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Suniland Magazine

1925

Florida has inexhaustible deposits of peat, and as a general rule these peats have a high fuel value. Their utilization will require the construction of central power plants which in addition to developing power will also be able to recover the gas and other byproducts, especially ammonium sulphite.

Source:
Excerpt from: Agassiz, Garnault. "Florida in Tomorrow's Sun."
Suniland, Nov. 1925, Vol.3, No.2., Pgs. 37-45; 88-94; 113-133

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