Show 1 NEW PLANT TO TOI I 1 MANUfACTURE BRIQUETTES Eastern Coal Man Here for Purpose of Establishing I Business i iA A coal oal plant is to tobe tobe I Ibe be erected and placed in operation in Salt Lake Jake City in the near future A monster pressing machine has been built at the Davis Howe machine shops in this city and plans are being made for the erection of ot a ton ton a day plant to be located somewhere in the city The proposition is bein being superintended by Robert L. L Stewart an eastern coal coalman coalman man oman man who has bas been here for sonic some time looking over o the situation The order for the machine was given ven vento to the Davis is Howe company compan several weeks a ago o and the now com C. C R. R Thomas a draftsman at the Mine and Smelter Supply com company pan is isnow isnow is isnow now drawing up all the plans for the proposed plant It will consist of crushers crush crush- ers rolls elevators screens mixers drivers presses and various other kinds I of machine necessary in the forming of the coal bricks Mr II Stewart has a patent on all aU the machinery machiner but the I presses and he le has made applications for a patent on these H He also holds bolds a patent on the process The site sito for forthe forthe the plant has not been decided upon as asyet asyet yet et but it will probably be on the west side When the plans are complete and the machinery ry is ready the plant pant will iJ ho bo erected anti and work Tork will be begun The rhe coal will be furnished by local coal companies com corn panics and will be worked up b by the company compan on a custom basis 1 Briquette making l is a very complicated process The coal is first crushed into fine particles and is is later pressed into sma somali small bricks brick In the process the coal gains largely larey in its fuel and heat values The he new form of coal is bein being experimented on by the Iov government in the navy y department and some excellent results re reo re- re suits have hae been obtain obtained Id |