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Show THE CITIZEN 18 all Etaonihfflg Bxjpeetted EJxpsMm During the week a new kind of show held the interest of the Salt Lake public, namely, the Coal Burning Exposition. At this exhibit, proper methods of firing all grades of coal were demonstrated in conjunction with the use of various types of automatic stokers as well as efficient, economical hand firing. Consumer demand for comfort and convenience was in a large way responsible for this first show. The visitor got for the first time instruction and information in firing of the safest, most economical and dependable fuels Utah coals. efforts of the coal producers and the coal dealers proved to the public that coal could be successfully employed at a cost cheaper than gas, oil, or electricity. Special coal burning devices of all kinds were demonstrated introducing new and scientific methods of smoke abatement, both for home and industrial p u r p os es. Mechanical means of eliminating dirt and solid substances from coal smoke were of especial interest. Many of these devices are manufactured in Salt Lake City. The display included complete residence heating sets, furnaces and automatic stokers. The automatic stokers burn the cheapest grade of coal and are equipped with a small blower which delivers a jet of heated air into the fire to promote combustion; consuming the smoke and the gases. It is only necessary to fill the hopper and take out the ashes. A unique furnace built by a Salt Laker converts coal into gas and coke and then burns these without smoke. Another device takes the solid substances from smoke and converts them into coal tar products. Mechanized heating is certain to protect and enlarge the coal mark-proteand enlarge the coal producers market. Continued research and more coal burning expositions arc necessary to hold the public interest. up-to-d- ate Co-operat- ive ct : : i i ( . The Chief Consolidated Mining Company, after spending much money, abandons its efforts to solve the problem of metal recovery from refractory Tintic ore by the process of oxide volatization. Recovery from ores is the great problem before the mining industry today. George H. Wigton has been in charge of the research work. He is a man of great metallurgical skill, so failure can only be charged to the lack of ore supply. low-gra- One of the most important services Mr. Hoover can render during his administration, and for which he already has demonstrated a peculiar fitness, is that of reorganizing the various departments of the govern- ment. There have been intimations has given that the President-ele- ct some thought to unsatisfactory conditions his cabinet experience must have revealed. No rare penetration has been necessary to appreciate the waste and inefficiency due to the overlapping duties of departments and bureaus. Any one with . experience at Washington realizes what is wrong. Several attempts to eliminate the evil have been made, but all failed. Different Presidents have sought to organize the government departments, and a special survey was made to determine the desired changes. When an effort was made to put them into effect, two outstanding factors militated against success. One was the traditional inertia, the mass of red tape which had grown during the years until it enmeshed federal offices almost helplessly. The other was the active opposition of the politicians who feared the loss of patronage. Every petty bureau chief hastened to his congress- - It mav be that the milkman before long will be- delivering his wares in - paper bottles but the bootlegger will continue to use glass, unless his stuff gets so strong it eats holes in the bottles. 2 D3vei? man with dire predictions of political disaster. Even cabinet secretaries were not above snarling over loss of prestige through transfer of a division to another department. -- The reason the country expects more from Mr. Hoover than from some of his predecessors is due to the unusual organizing ability he demonstrated as the head of the Commerce Department. It became a most efficient federal agency and attained an importance never before associated with the cabinet branch. Possessing such business efficiency, Mr. Hoover must rebel at existing conditions. Many superfluous employes remain in spite of the number dismissed in the return to normal levels after the war. They will cling to their jobs if congressional pull can avail. The Presidents opportunity will come at the beginning of the term, when his authority can sway even a group of recalcitrant congressmen through the distribution of federal patronage. Mr Hoover will need little time to acquaint himself with the needed changes. He will be assured a degree of public support which Congress can scarcely ignore. Chicago Post . It is said that several newspaper jobs have been offered Coolidge, and its our opinion that if he accepts any of them he will never be found guilty of padding any of his stories. ex-Presid- ent Concrete Streets Pay Dividends Every dollar spent for concrete street pavements is a sound investment in: Freedom from traffic congestion Enhancement of property values Permanent civic beauty. Riding comfort Safety This investment continues to pay dividends long after the first cost is forgotten de PORTLAND CEMENT Association Concrete for Permanence StCLaCCUydS' ft - |