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Mat £7. 1915. 



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THE COAL ]MARKET. 



Among coal men the all-absorbing ob- 

 ject of interest now is the new develop- 

 ment in the export trade, resulting di- 

 rectly from the European war. The 

 increased foreign demand has been the 

 most important feature in the market 

 for some weeks and it is assuming 

 greater and greater significance. It 

 looms up in vast proportions and is 

 full of meaning for both dealers and 

 consumers, including the fiorists. The 

 Black Diamond summarizes the situa- 

 tion thus: "The coal trade continues' 

 to get its biggest demand, its best prices 

 and its largest prospects from the ex- 

 port trade. The home business is de- 

 cidedly slow, both in domestic and in 

 steam coal. ' ' 



"In a literal sense," says a Chicago 

 writer for the same coal journal, "a 

 diligent search would fail to disclose 

 any real coal market in Chicago." 

 Sooner or later, however, the boom in 

 foreign business must have an enliven- 

 ing effect on home sales, beginning with 

 the sales of smokeless coal, the florists' 

 fuel. So the Chicago coal man con- 

 tinues: 



"Smokeless coal has strengthened 

 considerably within the week. One 

 case was actually reported of a retailer 

 who was short of coal and shopped 

 around several offices before he could 

 find a car within easy reach of Chicago 

 that could satisfy the orders he had on 

 his books. Some sales agents say that 

 the retailers are pretty well stocked. 

 The major shippers say they are not 

 stocked at all. Halfway between the 

 two statements is probably correct. 

 Better prospects at tidewater made 

 some dealers uneasy over future sup- 

 plies and thus some contracting has 

 been done within the last week. The 

 business is generally slower, however, 

 than is safe. Prices are unchanged." 



MAY USE A COIL HEATER. 



I intend to build a greenhouse, 21x75 

 and six feet high to the gutters, run- 

 ning east and west. The north wall 

 will be entirely of boards; the south 

 wall will contain two feet of glass. 

 The east gable end will be exposed, 

 but the west end will be connected to 

 the boiler shed. How many 1^-inch 

 flows and how many 1^4 -inch or 1^-inch 

 returns will be needed to heat the 

 house to 50 degrees, with hot water! 

 Would it be preferable to place the re- 

 turns under the benches or along the 

 sides of the solid bedst There will be 



THE REWARD OF MERIT 



THE:WHITK HOUSK greenhouses, WashiiiBton, D. C. 



Tbe conservatories of the President of tbe United States are located opposlt» 

 tbe Wasblnston monument, at Washlnsrton, D. C. Over 40 BTeenhouses are devoted 

 to the STowinK of cut flowers, orchids, stove plants, tropical and decorative stock. 



A No. 11 KROESCHELX BOILER was Installed in 1906 for the high temperature- 

 houseev This holler replaced a number of other makes and made a w^onderful 

 record for fuel economy. 



The new iron frame ranse erected In 1910 Is heated by KROE8CHKIX BOILERS. 



The Plant Introduction Garden of the United States Department of Aerlcultvire 

 at Chico, California, is heated by No. 2 Kroeschell boiler and generator system. 



In 1912 two No. 5 KROESCHELL BOILERS were Installed for the new ranse of 

 the U. S. Dept. of Acriculture, at Garrett Park, Md. 



The U. S. Government's new establishment, the Northern Great Plains Field 

 Station, at Mandan, N. Dakota, ordered a No. 7 KROESCHELL BOILER for the new 

 Breenhouse ranee erected in 1913. 



AuBrust, 1914, two more No. 11 KROESCHELL BOILERS were ordered for Whit* 

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