The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-28

llgn1te br1Quetted. Experimentation
along this line will doubtless be con-
tinued. Ignite is used BY the state
and its subdivisions. The state board
of administration contracts $4,000
tons of Ignite annually for the state
penal, charitable and educational in
stitutions. At such power plants as
the state hospital for tho insane at
jamestown and the most modern
equipment has been installed for lig-
mite combustion: Automatic stokers.
travelling CRATES, forced draft. AS lig-
mite contains q large amount Of
moisture, experiments are being made
to dehydrate 1t and, with . forced
draft, to feed such pulverized coal
into furnaces to utilize the maximum
heat energy. It is q source Of inter-
esting speculation as to how this vast
Ignite deposit in North Dakota, over
600 billion tons, will eventually be
used.
1.-THE vast clay deposits Of North
Dakota are also attracting attention,
The ceramics department Of our state
university has for years experimental
with this clay in pottery wares. tiles.
brick. The finest art pottery I'M
aginable is being made. Different
processes have been successfully
used and one Of the latest develop
ments Is to melt the mixed clays and
material in an electrical furnace and
then pour the molten mass into pre-
pared moulds, forming desired shapes
The brick kilns throughout the state
manufacture superior brick and tile
and the products Of these kilns such
as the Hebron plant r known to
builders throughout the union. In
our opinion the nearest approach we
have at this time to the industrial
development of our state Is to con-
tinue experiments on q larger scale Of
a vitrified paving brick. The state
operates a brick kiln in connection
with the state ~penitentiary and, a.
far as Jul observation goes. we feel
1t would be a logical time to install
an experimental vitrified brick unit
in connection with this plant, with
a view of promoting the uses Of oul
clays as q paving material. Already
there are q great many miles Of other
types Of paving used in the different
cities of this state, and the time Is
unquestionably almost at hand when
paving will be necessary on some Of
the main thoroughfares of the state
All types of paving 30 far used In oul
state have been imported. Vitrified
brick cannot be excelled for paving, q,
it provides the very highest type 81
paving and the least maintenace, and
and its use is highly recommended by
both the state highway commission
and the United States bureau Of pub
lie roads. We believe the state could
well afford to take steps to conduct
experiments with q vitrified brick
unit at the state penitentiary brick
kiln, as In the past it has done SC
much on the utilization Of Ignite
coal.
Much Road S~urfacing
I'm the western part Of the state
we have untold amounts Of q road
surfacing> material known as scoria
This was probably formed with burn
ing Ignite veins heating strata Of
everything clays and this scoria was q
result. It is there in unreasonable
quantities and has proved very salts
factory for road s~urfacing where
paving is not to be considered.
Train loads Of cattle. sheep. and
hogs daily pass through and alse
leave North Dakota for eastern pack
ing plants to handle. The Marquis
DeMores in 1883 visited the western
part Of this state and noticing the
large herds Of well bred beef animals
grazing in that region, he determined
to kill and pack these animals where
they grew He spent over q million
dollars in his packing plant at Ne.
dora. This venture was probably un.
timely, but. with the development o.
the northwest, it seems that packing
plants within our borders are neces-
sary to take care Of our large animal
production; in fact those packing
plants in the eastern part Of the state
at this time may be obliged to enlarge
their activities to other strategic
points,"