Show Industries Now Get More Power From Soft Coal Coal production last ye year r reached an time all-time high of million tons compared to the former World war peak of million tons made in 1918 Half the mechanical energy of the nation is now supplied by bituminous bituminous bituminous cb coal l with anthracite providing providing providing pro pro- viding 8 to 9 per cent and oil 30 per cent Ie Despite P the record bituminous o out out- I put oi ot ly-iJ ly consumption was M JJ million mil mu- million mil mil- lion tons greater the deficit being taken from surplus stocks Domestic consumption alone algne was million tons last year but exports totaled approximately 27 million tons an aggregate consumption of million million million mil mil- lion tons according to the Index Fuel value has also been increased increased increased in in- creased as the result of progress in mechanical cleaning and combustion combustion combustion com com- bustion efficiency Electric utilities for example needed pounds of bituminous coal to produce one kilowatt kilowatt kilowatt kilo kilo- watt hour in 1919 but in 1941 this had been reduced to pounds The railroads needed pounds of coal to haul a ton of freight 1000 miles as compared with pounds in 1941 Fuel per passenger car mile was reduced from pounds to and enormous savings were made in product by-product coking and in inthe inthe inthe the iron and steel industry Research in bituminous coal combustion combustion combustion com com- bustion has resulted in at least two innovations which may be widely utilized after n-ff n T the Via war lU tm T One no r of F these n u. u is a type smokeless-type stove designed for bituminous coal Another is a anew anew new style of mechanical stoker which comes under the classification II of fully automatic tt Developments in aviation and the Diesel engine should decrease the proportion of cheap fuel oil available for competition tion with coal While increased efficiency efficiency effi em- of bituminous heating coal-heating I units should reduce coal consumption consumption consumption tion in individual cases it should also widen the market for bituminous bituminous bituminous coal |