The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-07
Ho1v cities and to4vnS can
convert this troublesome
svaste product into pracf-
cal profit :: An enterprise
(Which promises TO yield
big returns to 1vide-azvake
communities tn America
communities tn America

M
yW n new industry that prom
ises to solve the problem of
SeXl disposing of the waste of
W cities and towns. In No
vember OF last year the first
experimental plant of the new garbage
disposal process was established In San
Antonio, Tex. 1t proved so successful
that the city Of Austin decided to order
the construction of plant, and the
factory, which was opened few weeks
ago, IL now running to full capacity,
taking care of all refuse In sanitary
manner and cpnverting 1t into bricks
or fuel which tests have proved to be
the equal of bituminous coal. The in
Ventor Of the new fuel Is Mr.. T.. l.. Gull
yer of Chicago, who began investigat-
ing the possibility and practicability
OF commerciailzing municipal garbage
about five years ago. AS result of
II long series Of experiments he proved
the adaptabllity of method for max
Ing fuel bricks out Of the refuse. In
addition to the plant at Austin, Regina,
Canada, has entered into contract for
the erection of municipal plant.
The process of manufacturing
Oakoal, name given to the new fuel
because of its similarity to oak wood In
burning, Is similar to the making of
stiff mud bricks, practically the same
machinery being used, although much
less power Is used, and less care Is re-
qulred to produce perfect bricks OF
f,ta no bn
best results for domestic purposes Is Il
mixture of equal parts of coal dust
the waste dust from coal mines-and
garbage, with the addition of about
7per cent of coal tar. For steam pur-
poses no coal dust Is required Each
brick weighs, when dry, two pounds,
80 that 1000 bricks make ton. For
protection Of the public against short
weights, the fuel is sold on a schedule
of prices for 1000 or 100 bricks.
One stiff mud brick machine of the
type used ut the Austin plant turns
out In eight hours run, 25,0O0 bricks,
or % tons of Oakoal, and in erecting
plants this is termed one-unit plant,
which has full capacity of IS tons
daily. In erecting municipal plants.
other units can be installed to suit the
capacity of the city, or until all of the
available binding material Of the city
is consumed. 1t Is estimated that a
city will produce for each one thou
sand people approximately n ton of
garbage day, or for domestic pur-
poses over two tons Of brick fuel.
The manufacture Of the new fuel is
extremely interesting inasmuch as 1t
is made up entirely Of waste material
handled by common labor The waste
which the city formerly had to burn
in an inclnerator Mt n considerable ex-
pense is now taken by carts direct to
the factory, where II is dumped on
sorting platform and sprayed with
creosote as sanitary precautlon, as
well as to allow the sorters to work
in comfort Openings are provided in
these platforms where the different
parts Of the garbage are dropped into
conveyors and conveyed as follows:
the pieces of iron to a storage; the
bottles to washing tank, where they
are sterilized before being stored; the
rags to washing machine, where they
are sterilized by being washed In boil
ing water; the ashes, stone, brick. ETC.,
TO a storage and used for fills. and the
Tin cans to press where they are
baled and conveyed to storage.
That which is left and Of combust-
ible nature is placed on a large 40-foot