The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 9, 1921, Page 8

‘PAGE EIGHT . FACTORY MEETS HARD PROBLEM BY ENGINEERING Cooling Tower Is Largest in World—No Shovels Used In “Firing Up” i The man who goes shivering to his} cellar morning after morning to “lay! ona few shovels of coal and shake the | ¢, grate” will Jook with envious eyes on the immense new power plant now being completed by Dodge Broth Detroit motor car manufactur Tons and tons of coal will be con- sumed there beneath eight huge boi ers, but not one shovel, will be i sight. It is to be a “shovel-less” plant from beginning to end. No coal will be shoveled in and no. ashes will be shoveled out. Everything is to be’ automatic. A car dum fuel car- go into a hopper and passes on. Soon another cay comes and reccive a load! of ashes —and no human hand will have touched ‘the coal. in ‘the entire process of transformation. There are other equally remarkab'e features of this up-to-date plant which! make a strong appeal to anyone inter-: ested in seeing how manufacturers today are solVing problems which would have been put aside as impos- ; sible less than a generation ago. The power plant is designed for an installed capacity of 40,000 K. W. and it requires approximately 25,000 gal-, lons of water a minute for each 10,000 | K. W. unit. There is no natural water | supply within miles of the factory. ; To take water ‘from the city, mains | and then waste it after passing once, through the condenser, would be out of the question. Not only would the cost be prohibitive—it would be about: 70 cents a thousand cubic feet or $560 an hour—but the drain of the city’s supply would be far too heavy.” In; other instances where similar prob-: lems ‘presented themselves, the solu- tion has been found in a cooling pond, } a large reservior where the water was stored and used over and over again. | In this case ,however, so large a tract | was not available. Not only are pro-| perty prices extremely high, but there | was danger that the spray rising from such a pond would damage newly manufactured cars and parts. So this, plan also was abandoned. From this problem or conglomert- | tion of problems grew the plans for: what has now become the largest cool- ing tower in the world —a structure 146 feet long, 32 feet wide and 104 feet- high. It is capable of cooling! 18,000 ‘gallons of:water a minute from/ a temperature of 10 to 85 degrees when the outside temperature is 72 degrees and the relative humidity is 69 per cent.: With other atmospheric conditions, the water will be cooled to within 25 degrees of ‘the existing { dew point with a ‘minimum tempera- | ture of 45 degrees. ‘This tower effec- | tively disposes of the ‘problem which confronted Dodge Brothers construc- tion engineers. It makes possible the repeated use of the same éupply of | water, with a loss of only 5 per cent due to evaporation. The tower is of the most substantial type, capable of withstanding a wind pressure of 90 miles an hour. | CHIEFS LIKE OAKLAND FOR SURE TRAVEL Thirteen ‘Are Used by St. Louis} Fire Department i All car owners and __ prospective motorists must have admired the de-| - pendability, that motorized fire “en- gines” display in their daily work. | Indeed, the bromidic boast of many! drivers is that their cars are “Just | like fire engines — always ready to) zo.” Disgruntled motorists may have! wondered, considering personal ex- | perience with troublesome cars, how the firemen keep their vehicles in such | fine condition. The method }s no longer a secret, having been compiled | by the Oakland Motor Car Company | Why We Are Strong for Willard | We've seen a lot of batteries, but never another like the Willard ‘Threaded Rubber Bat- tery. “Threaded Rubber insulates the plates instead of separating a the way wood separators 0.8 No carbonizing, puncturing, checking or cracking, because Threaded Rubber Insulation re- tains all the valuable insulating qualities of rubber and is not affected by acid. That’s one reason why we're “atrong for Willard Threaded Rubber Batteries. Willard Service Station | 408 Broadway | | ability and effi | ment vehicles is that such depend- | ability and readiness is essential,” {introduces ‘the subject. ; tive builders of small houses in Bis- of Potitiae, Mich., ; from inquiry among authorities on motorized dire appara- us. This method, which contains some sound advice for any car owner, has been received in Bismarck by Corwin Motor Co., local Oakland representa- tive, who passes the story on to all car owners. “The firs reason for the depend- ney of fire depart- he “Such de- pendability is desirable in any car, of course. “The Oakland Company has found that the majority of officials who nave to do with the selection and pur- chase of fire vehicles, appreciate this quality. Therefore, they will buy only of proved and .known depend- ability. Experiment might cost a great deal more than the mere price of machines. “For instance, in St. Louis the fire department purchased thirteen Oak- jand roadsters in 1915 for the use of lepartment officers. These cars are il delivering traditional Oakland rvice. The engines in these Sensi- ble Sixes are at the same highly- efficient, overhead valve’ type* that Oakland builds today. And, after all these years of ardous service, these Oakland cars are still in first class shape. “1his case seems to prove conclu- sively ‘that the first thing to do in obtaining a car of complete depend- i ability is to buy a good car—not necessarily a costly car.” SMALL BUILDER I$ OFFERED A FINE SERVICE Architects Form Association to; Aid Small House Builder A new service is offered to prospec- marck and the entire Slope country. Recognizing the need of service of experts to builders of small houses, a service which the builders often do not have. many leading architects o¢ the Northwest have joined in an as- sociation to perform necessary techni- ical and moneéy-saving service at a | small cost. People in Bismarck and vicinity | who plan to build houses are particu- larly fortunate in being able to avail themselves of the service af Van Horn and Ritenbush, architects, 209 7th St., who are members of the association known as the Architects’ Small House Service Bureau of Minnesota, Inc. FARMERS TRAPPERS, ATTENTION {DON'T SELL HIDES AND FURS ON THE PREVAILING MARKET | Use them to a good advantage instead of sacrificing them at the present low prices. Let us tan them into fur sets, robes, coats or jeatner Send for free price list and: tags. es prefer selling, we al- ways: pay the ighest market price. THE BIsMaRcK HIDE & FUR CO. i ISMARCK.,.N. DO. ‘save a considerable sum of THE BISMARCK TERRE SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1921 Branches’ are maintained in several cities, ‘ Do Not Have Service. Many builders of small houses do not. have the service of‘an architect. The new plan offers th's service at a very small cost, and the builder may money through such service. The announce- ment of F, M. Mann, president of the bureau, in part, says: “The plans, specifications, quantity, survey and form of agreement which are a part of the service which the Architects’ Small House Service Bu- reau of Minnesota, Inc., renders to the home-builder are gitaranteed in every way, complete and free from any obli- to uy materials, home equipment building supplies in order to secure th plans and service. “These plans and specifications are designed to insure the home builder sound construction and a completed home of safe investment. The spec. fications are unbiased, honest and written ‘to insure protection against inferior and cheap materials. Show Step by Step. “The home-building,documents show step by step how to proceed with the erection of your home, what to ex- pect from*your contractor, the form ot contract to use in order to secure complete fulfillment im every respect of all the details and items called for gations on the part of the purchaser | in the plans, HE Oakland Sensible Six Coupe is an ex- tremely useful automo- bile. It serves well the ‘needs of a busy owner. It has power and roadability for all kinds is warm in of service. It winter and agreeably ventilated in summer. Itiseconomical. Such facts explain i its wide I 3 shed popularity - OAKLAND SENSIBLE SIX a nt Ee Open Car $1395, Roadster $1395, Four Door Sedan $2065, ‘Coupe $2065 1 0.B.Pontiag, Michigan. Additional for Wire Wheel Equipment, 585 pendent atin cater rear CORWIN MOTOR @0#i% Distributors, Bismarck, ¥ De : ‘and other 4 The FORDSON is more. than @ Tractor TT HAS. proven.to be such an economical, efficient, durable tractor that it Pays for itself within a few months’ time:if used only for plowing, discing, field work. But the Fordson is more than a tractor. It is an economical; powerful, Portable power plant that will drive any kind of belt-driven farm implement. ms With this power plant you don’t have to spend valuable time dragging sround a heavy eum Down in the wood lot, sawing up the winter's fuel—up in the barn yard, 1) filling the silo—baling hay—grinding feed—everywhere on the farm, every : day in'the year, there are jobs for this wonderful, portable power plant. ee ee ae ee ed Sy, ered at th Sat. de of the’ tpaneerte gas engine. housing. It is driven thru a With ply tthe igh de, nthe running fren ya the te to line up the’pulley properly without leaving his seat. ecogat Domerfol Fordedn easing ts 22 horve power at at the pulley st 1000 R. P. M. This ie pinks power to Go any work on the farm. ‘The pulley is 9 inches in diameter, and is designed fora Don’t think of the Fordson merely as a tractor—think of it as one durable, efficient power unit that not only repléces the horses on field work, but engine, besides doing scores of jobs that have formerly been done by hand. , Month, THE also replaces the stationary gasoline Come in and let us show you just | why thie tractor has Hmacabis emcees iy fess ern jousands Petind You wit be interested in learning how we handle the service baat? joven such & are very DAKOTA MOTOR COMPANY Ford and Fordson . Sales and Service Bismarck, N. D. “When you employ our home plans and service your rélations to this bu- reau,are on exactly the same basis as, they would be if you secured the serv- ices of a regular architect. Each home’ plan is considered to be an in- strument of service and forms a part of the completed service which this bureau offers you in the planning and building of your home. As an instru- ment of service each house plan is the li. :. Property of the bureau and cannot be used for other homes Without the con- sent of the bureau. If you wish to keep the plan for personal satisfaction, 6ur bureau is pleased to accord you that privilege. This. method of sale and service protects you against the chance of other homes exactly like your own being built iW the sante lo- cality. the office of Van Horn and Rittenbush, 209° Seventh street. “Man, Woman, ‘Martiage” , at the Eltinge, Monday, Tuesday, and. Wednesday. . FOR SALE Seed “Potatoes—Van Horn Full information nay be obtained at Cafe. Dollar for Dollar ( a LEAST that can be said of the Overland Motor Car is that there is noth- ing better for the same money, and nothing to equal it for less. In business, health and happiness, the cost of doing without an Overland may - easily be greater than the cost of owning one. Its riding comfort is as superior as its economy. Overland Prices Have Been Reduced The Time Payment Plan Is Very Easy A GOO-D Bismarck, N. Dak. ~~ 212 COMM CCSTTOVESHOROETS INVESTMENT Lahr Motor Sales Co. SLEEVE VALVE > MOTOR CAR ° ‘Dooce BROTHERS , 4DOOR SEDAN The Sedan has become a per- manent part of the substantial domestic life of the nation. This could not be so if the car were not deserving in the sense of being good and economical. ‘The tire mileage is unusually bigh. M. B. GILMAN CO. Main St. ‘The gasoline consumption is unusually low. Bismarck Te Tee e wesc ee se