to your house. Combination Special Sale Range «¢ Waterless Cooker Combination Gas Stove and Waterless Cooker--a big factory purchase such as we make for our six stores, Stove has three burners, all white enamel front, grey enamel cooking lop, including white enamel high shell, full 18odnch alle porcelain ined oven, oven door has thermometer. Waterless cooking utensils are gaining daily in popularity--food retains its natural flavor, saves money, saves fuel, cooks entire meal te $39 50 proges | \ WAIT] Alii it), & WL hey -~ ow | Less than the Regular Price of Stove $1 Phone 701 The United States is one of the world's largest cocos consumers, using 140,000,000 pounds in a nor. mal year, Carol's return to Rumania Is manifestly not going to result in any long sweet song.~--~Brantford Reporter, which are bringing to the gas com- panies of America the largest volume of business in their history, the part of large fuel users for an absolutely dependable fuel service these are a few of the developments Sonmm------------ Ruud Auto Hot and-- Side Arm Heaters There is a real comfort in store for those who install a Ruud Tank Water Heater, i Twenty-five exclusive Ruud fea- tures assure you dependable, con- venient and economical hot water. The Ruud Tank Water Heater is made in two styles, One is finish- ed in Black Japan and the other in handsome Gray Porcelain Enamel. The Ruud gives you three tank heater essentials--attractive 'ap- pearance, quality materials and economy of installation and main- tenance, . Housekeeping duties are made lighter by the dependable and abundant hot water supply that the quick-heating power of the Ruud guarantees. In your home, as if Kas in thous ands and thousands of other homes, the Ruud will be a constant source of satisfaction, =~ $12.00 Miller & Libby Limited PLUMBING, HEATING AND TINSMITHING Choose the Ruud for Jong-disiance, satisfactory hot water service, - Number 15 * Number 2 \ Eo Phone 108 23 Colina Street