The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-17
SPEAKERS TELL
HOW COAL WILL
HELP II Il WIN WAR
Northern Pacific Fuel supervis'
ors Demonstrate Principles
of Conservation
over THE TOP ON LOAN''
Goddard Speaks; Frazier De-
clares Farmers of Foreign
Birth Not Unloyal


and helping to win the war, passed
out by M. F. Brown, fuel supervisor
OF the Northern Pacific, to large aud
fence In the Auditorium last night
"A stove, furnace, or heating boiler is
most efficient when 1t completely con
sumes all the combustibles with the
least amount of air Use a small guam
tity of coal at each firing. 1t results
in better combus ton and keeps the
fire free from clinkers. 1t also devel-
ops more heat and maintains a more
uniform temperature. After adding
permit the fresh charge to become
ignited and burn off at least part
of the gaseous matter before reducing
the air supply with the damper"
Now you know why the meeting
was held Governor Frazier, NJ F.
Brown, also fuel supervisor of the
N. p, and Fl. P. Goddard were other
speakers. The On to Victory orches.
ira entertained with several patriotic
musical numbers.
"Over Top on Loan
"We're over the top on the liberty
loan, and still carrying on" quoth Mr..
Goddard, "There is no question about
the patriotism of our North Dakota
farmers who were born in Russia and
Germany The usual amount of wheat
is being seeded. Every acre of prOduc-
tive ground will be under cultivation
this year" Governor Frazier declar-
ed.
Fuel experts have found that only
650,00O,0OO tons of coal can be mined
this year, Mr.. DAILY asserted, in open
ing his address, The country's usual
annual coal production is 70O,OOO,OOO
tons he added. 1--WE must find a way to
save the 50,000,O0O tons deficit. We
can do it by doing in small way what
the big factories throughout Ameri-
ca have been doing as a measure Of
efficiency and economy for many
years.
Black Smoke Pirate Flag
"Unintelligent firing is made known
to the world by black smoke-the
black flag of pirate coniscating part
of nations resources"
The speaker recommended North
Dakota's Ignite "The time will come
he. said, when this state will have
more coal kings than wheat kings
LIignite is worth $50 ton compared
with much of the eastern COAL"
1.-The man who wastes a shOvelful Of
coal prolongs the war. On the other
hand, the man who saves shovelful
Of coal performs just as patriotic a
service as the man who makes cart
ridge. And the shovelful Of coal con-
tains carbon, pinch of which will
send a bullet from a gun and make it
a foot-ton. The shovelful of coal can
move the cartridge to the gun and the
gun to the soldier in the trenches
Daily Speaks,
Mr.. DAILY, the other fuel supervisor,
demonstrated with the aid of many
and diverse Walls and tubes the prill-
ciples OF coal conservation. A scien.
fist. who has studied fuel problems
many years, he reduced technical
phrases to easily Ineligible English,
explaining the methods thru which the
greatest amount Of heat can be OBJ
tanned from the smallest amount OF
coal. Oxygen and nitrogen and other
gases were reviewed in connection
with heat by this speaker. After the
scientific demonstration he explained
moving pictures Of coal and cOnserva-
ton, as they were thrown on screen.
Half Heat in Gas.
Half of the heat value of coal is in
the cases." he declared, Unless the
gas is burned it passes into the chin
ney and is wasted. Our problem is to
burn the gases. Oxygen must come in
contact with these gases or they can
not burn There is plenty of oxygen in
the air which the draft, with the pro-
per adjustment brings into the fire.
Air may be allowed to come under or
over the fire but air should be allow
ed to come into the fire pit only to
come in contact with, and burn the
fuel elements of the COAL Admitting
air that does not come in contact with
combustible gases or solids of the
coal wastes heat. Do not allow air to
come up thru a hole in the tirebed or
over fire from which no gas is COM
ing off,"
Connecting coal conservation and
the war, as the duty of every citizen,
the speaker continued: go"
in these things we can fight. Here
at home is our battle ground. The
more effective we make ourselves here
the more effective will be our boys at
the front. The more effective the
boys at the front the shorter will be
the war The shorter the war the
fewer empty sleeves, MANNED bodies
and sightless eyes will be brought
home to us, and fewer unmarked grav-
es will be thought of as somewhere
in France" Increased effectiveness
here at home is the easiest way to
win Let's all get together in and
shorten the war.
"Patriots in Small Things"
"The work at home must be done
and we at home must do it. Instead OF
being patriotic dreamers, who long to-
accomplish something of exceptional
advantage to our country let, us be
real patriots in the small things.
Let us get together and improve
our patriotism by thinking the same
thoughts, being thrilled by the same
sentiments, and inspired by the same
high ideals, proclaimed by our ban
ner, the Stars and Stripes, which leads
the world in advocating Liberty, Jus.
tice and an Enduring Peace"
Coal Most Important
With reference to the value Of coal
at this critical time Mr.. DAILY continu-
ed: 1.-THE railroads OF this country are
favored with coal by our government
only because railroad transportation