Telegram-herald., 1891-11-22

The Orand Rapids yisisers Pleased VITA
Their Trip.

PS"I INV" HANs s0S&ts
The Grand Rapids ytsisers Pleased VIA
Their Trip.
The gentlemen who recently visited
the undevelopcd coal mines had the
following 10 cay yesterday TO reporter
tor the IElfoRAm-HERALD:
John s. L2Mrence--''There IL great
future for that country down there
I'm seil pleased with II. The supply
of coal thcrs - practically unlimited.
The camel coal ~ SAID TO be better
than the English coal. We were shown
four seius, the lower of which ~as
canuel coal and the others eoking coal.
These were ranged one above another
through . distance of about 1890 feet.
On the. other SIDE at about The sane
height, these formations we're seen
again, showing that they went through
the mountain. On the other side Df
the Cumberland Mountains, there -
magnetic, but no coal; on TINS side
there ID plenty OF coal, but no iron.
The iron can he brought 10 the coke
very easily aud cheaply, and an i'm
mcnse business could be built up. Most
be brought from the northern PENN
sula Of Michigan, and taken 20
PittsburR where the coke n. You
can see what an immense saving
this would tie. This company owns
about all the available land there that
the English syndicate hasn't bought.
Middistorougn was quilt by the syndi-
cate. IL ID III the midst of this country.
Imp ovements have been made almost
too rapidly. and the English company
haa lost money; but they have a
property of great intrinsic value.
Charles Fox-"We went down there;
had frat rate good time. and I'm well
pleased with the country. They
showed Va yerything they ronlissd 10.
The company badn't mlsrepresented
their property IN the least. The coal "A
unlimited and of first rate quality. Ii
can be very chssply mined because
Il lies in horizontal strata. The
dip is Just enough and IN the right d.
rection 10 secure good drainage. The
railroad bed would be built IN the bed
of q creek, and would consequently be
below the mines. Hence the coal could
be sent IN shutes from the MI aes 70 the
cars at no expense whatever. We
found Mlddleb0rough 10 be = town of
5000, perhaps, aud fineville q pleasant
ltae town Of 20o0 inhabitants. The
English syndicate that owns Middle
borough has put about $s.0oo. 900 into
the town. Ii Is reported thst ihey have
raised 81 900, ,0U0 more, and Will put IN
some extensive manufacture D. They
already have the finest lrc n osiahllsh-
snept ! ever saw. 1hcy make plg aud
nar iron here ard steel by the Besse-
mer process. Tlle timber down that
way 10 principally poplar. red oak and
chestnut oak, ,iwIth some walnut. The
timber Is admirably adapted for the
manufacture of furniture, and the bark
of chestnut oak is the best IN the world
for tanning pnrposes. Taxing .; alto
gctber thnK the country bss immense
natural resources, and ! think como
Grand Rapids capital vail 30 down
there.
:. b. Jenks-Gieat country down
there. Pm well satisfied with u. Inn
mense coal beos--good coal too. ard
unlimited in quantity. The strata
extends clear through the mountains.
The iron ore is SAID 10 he first class.
and there are good railroad faci ties
for bringing II 90 the coke fields. The
timber IL good and - 10 the soil.
Where il hss been cleare d mp and used
for farming purposes. Jnev raise good
crops-immenseiy tall corn and great.
big sweet pot atoes. That's about all
they raise down there, I guess. The
corn 10 fed 10 the hogs-that ~, some Of
is. Most OF It 10 used 10 make IN oaB-
tain dew" They eat sweet potatoes
raw down there iuss ss We do apples.
Since the timber is good, the land en-
ceIlent for farming purposes. the coal
of q superior ausiify and unlimited. |
donfst see why that country hssn't
great future before II. OF course ss
financial success, IL depends entirely
on how ID IL msnsfed by the eonpa zee
that own the land.
A. q. Hoaeupyie-That company
showed ne everv thing they PROMISED
10. There 10 . great outlook for hnaa-
ciai investments down there. There "a
an sniimited supply Of esnBel and
cob ing coal. The mines are onsy fonr
miles from The main lioe of the Lous-
vile A Nashville road. The road Gag
he btiit in the bed Of creek ~ q vsrv
snail erperse. am we'll piess.d and
the out lock for . good fnsseisl invest.
nseDt - exc.llent
". ". Act<y-Jhsre 10 . good chance
for a rood fnsucssi investment thsr. II
one deesn't need the lrfteresi ifnfaed !
ately- Tire company cant declare any
disidencs for tse or three yesrs. btt
when they eo s*sIr &c fnsks nsDnsr. 4
vii ss made rsgi ily. ! sboulaslT Re
surprised il sI5a.09o or $50 oeo II
Sr.nd RAPID. capita vent into ths en.
tefrrise.
tseorre Hsfersn-fff vas vel sstis-
fed ~tn the fesuis 81 the TRIP The
eountfy s~enns sers riea ~ natural re-
sources. l css.s bsse tsus ~ ferm
ary ltes 81 4 ss . Gssspcasl Investment
bal the nstH7si esxitn of the tgnn.rs
sesFns - ne grsst