The Nome daily nugget., 1935-08-15
CIRCULAR LETTER TO ALL SELLERS OF COAL
 IN THE SEWARD PENINSULA
VANCOUVER ISLAND GOALS, LIMITED
VANCOUVER, British Columbia.


 the absence of garbage consuming fire not felt Invariably installation special units for this the larg and elaborate homes In place like Nome this point which should be stressed because became oil burner equipped would have be increased the population possibly become exposed to the danger Of epidemic
 f. RELIABILITY: There is comparison in the degree reliability fired unit and liquid fuel unit which involves delicate mechanism particularly in the hands of ignorant or people unless an unusually expensive installation made Individual automatic oil burners conn ualy going of whack and country where long, cold spells subzero weather experienced this feature cannot be looked although of pointed out by energetic oil burner saeSmen.
 Reliability but it rather andng far applies the Seward Peninsula of Alaska As understand it, temperatures of from 50 50 degrees below experienced and how individual keep his fuel becoming sluggish do not know Doubtless it be done out to that would feel anything but safe there and felt that only fuel coming from tank the through the oil burn unit knowing that the ground excep the surface in the summer thaws When fuel oil furnace oil sluggish the steady automatic the unit thing but dependable and opinion would be- during cold spells liable to be worry possible benefits which might be derived
 (. POWER: that interruptions to the pow are comparatively rare but point out particularly in the weather that the juice is off for hour two the effect might be disastrous Dsegardng the of supply the question should be considered oil burner tables in front the basis per burner and estimating during the winter operation of N hours per day. if the rate for current M understand it. 2cts per kIowat the operate 87cts 26O month and this another those little points which the purchaser finds out afterwards Of course larger burners the proporonaey there say the burner and the of 25cs and operating the above mentioned me the power cost alone on unit of this size would be $1OOOO per month
 7. SAFETY: The fire marshalrs records in practically place without exception have demonstrated that vent of individual automatic oil burners the fire outbreaks have creased enormously and although the Press generally that the public do become informed of many fires it knowledge amongst fuel that oils responsible for those districts where feed burners British Columbia legislation been passed that gravity type burners allowed the very incidence of such legislation of necessity the fire hazard is increased with the of liquid fuel Nome only experienced devastating fire and would imagine ter that experience that fire prevention would be hereafter taken In passing might be interesting ask how the fire last started perchance could be traced liquid fuel e regards the degree of safety, already written all over the local landscape.
 This letter has turned to be longer than and have possibly missed of the which might be raised there other points which which you would like obtain further information do not hesitate to call on
 Very truly yours,
 Sgned H. R. PLOMMER
 General Manager ELF-IT WAS WRITTEN FOR THE BEN. OR THOSE WHO MAY BE CONTEM-