The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13
BRlQUETTINC PLANT ORGAN
lied AT NEW SALEM, N. OAK.


of Minneapolis which has but recently
started the development Of the
briquetting industry in North Dakota
together with the manufacture Of the
bi-products resulting from the car.
bonization process incident to the
making of briquettes mean to begin
their operations at once. Only this
week one Of the five plants under con-
temptation, that at New Salem, has
been organized. Capital in plenty
was subscribed and within a short
time the construction Of the plant
there will begin. The men Of cap
ital who are behind the Ignite Util-
tiles Corporation have had their plan
of campaign well organized. AS the
amount Of capital necessary to be
raised in each community served is so
small the financing Of the project has
been small matter, indeed. Ever
since the first government geological
surveys of the state it has been
known that the Ignite supply Of
North Dakota is practically mex
haustible. Millions and billions Of
tons Of Ignite underlie the entire
years chemists have been employed
in developing a process of making a
western half of the state. For
briquette economically. Hitherto
the missing link seemed to be bind
er that would be effective and at the
same time Inexpensive. For a time
it was hoped that coal tar would be
feasable but the efforts of the North
ern Briquetting Company whose op-
erations in Ward County in recent
years demonstrated that scheme as
impractible. Now after IL years of
experimentation, DR.. Carl Jaeger Of
Minneapolis combining the results of
his experiments with knowledge OBJ
tanned by trip to Germany last
year, has succeeded in perfecting a
process that is apparently successful.
And what is more to the point his
process does away with the annoy
ance and expense Of coal tar binder
and by the combination of heat,
and pressure exercised within a
vacuum binds the carbonized Ignite
without any binder at all. The pro-
cess of carbonizing the Ignite results
in certain bi-products that are said
to be worth several times the actual
value of ton of the Ignite in it's raw
state. These resulting bi-products
will more than pay all the expense
connected with the overhead expense
Of manufacture as some of the BIZ
products have considerable vaule.
Provided the new process is sue
cess, it requires no prophetic mind
to visualize the consequences that are
bound to result from this stupendous
industry within the confines of our
state when once under way.
The order for the million of tons of
eastern coal now required to supply
the fuel demands Of the northwest
will be met from our own sources of
supply. Hundred of trainloads Of
coal which are now shipped from the
southern coal fields will not be need
ed. We will have far superior fuel
in briauettes. Whereas now but one
1f two carloads Of Ignite per month
are being shipped to the Twin Cities
there will be solid trainloads going
into Minnesota, Iowa, and South Da-
kota. The home demand will not be
inconsiderable, either. AS the heat
units of Ignite are said to be greater
per ton than the heat units (B T W
of eastern Goals it is not unreasonable
to predict the entrance of briquettes
into the eastern markets in compe-
tition with their own coal.
The Independent will await with in
terest the outcome of the public DEM
onstration which will be given before
body of the representative. men Of
the city by DR.. Jaeger. Once the
plan has proven commercial success
we shall forget the hardships Of the
past and look forward with confidence
to an era of prosperity little dreamed
Of when our pioneer settlers first be-
gan to take up their abode on these
broad plains of the Dakotas. Come
what may, we can never be deprived
Of Natures great storehouse Of the
Ignite which has proved our greatest
blessing and may become our great
est source Of wealth.
vorE ''yss'' TEN -MEs
NEIGHBORS SAVE DAY FOR
MAN WITH BIG POTATO CROP
Fargo, N. D., Oct. la "chance
sh0tO taken last snrinp hv Harry VIII.