Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-21
COAL At 4 DOLLAR 4 Ton
AN INVENTOR CLAIMS 10 sc AGILE
TO MANUFACTURE FUEL.

AN INVENTOR CLAIMS TO sc ABLE
TO MANUFACTURE FUEL.
a.. Process. T. a Chemical One aud Sim
pIy Eadaw. I.iEnit. or Interior Coal.
which u Common EverJWhere. With
burning Qaaiitiss How lie worked.
Many inventions are in the field. An
other inventor has come 10 the frul
with an invention which he believes vi
rival even those Of Edison and bring
mankind generally degree az benci
which viii he in direct inverse proper
ton to the woe inflicted upon the ind
siduals commonly known As the cos
barons.
What he has 10 offer is no less than IF
scheme 10 manufacture a coal whir
will be superior in its results to eithe
bituminous or anthracite coal, to wine
the world has been So long accustomc
70 look for its chief supply ~ fuel.
SO many vast conceptions have been
already brought to the attention Of tht
public only TO end in disappointing fan
ures that every new great scheme Is az.
20 be regarded with suspicion. We have
not suffered from the Keely motor proi
oct and the many plans for navigatin-
the air. 10 say nothing OF the many idril.
tor submarine crafts, without havin
our confidence in snch matters seriousi
impaired.
The new aspirant for undying fame
and incidentally for the millions Of
,pnp.x thas M. .tt.nA.,,t ,,y,, $500
discoveries which are world wide III
their uses has at least the courage Of hi
convictions, and his ideas are entitled /
respect.
Mr.. Albert Edelmann claims for Il
invention that it will enable him to mas,
ufacture his coal at cost Of only Oh
dollar per ton. Besides the exceedIu
cheapness Of the new article Mr. Eide
mann claims for il the merit Of beiu
absolutely odorlcss and capable Of beiu
burned without smoke and being con
-uned so utterly that It leaves but p
cent Of ashes
Mr. Eielmann was born in Warsaw
Poland. IN 1923, and was educated az til.
university at D3rpat one Of the prov
Inces of Liyouia. on the Baltic sea. u
was graduated there as civil engine,
and then made the grand tour Of Euroj
In 1852 he went to Australia. the yoya
from London to Sydney occupying J,
months.
his FIRST INSPIRATION.
In Australia Mr. Elelmann deyu,,
himself to his profession and spent hi
tme IN building railroads and in 9th
engineering enterprises la 1850 lie fr
turned his attention To the discovery u
cheaper coal, and since then he has q
voted all his time and money 10 that pur
suit.
In the first place he argued that il w.
q well known fact that there exists upa
the surface Of the globe a large quaint
II what may be termed inferior coz
which is commonly called Ignite Brief
~ defined, Ignite Is coal formed III
much later period than either bituu
nous or anthracite coal. aud therrtu
without those chemical properties whI
would enahlc II 10 burn ~ we'll as eith
uf them, aud which. therefore. render,
practically useless for fuel or other pu4
poses.
That this Ignite would. III CenturIe
70 come, develop into fuel win,
might be- utilized exactly as well a. thu
which was already known rs bituminou=
or anthracite coal was source Of pan
ana yrxaiinu 70 MIR Edrimann. II
could not sleep n al ght from his con
tinual study uf the problem He WE
actually jealous. he says himself Il
think that people a thousand year
hence would avail themselves 81 THAI
which the world might use today con-
he hut solve the problem OF cffecting
chemical processes that for which nature
would take centuries
CLEAN or LIGHT,
After a study Of many weary year
Mr.. Edelmann believes that he ha
solved the problem whose solution ~ :
faithfully sought, and Is satisfied that Ia
has found process for Transforming
this worthless Ignite into coal, which
for all purposes is equal, and in MANI
instances superior, 10 either anthracite or
bituminous coal
In other words. the inventor believes
that by the mixture with lgnite of Ger
tain chemical bodies "a coal Is producea
which is rs perfect rs any that was ever
mined, and this Ignite. he claims. wcr
II allowed 10 remain in tbs earth, won
require a Thousand years for its transfer
nation into perfect coal.
Ia his technical description 81 the pro
cess alluded 10 the inventor saws;
10 accomplish this result tine Ignite
and certain chemical bodies (Which hayt
first been reduced Ia powdered rondi
ton IN order to permit OF their perfees.
commiugingl ara placed in moths auH
injected 70 great pressure IN machinery
expressly constructed for the purpose
and from which the mass comes in tia
shape Of what are termed, for want Of
better name. 'briekets These bricket-
can be made Of any size or shape in ug
der that they may suit different cond
tions. as, for instance. If the material E
10 be used for furnaces they would be II
the neighhorhood 81 eight inches Ia sigt
leither square or oblongl. whereas 10
stoves they would be made correspond
ingly smaller. New York Herald.
Objections Ia Hand Shaking.
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