The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-21
MAKING A CITY BEAUTIFUL.

Fred taskn writing n he Kansas City Journal says:
$50 only a few years might on the
OF washington and dense clouds
from the ehimneys of the public But today
"a things somewhat Investigations begun by
the Geological Survey and continued exhaustive
ner by the bureau of mines have fully
smoke may be overcome SAM buildings no
longer help to their white surface
CRIME by contributing to the smoke
The investigation of mines covered all
conditions and circumstances relating the smokeess
combustion of coal in boiler
with proper equipment efficient labor intelligent
pervision the lowest can
used without smoke in both small plants
nVesusauon covered between 400 and 500 plants
located in thirteen large cities in from
larger number of states
"The conclusions reached were that smoke prevention
is and profitable"
Mr length explaining how this NAV m dons
ne touches upon another
THE investigation of mines reveals a sur
prsing number of central heating plants
U'our such plants in Illinois, Indiana ten in
New York twenpfour andt twenty-five in Pennsyl
san~ win nrty others scattered through other
Some of these heating plants n for
quarter of century, o haveb been placed
in operation in the They range in size from
800 to $4,000 horsepower, price of the coal used
ranges from $3.50 per short to cents per
short ton in Illinois They successfully and econom
icaly furnished heat and steam of a mile
winch In city would represent ordinary blocks
for each plant
ut has been best way to run central
heating plant would be with other bust
ness where heat has for other purposes For
instance big factory needing great of power for
Its own operation might install heating plant
and sell heat as by'produc+ practice provides
that the heat should be under control and for
the metering OF the service as a payment II
oeen round that nat steam and heat and
wafer rates result in waseu meter over
"sin another that the central heating
pNAni economical to the the
maker Of power and heat, a sou of the problem
ofproeuring heat and a reasonable price and
without annoyance from smoke 8 that the in
creasing of bypoduct coke plants in Sec
lions Wnere soft coal formerly purchase
OF neat from central n busi
ness districts. all have their making possible
clean and comfortable free as air once
more taxes on It's old time meaning where
health will
All OF which entirely moro
'o"n tnan most
" heating plant would Iatesbug
nres ana using smoke condenser
and beauty of the - '" "e"'n
MT Haskins article concludes as follows:
me bureau of mines a large number of bu,atns
upon ruei testing and which Il anvous
70 pace In the hands who considering in
SUMMATION Oh ne" plants or the old nes
large ADVISORY board of and
mas Deen created by president consider
Win tne bureau OF problem n,el wasta
the United states 1t is estimated, fol instance that in
An Ordinary incandescen electric onlyo neseyenb
PEI cent OF the neat of the making the
ngnt nnds It's way into the light I takes
~" pounds OF coal TO yield lies I'M.
o1Haceo IN one single pound OF The average nover
plant may get to that in single ton ~
coal by burning ten toms and enigma
gets the power out OF of tveuty.ave