Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1918 — STORAGE OF INDIANA COAL FOR DOMESTIC USERS [ARTICLE]

STORAGE OF INDIANA COAL FOR DOMESTIC USERS

This statement applies to storage under cover in house, flats, hotels, office buildings, schools, churches, etc., where less than 500 tons are stored. The amount of coal available next winter will depend on transportation conditions and not capacity of mines. It therefore follows that to avoid shortage, coal must be stored by the ultimate consumer. It can not be stored at the mines. Spontaneous combustion is a danger of Indiana coal that has been exaggerated, Properly selected and properly Stored Indiana coal presents no danger in basement Storage. The following simple precautions will insure safety: 1. Store only screened coal. Do not store screenings or run of mine. 2. Each pile should be one grade. Do not mix coal from different mines.

3. Store only No. 4, No. 5 or No. 6 vein coal or Minshall or Brazil block. \ 4. Clean floor carefully. Do not allow trash, rags, waste or anything else to get into the coal pile. 5. Do not place coal near hot pipes or chimneys, 6. Keep coal dry. If coal must be wet down, wet only portion that is to be used immediately. 7. Ten feet high should be limit of pile. Pressure is apt to break coal up if pile is higher. The storage of coal should be refarded not merely as a war measure, ut as part of the solution of the general coal problem. Storage of coal will do much to help in stabilizing an industry of fundamental importance by permitting mining operations to proceed throughout the year at a fairly uniform rate, and it will serve in a large measure as insurance against the losses accompanying a shortage to the fuel consuming industries. . Quality of coal is money to the consumer. Store coal now when quality js good. No one can foresee what may happen next winter. ALEX. R. HOLLIDAY, Assistant Federal Fuel Administrator for Indiana. Approved: EVANS WOOLLEN, Federal Fuel Administratpr for Indiana.