The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-17
"coLp sHoRr,sI oesaavATIoNs
On n New Cooking Goal, . Mud Drum Device
aud Other Things,

aud Other Things,
Mr.. P. H. Moore, ("COld Shorty in
his latest letter to the St, Louis Age q
Sesl, has the following matter Of interest
here, First speaking Of real estate activity
at Pittsburgh, he adds;
l cite this to give a small measure OF
Credibillty 10 my remarks above, and TO q
statement in one OF my recent letters
that this portion OF the Ohio valley from
Wheeling To Pittsburgh was not only the
iairest, the most productive, the most ia-
yored by the Almighty with natural adj
yantagea and auxiliaries, but that the
other requisite elements, established pow
or and means, the wisdom to appreciate
and the ability and enterprise to develop
and utilize, are also present, And Wheel
ing will come in a good second; she has
all these good factors, all these elements,
all these qualities, all these facilities, and
she will demonstrate that she has all the
requisites to give color, tone and finish 10
the picture that l hope to portray to her
before another year. Pittsburgh and
Wheeling are sisters In commercial possl-
billties and probabilities; q congonance Of
ways and means, and their proximity will
prevent hostile rivalry; the more power.
full and advanced sister has nothing but
words and actions Of encouragement and
good cheer for the smaller and weaker
one. In coke Wheeling Is likely to have
q very great advantage, d~iscounting the
Conceivable coke merits, which have
been 80 advantageous To Pittsburgh.
A new vein Of coal has been recently
opened near Fairmont, w. Va, on the
line Of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad,
sixty miles from Wheeling, from which q
coke has been made, The coke Is bright,
extremely hard and clear gray. l was
shown an analysis made Of 1t, from sam:
pies taken Unfortunately from a barrel
full, which gave: water, 0.42; volatile
matter, O.43; fixed carbon, 01.S5 sulphur,
0.4S; phosphorus, o trace; ash, 6.S2; color
OF ash, brown. From o half o dozen OF
analyses OF Uonnellsyille coke, published
by State authorities, l selected the most
favorable, which gives water, 0.30; yolG-
tile matter, CAS- fixed carbon, S9.67; sui.
phuT, 0S2 phosphorus, OLA; ash, ell;
color Of ash, reddish brown. As the great
features Of excellence in Connellsville coke
10 the small ash and its extreme hardness,
there seems to be q formidable rival about
TO enter the field to rebuke the pride and
Btif.neCkedness Of the Conceivable oper.
ators.
think there Is plenty Of enterprise in
Wheeling 10 follow up this lead and de-
velop Ito possibilities, / would suggest in
this connection that enterprise, according
to the enlightened acCeptation OF the word
or term, means o jealous and somewhat
unselhsh willingness To undertake or en-
gage In some venture which requires bold
ness, spirit and energy, not waiting or ex-
amining TO ascertain whether or not there
ia a 30 percent guarantee in II, or q jealous
willingness TO let some one else make the
start and risk whatever losses there may
be, and then come In and reap profit from
his misfortune.
/ have had my attention called recently
to two instances in w~hichsteel mud drums
became practically useless from internal
corrosion, with only four or FIVE years ser.
vice. l mentioned this fact TO several
practical experts, among the number 10
Mr. Frank Hearne, Of the Riverside Com.
pany. Mr.. Hearne, without discussing
the matter TO any extent, remarked that he
had changed the setting Of their boilers In
this way. Instead Of having themud drums
located Immediately in front Of the bridge
wall, or between the bridge and the back
wall, he had them in the rear Or behind
the back wall, where they were exposed
to inspection at any time and were not ex-
posed 10 the flamas and heat Of the FIRE
heating the boilers. This, 1t seems to me,
will help to solve the difficulty. The drum
will be allowed 10 fll its intended use, and
not be used To roast sediment or deposits,
mineral or other kinds, which will Ger.
tainly be preclpitated from any. water
used, filtered, pre.heated in patent heaters
or any other treatment, and pass into the
mud drum, accommodating In o semi.golid
state on the curyilinear bottom. II is
reasonable to infer that this cooking pro-
Cess 10 not only not very Balutary for
either iron or steel surfaces, but will rather
accelerate and promote C%orroaion.