The Independent . ate of forty a fuel is then placed on woodenpalets to be set aside to mature, and ina few days it is ready for the market. According to a chemical analysismade by Dr. William B. Philips, of theUniversity of Texas, at Austin, thefuel bricks contain over 12,000 heatunits per pound, which is about thesame as the best bituminous lump wood has 8000 heat units perpound, so that the garbage fuel is oneand one-half times as strong in heatas oak wood. It seems probable that Austins suc-cess in converting its garbage into fuelwill soon be followed by other Ameri-can
The Independent . ate of forty a fuel is then placed on woodenpalets to be set aside to mature, and ina few days it is ready for the market. According to a chemical analysismade by Dr. William B. Philips, of theUniversity of Texas, at Austin, thefuel bricks contain over 12,000 heatunits per pound, which is about thesame as the best bituminous lump wood has 8000 heat units perpound, so that the garbage fuel is oneand one-half times as strong in heatas oak wood. It seems probable that Austins suc-cess in converting its garbage into fuelwill soon be followed by other Ameri-can cities, even some of those whichnow dispose of their waste by incinera-tion. While incineration possesses manyadvantages over dumping, it totallydestroys a very valuable product. Bythe new process, however, a municipalplant for manufacturing the fuel bricksmay not only be made self-supporting,but a source of considerable revenue tothe city operating it. Chicago, Illinois 222 1 February 5, 1917 THE INDEPENDENT 223. Th ree Cents a Day! Thats all. What you payfor newspapers—and yet thatsmall sum will stand be-tween you and trouble. For that small sum you can have$3,250 worth of insurance, ifyou are killed in an that small sum you have aweekly income if you are dis-abled in an accident. For thatsmall sum your wife and yourchildren may be saved the bit-terest struggle for money. One man in seven is killedor hurt in an accident eachyear. You dont know whenan accident is coming, but for3c a day you can be readywhen the accident does come.
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