The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-08-03

With the increasing demand prev
alent in the use Of fuel oil III manu-
featuring industries and railroads
throughout the country, and the de-
crease in the use Of coal for similar
purposes as u result, the coal opera
tors of the country are making a
strenuous effort 10 discourage the
use Of the oil as fuel. and are spread
ing propaganda in the form of PAM
v .I.hlets containing the so-called dis
advantages" of fuel oil as compared
with coal Perusal OF the circular
dlscloses the fact that the arguments
OF the coal men are without verit-
able basis and the points which they
attempt to bring before the public
wye are so weak as regards substan-
t!ation that the genuine advantages Of
fuel oil used for the same purposes
rs coal, are emphasized by noting
the weakness OF the arguments pre-
sented by the coal operators in their
efforts to disaualify oil as a desir-
able fuel.
In their literature, the coal men
Lresent six disadvantages" OF fuel
oil. They are: First, offensive
odor from smoke; second, oily SCOT
deposit; third. uncertainty of price
THAT quoted 5.sc per gallon being
about double the price prevailing In
the fall OF 1879; fourth, expense and
complications attending the installa'
ton for oil burning; fifth, uncertainty
Of supply. especially in view of re-
cent developments In the Mexican
oil fields; sixth, many other consid-
erations OF which the consumer
should be advised"
Not one Of the first five OF the
arguments presented have substan'
tiation, and the sixth is so indefinite
in character that 1t need not be Ia
ken into consideration. but may In
yite presentation by the oil men o'
the added advantages OF fuel oil.
Taking the disadvantages" one by
one. refutation In manner which
tends TO demonstrate the unsoundness
OF the coal mems swan song comes
easy.
offensive odor" brought about by
the use OF fuel oil in manufacture
10 to the sense OF smell not at all
undesirable VIXEN compared to the dirt
and the odor which comes from the
burning OF soft coal There Is very
little smoke from the burning OF fuel
oil and very little odor. An emphatic
argument against the use OF coal
may be had by noting the SCOT and
carbon which Is evicted from the
fue OF coal burning apparatus al
IA time when the flues are cleaned by
steam pressure. Vegetation for
great distance about the plant dis
appears, and the beauty Of the sur
rounding country is marred after the
black dirt settles. Throughout the
country almost daily reports are not
ell where cities are protesting against
smoke which Is being spread over
blocks OF city streets and acres o'
ground. causing loss in valuation OF
property and undesirability to reside
where such things occur.
Further consideration Of the smoke
1 siusNon reveals the fact that high
| stacks with their great drawing power
| rull a big percentage OF the heating
value OF coal through the fluc and
thus complete combustion is not OBJ
tiined.
Referring TO "oil SCOT deposit.
A. is a very minor setback, II any at
an when compared with the clnders
which remain after coal is burned and
which require the services OF labor
teremove. room to store before they
ere taken out Of the plant yard. and
Che unsanitary and dirty condition
whch they form while being removed
from the furnace. Statistics show that
more than 2b per cent OF slack coal
| tsned form into cinders. and 10 per
Icc& vf coal burned turns into car
i bon and waste including the cinders.
JTv>ryone Is familiar with the marred
Iessearsnce Of the yard Of any manu-