The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-15

what he is talking about, said: Buy
red-ash coal every time. 1t makes
things very comfortable about the
house. You can start a fire with it
in half the time you can with white
ash; the fire is twice as hot: there
is less dust; there are fewer ashes.
Stoves using the red ash seldom burn
out, and they give out more heat
than when using white ash. OF course,
the red ash costs more than the white
but 1t is cheaper in the end"
coal agent booking orders, was
told by a new resident: II shall want
six tons of coal for the winter. 1 in
sist on having white-ash coal. Can
you supply 1t at once before the price
goes up?" Tomorrow early enough?"
Eyes" "All right; it will be here. ."
1t came and was dumped into the cell
lar. At the first cleaning out of the
ash pit under the furnace our friend
found only red ashes. He was wroth.
The coal man happened to drop in.
Coal all right" "AH rightY You
know it isn't all right srl You have
cheated me. I insisted on having
white-ash coal, and you have sent red
ash. What are you going to do about
it?" "Im awfully sorry. / certainly
put in the order for white ash. But
you've got the best of the bargain,
sir. We've billed this coal to you at
the price of white ash: and you know
it is worth a dollar q ton more. Still,
/ always believe in giving a gentleman
what he orders, and We'll take this coal
back, If you say so.
"If I wanted to be mean I'd make
YOU take back every bushel OF 1t, and
then I'd buy my white ash elsewhere.
Didn't you know it was red ash?'
Lord bless you: no. No man living
can tell the difference between the two
kinds until he sees the ashes. I've
been in the business thirty years, and
1 can't tell. But l do know one thing
red ash coal is as far ahead of white
ash coal as sunshine is ahead Of moon
shine" "Well, I'll overlook 1t this
time but hereafter / get what / order,
or there'll be trouble. I've a legal
right to make you take this coal back"
you have only to give the order, and
I'll obey" 'I'll see how 1t turns out"
That night the merchant called, and
the transaction was mentioned. Lucky
dog" he said. "Red ash every time!
And you got 1t as cheap as dirt" So
the matter was dropped.
The anthracite trade began with an
output of 1855 tons in twelve months.
1t has grown to TO- 900, 900 tons annually.
In 1903 the city of Philadelphia bought
pumping works, but the engineers, not
knowing how to burn IT, broke 1t up to
gravel the walks in the yards. In 1914
two ark-loads were sold at the falls OF
the Schuylkill for S21 ton. A morn
ing was wasted in futile attempts to
burn this coal, and at noon the EN-
ployer and his workmen. discouraged
at their IN luck. shut UP the furnace
and went to dinner. On their return
they We're astonished TO find a roar
ing fire. the furnace doors red hot and
the furnace itself In danger of melting
From that day dates the successful use
of anthracite In America.
Personally, ! have yet to learn the
difference between red-ash and white
ash coal as regards merit But ! never
had the happy experience of the fur
nacemen above. Here is my luck:
First, a few newspapers crumpled up
and lighted; secondly. a bushql OF
kindliug wood; thirdly, a shovefm Of