Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1918 — Saving Coal in Switzerland. [ARTICLE]

Saving Coal in Switzerland.

The use of hydro-electric energy for heaters in Switzerland, where coal Is imported at a high price, is reported to cost only half as much in some industrial establishments as heating with live steam. Workrooms are kept at comfortable temperature, but for rooms liftle used a moderate heating, is obtained from electric currents taken during “off-peak” periods. In a textile factory where yarn was formerly dried by air passing over steam pipes, the heat is now supplied by 48 electric resistance heaters, behind which wide nets are placed to catch sparks in case of a short circuit.