Scottish Smokeless Fuel Innovation. Smokeless fuel-auaranteed. like the Eas supply, to produrr a Cred maximum of heat units per ton, and to contain a minimum of ash contcnt-.will be pl:lced on thc mnrkct early this summer, when the world's birrrst -low-temperature coal distillation plant, being erected for the Bussey Co. a t Glenboig, near Glasgow, is in operation. This innovation has been made possible as a result of special research on Scottish coals carried out by Dr. H. B. Cronshaw, the company's consulting chemist, in London. The new plant will produce over 400 tons of fuel daily. "Buying coal has been mare or less a gamble t o the public up t o now," states Dr. H. B. Cronshaw in an interview. "With few exceptions one can never guess what the next ton--or bag for that matter-will be like. It may burn brightly, give intense heat, and leave little ash; on the other hand, it may be everything that coal should not be. Our new scheme will obviate this entirely. The housewife will know exactly what she is Age, 20, 446 (May 11, 1929). buying."-Chem.
