New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-20
HEATLESS MONDAY
NO LONGER EXISTS
MINNESOTA is NOT REQUIRED
TO OBSERVE ORDER OF FUEL
CONSERVATION
FACTS GIVEN TO SHOW WHAT
SAVING WAS EFFECTED
IN NEW ULM

Now that the heatless Mondays are
over, it may be Of interest to New Ulm
people to know a few facts about the
Municipal Heating Plant. At the time
the heatless Monday order was first
issued statements were made that in
New Ulm, it would save no coal any way
because Of the use of exhaust steam for
the heating of the business district of
New Ulm. However, on going into the
matter carefully it was found that some
little saving was made altho not any
where near what it would have amounted
to-, had Sthe city been heated as most
others Of its size are, by individual
plants.
Probably Two Tons Daily
According to .Superinte Mueller,
the best saving that might be effected
''sby the closing down Of the business
houses would not amount. to over two
tons a day because the heat is a. by
product, pure and simple, of the light
plant and the consumption of coal in
addition to what is required to produce
the city light and power, even on the
coolest days does mot amount to more
than two tons, and It is only in the very
coolest weather that any live steam is
used at all. It would therefore seem that
the four heatless Mondays we have had
did not result in saving of more than
ten tons Of coal in the city Of New Ulm.
Heat Pays For All The Coal
Superintendent Mueller has some very
interesting facts to give in relation to
the Municipal Heating Plant which has
certainly been an unqualified success.
He says that during the month Of De
cember the receipts for heat furnished
were $1,70O and in January, $1,000.
| This would mean that the heat paid the
entire amount of coal used during the
month and one may consider either the
light and power which is produced as
I a by-product or the heat, itself which is
indeed very satisfactory.
Saving on Water Used
In addition to the double utilization
of the coal which is consumed there is
the saving made on pumping water.
Every day about $1,000 gallons of water
are returned to the light plant from the
heat mains and as it is partly warmed,
there is something Of saving effected
in this way also. 1t is necessary to
pump only about $500 gallons Of water
each day in addition to what is returned
from the heat mains in order to keep up
sufficient steam to supply the power
and light Of the city. There is one more
item Of saving to be considered and that
is that the water which is returned is
practically distilled water and it is very
much softer and for that reason the
deposits Of sediment in the boilers are
much smaller and there is less trouble
keeping them clean and less expense
fol. boiler compound.
All in all, the Municipal Heating
Plant is one Of the best things that ever
happened in New Ulm and we doubt
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very much whether any one would go
back to the old system of individual
plants. The comfort and convenience
and cleanliness and cost to consumers
are certainly all very satisfactory.
LOCAL MEETS GOVERNMENT
CONTRACT
stuebe Bros. have recently been
successful in closing contract with
government buyers for supplying hay
and straw to some Of the army canton
ments. They have also made arrange
ments the past week with w. O. Graham,
q representative Of aslarge packing house
AZ.