Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-10-10
Mineral Resources of Kansas.

,resenting the Kansas state labor bu-
5reau, after an investigation covering a
period Of several months, has issued
a bulletin on the mineral resources
of Kansas. He fixes the annual pro-
-duction of minerals at S2O,223, 1872, as
follows:
Coal mines-Atchison, Leavenworth,
Lansing, Topeka, Usage City, Burlin-
game, Scranton, Carbonate, Fort
Scott, Pittsburg, Weir City, Frontenac,
Pleasanton, Cherokee, Chicopee, Coke
dale, Fleming, Mineral City, Scammon,
Stone City, etc., 5,23O,433 tons, with
value of s6,199,563.
Gas wells-Paola, Osawatomie, Gree
ley, lola, La Narpe, Gas City, Hum
.boldt, Cherryvale, Erie, Chanute, Cof-
.feyville, Independence, Neodesha, Syc-
=amore, Chetopa, Caney, Peru, Niotaze,
.Neosho Falls, Dexter, Benedict, Buffa-
10. Havana, Villas, Guilford, Mound
Valley, Moline, Elk Falls and Toronto,
with value Of 100000.
Oil wells-Cherryvale. Thayer, Cha
mute, Humboldt, Independence, Bolton,
-Caney, Peru, Rogers, Chautauqua
Springs, Buffalo, Shaw, Guilford, Ne
.odesha, Neosho Falls, Paola, lie Roy,
Cedarvale, Moran and Toronto; 2S1,-
iG97 barrels, with value of s36O,S57.
Salt mines-Kanopolis Lyons and
Kingman.
CoIt Iutn
ding. Production, 1,270,000 barrels;
value, $762,609.
Gypsum plaster mills-Blue Rapids,
Longford, Hope, Dillon, Burns, Spring
vale and Medicine Lodge. Produc-
ton, 49,217 tons, with value Of sos, 172.
Hydraulic cement mills-Fort Scott
and lola. Production. 9S1,372 barrels,
with value Of $1,556, 400.
Limestone quarries - Manhattan,
Junction City, Atchison, Leavenworth,
Topeka, Strong City, Cottonwood Falls,
Fort Scott. Augusta, Winfield, Arkan-
sas City, Marion.
Sandstone quarries-BouYbon, Phil
lips, Rawlins, Crawford, Woodson,
Clark, Wilson, Harper, Kingman, Co.
manche. Sumner counties. Produc-
ton, S529157
Brick yards-Atchison. Leavenworth,
Horton, Topeka, Lawrence, Clay Cen
ter, Salina, Emporia, Paola, lola, La
Harpe, Humboldt, Fredonia, Sycamore,
'Cherryvale, Pittsburg, Columbus, Cof-
:feyville, Independence, Caney, Chanute
Production, S1,200,000.
Coffeyville, Fort Scott.
Acid plants-Argentfne lola.
Lead and zinc mines-Galena, 40, 900
tons, with value of $1,043.724
Zinc smelters-Iola, Cherryvale, Gas
City, Neodesha.
Total value of mineral industries,
:S20,223,132.
;BOch's Position Pays 81 800 N Yenr.
Homer Hoch, son of the Marion
editor, will receive $500 year as
private secretary to Joseph L. Bristow,
assistant postmaster general. Hoch
succeeds Lacy Simpson, son Of James
Simpson, internal revenue collector.
He is graduate of Baker university,
from which institution Mr.. Bristow
was also graduate
To Turn Loose 80 IncOrriEibles.
1t is probable that so incorrigible
boys will be released from the state
reform school at Topeka as result Of
the recent opinion by the supreme
court in which it held that justices
eof the peace have no authority to COM
NIT boys to the institution.
Bank Commissioner Albaugh reports
no less than 116 state banks whose
surplus is at least one-half of the
amount of their capital. Some Of the
banks have larger surplus than cap
ital. All of the 116, however, are small
banks with small capitalization.
Refuse to Exchange Business.
The Santa Fe and Orient railroads
refuse to build connecting switches at
Anthony and citizens have appealed
ito the state board of railroad commits
<sioners to compel an exchange Of busi-
mess there between the two roads.
Vocal Organs ParaIysed.
Miss Stella Beaver, q Wichita mil
Hiner, was working in her store when
"A mouse ran across her toes. She was
frightened and uttered cry, and ever
ssince her vocal organs have been para
Ayzed and she cannot talk.
Unusually Cloudy September.
Prof. Snow, Of the state university,
1n his weather report for September,