The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-10
OPPORTUNITY 70 SAVE
MONEY N COAL BIN
Mixture Is SuREested ny john g
Dillon, Assistant Federal Fuel
Administrator.

The state fuel administrator, In
view Of the many questions being
asked. and because OF the scarcity of
anthracite. sends out the accompany
ing letter.:
1t seems to be trait Of human per-
versity that every new idea 10 received
with skepticism. and in many cases
antagonized. Objectstions were made
some years ago to the use OF small
sizes Of coal for domestic purposes.
No householder wanted to use pea
size coal. Now those who have used
ii like II and the same is true of No. /
buckwheat With scarcity OF nut and
stove sizes of anthracite, due to alb
normal demands and conditions set
going by the war. the fuel administra-
ton suggests to consumers, as q con-
servation and economic measure, the
use of pea and No. ! buckwheat
which users can mix with larger sizes
for furnaces and kitchen ranges.
All restrtctons on Fhipments of an
thracife egg coal were removed a lew
days ago by the anthracite committee
OF the United States fuel administra-
ton. and this size OF coal can now be
obtained more freely throughout the
state than the stove and nut sizes.
have. therefore. authorized deal
Sso WAo fAovS C46 (OsAh Vit AsfAtA 0iAA
who have already furnished their Gus
toners with 80 per cent OF their re-
QuirenentS OF, this size Of coal, that
they are at liberty to make additional
deliveries OF SO per cent to these GUS
toners on basis of two-ttirds egg and
cne-third pea or buckwheat;
Provided, that such Gust omers have
received SO per cent OF their normal
annual requirements OF egg anthra-
cite and that they would agree to I'LL
orders for any consumers who have
not received their SO per cent require
naents and who will apply. This
means of course, as far as possible,
depending on the length of the de-
livery.
Goosebone prophets have declared
that this winter witt be mild one:
that cessation of explosives bursting
In the air due to stopping OF war hos
ulities will bring about a milder at
mospheric condition. The weather
bureaus will not endorse this. but
whether the weather Is mild or Sc
we're. economy in the use OF anthra-
cite coal should continue.
I submit below a few suggestions
given by mine fuel engineers az to the
use OF pea and buekwheat coal In con-
junction with the larger atzes:
1. Pea and buckwheat can be burn
ed in the ordinary range and furnace
with shaking or dumping CRATES, II a
bed of ashes Is slightly used with SUI.
ficient draft
2. A good way to keep the range
IRE in overnight after reasonably
eliminating ashes. is to put on the
night coal supply and leave 1t ignite
a few minutes. then close the drafts
at range bottom and open the top
door draft. Open the wheel door in
the range pipe one-haif and lift
center back range lid Off one third,
leaving all other lids on tight A
warm kitchen with hot water In The
Kettle results in the morning.
j. The average furnace for at least
50 per cent Of the time operates he
low capacity. During such times pea
and No. huckwheat will supply the
necessary amount of heat
Z. Smaller Sizes of anthracite should
be used at night, as pea or buck
wheat, to bank fires and on warm
days. This saves ego coal for severe
weather.
5. Larger sizes OF anthracite cause
ne wastage In small stoves and ranges.
II the ashes are screened to recover
unburned coal. should the IRE go out.
The use Of pea and buckwheat aids
the burning Of this coal and In a way
does away..wtth the dirty Job Of slft-
ing ashes. The same thing can be
said Of the use of pea coal in the
Kitchen range.
On the present price OF egg, pea
and buckwheat coal IL the smaller
sizes are mixed with egg coal the
consumer will save from rs cents to
lbs per ton by buying the com bina-
ton and making the mixture himself.