The Dickinson press., 1902-03-08
Mr.. PHELAN
Gives Wholesome Advice to
Agricultural Students.

Speaking of education and morals in
:veryday life Mr.. Phelan sail:
The Chicago Drovers Journal recently
contained an interview with a young man
a doctors prefix before his name,
md that of deputy commissioner OF ag-
%iculture and labor Of North Dakota
after his name. No doubt he himself
and many others consider this young
man educated. He is a doctor author
ICED to experiment with the health and
lives OF those who may be found to trust
him. In this interview the young man
that a reputable citizen of North
Dakota aud a federal Office holder, lis
now at work on a process for converting
soft into hard coal" Thus it is to trans
pire that what it has taken nature ages
to accomplish the bright young doctor
would have prospective immigrants be-
lieve, may be accomplished before they
can become fairly located on North. Da-
kota land. Another inducement to set
tiers was that seattle can be left out all
winter without barn or other shelter"
Coming as many of you do from the
farms Of our state, you can realize how
beneficial it may be and how much proht
can be realized on live stock after being
regularly exposed to the rigors OF the
winter storms in North Dakota. The re-
markable interview wound up by his
prophesying that a claim of 100 acres
now to be acquired for slS will at the
end of five years sell for $1,000. IN the
light of such learning l trust you will put
forth every effort to learn enough at
home or in college, that whatever you do
when you go forth in life, especially it
you 60 forth to represent a reputable
state, you will not make an ass OF yourself.
A few words about the coal resources
of gu state. Ignite coal is found in
abundance in the western part Of the
state. Practical, mechanical tests have
been repeatedly made of this coal as
compared with other classes of coal and
it has been demonstrated that in power
producing energy it is 40 to 50 per cent
of the value OF the best bituminous coal
produced in Ohio or Pennsylvania.
Twenty years ago the Northern Pacific
Railroad Co. had ten engines built es-
pecially with a view to burning Ignite
but, after repeated trials the attempt
was abandoned. Recently a test has
again been made between Mandan and
Jamestown on the N. P. Ry. with an en-
CINE built especially for burning Ignite
on the Bismarck. Washburn & Great
Falls railroad. During the past twenty
years remarkable strides have been
made in increasing the efficiency of loco.
motives. Now many of the engines work
on the compound principle, that is, in
stead of steam passing from the boiler
directly to both cylinders and thence
wasted into the atmosphere, now, in the
compound engine, the steam passes in
to one cylinder and after doing its work
there it is passed into the second cylin-
der and worked a second time before es.
Gaping to the atmosphere. Those versed
in mechanics can readily see the advan.
tage Of this. Besides where engines
formerly worked with IFS and I4o pounds
Of steam they are nov using as high as
200 and 275 pounds steam pressure.
With s4ch improvements in locomotives,
besides the greatly added heating sur.
face, ! believe that ignite a be sue.
cessfully used in such Improved locomo'
tives, but the fact remains that intrinsi.
cally the value of Ignite is only 40 to Sc
per cent of the value of good bituminou.
coal and what leads to the success Of the
inferior article leads proportionately tc
the greater success of the superior quail
ity Of coal, besides on locomotives in
service the elemeHt Of time, and the
value Of expeditions service. and Reces
sity of avoiding the delays incident to re
newal of coal supply, all work in favol
of the superior article. However. It car
be safely predicted that with the in
creased demand for fuel 10 the north
west, the growing scarcity Of wood, ane
increasing price for eastern coal It il
coming to be more and more an advan
tage and matter of economy to use lig
mite coal in North and South Dakota
and whenever It eaa be used at less cos
it will grow in favor. One feature Of thi
Ignite is that it seems of uniform quail
ity whether near or far below the sur
face. At a point in the bad lands a 70
foot vein was found I4e fest below tn,
surface, of about the same quality a. TIA
near the surface. Naturally some bodie
of this coal contain more inconbustibl
material than others, making some dill
ference in value. Every student AM
family in North Dakota is vitality int,
eSted in the subject and cost of fue
. efficient combustion and generation q
heat, and hereip is an interesting feel
, for study.
We need in everyday life men a.
women to foster the public conscience
and maintain wholesome standard an
: tone for public chataeter. Men an
$ women whoeap see thlags a. they5reall
exist and fsarfessly sspoase the righ
Your education canbe 10 shaped IS,
you may be;splcndidf factors in eseryds
life as you journey nthe future.
2 We must not take i sfoss granted a
6 fnanciers, lkapg everything. Publicmr ~
Il bankers and business meph AZ 4 NM
: At school today IS you are. differing On
in degree. The greatest msp chan
With changing conditions. Our frtenl
~ Mr.. Hill, KNOWS much more than he a