Show r Salt t I Lake w y May v Be Lighted r and Heated S With Products By-Products of Coke Ovens It I Is the time belief of or government go scion scion- t lI Ls l' l that many cities cilles of or the United S States StaLes wilt will get their supply of oS Illuminating illuminating gas ns perhaps power In t the he near future from flom pro b-pro product by-product coke colw ovens o erected in tho the vicinity of these c cities Coke Cole is an excellent fuel for J both domestic and industrial Ute use and c colt oven coke oven gas I is us well adapted adapt for the lie Plo production of power in gas gns engines In i n addition It Is thought that ammonia ammonIa ammo amino nia flEa and amid tar lar of or sufficient value to be I I items Hems of commercial Importance will be obtained from the tho same amo source I The experts of the Technologic branch of or the United States Stales Geological Survey Sur who are engaged in Jim experiments expert expert- i ments menh seeking coking to Lo conserve ve tho the fuel fueI re resources resources re- re t l sources of or the lie country will soon soon begin begin be be- gin In a n series merles of important te tests ts at the tho chemical laboratory of or the Cu fuel fudi l test lot j Ing Jug division at Pitts burg upon the product by-product derived od coking coal coals This work Is Js to be Le done in cooperation co op oration with the lie Denver fuel testing plant of or the lie SUl C survey which is Js now to determine methods R of or improving the time quality of the col coke e made from western coal It is contemplated that hat at such T I time lime in iii the lie future a as nit funds may permit permit per pea mit standard ard hY product by-product coke ovens o may be erected upon Ulon which to make malwan an elaborate series of tests showing how to manipulate the coals coals' of tho he western states In iii such manner a as lo to IH procure not only the lie best product of oC coke but hut tho the most valuable results In by b The laboratory at Pittsburg is un un- no- no der dol the tho general supervision of Dr DI N. N 11 Il Lord Lom-d of Columbus Ohio with Dr Dl Horace C. C Porter chemist In Jim direct dheeL charge chargo of investigation work Until we arc are able to Lo erect these product by-product coke coku ovens o I l Dr DI POI For tel ter our oum work will consist of or labora labora- toi to tory I y experiments such as of coal in an iron retort and other tests that will give a fairly general bur oy of ot the product by-product coking pos pos- of or the western coals It is hl highly hl probable that product by-product coke ovens o such cis as have been erected in the neighborhood of oC Boston Buslon Phila delphia Detroit an anti and Milwaukee ma may In Irm a few years bo ho erected In tho he vicinity vicin vicin- ity of or man many other cities that are adjacent ad ad- adjacent ad- ad jacent either cither to the coal fields or 01 to lo tho the metallurgical centers canters an and that flint b besides PIo producing coke COliC the they shall shaH give I off oft n a amount of or illuminating gas Jas of or high ics ies quality to lo supply the cit cit- an and in addition supply ammonia and anti tar ar for the market marlet I This may mean much to cHIn cli- cli cit cH- ies les in the wa way of econom economy It will airily aid in conserving the ll ply imly At 1 the present fuel sup sup- time there i J is a tremendous ous loss bias of or valuable byproducts prod by-prod- from bY 1 the lie beehive coke ovens oven a loss Joss oss which might ht be turned into heat and antI power Jo The TIme coke colee light pro produced by the thie pi by-pi bY product ovens o Is of ot a high quality and Is excellent tom for met- met purposes The rho Illuminating S I gas given off b by these ovens is c. c cx- cx valuable as It has man many moro mor I heating units per hier cubic foot than llian pro pro- ducer lucer gas ag and auth Is therefore a much more valuable power Ilu S There Thele is a goO good demand for am am- monia at present but not nol much for fot tar We Ve e intend to experiment with the lie tar with a view to th tho pro production of or which Is a good substitute mb for gasoline an and amid of or other valuable JHo products l etho Methods s may be elaborated of further enriching the illuminating gas b by the nl aid of tar tal S Altogether these experiments will vili be of unusual Interest an and amid importance to the manufacturers of the countr country an and also to the many ninny municipalities that are c near the tho coal fields s. s The Time fuel testing experiments which are being made at Pittsburg Denver Cola Cob and amid Norfolk Va Ya arc are un under el the direction of Joseph A A. Holme chief of the lie Technologic ie branch of or the time sur- sur vey an and II IL M r. r Wilson Tilson chief engineer |