The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-21

| sistant do not urge the use OF bril-
quotes except for domestic purposes.
They make no claims that they can,
as yet, compete with power Goals, but
insist the briquettes will be highly
satisfactory for ordinary range heat
ers. cooking ranges house furnaces
and purposes to which North Dako-
tans--outside Of power plants--ordin-
arily use nut anthracite and the bet
ter grades of eastern soft coal
The production Of gas through the
process used at the sub-station for
Illuminating and heating in all proba-
bility be prohibitive for power gas
plants, as the gas for that purpose
could be much more cheaply secured
through producer gas plants, which
leave no coke
The immense possibilities of the
produced gas for conversion into cleo
tricity. for power purposes locally or
for transmission has not yet been made
the subject of experimentation at Heb
ron, but will later be investigated, as
will other features of coal and clay
products.
While at the station Forum rep
resentative was fortunate in meeting
Dean Babcock who was there at the
time conducting a series Of expert
ments and making analyses of gases,
for which purpose one of the buildings
is well equipped. The dean-while
convinced of the scientific value of
iquettes-declines to permit any en-
thusiasm he may feel to cause him to
make claims for process which later in
vestigations might not substantiate. He
has been engaged in the briquette tests
for many years. He is a pioneer In
that line and is as great an enthusi-
asst as a scientific man ever permits
himself to become. He discusses the
experiments in a most interesting and
entertaining manner.
Superintendet Snyder is q bright
young man who Is product Of Penn
sylvania. He is as great an enthusiast
for briquettes as the dean, and Is al
ways on the job, conducting a diff
ferent line of experiments each week,
and endeavoring to finally secure Il
result that can be recommended to the
people Of North Dakota in a CONNER
cial way.
History of the Plant.
The history Of the location Of the
sub station at Hebron and a descrip-
ton OF the plant lis best told in an ar
ticle in. The Hebron Tribune of Sept.
2, which was kindly furnished The
Forum by the genial Editor Landon.
The article is as follows:
The Hebron Tribune, with charac-
teristic enterprise. publishes the first
Illustration Of the mining experiment
sub-station, located at Hebron. which
is branch Of the school of mines OF
the University Of North Dakota, and
Is under the direction of Prof. e. r..
Babeock, dean OF the school Of mines,
and to whose untiring energy, zeal and
enthusiasm It's existence is due. Great
praise is due the professor for his ef
forts and the progress he, has made
In the experimental work on Ignite
briquetting, in which he Is a pioneer.
having devoted much time In the last
few years on this experimental work.
Much credit Is also due Sen. Fer
dinand Leutz for his efforts In gettine
the bill passed and appropriation
which has made the station possi-
bility both for the state and for Heb
ron. The original appropriation was
for $4,000. which sum has been 10
carefully invested that the plant as ii
stands today Is well worth $4,000.