Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-09-13
ABOUT OUR COAL INTERESTS.
a Visit to the Davis Mine. Wherein IL
an inexhaustibIe supply OF Coal
of the Best Quality.
To the Editor of the Ledger.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Sept. 12.-lt is
hard to sing new song about home
enterprises. So much superiluous
matter has been published, and so
much has been said about ''home
enterprises" that the people of Mex
leo have lost faith to a great extent.
Just a fifteen minutes walk from
Mexico's Court House has been dis
covered what seems to be an mex
haustible amount of very fine coal,
45 feet from the top of the ground.
Now, is this the truth or an adver-I
tisement? "Citizen" has investigat-
ed, and all that is necessary to con-
vince the most skeptical is visit to
the mine.
1t was about n year ago that Mr..
G. G.. Davis discovered coal on his
land just east Of Mexico. The fact
was announced to Mexico, but our
citizens likely thought il was small
vein and probably not of superior
quality. However, not much atten-
ton was paid to the announcement.
Unfortunately for MIR. Davis as we'll
as for Mexico, he has been too slow,
if not too modest TO impress upon
the people the Importance of his
find. He Is a man who would rather
someone else would stoot his horn. ="
| Mr.. Davis deserves praise as we'll as
patronage for his efforts in develop
ing our coal resources, which is sure
in the very near future to resound TO
the interest Of every property owner
il Mexico. Enterprises where a
considerable amount of labor is EN- :
ployed and which keeps thousands
of dollars at home must necessarily
enhance the value of property.
You would certainly be surprised,
as was the writer, if you knew OF
even had anything like correct idea
| of how much fine coal .here is under
, Mr.. Davis 175 acres OF land. As
an expert miner said: "You NIGH
E put in force OF miners here and dis
your lifetime, your children's ant
grandchild1en's lifetime and still
} there would be plenty OF cnal ieit." "
. There is not a particle of suIphu
, in this coal either, and the vein i:
p four feet eight inches thick in three
directions-south, southeast anC
southwest. \ look at the vein vii
t convince one that there is enough
e fine coal there 10 keep the popula
Y ton of this city digging until the,
9 would be too old to work.
The galleries, the long apartment
serving to communicate with th
1 main entrance, are almost higl
e enough for a middle.sized man #
stand upright therein. The al
seems to be very pure and incom
bustible. a goodly number of mel
can now be worked without jeopardy
:. 1t is pretty sight to see how won
a derfully nature has deposited thi
vein. 1t is very concrete and doe
s not vary in thickness in a single di
rection in which it has been develop
e ed.
d We hope none will consider Us oh
It trusive if we suggest that everyon
n assist in every way he possibly cal
. by voice and patronage-in de
= veloping our coal resources. II W
S will only do this we will get coal a
0 a low figure, afford employment fo
5 our unemployed, establish a grea
# coal center here, and keep thous
ands upon top of thousands of dol
lars in Mexico that now go from us
K Let's all, factories and individuals
d use home coal this winter and thu
:. help the working class while we ar
V helping ourselves. CITIZEN.