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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 30

For construction of Applied Research Laboratory With service connections, to be located at Urbana-Champaign as a building related to the Natural Resources group. Cooperative agreements may be entered into with Federal agencies by which additional funds may be secured from the Federal government. Approximately 60 feet wide by 104 feet long by 45 feet high containing approximately 270,000 cubic feet 95 000 Total $180 000 Items vetoed were: Coke for the domestic market (household use) For construction, installation and operation for two years of two experimental ovens and accessory equipment, for determining the commercial feasibility of methods having commercial p r o m i s e . . . $ 30 000 For salaries and wages, at not to exceed the annual rates herein specified 43 000 One technologist at $4,000 to $5,000 per annum. Assistant technologists at $1,500 to $3,600 per annum. For travel at $500 per year for two years 1 000 Better stoker and pulverised fuels for both industrial 4 domestic-type stokers 4 boilers 2 steam driers Instrumentation Analytical equipment Coal-washing equipment Accessory equipment and operation and domestic uses $ 800 500 200 5 000 1 000 I 000 I 600

10 100 21 700

For salaries and wages, at not to exceed the annual rates herein specified Technologists and assistant technologists at $1,600 to $2,400 per annum. Consultant services $1,000 per annum. F o r travel at $1,000 per year for two years For clerical hire F o r salaries and wages, at not to exceed the annual rates herein specified Clerks and stenographers at $1,200 per annum. Printing of reports Total

2 000

7 200 5 coo $120 000

T h e law as passed contemplated setting up a definite three-point program of the commercial development, by the State Geological Survey, of devices and processes for the use of Illinois coal on a more attractive economic basis than now exists. This program included: (1) Applied research on coking Illinois coal, certainly a smoke producing process. (2) Development of machinery or plant for making briquets from Illinois coal. This involves pre-heating of the coal used with the likelihood of creating a smoke nuisance wherever the work is done. (3) Development of stokers for burning Illinois coal without smoke. Such devices in the experimental stages would create more or less smoke. T h e Governor's veto eliminated funds for items (1) and ( 3 ) , leaving provision for only the briquetting work. T h e State Architect and the Geological Survey are making plans on the assumption that the Applied Research Laboratory will be adjacent to the south end of the Natural Resources Building. In fact, the contractor is postponing