Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-16

bustlcn That is, it ma take fire from the
heat watch is generated by oxidation. And
again. storing coal at the mines means
handling it twice instead Of once, as is done
II the the is put directly into the cars. This
means extra cost to be passed on to the
consumer AJ4d he is bearing enough extra
COSTS 5aow!
Is also nle&rs tha& the coal will be broken
up, and will thus decrease in value Coal
lcyos> value fo3 This cause every time it is
hand16al.
The logical place to store the coal, there
fore is in the bin CT the eonsR12cr, and not at
the piao. The small supply used by the do
nestle consumer tmc&nj2g you ynd II IS n
no danger from spontaneous combustion,
and the amounts need ed by the average fac
tory are not in such danger either if proper
1y stored Therefore, the consumer should
buy coal in the spring and summer as
H2uy s;eG3ible, and store IL
+, the var we were all urged to GO
this on the grounds of patriotism. But we
had already done SO much On GROUNDS or
patriotism that we did not heed the appeal
to any great extent, Nov Director Manning
of the Bureau OF Mines. comes forward with
| more practicable suggestion. He suggests
that the coal be made cheaper to the con-
sumner in the summer than i'll the winter
Here is a method we can all appreciate.
Owing to the Laws passed by congress
AGAINST priee-fxing agreements the opera
| tors OF mines cannot agreo to set loTcT
nY:ce in the warm weather. But DlrecsoE
| Manziing MAKES the interesting suggestion
/ that tie same result would be attained II the
! Govern m nt would work out GliQInS s@&1c
! of transpor tGttCn charges for the carrying OF
I coal by the railroads and boats, winch would
! make cca1 cheaper il the sumner. !. Is easy
! to see new this would work With i E0iAG
into details. Coal perhaps would l2 h2uied
most chaaply in Jtlly, because tire IS tA21
/ aeSg demand fog it. By baying yclc eo4l IN
/ i~rT,+ dCrI or
lit would he most expensive. TAa January
/ price would be enough above the July price
/ to mako up for the loss By varying the SEA e
Of transportation charges, the production on
| ccui could, theoretically and, it would seem,
!; practically, DO controlled almost ct will.
/ There c-o several ether ways in which the
! croduct:ca CT coal could be regulated One
| Of the best ways would be to have power
! plants at tne mines, and so to convert tins
! coal Immediately into hCf.t and :, over, which
are much cheaper to carry than coal IhAa
, ould be the log; cal Wy, but it is OF course
\ Iot way that can BE put i.lto enact on 2AoTs
oticc.
/ Another way, also pointed out by DlTect31
/ Manning. and o2Simmcdat3 value, is, the eE-
portation of more coal Europe needs our
coal. In Italy they are burning olive trees
for lack OF coal Formerly Great Britain
dominated the coal export market, but Ehc
! has now lost this dominance and is Producing
title more coal than she needs herself.
We are not exporting nearly as much coal
as we could export. Here again, organized
| intelligent effort is all that is lacking. Mr.
Manning suggests that the coal operator
snculd form an export association undGr the
iVc1o-Poc,c-c2a l2v'. Tpay couid easily find
an export market which would keep mines
and mirers busy during t.l2 duil season. when
the domestic market viii! not take up Tao
product. .......
Investigation shows that We have really
only made clumsy beginning ia the produc-
ton Of power and the use of Our fuel re-
! sources. Water power can and Will take tbs
place of much coal Direct conversion Of sun
acat into energy could take the place Of the
! rest. Coal would then be used chiefly for itG
chemical content, and this would be highly
n2anufac cured II this country and sod il Ior-
eign markets. Industry, in this as in alraos
! all othor respects, Tags shamefIlly behind
science Industry is like clumsy and ig-
norelt child playing with the wonderful toys
| c nee nos put in its hands,