Show WALL STREET MINT PICKS WASTE GOLD OUT OF AIR New Ner System of Atmospheric Control Recovers Huge Wealth Which Formerly Escaped Through Chimney NEW YORK March The 12 most rampant bulls buls In Wall Val street have nothing on Uncle Sam who Is literally picking thousands ot of dol dollars dollars dol- dol lars worth of gold out ot of the air all In the fInancIal district An ingenIous system ot of mechanical cal al air all control and electrical precIpitation precipitation pre pre- which reclaims gold from the atmosphere Instead ot of the earth has been worked out In the United States mint which stands almost opposite the stock exchange e. e Scientific tests have shown that the government Is saving a substantIal fortune each year ear by recovering gold that formerly went up the chimney In fumes and Infinitesimal dust besides eliminatIng a nuiSance nuisance nui- nui sance and menace to health The Importance ot of minimizing any waste In the New York mint Is by the fact that it I Is the station staton where the crude wealth produced by American mines and sent t to our shores by the nations ot of the world is i's II converted Into United States dollars and cents So much gold went vent up the chimney asa as asa a result resul of the melting and refining processes that department officials worried about It I until the theair air engineer and electrIcal elec- elec came to the rescue The use ot of forced draft dust col- col lecton ecton gas conveying and other methods ot of air control by cal means which Is being Idely urged as a cure for th the smoke nul- nul sanco sance In AmerIcan cities cites played a abig bIg part lb In the final solution ot of the saving gold problem of the mint A giant fan capable of handling approxImately approximately ap- ap proxImately cubic feet teet of gases per minute at degrees temperature was installed to per per- form torm like a powerful mechanical l 4 lave elave ot of a modern Aladdin a di dl- dl ot of functions pressured high HIgh forced draft drIves pungent gases gaes from the gold smelting furnaces furnace and acids hoods up th the stack to settling chambers chamber where the gold Is removed by a specIal ape ape- COal cIal electrIcal method before the residue fumes are driven out feet teet Into the air all In addition additon to its Is turn furnace ce dutes duties however the big fan drew gases out ot of the first floor noor rooms and ventilated them by drawIng drawing draw draw- Ing in fresh filtered air all An n uncanny part ot of th the entire entre method ot of saving gold is the removal re- re removal moval of tny tiny suspended suspend p in fn the gases by electrical action acton Gen Generally raly speakIng however the operation consists ot of passing the gases carryIng these suspended par par- tides between two adjacent sIc sIc- ments one ot of which Is Ia gr grounded electrically while the other Is In- In sula ted and connected to a a source ot of hl high h voltage power according to experts at th the mint While there Is no actual ar between these elements an electrical action acton Is set setup setup up which drives the suspended par par- tides out of the ga gas These par par- tides thc colleCt on the elements element from which they readily dro or from which they are shaken to a a collecting chamber chamb r below Mint officials declare that the value of net results are Indicated Indic ed by the tact fact that recoveries have averaged averaged about pounds ot of fume tume assaying more than ounces ot of pure gold In short periods In addition additon to the big saving ot of Wealth the system Is providing conditions con con- for tor scores ot of workers who formerly were compel compelled d to labor laborIn In high temperatures and air all load loaded with poisonous assert gases |