Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20
The Two Fuels Compared in
Interesting Experiments at
State University.
RESULTS ARE INSTRUCTIVE
Soft Coal at SIS Ton Cheaper Than
Gas at 20 Cents, Says
the Report.


gas and coal are shown by the analy-
sis of eight kinds of coal commonly
used in Kansas and natural gas by
Professor H. c. Allen of the chemistry
department at Kansas university
Cherokee coal at SIS ton is cheaper
than gas if the gas is more than 1851
cents a thousand feet, Professor Al
lens tests showed. Illinois coal at Sc
ton is cheaper than gas at price
more than 24.07 cents thousand feet.
Arkansas semi-anthracite at $3.50 has
the same heating value in terms of
dollars gas at 26.35 cents a thou
sand feet, while briquettes at the same
price are equal to gas at 28.51 cents a
thousand feet. Arkansas anthracite AT
50 ton is equivalent to gas at 1895
cents a thousand feet, while a select
ed sample of Leavenworth coal at
$4.75 ton, the test showed, is The
same as gas at 1854 cents a thousand
feet. Burlingame coal at SIS ton is
the same as gas at 22.5S cents a thou
sand feet, and smithing coal, a $40
coal used by blacksmiths, is equiva-
lent to gas at 1851 cents
The Goals used in these tests are
fairly representative. The coal prices
given are those prevailing at the time
the samples were taken from a Law
renee coal yard several weeks ago.
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Open Lawrence Bridqe.-More than
four thousand residents of Douglas
county were guests of Lawrence at
the opening celebration for the new
100000 bridge over the Kaw river in
that city A program in the Bower
q ma
rade across the new concrete bridge.
Among the speakers were ex-senator
J. L. Bristow of Salina, c. S. Gleed
of Topeka, Ben S. Wilson, ex-state
senator; H. G. Kali of Kansas City,
representing the Union Pacific Rail-
way Company, and K. D. Klemm, pres
ident of the Kansas City, Kaw Valley
| & Western Interurban Company.
Made Big Gas Strike.-A 100000
foot gas well was brought in by drill
ers in new territory northwest of lola
recently. Five million-foot wells are
regarded as valuable strikes now,
where ten years ago they would have
been considered almost too small to
command attention
Whipple, 80 years old, was killed, a
Mexican suffered a fractured leg, and
numerous other railroad section en-
| ployes narrowly escaped injury near
Richmond, Franklin county, when a
dump car turned over and rolled
down an embankment
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Names New GeoIogist.-Dr. Ray
] Moore of he ar-fr of
geology of the university, has been
appointed state geologist by Chancel-
4 lor Frank Strong. Doctor Moore sue
ceeds William H. Twenhofel, who has
accepted a position at the University
of Wisconsin.
Merchants Course February S.
The fourth Merchants Short Course
of the University of Kansas has been
announced for February to 8. The
week will be devoted to study and
discussion of problems which confront
merchants.
| Veteran Drops Dead.-August New
berry, a veteran of the Civil war,
| dropped dead of heart disease while
chopping wood at st. Mary's academy
| in Leavenworth. Newberry was 60
years old He served in the Seventy
third Illinois infantry during the war.
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Name Land Bank Head.-It was an
nounced at Wichita that Daniel F.
Callahan of Kingman, president of the
! Farmers State Bank there, has been
selected as president of the board of
directors of the Federal Farm Loan
Bank for District No. 9, which will
| be located in Wichita.
Wichita Church Burned.-The roof
/ of the West Side United Brethren
church at Wichita caught fire while
congregational prayer meeting was
going on under it. The fire was be-
| yond control when discovered and the
/ $4,000 church was a complete loss.
Killed by FaII.-James Thompson,
| SO years old, was killed at Salina when
he fell forty feet from a tree he was
trimming. The widow and five small
children survive.
MetcaIf Quits School Job. - Wilder
S. Metcalf. president and for twenty
years a member of the Lawrence
board of education, has resigned, prior
to going to Topeka as a member of
| the state senate The Rev E E