The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-02
The Mining
SUB-STATION
1T HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT He
BRoN WITHIN THE APPRoPRIA-
TON AND is REPORTED TO BE
COMPLETE AND ENTIRELY EF-
FICIENT.

The Mining Experiment sub-station
at Hebron is now entirely completed
and all of the equipment installed and
ready for use with the exception of a
few unimportant details.
The gas retort and connections are
a model of completeness aid efficiency,
the retort is standard. but the connec-
tions are original and contain many
important improvements over prevail
ing methods, it is not too much to say,
it is most complete. The gas holder
is we'll arranged and admirably adapted
to the work to be performed. Thorough
tests of the gas making properties of
Ignite will soon be made.
The briquetting plan: is certainly as
nearly perfect as modern science can
make 1t, no detail has been overlooked.
The coal ds first ground, then carried
by a conveyor belt to the drier. The
process of drying Is almost instan-
taneous and is effected at cost of
about 20 cents a ton. From the drier
the ground Ignite is conveyed to the
mixer that is the machine where the
prepared Ignite is mixed with a bind
er, the mixing is quickly done and from
the mixer the material is conveyed to
the briquetter and made into two ounce
Jumps.
The capacity OF the plant is two and
one-half tons in ten hours. The heat
Ding value of the briquettes being 49,
200 B. I. IT,, which is per cent greater
than the best anthracite coal.
1t is the belief of Prof. William Blaine
Snyder that these briquettes can be
made and sold at price that will
very materially reduce the cost of fuel
in this state and at the same time al
low the miner to make a handsome
profit on the business.
A well known expert who recently
visited the plant at Hebron, expressed
the opinion that tie plant was a model
of it's kind and was surprised to learn
that the cost was within the appropria-
tion of $4,000. He is quoted as say
ing: Il am familiar with work of this
character and know that under less
competent management the cost might
easily have been $4,000"
To Prof. e. J. Babcock of the state
university and to Prof Snyder the
president in charge at Hebron, is due
the credit, not only for the complete
ness of the plant, but also for the
thorough manner in which it has been
erected, likewise the very reasonable
cost of construction. They have been
assisted in this work by Albert Dittmer,
a most competent and ingenius me-
chanic, and Iver Morestad, a jack of
all trades. The people of the state
have reason to be proud Of this sta
ton. There is Mo doubt but that the
work to be accomplished will be of the
highest order.
Hebron, perhaps is the one town in
the state where Ignite coal has been
largely and successfully used in an in
dustriaI enterprise. The Hebron Fire
& Pressed Brick Co. is a very success
full industry, last year 5000 tons of
Ignite was used in burning 1900. 900
brick. The company is now charging
and improving its plant and when the
improvements are completed the ca
pacity will be 100000 brick annually
and work will be had for 125 men 1ur-
ing the entire year. The output Of the
plant is in such demand, that 1t is en-
tirely sold before 1t is ready for de-
livery.
What is being done at Hebron can
be duplicated at many places in the
state. Not only in the manufacture Of
brick, but in many other importan. in
dustrdeS