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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-19
COAL.BRlQUETTING AN INDUSTRY in The
UNITED STATES

lfornia, Arizona, and other parts of
the far west, asphaltic pitch, re-
sidual product from the refining of
the heavy asphalt base pertoleums of
that region, has been and is now sue
cessfully used in briquetting plants.
But in the east coal tar pitch is the
base OF the economically successful
cementing MATERIAL fact that has
been demonstrated by extended in
vestigations carried on at the United
States Geological Surveys fuel-testing
plant at ST. Louis. These investiga-
lions included experiments with all
kinds of organic and inorganic bind
ers, embracing, besides coal tar pitch,
such materials as rosin, sugarhouse
refuse. molasses, acid sludge, quick
lime. and various mixtures. The re-
suits show that coal tar and asphaltic
pitch are the only really successful
binders Any material used with
them must possess above all others
the essential requisite of cheapness.
But it also happens that one of the
reasons assigned for the comparative
ly slow development of the by-pro-
duct coking ovens in the United
States in the last few years is the
lack of profitable demand for coal
tar, an important by7product of retort
coke. The demand for creosoting oils
to be used by railroad companies for
preserving ties, bridge timbers, ETC.,
is far beyond the present domestic
production, and statistics compiled by
the bureau of statistics of the depart
ment of commerce and labor show
that our imports of the chemical pro-
ducts of coal tar amount to over $1O,-
100000 in value yearly. It would APP
pear therefore that the conditions
here presented afford an opportunity
for the recognition of a community of
interests which may be profitable to
the manufacturers and beneficial to
the general public.
Better Prospects for Briquets
The period of failure and discour-
agement in the manufacture and use
OF briquetting fuel has probably pass
ed and the industry will DOUBTLESS
now be placed on substantial and
profitable ground.
An account of the condition of the
briquetting industry in the United
States from the Introduction to which
| the foregoing paragraphs have been
largely taken, has just been published
by the United States Geological Sur
vey in Bulletin No. 316, Contributions
to Economic Geology, 1906; Part H.,
| Coal, Ignite and Peat This chap
ter, which is but one of many papers
on the closely related subjects of the
| volume, was prepared by Mr.. E. w.
Parker, chief statistician and coal
expert. 1t contains descriptions of
brlquetting plants in various part of
/ the United States, from California,
where the first successful plant was
built and where more actual progress
has been shown than in any other
safe in the Union. to Pennsyivania,
where, with conditions admirably
adapted to the development of great
industry, progress has been very slow.
There are but two briquetting plants
in Pennsylvania, both put into opera
ton in 1906. Copies of Bulletin No.
316 may be obtained without cost by
applying to the director of the Unit
ed States Geological Survey, Wash
ington, D. G.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-19

The briquetting of Goals and lig-
mites, which has been carried on for
many years in Earcpe and has reach-
ed high stage of development in
France, Belgium and Germany, has
made comparatively little progress in
the United States, chiefly because IF
the abundant supply of cheap raw
OLIVER Jan Is gal three
fuel with which the manufactured ar
ticle has to compete.
Immense Waste of Fuel
With our millions of acres of coal
producing lands in which coal can,
in most places, be cheaply mined, it
has appeared in many districts to be
more economical to waste the slack
or culm that constitutes a consider
able percentage of the product than
to attempt to save it at the additional
expense required for briquetting. For
this reason large tracts in the anthra-
cite region of Pennsylvania are COW
cred with unsightly culm banks and
in some of the bituminous districts
huge piles of unmarketable slack are
burned in order to get rid of them.
Many thousands of tons of material
that might be converted into disable
fuel have thus been wasted every
year, simply because of the increased
expense involved is it's preparation.
Fake Process of Briquetting
The development of the briquetting
industry has also been retarded by
attempts to exploit patented or secret
processes, for which all kinds of ex.
travagant claims have been made.
The patent Office has issued innum-
cradle patents on all sorts of inven-
tions relating to binders, many of
which are as fanciful as is the idea of
perpetual motion and the investment
of capital in enterprises of this char
acter has been accordingly discour-
aged.
Opposition to Coal Operators
Another reason for the failure to
build up briquetting industry in the
anthracite region of Pennsylvania,
where the best opportunity for its
development is offered, has been the
opposition shown by some of the op-
orators to the introduction of man.
ufactured domestic fuel which could
compete with the prepared sizes Of
anthracite. The competition of bit
luminous coal has almost shut out
anthracite as a steam fuel, coke has
largely supplanted it for iron making,
and coke and gas made from blum
nous coal are coming more into use
as domestic fuel. On the one hand
the work of mining and preparing
anthracite is becoming more expen-
sive, and on the other, competition is
becoming keener Under such con-
ditions the opposition to briquett1ng
is only natural.
Lack of Coal Tar Pitch Binder
Still another reason that has been
assigned for our hating progress in
fuel briquetting is the lack of assur.
ance of a regular supply of coal tar
pitch at reasonably low prices for use
as a binder. Out of the many at.
tempts that have marked the incubat.
ing period of the briquetting indus
try-some of them costly-has grown
the knowledge that, in the eastern
states at least, coal tar pitch must be
relied on to supply all or the greater
part of the binding material In Cal
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-19


: outgrowh Of the constitution but THE CONSTR
+ TUITION WAS THE OUTGROWTH OF COM
@aa@@@s8a@ MERGE. Tt is historical truth that but
burdens Determinations which placed by the states which
sovereign each and sovereign absolutely the Others upon
among the the constitution likely would
have been adopted That ONE OF ITS PRINCIPAL
INSPIRATIONS at least
IT is SAID THAT CONGRESS THE ABSOLUTE
POWER COMMERCE STATES;
PRESCRIBE THE CONDITIONS ON WHICH
IT CONDUCTED. THE PURPOSE
CONSTITUTION, AND IN OPINION
CONSTRUCTION CONSTITUTIONS
It has been recommended that the Sherman
amended It ought be amendedn the Of people
ought be amendedut the price Of such amendment
my standpoint HAD BETTER LET THE SHERMAN ACT
ALONE This federal license law is pedcated upon the FALSE
NOTION that the has the power the perso
who may interstate that the
whether will permit foreign corporations do business within
borders.
THINK THE PEOPLE UNITED
THINK A LONG TIME BEFORE THEY ALLOW THE COMMERCE
THE UNITED STATES TO BE PUT IN sTRAITJAcKET,#
TleHTENED OR LoosENED AS SOME ONE AT WASHINGTON
THINK
Let us KEEP THE CHANNELS OF COMMERCE. FREK
allowing corporations by unreasonable Of
trade power obct the free transit of products
modies from
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-19
Domestic Amenities.

John, if you didn't smoke. could
have fal! hat"
And II you would live on stewed
peanuts. could have steam yacht.
They're very nourishipg. / understand.
Johnny, who won the football game to-
day."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-19

Thomas
homa
blindness Mr. Gore
with
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-19

To stop that pain in the back, that
stiffness of the joints and muscles.
take Pineules. They are guaranteed.
Don't suffer from rheumatism, back
ache, kidney trouble, when you get
80 days treatment for 800. A single
dose at bed time proves their merit.
Get them today.
Sold by,
LENHART DRUG co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-19
LENHART DRUG co.

Ladies' Suits and Skirts at half
price at The Fair Department store
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-19
Proposed FederalI
License Law
Is Dangerous.

LIE constitution lodged in congress the power to
late among the several and the Indian
tribes and foreign nations. Commerce was not the
outgrowth Of the constitution, but THE CONSTR
TUITION WAS THE OUTGROWTH OF COM
MERGE. It is historical truth that but for the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-08
Executive Department.


The number of different departments
in the state government and the extent
of the states business have materially
increased during the past few years, and
with it has necessarily come large in
crease in the responsibility and detail
work which must center in the executive
department.
1t is important that the executive cor
respondence should be well and promptly
conducted and that a complete and accur-
ate record OF all official business tran
sacted should be kept and preserved in
accordance with the best business meth
DDS for future use. In some instances
the secretary of civil and military affairs
has not had the same residence as the
governor; the salary mas been such that
he has been obliged to have other perma-
nent occupation, and of necessity the
governor has been compelled to do much
work himself that should properly be
done by a secretary. The higaest inter
ests of the state cannot best be served
by such conditions. Unless the governor
is so situated that he can call to the
performance of executive work assistance
not provided and paid for by the state,
he must either neglect much of the rou-
tine work of mis- Office or else undertake
il himself at the expense of more inn
portant matters, and in either case, the
states business must suffer. 1t is not
in my opinion question of more salary
for the governor, but question OF pro.
viding him with proper executive assis-
tance.
A sufficient salary should be provided
for the secretary of civil and military
affairs so that the governor could COM
mand practically the entire services of
a man competent to conduct much of the
detail correspondence of his office and
keep and preserve its records in proper
conditions for his successors.
Conclusion.
While our country has during the past
year been passing through period OF
unrest and business depression,
in which Vermont as part of this great
nation must to some extent share, our
general condition is encouraging. There
has been on the part of the people of the
state a genuine awakening, demand for
actual advance along lines essential to
the real upbuilding of a commonwealth.
1t is not simply that our recent legisla-
lures have enacted laws looking to ad-
vance in matters pertaining to education
highways, public health, railroads and
)tner conditions vital to the welfare of
The state and its people, but the people
81 the state with great accord endorse
his action and demand further progress
along these and other important lines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-08
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacemepts, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostitution.
Why don't you try it
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women TO write her for advice.
She has guided thousands 70
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-08

Nervous women should profit
by Mrs. Barton's experience with
Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound.
Mrs. Helen Barton, Of 81 Pear.
son Street, Chicago, ILL.,, writes TO
Mrs. Pinkham:
"Iwas all rundown, and on the verge
of nervous prostration from overwork
and worry, and III in bed. when began
taking Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. After had taken II week
commenced 20 get better. | continued
its use, my nervous trouble disappeared,
and am completely restored TO health.
hope Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound will benefit other women
as IL has me-"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-08
wmIIAM,s KIDNEY PILLS.

Have YOU neglected your Kidneys haye
Won overworxed your nervous system h,ad.isre
tsvs v,u mains IN ioins, side, hack, erolns sno
1taaderP Have you fsbl'y sppearshSe = W
ssee especially under the eyes? ioo qssa
-. ~. - fsass urineg II 50, Williams MD
: ~ ts,I1s vii cure vou.-at Druggist ffiee
~, ~ wiiliams' Mig Co., Props, CIsNelahe; ~
Ssia nv c. H. Kendrick & Co.. Barre, W
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-08

diatcly and surely awaken and sustain
the educational interests OF the state as
such an institution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-08
udge-Advocate bel General.

also think that with our limited
militia system, the Office of Judge advo-
cate-general is unnecessary and should
re abolished. ANY legal advice required
in ten military department could be and
most likely would in any event be
sought from the attorney general.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-08
POLICEMAN IN FIRE HERO.
Dies Trying to Make Second
Rescue

New York, Oct s.---After rescuing an
eyed woman from burning house early
y Yesterday policeman Nicholas Nestor
of Jersey City plunged again into the
blazing building and met death by SUI.
location. Firemep found his body four
hours afterward in an unburned part
of the house.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-08

service is in the line of their duty it
is in proper recognition of their services
as officers in the National Guard, and
fills every requirement which the COVER
nor may have.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-08
Education.


The policy of skilled supervision
through the voluntary formation OF su.
pervisory districts, begun two years ago
mas been most successful and has al.
ready accomplished for the public schools
OF Vermont all that its most sanguine
advocates predicted. During the first
year of its operation twenty districts
were formed. and now there are twenty.
six districts in the state under the i'm
mediate charge OF skilled educators
These districts embrace 43 per cent. of
the towns, cities and incorporated dis
tricts OF Vermont, SO per cent. of all
the schols in the state, and IS per cent.
OF the children in school. 1t was wise to
provide that the formation OF these dis.
tricts be voluntary, and that policy
should continue for the present, at least
for the next biennial term, but finally
school supervision snould be made com
puisory Throughout the state.
Under the present law no district can
be formed with less than thirty schools.
This should be changed so that a district
can be formed containing not less tam
twenty five schools Where schools are
scattered and it is necessary to travel
long distances 10 visit them, twenty five
schools are all one person can satisfac.
torily supervise.
The office of county examiner should
be abolished and provision made for the
examination Of all teachers by the super.
visors. The supervisors are SO generally
scattered over the state that a plan can
easily be worked out for them to do this
work
One of the greatest needs of our edu,
cational system to-day is the establish
ment of high grade normal and in
dustrial school. While our normal
schools have been conscientiously and in
genral ably conducted. many conditions
exist TO prevent their doing the charac-
ter Of work now needed in Vermont.
Their buildings and equipments are in
many respects not up to date. Some OF
them are so situated that it is impos-
sible to secure a sufficient number of
pupils for practice and training school,
The best work cannot be done for normal
students without an opportunity for
in sufficiently large practice
We cannot bring our educa-
tional system to the high point of eff
iAtHGf db NIHCu we art aiming uUltbh we
provide more well trained teachers. To
provide these teachers we must have
normal schools that are thoroughly up
to date and in every way equipped to
10 high standard work.
None OF the present plants are owned |
by the state. and the state cannot do |
with them as she could and should do |
With property Of her own This whole
system is fully and ably set forth in
he report of the special commission ap-
pointed to examine into the condition |
If the normal schools. This report is |
he result OF careful and impartial |
examination and should have your very !
aretul consideration.
While the building and equipment of |
/ normal school means the expenditure |
If considerable money, it must come
ooner or later, and rs Vermont is to-day |
arnestly striving to advance the stan.
lard of her public schools she should at
nee provide for the location. building
md equipment Of a state normal and
school, Nothing can so imme-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-08
Court of Claims.

The court OF claims was created by an
act OF the general assembly in 1902. to
hear and determine claims presented
against the state, the payment OF which
is not otherwise provided for by law,
and claims referred to il by the auditor
Of accounts or the general assembly.
Previous TO the creation of this court,
such claims were heard by the committee
on claims OF the general assembly, being
practically their sole work, and their
recommendations were reported TO the
general assembly for its action. The
auditor OF accounts usually sat with the
committees for the consideration OF these
claims, giving them such advice, legal or
otherwise, as they might desire.
The creation of this court in some
instances gave this class of claims
fuller judicial consideration and afforded
claimants an opportunity TO present
their claims at other times than during
the session Of the general assembly.
These are advantages, but they do not
warrant the expense incurred, and can
practically be secured otherwise. For
the biennial term ending June 80, 1906,
the total amount OF claims considered
by this court was So. 1866, the amount
allowed S33Sl7s, and the expense of
the court was 81 .539.65 For the biennial
term ending June 30, 1908, the amount
Of claims considered was S6,323.27. the
amount allowed S3,495.4j, and the ex.
pense of the court 81 1924.
While the work OF the court of claims
has in all respects been well conducted,
in my opinion there is no good warrant
for its continuance, and II should there
fore be abolished. The auditor OF ac.
counts should be charged with the duty
TO hear such claims.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-08

large and they could not use the money
more adyantageously for their deposit
tors.
The laws regulating the investments
which may legally be made by our saw.
ings banks and trust companies should
be revised. They have been enacted at
different times, often 10 permit some
particular investment, and are inconsis.
tent. They permit, for example, invest
ment In counties, towns and cities in
Wisconsin or Minnesota only under Ger.
tain conditions, but in Michigan or Iowa
without limitations they permit invest
ment in the stocks OF any national bank
in ST. Paul or Minnesota without restric.
ton, but in no banks in Cleveland or
Cincinnati They do not allow as mucn
latitude and variety of investment as
the laws OF neigaboring states, for ex.
ample, Massachusetts, and New York,
suggest that the laws regulating in.
vestments by savings institutions be
carefully revised to conform better TO
present conditions, in some cases being
limited and restricted and in others
probably enlarged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
The Situation Continues Tense.
  MILITARY ARRIVES
 AND PATROLS STREETS All Business of the City is De- meralized. Rumer Was circuiased That Strikers Would Attempt to Take Iaapors- ed Men Out of Jsii-- Police
 On Guard.

Pensacois, Fla. April 1i.--tspeetsi.) Without it being known that the troops had been ordered to Pensacola to quell the street railway strike. two companies reached here tonight ct II o'clock coming from Defuniak and Marianna.
 The cars attached to the train were switched. In the outskirts of the city and the soldiers there aiighted. Forrn- ing four abreast they marched west to Gregory street to Armory Hall There they are quartered for the night. with sentinels with drawn bayonets patrol- ling around the place.
 The companies are in command of Captain Flournoy of Company K. stas tioned at Defuniak. and he will remain in comand until tomorrow when 1t ia expected that number of other com panies of the second and third battal- ions will reach here with the major fn command. '.
 It was stated that the adjutant Gen- eral had ordered the companies to Pen- sacola on petition of the Mayor. who advised him that the city was unable to handle the situation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
FLEET ON LAST LEG
VESSELS SAIL AWAY FOR MAG
 DALENA BAY.
Historic stay in Mexican Waters Is Ended--Is Now Heading North For the Golden
 Gate off Frisco.

San Diego. Calf. April 1l-The Atlantic fleet of sixteen first class battleships began today the last leg of it's original planned cruise from Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate.
 The four divisions of the fleet weigh ed anchor at o'clock this afternoon and three quarters of an hour later were threading their way out Of Mag dalena Bay in the wake of the flag ship Connecticut. The commanding figure on the after bridge of the flag ship was that of Rear Admiral Charles M Thomas. who began the journey to the Pacific as head of the second squadron but who was promoted to command during the enforced absence of Rear Admiral Robert D. Evans, the comma nder in chief.
 Sailing in single column formation. according to dispatches received here, the ships passed Sail Rock and round ing Entranda Point, one of the head lands marking the Gateway to the har- bor. turned in a long circle to the North. The six destroyers of the tor pedo flotila gave a parting salute to the big white vessels and the historic stay of the American battleships in the Mexican Bay was at an end.