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Show BETTER COAL IN UNITED STATES New York, Oct. 2u. After using Welsh coal Iu the cit.'s lire engines for nearly fifty years, the New York fire department has decided that the ! home product, selected coal from Indiana In-diana fields, Is not only cheaper, but also develops greater energy. A rigorous rig-orous offb ial test made bv Commissioner Commis-sioner Wal.I.) shows that the Indiana coal is about twenty per cent more efficient, while the saving In cost Ii nearly two thirds The tests may also bp of use to manufacturers. Since the lire department was reog-gani.ed reog-gani.ed into a paid department in cannel coal has been used for making steam iu the fire engines. A quick burning gaseous coal is require, to get up steam in short order. In the tests just completed, it was shown that the caunel coal developed an average of 210 revolutions a minute min-ute with steam pivssure 61 pounds and water pressure iounds. The Indiana coal jave revolutions of 272 a minute, steam pressure 8j pounds ami water pressure lfo lbs. Cannel coal costs $12 a ton; the oilier kind about $4. |