Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-04-06
WHY NOT USE VERMONT FUEL

Mr. EDITOR III saw on euluoIlal
page of BETHEL COURIER of March 80,
1906, under the title, "A La Standard
Oil" the following words-"Ope can
speculate as TO how much the Vermont
public has been gouged by this coal
combine etc.
| at once asked myself, 'Why don't
our state institutions and all the peo-
Die use Vermont fuel, which Is better
and can be manufactured cheaper than
the coal can be dug out OF the mines
and hoisted to the snriace2' Aud now
| bring my question to the columns OF
your valuable paper.
We have an abundance OF tops OF
trees, where the mill logs have been
taken away which, If properly pre-
pared would more than supply all
New England for a long time.
Two years ago, on account OF the
terrible coal strikes, there were weeks
in succession that no coal was Tor sale
in this town. The price went up from
Sc 30 per ton 10 more than double, and
since then 81 80 has been the uniform
price per ton OF 1000 pounds, or reck-
oning 50 lbs. to the bushei would be
SOC. per bushel for % bushels.
II coal was intended by Jehovah 10
be used for tuel, why is il not men
toned in the Bible? (See book Of
Numbers, 18th chapter, goth verse;
Our Heavenly Father by His Holy
Spirit led me TO discover that wood cut
SIX inches long is worth double the
usual market length here OF II inches.
After using one-half cord maple wood
cut six inches, bought hall a cord OF
pine wood OF the same length, and |
was surprised that It's heating and
staying qualities were equal to the
best rock maple wood or the best hard
coal, by reason OF the amount OF pitch
which the pine contained. l have
since learned that wood cut only two
inches long is worth much more, and
car be used for all purposes where
coal is now used and in the same
stoves or furnaces, provided the damp
ers are close-ftting. etc. And any or
binary person ought TO be able TO
quickly learn how 70 use il from the
directions which follow.
Keep draft under the CRATE closed
and cover CRATE with a liOeral supply
of ashes. Use plenty of fuel and
kindlings when you first start the fire /;
put coarse at the bottom and light the
kindling, and when well blazing add
more fuel until fire box is well tilled.
Ii the upper draft is strong, the fire
will blaze quickly and the smoke,
which is mostly ia the bark and out
side, will quickly pass into the CHM
ney, and you can close your front
draft and regulate the fire with the
drafts OF stove and damper In the pipe.
Always close drafts OF stove or fur
mace first. and when putting more fuel
on the fire always open the damper In
the pipe first, otherwise smoke will
sometimes escape into the room.
II the draft is too strong, sprinkle
ashes over the fire, and when through
using fire cover with a liberal supply
of ashes, close all the drafts and the
Goals will keep for many hours.
When starting the fire in the morn
ing use the straight poker from above
to let the ashes through the CRATE. BY
the foregoing plan the ashes are most
~ consumed and you have a quick,
hot fire. And in the evening ill your
stove well with fuel and open the
stove door with the damper in pipe
also open, and you can enjoy cheer
full fire without danger OF drafts on
inmates or trouble from gas or smoke.
1t will be a good plan to use the
coal on hand at the time OF beginning
the use of fuel together half and half.
The value of the coal will be in
creased fifty per cent.
Remember the fuel burns quickly.
and il You leave the drafts open, by the
time your coal would be only blazing
the firebox full of fuel has escaped
through the chimney and been lost.
Blacksmiths, when they learn how
to use il properly, will find the fuel
far superior TO coal every way, but IL
requires little use for the bellows.
otherwise the heat and fire will be
blown into the room or out of the
chimney.
Firemen of locomotives and sta
tionary engines will have hereafter a
clean occupation and no cinders which
are such nuisance, and no clogging
OF flues. etc. with SCOT.
A brush machine will cut the limbs
of trees less than three inches in
diameter, after the same manner as
an ensilage cutter, twigs and all about
as fast as man can feed them to the
machine. 1t is made by the Daniels
Machine Co., Woodstock. Vt. And
the Simonds Manufacturing Co..
Fitchburg, Mass, make a gang saw
machine which will cut the larger
sticks in size suitable for two men
to handle at the machine. four foot
stick into twenty-four pieces at one
operation OF the machine.
1t seems to me We should patronize
our own clean iuel, and the people of
Vermont in preparing the same, and
cease sending our money out OF the
state for black, dirty, dusty coal.
DENNIS =. BRIGHAM.