The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-29

advance and viii need little adjustment probably,
the business gets under the selling end Of the
undertaking. A valuable market awaits the venture
with ability to accomplish successful competition against
the eastern coal shipped to the Great Lakes territory
which is the aim and assumption of the proectors-the
ignite industry Of North Dakota would be launched
q gigantic program Of commercial and industrial de-
velopment It could supply annual demand running
into millions of tons alone transported fuel while
here at home the cheapness Of the fuel would assedy
be inducement for manufacturing establishments to
enter the state and consume tonnages of the
Ignite in the vicinities of the supply
Thus North Dakota would develop coming and going.
Legh would be alone in deriving the advantages
this exploitation of the wonderful fuel of the
state Many communities conceivable would. as said,
share in that good fortune like plants up
elsewhere where ignite awaits its application to manu-
featuring and the arts through the location of other
industries seeking cheap fuel And then. there is the
possibility of using the char in further electrical
duction would transmitting the current points
afar off for application to power uses good many
adaptations could result when the fuel becomes the
product the dsntegration of the Ignite into valuable
chemical ingredients
There are some who even have assumed that there is
possibility Of the coal residue carbon char
powdered form. being used in smelling. That might
profoundly influence the production Of iron and steel
from the Minnesota iron deposits. The steel industry
could establish units in the Northwest for the utiliza
ton Of the in close to the field just the steel
industry found it advantageous to move partially from
Pittsburgh far westward Gary. Indiana because Of
AXE ore transportation economies
In the chemical phase Of the enterprise it is worth
noting that the duonts have been giving the Dakota
Wyoming Montana Ignite deposits some close attention
In their house organ magazine for December there
m interesting article covering the topic with ustra-
lions Of the Beulah Wilton and other mining operations
IN this state.
As Tor the fuel possibilities implied in competition with
eastern Goals there to be noted that Minnesota and
North Dakota alone now annually import from Ohio
pennsylvania and Virginia approximately 100000 tons
OF coal for which the consumer is paying from SO to
than 80 per ton To eventually replace this
mage would require carbonzaton brquetting capacity of
more than 5000 tons Of finished briquettes daily
Since 1911 the retail price Of coal to these states
Creased than 100 per cent and there is apparent
relief from tese prices owing to progressive increase in
production banding and shipping costs.
To offset this situation North-South Dakota and
Montana have Ia the ground about onethird of the en-
tire coal resources Of the United States their Ignite
which n is raw state Is not economic substitute
ie imported Goals except only in comparatively few
local power production situations It quickly deterior-
ates u stogsges and shipment
T6uugh this new process Of chemical change aud
Erm thsse vast Ignite resources made available
~ commercial ana domestic ne. The accomplishment
y Lehish H. thelre seems unlocked to the people
- nuthvsst treasure cest Of almost unpredicsabe
uoallh
t y noted also. that there are IN the region Of
g ngnfte dsppsits some q tie finest clays for the
nalEo q 4scaI typo q hsick which cannoe be
eod GoouhMa, and q elays for the manufacture Of
- v1lle pmeeiain. Ihas ala are imnpense d.
= ~ elays and other minesal n Of WHEN
- snikahae cheap fua 70 bsome commesciany
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