The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
CHEAP FUEL INSURED.
Something Of the New Coal Fields
Developed.
THE TlMpsoN BROWN COAL COMPANY
Now Ready 10 FIJI Ordcrs-rests
show the Coal 20 Nc OF
Very Fine Quality.

Timpson. Texas, November i9,--one Of
the tl,s frcan which Texas has always SUI
fered Is tho woful lack Of Industrial enter.
prises with which TO turn her wohderiui
natural resources into the Finished product
nor home consumption and competition Win
her less favored sisters. Texas mas peeh
pleased with nearly every natural advan-
taRe under the sun, but up to tho ireseh'
timo there has been q iDissinE INK III nts
ohu,n Of prosperity That wassphc lax u
soal ar a cheap fuel With which 20 turn
the wheels OF industry. This INK mas ~
last been supplied and there 's 40 ionkes
any reason why Texas should not pek,h "
forge TO the front AZ manuiaetutipk o'vus
nor why Houston should not tAcVthe WY
Industrial center. The industriai tront IN
has been solved by Shelby county; LOT un-
derneath her SOIL about one ana Guurtcr
miles from this little city. has been dis
covered and Is being developed the isrgeft
aud best vein OF Ignite or brown coal ever
found In the state. II this vein Oh coal
had been f.und few years ago ,he nres
In the furnaces at New Birmingham wou'a
net nave gone cut and II would To-Day rave
been fosnishing Industrial city. Thtre
a M reason nov why those fires should not
Eoeu be rsnghted and the iron intr.es'b o.
East Texas developed 20 their '.illcst ex-
tent and BECOME enc OF the leading iidus-
tries OF the state and Of tho Southwest.
for ell Il neoda Ii coke and this ,cai NINE
at Timrecn VIII supply the coal that wiz
make the ctke for smelling tae Drown
hefri:dite and black Illuminated Iron ores oil
Cherokee county.
There IS scarcely any limit 10 THIS foai
field and thai makes the possibilities ior
jndustriai progress In Texas almost INIT
lea whan this mine Is dcYelopcd ina mo
cheap fu.l begins 10 md ~ way throughout
Texas and the people begin TO appreciate
It's real value.
who know their business and who mean
business md II will soon be running Ct It's
full caracity, which means TINT forty 70
fifty cars Will be loaded every day,
This vcin OF brown coal was discoycrcd
in September. 1896. BY Mr.. ,. ID. ifannn.
Mr. Hanna obtained his mining experience
An the ST. joe Lead mines nj Boone Tefre,
ST. Francois county. Missouri. ana u ~
thorough. He Is rot only gocd miner,
but he Is an energetic. up-to-date business
man. who knows the value OF bis coal 70
the business interests OF Texas. and who
has The enterprise 70 prove y 70 tnfni ehu
finally to supply them With the cnea?esi
and hest fuel in Texaa After the dsAcos-
ery ~ this valuable yein. MIR. Hanna U.S.
ISOLATED With him IN the DEVELOPMENT ol
lthis enterprise. Captain g. W Tinny OF
San Antonio, and txcfhsT. with Mr.. hanna
| In active charge Of the mine as fupetih-
tcndent and manager. they began tne VOTE
| n development incorporated u1dcr inc
name OF the Timrsor Rsosn Coal COMPANY.
Then the people OF Timpscu. with 4 lew
| ccnnpicup,is exceptions. displayed Tbfui
Isck Of appreciation ~ the meaning OF an
enterprise a this magnitude being dsvei-
| oped almost within the towns limits. ~.
Hanna received no enoouraseuitnt from inc