The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-04-30
For The EAGLE.
Coal and Mining Company.

FOR llie EAGLE.
Z Coal and Mining Company.
;. JAMEsBURG. HANS. April Is.
y EDITOR EAGLE: | attended a meet
I ing called by the Attica coal and min
, in. company. and after setting and
, hearing the many nice little speeches
made by the members of the company
proved TO me that they meant business.
will give you in brief few remarks.
House called TO order by S. W.
Parker. president. a committee APP
pointed TO draft bylaws and regula-
tions for the company.
Speech by O. 5. Northrop: Mr.. Pres
ident, have been miner for at least
ten years, and have superintended the
drill and derrick for several companies,
and have sunk some forty different
shafts for coal and | do not think
have ever saw better indications any
where, TT. Scott not excepted. | sunk
the first shaft that was sunk there for
coal. Our indications are far supirior
to theirs, and must say that, in nv
opinion, success awaits us in the end
if we 90 on with our project, and
hope the the company will take hold
of this project and push the work on
with rapidity that will surprise the
most sanguine. Mr.. President. will |
superintend the drill aud derricks for
the consideration of thirty dollars per
month, though do not consider that |
anything like wages. but in order 10 |
see the enterprise go on will do this,
not expecting TO make anything off the
company as they are new beginners in
the business. Gentlemen. you have ia
ken the right steps in this matter and
have got in good shape
Rev. John kobb was called. and said:
Mr.. President, | am no speaker. but |
always willing to help any enterprise
in my country. and / do think this
project is one Of the most needlul.
Gentlemen, we are all poor men, and
we must all help a little, so as to enable
the company to go Oh with their work
at once, and | suggest that we let all
take stock that will, and the rest of us
donate something to keep them moving
to success. Now. men, we can all help
those who take stock and those who
do not wish to take stock to make Il
donation. We must all lay our Shout
ders to the wheel, and those who can
not push must grunt. and we will all
move off at once. Then we will ac-
complish our desired end.
Mr.. j. j. Page was then called: Mr..
President. | have roamed this country
over for some three years. and il has !
always been my opinion that this coun-
try is all underlaid with coal or min
eral substance in sufficient quantity to
pay a company to work it. | have
been told by reliable man that he has !
seen coal cropping out not more than
a day and half's drive west Of here.
Now if this be true, we certainly must
have coal here: so am willing to take
stock in this company and help to push
the work on TO ascertain the fact y
whether we have coal or mineral sufli-
cient to pay for working or not. If we
have, the sooner we find it the better
for our community: for we stand in
great need.
5. p. Parker called forward: Gen
tlemen, am not in the habit of max
ing speeches: so you cannot expect
much of me on this OCCASION Howev-
cr. will do the best | can. ] must
confess that this is work we stand
very much in need of, and would be
very much pleased to see the enter
prise prosper. have worked diligcnt-
ly for this project, and am with the
matter heart and hand. AS we have
the richest and healthiest country now
known TO man, the best climate and
the purcst water of any country in the
west-a country that is being settled
up BY the most energetic men of the
world men who are coming here to
make permanent homes among us;
men of means and money, coming TO
invest their money in our nice rich
valley: lands where we have native
home and pastor for cattle. and where "
the farmers are making SO much
money by farming and are erecting
line farm houses and large barns, and
where we can raise corn. wheat, oats. I
cotton, castor beans and all other grain
and vegetables of the more northern
md eastern states.
Gentleman, admitting these to be
facts and that we have neither wood &C
Dr coal then what steps is necessary -
md right for us to take in this matter. A
contend that it is our duty to set
about the work to ascertain whether
We are blessed with coal for fuel or not
In my opinion we are. we have every
Indication of a good mining country.
Is much SO as any | know of and will
,ay further that do believe the rising
will hold us responsible
or our action in this matter. This is
/ thing we should not triflc with as it
S subject of the greatest Importance n
o all. This being the case am con-
,inced that there is not thinking man
II this country that will not give us
lis hearty support and that will lend
is his aid in time Of need.
have corrcsponded with mineral
men and they all speak well of our in
locations and no doubt but we have an
abundance of coal or copper and either
will pay a company very well TO mine.
% not think for moment that we are
o be considered as our ancestors of
hundred years ago, that "what is to be
will be-" No, we can make great
hanges. even in the mineral point of
Jew if we will take hold of this pro-
cct and work in the right direction for
short time, though il is no small
hing to drill hole in the ground or