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as that usually obtained by the wasteful process of incomplete com- 
bustion, and in addition thereto save a usable commercial gas. 1 
WHY CARBON BLACK MANUFACTURE MAY BE MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN PUBLIC 
UTILITY SERVICE. 
1. No regulation . — Not carrying with it any public duties, it is 
not subject to the many phases of public regulation that control the 
marketing of natural gas as a public utility service. 
FIG. 20. MAP SHOWING COMPETITION FROM CARBON PLANT AT CHAPMAN VILLEj W. VA. 
2. Price . — This is not controlled by rate fixing bodies, but is lim- 
ited solely by the ordinary laws of trade, and is, therefore, more at- 
tractive from the investor’s viewpoint than governmental price fixing. 
3. No transmission lines necessary . — The plants are located in the 
fields, as shown in figure 20, close to the leases, and sometimes on 
1 J. B. Garner The Chemical Possibilities of Natural Gas. Paper, Natural Gas Asso- 
ciation of America, Pittsburg meeting, May 23, 1918. 
