Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25
URGES HARD COAL FOR
 STEAM POWER pIAN-c

In statement Ito conSufners If soft coal in Connecticut" issued through the Manufacturers associa- tton of Connecticut, Thomas w. RI1s- sell, fuel administrator for Corinecti cut. urged upon industries of the sta+a the desirabiiity of being nrenared N.'to 1sto substitute anthracite for bftliYnino7is coal n steam power plants during the present emergency" AS the anthra- cite mines are nearer New EnsIand than the bituninous fields of Penn 5ylania or the soft coal region of West
 Virginia. and in view of the fact that
 1t still seems probable the situation n January and February may be acute, the fuel administrator states
 h4s Belief that ''self-interest should
 lend New England manufacturers to educate their fire room forces in the use of steam sizes of anthracite a5d should provide the rather simple edriD- ment needed to run with anthracite or at least with a substantial pf61ortion of anthracite"
 President E. Kent Fft,bhard Of the Manufacttirers' association of Con- necticut makes the following obssrva : tions in forwarding the letter Of Ad-
 mlnistrator Russell to the heads of
 Connecticut industries:
 At the request of the fuel a1r1inis- ! trator, for Connecticut. Thomas w
 Russell. we hand you herewith a copy
 o1 clreuIar addressed to all corsurn I CTS of soft ceal in this state and 1 dealing with the substitution Of anu anu 1 thracite for bituminous coal i, steam power plants during the present
 emergency. AS you will note, the sug- gestions contained in this circular were prepared by committee Of f1Ie'
 engineers in cooperation with tbe New England committee in charge ol
 coal distribution in New Fng1aT,6 since the strike. Additional copies ot
 this circular may be had at this of.
 flee oh request.
 While it is true that there are now
 no restrictions on the use of ceal ir
 possession of consiimers, manufactur.
 CTS using soft coal who have on hant less than two months supply will dt
 well to exercise great care and discre
 ton in the consumption of their stock
 for the. reason that it will not he eas1
 for them to secure fresh sJ1nulies
 Mining has been generally resumed
 but normal flow of coal into Ney ! England is not expected for severa i weeks. In the distribution of coal re 1 ceived between now and the restora tion of normal conditions of supply l manufacturers cannot count on re ceiving any preference Quite the con . trary is indeed the fact, and vii , probably remain so for some weeks.
 'The foregoing represents the view of those in position to speak wifi knowledge and authority with refer ence to the supply and distribution e
 b1tuminous coal in Connecticut. and , is transmitted for your infermatio I and guidance"
 , Tie following is the statement C I Fuel. Administrator Russell:
 , To Consumers of Soft Coal in Con . nectcut: I The anthracite mines are neare ! New England than the bituminou l fields of Pennsylvania or the soft CO., : region Of West Virginia We believ S self-interest should lead New Englan e manufacturers to educate their fire : room force in the use of steam size . of anthracite and should provide tn c rather simple equipment needed
 run with anthracite or at least with y substantial proportion of anthracit fi During the last 30 days steam size S of anthracite have been readily ot s tainable. Theer has been really r : excuse for any New England pla, = shutting down or being threatene i, with d shutdown for lack of coal. bt V cause plenty of steam size anthraci- q ! lIdo uSSl dsd1IdUiG dIU COuIQ naN : been obtained and placed in storag n It has only required modicum
 feretheught to use or to be ready
 use this available anthracite.
 The strike has been declared O
 butt not a pound of coal has bet 70 started for New England yet. and |, still seems probable the situation g January and February may be acut D A good deal of the steam size al r thracite which came into New En, si land during the war was of inferil ~ quality and some of it quite unfit f fuel. This was perhaps unavoidab X during the war. but there is no just io feation today for the purchasing q ' pertinent of a mill delivering inferi :, steam size anthracite to the boil a room. The same care used in pu ''e chasing other raw materials W T. bring to the mill 6 high grade stea anthracite. The anthracite should . bought from reliable dealers aI III should come from well known, spec
 flc, responsible mines. and shou Y preferably be fresh mined anthraci1 le We do not mean that our mi y should necessarily fit their boilers
 burn anthracite screenings with t highest degree of efficiency. This m
 or may not be worth while, but we |, insist that more of our mill owre n should at least be prepared to ke ,h their mills running during ft ss pinch by applying the knowleds A skill and appliances needed to ke' le up steam hy utilizing anthracite IS The fuel engineers whose names a A signed to this report. and Neio a ' e, 5