Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-27

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fourths OF that amount-whatever the mar
ket win take at prices which the syndi-
cato managers consider equitable. Indus
trial briquettes are usually Of a square or
oblong form. convenient to be closely
packed or built mp into a wall like bricks,
whereby they greatly economiEe space as
compared with raw coal. They range in
weight from three to ten pounds. and each
bears the initials or trade mark Of the
company by which II IL produced, so that
in case Of any defect IN quality the In
ferior briquette can be readily traced to It's
source Of production. When burned whole,
they are consumed slowly and give out a
steady moderate heat for a long time;
when |. Is desired to quicken or intensity
the flame they are broken up. and In this
condition are especially adapted to Hue or
tubular boilers. sugar evaporating. smelt-
ing and anueallng furnaces, IN glass man
ufacure, or in porcelain and cement fac
tories. wherever. in fact, a fuel capable OF
producing a long, fierce flame is desirable.
Their efficiency as locomotive fuel may be
inferred from the fact that the state rail-
ways Of Prussia. which used 1S0. 600 tons OF
such fuel, in 1899. have bought from the
syndicate, $50 900 tons during the first nine
months, of 1902.
Anthracite coal is so sparingly produced
In Germany that the use Of hard coal dust
for briquette making is rels lively unim-
portant. Experts. however, agree that
with an admixture Of from 4 to 8 per cent
OF matrlx, the manufacture OF anthracite
brlquettes, which will bear ttanspor alton
by sea or land in any climateI presents no
technical dif1cuity.
Experiment with Pea
"As has been Indicated In previous re-
ports, the manufacture, aofs coke and bril-
QUOTES from peat or turf is still relatively
IN the experimental stage, although there
are several factories in successful opera
: tion and another-largest Of all-ls just
being put into operation at Konigsberg, on
the Baltic coast Of East Prussia.
"Thlrd-As a result of the present wide
spread interest In this subject and the
many inquiries that have been received
from mine owners and operators for tech
meal information as to processes, cost and
: capacity Of machinery, ETC., a combination
has been formed between three Of the fore
most machine builders in this country.
whose products, collectively include all the
necessary apparatus for making briquettes
: from coal dust, brown coal and peat. The
purpose OF this syndicate is to meet
promptly and efficiently the American de-
mand for machinery and working methods
which represent the best results obtained
by scientific study and mature experience
in Germany. The combination is entitled
The Export Syndicate OF Briquette Ma
chinery Manufacturers with central cfice
at No. SO Friedrich ~strasse. Berlin. and
includes as members the Zeitzer Eisen-
giesserel at zeitz, Saxony, the Masehinen-
fabrik Buckau at Magdeburg and the
Maschinenfabrik formerly Jaegef) at
Ehrenfeld- Cologne. Its plan is to send
over, within a few weeks, an experienced
engineer, who will establish an once at
New York and be prepared to confer with
firm and persons who contemplate enter
ing upon the manufacture Of briquettes, to
examine sites and materials, make plans
and estimates for buildings, machinery. etc.
An opportunity Will be thus offered for
American mine owners and operators to
ascertain definitely in advance the the
oretic value Of their materials for -bri-
quette making and the cost Of a plant Of q
given daily capacity.
Method Of Procedure. t
Meanwhile the same results can be
reached with important saving Of time II
owners OF coal mines or Ignite beds will
4 send TO the above address, directly, OF
through this consulate. ten -pound samples
OF their material in the exact condition IN
which It WIN be available In large quanti-
ties for practical use. The percentage OF
water in any briquette material is an Inn
portant factor in determining how It can
best be worked. 80
''1f the material is dry--as, for instance,
slack from a well-drained bituminous- coal
mine-the sample may be sent in an ordi-
nary box or package. II, on the other
hand. the slack or culm Is obtained, wet
from a washing process. or II the material
is Ignite or, peat from a bog, the sample
should be sent in a tight tin case, which
will preserve the exact percentage of mois-
ture which Will be encountered when II Ia
mined for use on an industrial scale.
THE postal package treaty between the
United States and Germany provides for
the Transmission by post, reciprocally, Of
packages not exceeding Ave Kilograms
about eleven pounds. avoirderpoisJ in
weight at a uniform rate of 10 cents pei
pound. Allowing for the weight Of the nee
essary covering. this will enable interested
persons in America to forward to Berlin
samples of their material SUFFICIENT in guam
tity to be analysed, submitted to various
tests and even made ~experimentally into
briduettes; so that it's adaptabllity to bril-
quette manufacture. the per centage OF
binder required, the caloric value Of the
product, and methods and machinery best
adapted to working II can be aBcertalned
and reported on In advance, By responsible
experts who are prepared to follow up this
estimates by practical operations.
"In this way, the technical experience
and scientific knowledge which have made
the briquette industry successful and i'm
portant in Germany win be made directly
available by American operators who de-
sire to begin at the point Of economic efic-
iency that. has been attained by the best
practice in Europe"
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