The Washington times., 1907-12-08
Best Quality of Light and
Fuel Furnished at Low
Figure.
Company Could Cut Price
in Half and Still Make
Money.

because the same boilers that are re-
quired 20 supply power for the plant
operate the electric generators at prac-
ucally no expense.
No Trouble TO Dispose of Products.
The Hamilton Otto Coke COMPANY has
never had any trouble in inding a mar
ket for it's products. AS stated. a largo
part Of its coke was disposed OF In Ham
ilton. but much OF 1t was shipped 10
other cities.
on the ground adjoining that OF the
Hamilton Otto Coke Company a big
Hast furnace is being built by the Ham
ilton Steel and Iron Company, a new
concern This new plant VIII emplov
from 500 20 Loo men and will have g
capacity Of go tons OF pig Iron daily.
with $50 tons more OF daily caIacit7- to
be added within a year. This plan. is
now under construction and VII b IN
operation by May l. 1903. II is tius cor1-
pany that has agreed 10 buy all the
coke manufactured by the Hamilton
company for ten years.
The United Coke aid Gas COMPANY.
which builds the Otto by-product coke
oven plants. guarantees TO produce 400
cubic feet OF surplus gas from each ton
Of coal that is coked. In many cases
the surplus gas production runs higher
than this, but this Is what the company
guarantees TO do. The Hamilton plant
has shown as high as 5000 feet OF sur
plus gas a ton OF coal. but the average
has been below that figure. Not long ago
the company discovered that II was not
obtaining the usual results from the
plant. as far as the production OF gas
was concerned. and the officers were at
a loss 70 understand the trouble. But
when the shutdown came. following the
July storm, they found the reason for
the shortage. The larger main damper
that regulates the escape OF heat Into
the main stack had rotted to such an
extent that II was practically OF 10 use.
and the heat that should have pro-
duced the gas had been escs ping
through the tall stack A new camper
is being put in and auxiliary da.nDers
added, so as 10 provide against any
such waste in the future.
All Charged Against Coke.
But inasmuch as coke is the princi-
pal product OF the plant. and gas. tar,
and ammonia are merely the by-prod-
ucts. the entire cost OF operation is
OF II being charged up to the by-prod-
ucts, The coke manufactured more
than pays the total cost OF operation,
thus actually placing the gas in the
mains at absolutely no cost
The following table gives the actual
cost OF operation Of the Hamilton plant
a month 1t also shows the amount OF
receipts from the sale Of coke, tar, and
ammonia. leaving out entirely the gas
and the electricity which II sells:
AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENSE.
Coal carbonized. per month. 800 tons
Labor. supplies. repairs. including sal
aries OF managers, superintendents.
as well as labor ard supplies 10 keen
the plant in good condition. $40
average soc per ton carbonizedD
average VIII be reduced when output
Is increased)
AOeal ..-.---.-..-.-- 1850
AVERAGE MONTHLY RECEIPTS.
Salable coke. 4 200 tons go per cent OF
coaD. al average price OF S3.s5 at
ovens --..r.--................ sI7 374
Ammonia, s.. SS tons 0-02 per cent %
COdlI, al f1o..-.-.-. IL
Less 10 per cent cOmmission....... Sf2
Tar. 5000 gallons Cc gallons per toni,
dL % -, 024
Less 10 per cent commission....... sOa
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