Meade County news., 1917-01-18
GAS AND COAL COMPARED
Interesting Experiments at State Uni
Versity Show Difference Between
the Two Popular Fuels.

Some interesting comparisons Of
the expense of heating with natural
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 a 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 2407 cents thousand feet
Arkansas semi-anthracite at $3.50 has
the same heating value in terms OF
dollars as gas at 26.35 cents thou
sand feet, while briquettes at the same
price are equal to gas at 1881 cents a
thousand feet Arkansas anthracite at
SO a ton is equivalent to gas at 32.95
cents a thousand feet, while select-
ed sample of Leavenworth coal at
$4.75 a ton, the test showed, is .he
same as gas at 1854 cents a thousand
feet. Burlingame coal at SIS ton is
the same as gas at 22.5S cents thou
sand feet, and a smithing coal, $40
coal used by blacksmiths, is equiva-
lent to gas at 1861 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 Law
renee coal yard several weeks ago.
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.."Vic" Murdoch Home soon.-Victor
Murdoch, formerly representative
from Kansas, who has been visiting
in China with his wife and daughter,
Catherine. cabled that he will be back
in Kansas soon.
Burns Fatal to Woman.-When Mrs.
Mary Murray, So years old, of Pitts
burg, tainted at her home, she fell on
hot stove and her clothing caught
fire. She died five hours later.
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Open Lawrence Bridge.-More than
four thousand residents of Douglas
county were guests of Lawrence at
Iu6 lOl lnC Now
5000, 900 bridge over the Kaw river in
that city. A program in the Bower
sock Theater was followed by pa
rade across the new concrete bridge.
Among the speakers were ex-senator
]. L. Bristow of Salina, G. S. Gleed
Of Topeka, Ben s. Wilson, ex-state
senator; H. G. Kaill of Kansas City,
representing the Union Pacific Rail-
way Company, and X. d. Klemm, pres
ident of the Kansas City, Kaw Valley
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G. Western Interurban Company.
Pioneer Banker Dead.-J. II. Ward,
sc years old, founder of the Citizens
State Bank, and the last custodian Of
the Fort Hays Military Reservation,
is dead at Hays.
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.
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Merchants Course February S.
The fourth Merchants Short Course
of the University of Kansas has been
announced for February 5 to 9. The
week will be devoted to study and
discussion of problems which confront
merchants.
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Mill Hand kllled.-Harry Dobbs, an
employee of the Manhattan Milling
Company, was found dead the other
night at the plant. His left arm was
torn off and the left side of his body
badly mangled. 1t is believed he be-
came entangled in an elevator shaft.