The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-21
PEOPLES FORUM
ABOUT COAL SAVERS
Bismarck, N. D.,
NforoA 70 1910

ABOUT COAL SAVERS
......... Bismarck, N. D..
p: .,.. March Is, 1918.
Editor Bismarck Tribune, -u.
Bismarck, N. d.
Dear Sir: -..3. ,fa. .-.,.
In your Sunday issue Of the Daily
Tribune my attention was brought to
an ad on page eight, relative to saw
ing COAL 49,
An old saying is that something
new Springs up every day. but this
coal saving stunt is as old as the
hills. IL. ,rt.,5 >. .s E."
l can see no reason why the people
of Bismarck and Of the surrounding
territory within the scope of The
Tribune should be lead to believe
that they can save One-half their coal
bills by sprinkling some of this coal.
saver" over their coal piles
According to my opinion, it is a
bait to catch suckers; for instance.
it says, "A 25-cent package Of coal.
saver" makes 16 buckets or scuttles
of coal do the work of two buckets of
COAL" Then again. a dollar pack.
age will make ton of coal do the
work of two tons. How ridiculous, any
person with some knowledge of the
burning of coal can see the folly of
such statement.
If we buy half ton of coal and
then add "coalsaver" equivalent to
treating such an amount of coal, we
are supposed to believe that we have
a ton of coal. All that would be
IN IN In n
sprinkle the "cOalsaver" over the
half ton Of coal and we then have a
ton,
1t is a money making proposition
to be sure for the company manu-.
featuring it. But. the people should
not be led to believe that they can
make great saving by investing 25
cents or dollar. for a compound to
sprinkle over the coal
Usually. such compounds are COM
posed of common salt and oXalic acid.
Referring to an issue of Power"
ian engineering magazine) Of April :.
1908, it speaks of another "kOl-saver'
for sale at that time. In part Pow
er" says:
The sample of "kolsaver" received
March IA, 1907, tests as follows:
Reddish brown powder, not entirely
soluble in water, composed of:
'.'-... 1'- '..#- Per
Cent
Moisture determined at 212 de-
grees Fahrenheit $3.50. 4.46
Water extract (65.8 per cent?
containing: .'- ,...,...s.
Sodium Chloride ....!!... .:'.;.. 17D
Sodium sulphate 1880
Potassium nitrate .......... $3.50
Acid solution, substances not
soluble in water (8.7per cent?
oxides of iron and aluminium
Fe 0 and AL o.. -. $40
Mineral matter not soluble in
water or acids (clay, etc.,. 5.31
Wood pulp .................. 1850
Undetermined organic matter. 1923
lOtdi. .... .IUV.Uo
There is absolutely nothing in the
above analysis which will produce as
much heat. either alone or in CON-
bination with the other ingredients. or
with coal or ashes, as would be pro.
duced by an amount of coal which
could be bought with the same money.
nostrums of this sort under various
names. We have directed the atten.
tion OF the postmaster general to
them. with the suggestion that the
use of the mails be denied for the
advertisement. of such obvious frauds.
I is ridiculous that intelligent people
should need to be protected against
this kind Of thing. but there are
evidently enough biters to keep lot
of fishermen busy. 81" '.
The following is communication
sent to Power" and published FEB.
II, 190S y t, a.. - III IT,
ME H. -, =" La Sale, III.
| have read with mingled amuse.
ment and disgust the articles which
have al:.,eared recently in different
papers concerning; the use OF chem.
ica|s for increasing the heat value OF
coal cinders. ...s., IT,. ..>.. D..
A number of years ago man came
into t he boiler-room of the plant
where was employed and endeavored
to sell similar mixture. with plenty
of guarantees as to results told
him we were not especially interested
in using enough to rejuvenate one
ton of coal and make It equal to two.
but that we might arrange to take
twice as much and do away with the
coal entirely. .,...s~. ~, ~ %'.1
(Signed) A. G.. Knight.
This easily demonstrable action, re.
mains. therefore. to be demonstrated
to our satisfaction. and II the sue
cess of this new effort to put North
Dakota Ignite coal on the market
with higher B. T. U. basis. Z clean.
er coal, sootless and clinkerless
coal than what we have now, 1t will
have to 20 some.
l should have to see the virtue OF
such treatment proved more positive.
ly than it has yet been to my knowl.
edge. before advising one to interest
himself in it. ..aa iii. +. D.,
Yours very truly.
CLARENCE C. LARSEN.