Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-01-26
Some Reasons Why the Twin Cities
Should Make Use Of North
Dakot,t Goal.
An Anagram Party Given Last
Evening at the Residence Of
Miss Cora struss.
News Received in the City, Of the
Death Of W. a. Mcoloy Of
Dickinson
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Norm Dakota coal.

Paul Pioneer Press calls to the attention
OF the people Of that city, the advantages
to them Of the use of North Dakota lig-
mite COAL. The article gives q state
ment of the vast amount Of the fuel, and
its superiority, and says:
Revive trade in St.Paul by burning North
Dakota coal. When your chamber of com
MERGE enters into communication with the
railroad officials regarding a rate for this
coal it will be met with the statement that
North Dakota coal is of no account-that It
Is available for local consumption only.
Mr.. Cakes, two or three years ago, in amin
terview published in the New York papers.
remarked, incidentally, that the Ignite of
this state was only valuable for local con-
sumption. The trouble is that these Off
Gals, industrious as they are, and ever on
the alert to do business, have not properly
informed themselves. The testimony of
one North Dakota Touring mill to the effect
that it is q superb and cheap fuel When
properly managed, is worth the testimony
Of a thousand mills to the effect that it is
no use. they not having tried it. The rail.
road officials of the roads running to our
coal fields, don't know Ignite when they
see it. Let your chamber of commerce. if
1t wants to do q good turn fol-. your whole
salers and manufacturers, send q commit
tee oSims and Dickinson and investigate.
Let them ascertain how much coal there is
here to burn;. let them visit the Touring
mills that are using this coal; let them see
how it heats'Ou residences and Offices, and
having procured information Of this kind
let them labor with the railroad companies.
The western part Of this state is underlaid
with this coal in ear from six to fourteen
feet. In thickness. Our capital building, In
sane asylum, schools, court houses and
many other public buildings + being
heated with this fuel. st. Paul needs ii,
n we want you to have it. This is an
0pportune time to make an investigation.
You, never needed the business so much as
you do to-day, which the development of
our coal Industries would inaupulrraadte.
There is an abundance of capital here ready
to mine the coal at a low price; all that is
needed Is a low freight rate from the rail-
road Companies. The railroads never need
ed the business as much as they do to-day,
and st. Paul is big enough to deal with the
railroads.
The Pioneer Press seems to look at
the matter favorably for it makes the
following comment:
A Mandan CORRESPONDENT call attention.
to the abundant supplies Of cheap fuel
which the Twin Cities could obtain from
the strata Of excellent lignite which are
said to underlie the western part of North
Dakota in seams Of from six to fourteen
feet in thickness. This coal is very gen
orally used for fuel purposes in that rsgion.
The public buildings at Bismarck and else.
where are heated by it. A. Touring mill
which has been using 1t ~testifies that it is a
superb fuel when properly managed. Our
merchants are earnestly invited. to investi-
gate its qualities and value. If available
for manufacturing and heating
and the transportation problem could be
satisfactorily solved, it would unquestion-
ably be greatly to the Advantage of mer-
chants and manufactures of st. Paul to buy
their coal in the territory tributary to their
trude rather than in Pennsylvania or
Illinois. The money thus spent for coal
would circulate among their customers
and come back to them in the form of an
increased demand for their goods. The
suggestions sof. our Mandan correspondent
are respectfully submitted to the consider
alton of the commercial bodies in st. Paul
and Minneapolis, which are looked to take
the practical initiative in such matters.
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