The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-11
QUESTIONABLE
SENT OUT FROM
BARNES OFFICE

Tho plan or the United states rncl
administration t. CurtaiI INC nc"ales"
waste If coal is I" l'r mad" effective
without delay. THO W"st NirEinia fu"I
ADMINISTRATION offices ar" S"no'hs
l;l."allIrr explaining IN" plan ana
:nr ;nrtS for conservatism ~ coal. l"
every power planl IN The state.
After the filing IT c"iNprrheHStse
cuestluunnircs by manufacturers, per
cn,,ol insnoct:on Of every power plant
Will he made 10y United States fucl IN
.prct,rs. E:nch plant will he rated IN
one II five classes according To the &c
greco nf ;hrroushn"sis with wniTh inc
turrr fails t. put thHS" 7ccuinHhchua-
lions Of the lHuri Administration tor
using coal efficiently. If any manuIac-
,urrr fails 10. put these rccrInlu"cndt-
tiunS into effect his supply oil coal may
be curtailed at The discretion OF the
United States Fuel Administrator Tor
the state CT cut off cnmpicteiy
Cocrtion Fare.
rbou-h power is vested in the State
Fuel Administration 10 enforce sulct
compliance with the letter of this or,
der. it is believed that cocrtion Will
rarely be necessary. Co-operauon Is
far more desirable and effective ana IL
is expected that there will be found
nm increasing willingness on the part or
manufactures. rs well as the majority
Of others in the state and nation TO 90
whatever they can to help win the war
1t has been suggested that 1t might
be difficult 10 compel large munitions
factories whose production Is 1eu per
cent government war orders TO iali IN
line. because Of the impossihilitT OF
cutting off the coal supply OF those on
preference lists, but in such instances
a patriotic spirit Of cooperation must
be developed
Coal Burned
nj ~
burned 250,0o0.0o0 tons OF coal last
year. It is estimated that the enforce
Incnt OF this plan OF the Federal Fuel
Administrations Bureau OF ConSerfa-
ton will achieve saving OF at least H.
and possibly 20 per cent. OF this cnor-
nous total. - to so million tons. On
the Same basis Of saving for West Fir-
ginia would be, 800 to 900 thousand
tons. &c..
The Questtornaire.
The questions arc grouped under
eight general headings. concerning which
the Recommendations Of the United
State Fuel Administration are substan-
TALLY as follows: -
Eight Recommendations.
Fua-That means be provided Tor
measuring and recording the fuel used
each day and by each shift.
Wate---That boiler feed water Be
heated by exhaust steam or waste heat
and measured.
Air Supply--That 4 correct amount Of
air be supplied to the fuel, and that
proper means be provided for mcasur-
ing and regulating the draft.
Clean Heating Surfaces-That boiler
heating surfaces be kept clean inside
and out Al
Boiler and Furnace SettinS-That
the furnace and setting DO kept in good
repair and free from air leakage.
Insulation-That exposed steam sur
faces wasting heat by radiation be
covered with suitable insulating mater
ial.
Engine Room and Heating System
That wherever possible exhaust steam
be utilized to tho exclusion of direct
steam from the boilers. The plant
should be designed and operated to pro-
ducc no murc exhaust than can be eff
GENTLY utilized in heating and process
work
Supcrvisior1-That a competent EN-
ploye or committee Of employees be de-
tailed to supervise the work Of fuel con-
servatipn in the boiler and engine
plants and in tho building. and shops
value of the cooperation of working
mems committees in this WORK.
The qucStionnaircs will be sent out
from the State Fuel Administration in
each state to plants on a list OF indus
tries compiled at Washington. Each
plant owner TCtuTnS one copy 10 Inc
| State Fuel Administration and keeps
one copy of his QUESTIONABLE to show
| tho inspector at the time OF inspection
and retains one copy for his fila The
inspector will check it UP with the re-
| suits Of his inspection and correct and
report an miSStatenaents. made by in
advertcnce or otherwise.
Each group Of questions on the Qucs-
tonuaire is given value OF q certain
number Of points. For example, If the
! fuel provisions arc perfect. the plant
! gets nine points credit: ten points for
| supervision. and 40 on the total. II per
feet to count 100 per cent: Glass l will
include plants 80 to 100 per cent effl.
so: Class 4. 20 to 40: Class s. under 20
All plants will be rated in Glass S until
! their Qucsttonnaires are received.
VIII crtttcise.
| In carrying out this work the CHIEF
! function OF the State Fuel AdminiStra-
! ton will be to point out wasteful con.
ditions rather than advising how tc
remedy them. Plant owners or opera.
tors desiring information how to rem
edT poor conditions will preferable bt
referred to n list Of competent consult.
vice from the State Administrative
would be unfair to these engineers. fol
it would be direct inroad into theil
regular business
In view Of the difficulty in scttint
| inspectors competent to do the work. The
| boiler insurance companies have Offered
the government the use Of their inspec
tors. who visit a large proportion OF
| the Steom power plants at regular inter
walls. Any additional inspectors needed
will be recruited on the volunteer sys
| tern through local cI1rnDitte1S