June 19, 1914.

THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN.

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show the world that every appliance for safety and mak-
ing coal cheap was utilised by mining people, and that
they meant to set their house in order and keep Great
Britain to the fore as they had done in times past.
Manchester was a splendid place for exhibitions. It was
a centre for the coal mining industry of this country, a
centre for the production of mining machinery. And, as
in previous years, Manchester had shown that she could
make industrial exhibitions successful, so he hoped
Manchester would succeed again—by getting people to
come to see the Exhibition and appreciate the exhibits,
and by showing she was ever ready to produce that which
was necessary for the country. In this Exhibition it
would be seen that British people were to the fore in
matters of safety and appliances that would enable them
to meet the competition of the world. It was because
they had leaders like Lord Aberconway to show them
the way to make the most of their coalfields that they
were able to maintain that prosperity that was so
necessary to this country. Two things were wanted.
First, to secure the safety of the workers, and a bit of
profit afterwards. That was what they wanted, and that
was what they desired for this Exhibition.

Lord Aberconway said he had been invited to perform
the pleasing duty of declaring that great Exhibition open.
He supposed it was because his practical interest in the
coal trade and everything that appertained to it was
very large. For the greater part of his busness life he
had been connected with colliery operations, and at the
present moment he supposed he was responsible for rais-
ing something like 10 million tons of coal a year, and as
a manufacturer and shipbuilder he consumed at least
a million tons himself. Therefore he welcomed anything
which showed them how to cheapen the cost of produc-
tion to mine owners and consumers alike, and this
particular Exhibition was showing what could be done in
that direction. They were concerned also very much
with the question of safety. At present they were
considering the question of lamps. Was electricity to
take the place of the old safety lamp? That was
receiving the greatest consideration after a prolonged
investigation by mining experts. Then there was the
question of ventilation. Under the new Act they had to
reverse their ventilating arrangements, and he need
hardly say that arrangements of that kind demanded the
utmost ingenuity. Then they wanted good pumps, not
merely for working their collieries, but to help them in
their deep sinking. He need hardly remind his hearers
of the difficulty they had found in some of the deep
sinkings in the Doncaster district, where they went many
hundred yards deep through water-bearing strata. Again,
in looking over the Exhibition he saw men dressed like
divers; they were equipped for work of rescue in mines
after an accident. In all the coal districts now they had
rescue stations, fitted with rescue apparatus for use in
an emergency, and no money nor thought had been
spared to produce the best apparatus for that purpose.
He need hardly say that the importance of producing
coal in great quantities and as cheaply as possible was never
more to the front than it was to-day. There was the
fact of the opening of the Panama Canal. They knew
that would to a certain extent stimulate the American
export trade in coal. They knew that America was
bringing materials from the Mediterranean, and the ships
that came back would be able to bring coal at rates
which might compete with British coal seriously. At
the same time the Board of Trade figures showed that
year by year not only was our home consumption
increasing, but our exports were increasing by leaps and
bounds. Why? Because the industrial prosperity of
Europe and South America was also increasing by leaps
and bounds. Foreign railways and ships found our coal
better than any they could get elsewhere, and as long as
we had increasing prosperity abroad and increasing trade
at home, there was no fear but that our collieries would
get all the orders they required. He only regretted that
the miners, getting high wages, averaging 10 to 12 shil-
lings a day, would not work their full time and enable
all the collieries to get out as much coal as they were
equipped for. That might account in some measure for
the high prices of coal. He was glad to think the men
were getting a well-deserved remuneration for their work,
and he was glad to think of the improvements that had
been made by Parliament or the Home Office, to protect
them in the exercise of their industry. He would not
detain the assembly longer save to congratulate the
organisers of the Exhibition on the success which had
followed their efforts. He trusted those who exhibited
would have no cause to regret the enterprise which had
brought them there. He had very great pleasure in
declaring the Exhibition open.

On the proposal of Mr. Charles Pilkington, seconded
by Mr. Frank A. Hopkinson, a vote of thanks was
heartily accorded to Lord Aberconway for opening the
Exhibition. Mr. Pilkington congratulated the committee
on having got the right man to do this work—a thing not
always easy to do. They had chosen a man of wide and
varied experience, and one able to give them good
advice.

Thanks were accorded to the Chairman, on the motion
of Mr. J. Butterworth, seconded by Capt.
SCHLAGINTWEIT.

THE EXHIBITS.

As the Exhibition remains open until June 27, there is
no doubt that many of the stands will acquire an
increased significance before the close. The opening
day, however, found the exhibits well advanced towards
the stage of completion if we except a few gaps in the
case of newcomers.

Before dealing with the exhibits in detail, it may be
observed that this Exhibition, in a greater degree than
any other that we can recall, represents the variety of
appliances that go to make up the equipment of the
colliery. Everything, indeed, seems to have found its
place; if we exclude heavy plant such as winding
engines and coke oven batteries, which can only be
adequately presented in the form of models or photo-

graphs. In such cases we must perforce content
ourselves with the accessories, and many of the latest
types of winding engine controllers, of instruments
designed for control of working temperatures, etc., may
be seen. Over and above everything else there is an
absence of the holiday element : everywhere is to be
found the atmosphere of business, of which Manchester is
redolent. This is an important factor, we feel, in the
success of such an enterprise.

An account of the more prominent exhibits follows :—

STEINLE & HARTUNG.

On this stand will be found many articles of interest,
particularly for colliery owners and engineers in
general. This firm is a very old-established one, and
has made a speciality of heat recording apparatus and
governors for engines for over 30 years, and the prin-
cipal exhibits consist of a variety of the foregoing
articles. Three different types of pyrometers and ther-
mometers are handled by Messrs. Steinle and Hartung.
Fig. 1 represents a design out of many hundreds which
are manufactured of the mercury type, which are suit-

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Fig. 1.—Mercury Thermometer with Recording
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Fig. 3.—Steam Consumption Meter.

(Steinle and Hartung.)

Fig. 4.—Governor.

able for temperatures between —20 degs. to +1100
degs. Fahr. They can be manufactured in almost any
shape, and up to 50 yds. away from the source of heat.
They can be made with or without recording apparatus,
and a number of attachments such as maximum and
minimum hands, alarm bells, etc., can be fitted. Fig.
2 represents a recording apparatus, by means of which
two sources of heat can be marked on the paper at one
time. This is of great use in connection with econo-
misers, etc. An ether type is also exhibited, which has
been brought out to meet a demand where the dis-
tance is extremely great between the source of heat
and the position of the dial. They are particularly used
for superheater work, and many thousands of these are
in use in connection with locomotives, etc. A new
type shown is that known as the thermo-electrical type,
for registering temperatures up to 1500 degs. Fahr.
These instruments can be made of great use where
various points of heat are to be registered on one dial,
by the aid of electrical cable the various sources of heat

are connected up by means of a switch to the dial, and
all that is necessary to read the temperature on any
desired point is to move the switch accordingly. Messrs.
Steinle and Hartung also manufacture the graphite and
nickel graphite pyrometers for temperatures up to
2000 degs. Fahr., with or without recording gear. These,
however, are of the rigid type for fixed positions on
steam plants, etc.

A useful instrument is a steam consumption meter
which accurately measures the quantity of steam pass-
ing through a pipe. The apparatus is of the most
simple construction, and is illustrated in fig. 3. A
load meter is also exhibited, which enables engineers to
read the quantity of steam passing through a
throttling valve per second or hour in conjunction with
the height of the mercury column. A steam recording
meter is exhibited, which records the exact amount of
steam, automatically taking into consideration the
steam pressure, as well as automatic conversion of the
differential pressure, and amongst other articles shown
are the density meters, used largely in connection with
taking the density of juice and temperatures of various
liquids.

Messrs. Steinle and Hartung have also for many
years made a speciality of governor work for all classes
of engines. Various types are shown on the stand of
the 14 various sizes of sleeve governors, six series of
drum governors, load governors, etc., and these are
used for large pumps, compressors, hauling engines, gas
and Diesel engines, pneumatic engines, oil servo-
motors, turbines, etc. An example in shown in fig. 4.

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PROTECTOR LAMP & LIGHTING CO. LTD.

This exhibit comprises a complete lamp room instal-
lation, consisting of miners’ safety lamps (which have
passed all the Home Office tests) with single and double
glass, to burn colzalene spirit or oil, fitted with the latest
approved unpickable magnetic or lead plug locks,
patented combustion tube lamps, lamp room fittings
(including lamp stands, motors, dynamos, low tension
re-lighting machines, magnetic unlocking machines,
cleaning machines, filling machines, automatic and
otherwise, accumulators, coils, rivet moulds, brushes,
mops, gauzes, toughened glasses, etc., etc.).

There are also shown enamelled iron colliery notice-
plates, tablets, number plates, etc. A patented re-
lighter is one of the novel features of the exhibit. This
can be carried in the waistcoat pocket.

The exhibit further includes several of the firm’s other .
specialities, including all types of castings and machine
work, also patented Hawgood’s reversible spring
hinges, Citadel door fasteners, Climax valves, etc.