Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-07
HOW TO MAKE YOUR
COAL LAST LONGER
AND Do SOME WORK
HERE ARE HINTS WHICH WILL
HELP EVERY SHOvELFUL OF
FUEL GET THE BEST RESULTS
POSSIBLE.

The great American home burns up
each year something like sC,CG0,10o
tons Of coal. Tns includes private
dwelling houses, tenement5. rats,
apartments, hotels, every place that
man calls home. 1t is coal burned III
CRATE, stove. furnace
TO get coal into homes takes about
100000 freight cars, which would
make "A freight train nearly 20 iniies
long.
Eesides Wh.rL hCus eholders use
coal when they burn electric light OF
use electric power
IN 1850 the average consumption OF
.oft coal for each person in the United
States was only 0.l2 tons. asst gear
II was we'll over 80 tons per person,
This includes coal used by industry
and transportation.
The average industrial plant waste
AZ per cent OF the coal it burns The
average home furnace tender wastes
even more. Poor firing Is responsible.
Coal can be stretched. And the
home needs not be too cool for com
tort either, Knowing how to fire ana
doing 1t that way, saves coal bills. IL
viii make coal last longer in coal
shortage, such as may come during the
strike
First OF all, the furnace must De
cleaned out This includes smoke
pipe and chimney, dirty JOB, but
very necessary one. Get the furnace
into good working order. a dollar
spent here will save several on the
winters coal bill.
The cold air duct should be equal
to at least one-i hall OF the total area
OF all the warm air pipes that leave
the top OF the furnace.
Don't cover hot air registers. II Is
better to close hampers in pipes near
furnace when heat Is not wanted III
certain room.
Save coal by adding moisture 20 tn'
home air. In summer there is more
moisture in the air. Winter air is us
ualIy drier than summer air. Espec'
tally Is this true in homes where heat
has evaporated moisture.
Dry air feels cooler. Increase the
moisture in the room, ana you de-
crease the heat. you'll feel warmer
and more comfortable in room heat
ed to IS degiNek.if the air is moist
than you wd,IaA III 75-degree room
If the moisture Is all evaporated.
BE sure to keep the water pot in the
furnace filled. To further Increase
moisture in room. place small pan OF
water on registers, stoves. Water II
the room anywhere will evaporate ana
increase moisture,
You conserve coal by leaving
rather thick layer OF ashes on the lur'
mace CRATE Shake CRATE only until the
bottom OF the ashes shows red
( Clean ONT the ash pit. Ashes LETT
: there prevent fire pot from drawing.
Save coal by firing less often. 1hiS
means By putting more coal on al
time. Four shovelinls in the morning
win make more heat for longer tithe
than putting on shovelful SIX times
day. ~
Don't poke the fire pot from above.
Re content with shaking it from below
tut Off rooms not used. bedrooms
need not be heated; they are not used
during the day, and al night the WIN
dows should be opened anyhow.
What's the use of trying to heat the
whole outdoors, which is what one
,ries 10 do when he tries to heat an
open-Window room.
Watch the thermometer. Check ilro
when temperature reaches go, when Is
!. the most healthful temperature Oh
!, room. II there Is plenty of moisture III
!, the air
4 Rooms in which one moves ABOUT
REQUIRE .lesa heat than rooms "here
one Is less active. 49,.
Z Study your furnace. Know what
I every door. dealt dampcr, Is for' an"
how best to use II to get the max
,mum OF heat from the minimum coal
$ Prepare for Next Move.
4. Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. I.-Goverh'
. ment officials headed by G.. Il. Ames'
assistant attorney general VINO arriN
ed this morning from Washington TO-
day completed their plans for the next
stem in their fight in the courts TO
bring to an end the strike OF coai
miners throughout the country.
Tomorrow the governments petition
asking that the restraining order az
rected against the officials OF the
tinted Mine Workers now in force
ne made temporary restraining or.
der. will he argued in federal court
mere. In addition the government VIII
ask that mandatory order to car
off the strike be issued
80 The miners attorneys on their par.
will argue motion for di'miSsal on
me governments proceedings on tpe
ground that the government mas not
shown IT'S interest in the miners CON
troyersy and that Il Is without equity
in the matter.
the stOppage Of the production OF
coz, is beginning to be felt in Indiana diana
and 10 meet the situation iightiess
nights and curtailmeat OF consumption
4, oY water, gas and other service sc.
ured from coal burning utilities nave
,,aen ordered by the state public ser
v,ce commission for all cities OF the
u state where utilities have less '""'
L two weeks supply OF coal