Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1914 — Gasoline Substitute Test Was Perfect Success. [ARTICLE]

Gasoline Substitute Test Was Perfect Success.

The final test of "zoline,” the new substitute fuel for gasoline, was held at the Indianapolis speedway Friday, 1,030 miles being covered in all 'Thursday and Friday. The actual running time for the entile distance was 18 hours, 24 minutes and 8.4 seconds, an average of 55.95 miles per hour. The mercury during this test was from 10 to 25 degrees below the freezing point. The engine of the car used was taken apart Saturday to determine what effect the chemical had on the mechanism, and it found that the engine was in splendid condition. Steps will be taken at once to manufacture and put the new fuel on the market. It is claimed that zoline can be manufactured for 1% cents per gallon.