Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-29
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
Lieut., Col. Tisdale,of Canadian House
of Commons a Guest in The City.

lIClts NUis tiS0oISsOi So' ''SS"S
Of Commons Guest in The City.
ono, I don't believe that the
action of the congress of the United
States In putting pitimus coal
on the free list for a year will
make any noticeable difference In
prices, so far as importation from
Canada Is concerned, said Lieuten'
ant Co!opel D. Tisdale at the Ex-
change hotel last evening, when In
terrogated by a newspaper man as
to his views on this meeting Col
onel Tisdal Is a member OF the Can
adam house of commons from the
province of Ontario and was at one
time minister of the department OF
militia and defense In the Canadian
government.
Continuing, the gentleman gave
his reasons for the opinion ex-
pressed and stated that the coal
from the low provinces of Eastern
Canada Is not much In excess OF
the home demand for 1t. However
nothing definite as to the govern.
ment's action will be known until
parlimant meets. The executive
government has the right by law to
reduce the export duty On coal to
90 cents per ton, but to remove 1t
entirely would require the consent
of parliament. Coal Is worth about
So per ton In Ontario province at
the present time aud the fuel famine
In certain portions of the United
States has produced nothing mora
than a transient effect ubon the
Canadian market.
Colonel Tisdale Is soldier, but
was long since retired, and his per.
feet knowledge of the military con-
ditions OF Canada Is doubtless re-
sponsible for his having been
placed at the head of the militia and
defense. He Is a strong admirer
of the Canadian government and
thinks that In many ways 1t IS ST.
perior to that of the United States,
although he admits frankly that
Canada copied much from our con-
stitution, pro6ting from our sue.
cesses and failures when the federal
government of that country was
formed In 1867. His talk on thinge
political vas extremely interesting,
but the lack of available space for
bids an extensive review of 1t.
It will be Interesting to Titusville
men to know that Colonel Tisdale
isquite largely interested In the
Michipicoten gold district, located
inland some distance from the
northern shores of Lake Superior.
AS a number from this city and
Pfeasantville also have holdings
there his opinions of the outcome
of the field will be eagerly heard.
To the Herald reporter Colonel
Tisdale said that the Michipoeten
field looks very promising. There
are two stamp mills In operation
there at the present time and the
probabilities are for quite a rush In
that direction next spring. More
development work has been done
during the past year than at any
time since gold was first found
there In 1898. The United Mining
company of Tltusville and Pleas
antville owns thirteen forty.acre
claims and on one of them shaft
Is being lowered 100 feet this win.
ter. Gold In paying quantities has
already been found and 1t Is posi-.
BILE that stamp mill will be erected
some time Within the very near fu
tare. Mallory Bros. of SistersviIle,
also have some holdings In the I'm
mediate vicinity of the Titusville
mines. The district Is new, bat a
volume of fairly good ore Is being
found there In quantities sufficient
to indicate that 1t Is a good thing.
During the afternoon Colonel
Tisdale had as visitors G. l.. Ack-
erinan, DR.. J. A, Todd, J. c. Ed
mondson, OF Titusville, and the
Messrs. Ward and Beebe, of Pleas,
antville. He will leave for his
home today.-Titusville Herald.