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Shortly after WWI the cotton mill industry was looking for an economical way to heat dyed cloth. The answer was LP gas. The problem was there was no way to store or transport it at the time. A mechanic who worked at the Carlton Yarn Mills in Cherryville NC developed a valve which allowed for this and a patent was obtained under the name Rulane Gas Co. Ru for Rudisill who owned the Carlton mill, La for Lanier who was the patent attorney, and Ne for Neal the mechanic. These valves were first manufactured at the Cherryville foundry and left town on the Seaboard Air Line. When LP gas was new, Rulane had the rights for distributorship throughout the entire US. <br />State by state the rights were sold off quickly for operating cash.
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