The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-09
Innovation in Federal Bureau
Methods 0utgrowth Of War
Solving Local Problems.

Washington, Dec. 9.--An innovation
In federal government bureau methods,
involving practical coo operative assist.
ance to the mining, metallurgicAl and
certain other industries OF the country
In solving many OF the intricate and
complex problems In manufacture. Ia
outlined In the annual report Of DR.. f,
q. Cottrell director OF the bureau,
made public today
This new policy Is described as a
direct outgrowth OF the world war. II
IL declared that not only has the bu-
CO. operation with the actual needs of
the Industries. but that the lending ma
tions OF the world are following suit,
determined not to be left behind In the
coming. race, for supremacy IN the In.
Britain. II IS said, is especially alive to
this movement.
For this new work the bureau Of
mines has thirteen well organized ex-
pertinent stations located In the differ
ont mining and metallurgical fields Of
the country all htted Director Cottrell
says, with the necessary chemical and
laboratory apparatus as TO enable II TO
take up with the industries peculiar to
It's districts where the stations are To-
GATED the most pressing problems that
have baffled them, especially those In
volving the treatment OF lowAgrade
ores. many II them heretofore useless,
and turn them into commercial proc
esses Of value TO the nation,
Methods Successful.
So successful have these methods OF
solving commercial problems been, ac-
cording to the bureau OF mines, that
Mt present the bureau has agreements
for experimental work with nineteen
Industrial concerns, twelve different
universities and with state agencies In
o'S I,saso 20 orArat,va aoreaments with
the bureau embrace many different &C
| tivites For instance, there u an ex-
pertinent station at Bartlesville. Okla.
devoted entirely to the work OF the
| the oil fields OF Oklahoma the inves-
| legations OF the engineers are said %
| have zone far enough to indicate thai
| the production OF this field may. be
| materially increased because certain OIL
the productive sands had not been rec
| ognlzed by the operators.
Seeking to find additional sources. Of
motor fuel for the rapidly increasing
number OF automobiles. the bureau nas
| entered into cooperative agreements
with the states q . u,dn , nmn no,o'"
boulder Colo, an experimental Oh
shale retort has been Installed ane
tests have been begun on shales OF ina
| district At Salt Lake CITY, Utah. sim
liar Investigations are being mac maze h. 10
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conducted with the Southern Paoih'
company at Elko, New,
| General investigations OF the waste
OF gasoline through evaporation alon'
win result the bureau ,n says, II, mn ,he a sMH
oo0 additional automobiles each year.
Substitute for Radlum.
At the Golden, Colo, station OF th'
bureau, since removed to Reno, New
in Coz Grafton with a company en-
! gagged In the manufacture or gas man
ties, the bureau has developed ina.
he used az a substitute for radium u
tho mnnrfacture Of luminous paints
inns saving the radium for It's NOR
important therapeutic uses, as IN Case
'" AZ the Berkeley, Cal, station a co
oneratlve agreement with the North
west Magnesite company or Washlns
ION haa resulted IN the solving OF Ger
tain problems In the Manufacture @
caustio magnesla that are qaid 70 m,nE :
American magnesite products oompa'
favorably with those imported.
AZ the ceramic station OF the oureh
Mt Columbue. o., the bureau says IL ~
established that American bono c'AS
can be used with as GOO sneG ,,,n M ~
nl"vs The lack OF this knowledge our
Ing the war was said to have oeen
serious handicap to the industries man
"' IN CO operation with the Universal
~ M,nnesota. the station at Minnenp
OF Is Investis eating the 'ow,srade1 r ,ro
reserves Of the state to , Obtain IN. ' nopa
nation necessary to the iron ore v",.
mnn}ea ~ the state and the steel "
6nst tp generally. TO assist in the wor
an experimental blast furnace mas gee
n ar and comprehensive. record :
Fundamental data on blast turn@'
methods Ia being MADE =, ,.-.rsochir
,r, nav s IN to the metallurgica, con
, nnpp,ss and to the nation Ia the ds eve,
ppnment Of commercial processes wner;
Nv the many complex and low gra ~,
nraa Of the west NAV oe turnou ny.