Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-10-05
BIG PROSPECT.
Prospects for the Development of Lig.
mite Coal Fields are Bright at
this time.
Importance of the Deal Being Figured
on by the Peavy Elevator
System.

W~iAIledpollS, OcL. ..-EQe great
Peavey elevator system, embracing
nearly 500 elevators in the states of
Minnesota, North and South Dakoia,
Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, is inves-
tigating the Ignite coal of North Da-
kota with a view of supplying it. 70
consumers in the territory indicated.
The country elevators of the Peavy
system all handle coal, both hard and
soft, and if the North Dakota coal
comes up to specifications it will get
an introduction through these eleva-
tor sales that will give wonderful I'M
petus to it's further development.
e. L. Craw, a prominent business
man of Grand Rapids, Mich, who is
largely interested in the coal fields in
the Ignite section of North Dakota, is
in the city today on business connected
with the mines in Burleigh and .Mc-
Lean counties. He is very enthusiast
tic over the prospect OF heavy sales TO
the Peavy people. and he expects to
close a contract with the firm for 1t
least 10000 tons Of the Ignite product.
Mr.. Craw claims to be the original lig-
mite man Of North Dakota. He says
he purchased his land there more than
twenty years ago and tried 70 make
the railroad companies understand at
the time that the whole country was
full Of valuable coal, but not until
Senator Washburn projected his new
railroad into that territory could he
make the other roads appreciate the
wealth OF it's coal deposits.
"The country contains an %inexhaust
IDLE supply Of the finest soft coal in
the world" said Mr.. Craw at Mr.. Cr.,w
at Senator Washburn's Office this
morning. We are elated beyond
measure at having the coal inspected
by the Peavey people,"
w. G. Leiferman, manager Of the
coal department for +. II. Peavey e
Co., said that he hau been on the
ground with Senator Washburn and
representatives of the coal mines along
the line of the Bismarck, Washburn a.
Great Falls railroad. The coal ap-
peared to be of excellent quality, and
Mr.. Leiferman says he will buy a good
deal of it to meet the demand of North
Dakota. LAS to its further introduce
tion," he said, lit is our desire to sup
ply the people along Jul lines with the
best and cheapest fuel in the market.
We handle both hard and soft coal at
our elevators, and if the Ignite if what
people wants, and we can buy it for
them, they shall have it. There is Z
great demand for soft coal, and. if tbs
ignite proves az good as its friends
say it will, its immediate use in the
northwest is assured"
F. H. Peavey said that the matter
was in Mr.. Leiferman's hands, but tina
he would gladly lend a helping hand
to any northwestern enterprise which
meant the development of a great in.
dustry. Il have heard a great dea
of the Ignite COAL" said Mr.. Peavy
land we will certainly give it a thor
ough trial. The people of North Da
kota deserve credit for their enterprise
in pushing it to the 'front.'
Several months ago Senator Wash
burn predicted that the development
of the coal mines at Wilton, on the lin,
of his railroad, would work wonders il
a short time. The senator went 81
far as to say that with adequate trans
portation facilities and sufficient capt
tai to operate the mines on an extern
sive scale. the fuel supply of tn,
northwest would be revolutionized
The twin cities would become larg
users OF the coal, and a great coa
country. with all it's advantages
would spring up in the vicinity O
Washburn and Wilton. The senate
pointed to the extraordinary supply
which experts have estimated at mil
lions OF tons. and he assured the peopl
of North Dakota that next year al
immense plant would be put in to ia
cilitate mining operations.