Pacific service magazine . The transmission line toOroville consists of twen-ty-six miles of eight-inchand six miles of six-inchpipe. There are 1,15f)consumers in Oroville andabout 1,500 new consum-ers will be secured enroute. It is probable thatwithin one or two yearsthe transmission line will be extended byadding twenty miles of six-inch pipe fromthe far end of the present eight-inch sec-tion, to Chico, where 2,500 consumers arenow being served by a local plant. At pres-ent an initial pressure of twenty pounds persquare inch at the Marysville end has beensufficient for transmission and distr
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Pacific service magazine . The transmission line toOroville consists of twen-ty-six miles of eight-inchand six miles of six-inchpipe. There are 1, 15f)consumers in Oroville andabout 1, 500 new consum-ers will be secured enroute. It is probable thatwithin one or two yearsthe transmission line will be extended byadding twenty miles of six-inch pipe fromthe far end of the present eight-inch sec-tion, to Chico, where 2, 500 consumers arenow being served by a local plant. At pres-ent an initial pressure of twenty pounds persquare inch at the Marysville end has beensufficient for transmission and distribution;the loss in heating value between Marysvilleand Oroville is from five to ten B. T. U. As has been stated, the new plant atMarysville is really experimental and is inline with (he general policy of the PacificGas and ELxtric Company to pioneer inthe adoption of new processes. It is par-ticularly gratifying that this adventure issuccessful and has proven the practicabilityof gas manufacture from coal in California.. Automatic coal-charging apparatus which weighs, charges and spreads the fuel. It is not necessary that the supply of fueloil become depleted or that the price ad-vance in order to make this change feasible, for it is paying its way in Marysville, now.Like Yuba Countys wheat field of 1845and peach orchard of 1855, it is anothertrump in the hand to be used when theoccasion demands, whether it be five, tenor twenty years hence. At present, thework comprises education, standardi2;ationof operation, improvement in the methodfor removal of clinkers and further recoveryof waste heat. These tasks are not as dif-ficult as they might appear, for such greatadvances have been made in all of them inthe Eastern States within the past few yearsthat the oil gas man of California need notworry about the future fuel oil supply. Pacific Service Magazine 399 Interesting Frohlems Involved in Research and Experiment In addition to regular construction andoperation work, the Gas Depar