The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24
TESTS SHOW THE
UTAH COKE BEST
Better Than Even the ConneiIs-
vile Product.
SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY
HAS QUALITIES FINELY ADAP-
TED TO IRON MANUFACTURE.
SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY

After thorough and exhaustive tests.
one of the leading coke manufacturers
IN the United States has pronounced
certain Utah coal superior TO the best
pennsylvania product for cOking pur-
poses. He has declared it far ahead Of
any other known coke for iron manu-
Iacture. With the greatest iron de-
posts in the world existing within the
confines Of Utah, and with the verdict
o. an expert that the coke is better for
iron manufacturing purposes than any
other. the only remaining consideration
for capitalists is the securing of cheap
transportation rates to a market
The tests were made by G. W. Sax
man, president of the SaXman Coal &
Coke company Of Latrobe, Pa. The coal
came from property belonging to Don
G. Robbins in Bear canyon, Emery
county. Mr.. Saxman himself is a prac-
tical coke man. When p. l.. Kimberley
and +. H. Bull were figuring on put
ting up a steel plant in Utah, before
they made a deal with the United
States Steel company. they sent a car
Of coal from Mr.. Robbins Emery coun-
ty mines TO Mr.. Saxman to be tested
as to its coking qualities. The results
were remarkably favorable. Following
a business transaction with the steel
trust. Messrs. Kimberley and Bull gave
mp their option on the Robbins coal
lands.
Investigates Utah Coal.
Mr.. Saxman was greatly impressed
with the result of the tests made at his
works. He did nothing about the mat
ter for a long time, but "A short while
ago he decided to make a personal in
vestigatiOn to determine whether such
unusually good coking coal actually ex-
listed in quantities in Utah. He made
the investigation. and he thus tersely
expresses his opinion Of the Utah prod
uCt he obtained:
1T is away ahead of any Pennsyl-
vania coke
The certified statement of the anal
Uses. received from the chemists at
Pittsburg, is accompanied by this COM
ment:
An unusually fine analysis"
Mr.. SaXman himself is a practical
coke man-an expert. in fact. he made
the trip from LatrObe to Utah. and
went to the mines. With his own hands
he mined the coal from a big twelve
foot vein in Bear canyon, which ha:
the same analysis as other coal on Mr.
Robbins claims. He put the coal int
barrels and sealed the barrels. Then h
personally saw the barrels delivered t,
the railroad company for shipment L
his works at Latrobe.
Severe Test is Made.
Mr.. Saxman sent the shipment TO on
of his best ovens. He desired to maxi
the comparison between the Utah an,
the Pennsylvania products as fair anC
accurate as possible. Consequently h
nearly filled pyanc with tho hos
', --.-1..,,.t -1-s,,. ..,,1 ,,,,,,s,,or 60,
A' - -
the CoIlhelsN ne ulSIIlCl. LSlSHO III IN
center of this. with the Connellsvill
product packed around it on all sides
he had placed the barrels of Utah coal
with the seals unbroken. The SAM
hear ,.-as consequently apDlied IN botl
Goals. ali. the other conditions being ex
actIy Identical The result was tina
a thin layer of charcoal separated tn,
two cokes. which were easily distin
guishable. Analyses and other test
were made of both. The ANALYSIS of tn
ConneIlsvilIe coal was as follows.
.so- ,.o,,
Droi-tura
Volatile combustible matter ...-----. e .
Ash ........... ........ ........ ........ 80
Sulphur .........-..... .................. -
The coke analysis was as follows;