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Show BREAKING THE COAL STRIKE ' Problems affecting the future fuel supply of the country will be discussed at the annual convention of the American Gas Associa" tion at Atlantic City, October 1 2. Recent developments in the oil and coal industries are responsible respon-sible for much of the interest in the deliberations of the country's gas men this year. It is recognized that with present high labor costs and rising prices for nearly all materials, manufacturers are demanding mot e economical as well as more efficient methods of heating. Gas engineers believe that manufactured gas is.the logical means to tihis end. The use of gas in industry has increased more than 1 ,000 per1 -cent in the past ten years. The next step should be the development develop-ment of the most efficient industrial appliances possible with special reference to particular uses, like non-ferrous metal melting, brick firing, vitreious enameling, glass hardening, varnish making and focd drying. ' As gas is used more extensively the menace of the periodical coaT strike will become less, and coal will be used more efficiently in great plants which pipe the gas to the consumer. |