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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-09-18
State UNIVERSITY OPENED
/ SIXTEENTH YEAR TUESDAY

year but courses will be olferedi in political
science, and economics preparatory to the
study Of law and some elementary law
courses will be offered Il is planned 60
open the law school proper with the sum-
mer term Of next year when a series Of
lectures by the foremost lawyers and legis
Iators obtainable probably will be given
in Oklahoma constitutional law and the
science Of legislation.
The various schools and departments Of
the university work this year are The
college Of arts and sciences, the school Of
medicine, the engineering school, the
school Of pharmacy. the school Of fine
arts. the teachers college and the school
Of mines
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-09-18

Norman. Okla. Sept. i4.-With the open
AZ Of the state university tomorrow, and
be sixteenth opening since the foundation
1893, one thousand enrolment is
Fedicted. Students from almost every
Uunty IN the state are already in Nor
aan selecting rooms and fifty professors
Re on hand ready for Tuesdays enroll
Aent,
This weeks opening marks the first
ear of Oklahoma university as state
DIVERSITY Last year Of the 100 students
nrolled about ESQ were from the Okla
ana side Of the new state, and less than
Sd from the Indian Territory side AS
81 varsity is now for the first time the
lad of the educational system of the east
zde as well as the west, il is believed that
between 400 and 500 students will enter
this week from the old Indian Territory.
About SIS inquiries per day from the east
side have been received for the past
month.
President A. Grant Evans. who is en-
srine upon his first efficient administra-
on both as a college president and as
cad Of the preparatory school, was for
sn years president Of Henry Kendall col
spe, and during that time the school pro-
sIessed from little more than preparatory
sehool to the leading institution Of the
sast side Of the state. He comes TO the
hsadship Of the university with record
Sd years successful teaching in England
nd America
There has been considerable anxiety as
8 the ability of the authorities to provide
iasg el for this years enrolment,
the burning of the main
FL Isl year. A new recita
I'd 81 Ding has been constructed this
"a al e girls gymnasium Of last year
zen sub-divided into class rooms.
IS now announced that all classes
Il b. adequately handled
H. most important additions 70 the
anierslty curriculum are @ college for
ed hsr and a special course in munici-
aflaa sanitary engineering The former
Md 10 combine the special sub
II III are required for the teaching
with a study Of the best tech
~ eineering course IS designed to
IL the arowind demand for city and
my engineers in the new state.
81 aw school will not be opened this
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-09-18
FURMAN IS JUDGE OF
COURT OF APPEALS

Guthrie. Okla. Sept. ii-GovernOr Has.
kell Wednesday commissioned Henry S
Furnan Of Ada, presiding Judge Of the
state court Of criminal appeals. He an.
nounced that he would appoint the othei
two judges in few days.
It looks as though Tom Doyle Of Perry
has been backed from the boards Of pro
hibitionists and that the remaining
member will be J. J. Carney Of FL Reno
and Judge Baker Of Muskogee. a close
political friend Of Governor Haskell.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-09-18
FRANTz BROTHERS BUY
BIG RANCH IN TEXAS.

Guthrie, Ok, Sept i4.-Ex-Governor
Frank Frantz, and his brother, Orville
Frantz, have completed the purchase Of
the big Price rancho $4,000 acres which
lies fifty miles from San Antonio on the
Frio river. II Is understood that other
parties are interested in the deal with
the Frantz brothers. The new owners.
will open Offices in San Antonio Tex, and
several cities Of Oklahoma TO put through
a scheme TO colonize the ranch. The APP
proximate sum paid ier the ranch was
S750.000
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-09-18

c. f. Wilson. Of Seneca. Mo-, and Miss
Alberta Gilstrap Of Vinita we're married
at Tulsa Saturday night They will board
In Vinita for two weeks. and viii then SO
to sapulpa to make their future home.
G.K Ever. the new agent for the
American Express Co. has arrived TO
relieve Clyde Douglas, who win 50 to
Tulsa. TO take charge Of the Office there.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-09-18

Tie n x s T railroad company ha
altered sixty stations in the state Of 0kla
homa 70 comply vifh the Law reQn.has
separate waiting rooms % be provided fol
whites and negroes IN al depuss
? W Bonfooy and wife and J II
Butler and uiie uent 70 the Brackets
place Saturday night iof fishing trip
They report 3 great catch and lgis q fun
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-09-18
CARL MAGEE READ
READ OUT OF PARTY
Able Young Tulsa Attorney to Re-
nOunce Republicanism-Wa
a Tower of Strength

Tulsa, Okla. Sept 1.-THE story that
Carl c. Maeee is to renounce the republic
can party was confirmed here last night.
At an indignation meeting Of the Taft
Sherman republican club here last night
he was read out Of the club and the party
so far Tulsa county is concerned
There is considerable excitement in
political circles over his remuneration Of
the party that has honored him on so
many occasions and il is believed that
there is an inside history connected with
the deal that would make interesting
reading.
Magee is one Of the most influential re-
publeans in Tulsa county and his loss to
the party will be keenly felt throughout
the state. lie is president Of the Feder-
ated Commercial clubs of the state. and
as a lawyer is the peer Of any in Okla
homa.
II is said that the cause Of Magee's
down fall among the republicans Of the
the state was because he refused to be
dominated by the Raymond-Flynn Ma
chine and was preparing to bolt the party.
C4rl c. Magee was a candidate for the
republican nomination for congress in
the Third district last year and was de-
feated by Frank Hubbard Of Muskogee.
Magee has written a long letter to Gov
ernor Haskell, In which he states that IN
the future he viii affiliate with the Bryan
Haskell crowd in Oklahoma.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-09-18

SAY LOOK At Tms-A nice 4 room cot
tage in Mars addition with gas and
water Lot 50x2i0. Barn and out build
ines for $3.50 See Stanley 1870 #
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-09-18

Second class one way col0nist fares 70
Alberta, Arizona. British Columbia. Cali
fornia; Idaho, Mexico Montana. Nevada,
Oregon, Utah and Washington Date Of
sale from Sept lst, 0S to Oct. 81. 08, in
elusive. For further information see Katy
agent.
II. A. Farthine. Agt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
WALKER COUNTY MINERAL STANDS
 IN FOREMOST RANK OF THE STATE

citizens of Walker, says that before the war, away back in the 50's, coal was mined and shipped to some extent by means of flat boats. The fiat boats were built and loaded on dry land near the creek and when the water rose sufficiently to float the boat it was pushed out and fioated down the river.
 In township Is, range !, in Walker county, near Cane creek, and on what was called Bull Barren creek, Osborn Jones and his sons, Rufus and Jeff, and oth CTS, mined coal in this way.
 At Cordova there was an opening called Nit Carmel, located near Frog Ague creek. Boats were built and loaded on dry land and fioated when the water rose
 This land upon which the mine was located was owned by a MT. Dent of Newman Ga. In 1880 Col. B. M. Long bought the Dent property and named the place Cordova, after a beautiful place by that name in Mexico. Col. Long had been soldier in the Mexi- can war and was so charmed by the Cordova of Mexico that he named the babe of his founding after it.
 In 1873, "A '75 coal was mined at what was called the Townly coal bed. In 1878 Judge F. A. Gamble purchased the Townly property from the Townly heirs, and opened the Gamble mines on it in 1886.
 Judge Shields says that manner of mining in those days was to scrape the dirt off the vein of coal and then prize the coal out When the dirt became too thick to manage well the mine was abandoned as worthless, though the vein of coal might be six feet thick. Most of the coal mined in this way was fioated down the river to Mobile and other towns Very little was used to burn in houses and some little was used in the blacksmith shop
 This story by the judge concerning how the coal industry first begun in this county is very interesting.
 MT. Lacy is able to take up the thread and tell how it grew and de- veloped until today Walker county produces more coal than any county in the state of Alabama except Jeffer- son.
 He says that Leake & Dunn opened the Patton and Coal Valley mines in 1888. The same year the Corona coal mine was opened by the Corona Coal company. During the year 1883 these companies handled their coal in .wag- ons from six to 10 miles to Alta, on
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the Georgia Pacific railroad. The Pat ton and Coal Valley mines produced about a ton a day. They shipped it to Columbus Miss, and got $9 a ton for it.
 Railroads were built, and in 1884 Corona and Patton begun to ship from their own tipples, and so did Coal Valley in 1885.
 D. J. Dunn of Birmingham was first superintendent of Patton and Coal Val ley, and Major Kelly was the first superintendent of Corona.
 The next mines opened were Carbon Hill and Horse Creek, both in 1888.
 MT. seemore, who was asassinated be- tween Galloway and Carbon Hill was the first superintendent of Carbon Hill.
 Colonel Ensley and Walter Moore of Birmingham were the pioneer operators at Horse Creek.
 The Galloway and Gamble mines were opened in 1888; the America mines in 1892; the Nauvoo and Empire mines in 1900.
 The Ensley Southern railroad was built in 1900 through the property of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, and their big mines, Drifton and High Level, were opened. During this period many smaller mines were opened along the rail roads.
 Thus ends the story of Judge Shields and MT. Lacy as to the DeglnnlnS ana ue- velopment of the mining industry in Walker county
 Now, according tc Chief Mine Inspector J. M. Gray for 1907, Walker county has 62 mines in operation. These 62 miles give employment to 4601 men.
 They pay from 40 to 80 cents for mining coal, making an average of about 5 cents. The output for the year 1907 was 3,2io,- s1 tons.
 The following are the coal mines of Walker county now in operation with the output of each in 1907:
 The Alabama, output 34,424 tons.
 The Hawes, output 4,426 tons.
 The Ruby, output 4S. 426 tons.
 Annie Mae, output 3300 tons.
 Cavanaugh output 14,0O0 tons
 Nos. and CBlack Creek) output 56046 tons.
 McCollum, output 2S 200 tons.
 Black Dianond output 43,000 tonA
 Black Warrior, output 6099 tons.
 Atlas, output F, 116 tons.
 Calumet, output 52000 tons
 Burnwell, output 131, ,S66 tons.
 West Carbon output 13,659 tons.
 Chckasaw output 9S,945 tons
 No. Carbon Hill, output 14S199 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
ENSLEY IS THE CENTER OF
 THE INDUSTRIAL SOUTH

ing station to the stock yards at Wy lam presents a solid front of mile and half of gigantic industries.
 Next in importance are the extensive properties of the Southern Steel compa- ny, or what is known as the "rod and wire mill'' (which, it is authoritatively stated will resume operations in short time), which manufactures steel nails, barbed wire, woven wire fencing; wire rods, and other commodities.
 The intricate machinery that produces these various products is marvellous in it's operation. Thousands of miles of wire and thousands of tons of nails are made by these machines and have been shipped to every part of the world
 The Semet-Solvay company's by-product plant is marvellous in equipment and won derful in it's operations. Here coal is made into coke by a process that extracts and preserves such valuable by-products as ammonia, creosote, coal tar, oils, and other valuable properties. (Nothing es- capes but the smelly Its operations are somewhat shrouded in mystery, as but few of it's many employees understand the process; but withal it is a magnificent plant; the well-organized force moves with the precision of clockwork. It is a model plant in every particular and means much to this district.
 The Empire Flow company does much to broadly advertise Ensley as the blows and farming implements manufactured by them are used all over the world, large number having been shipped to South Africa and other foreign countries.
 These are the larger industries of Ems ley. Each one would give prominence to any town, but the four combined place Ensley in the front rank of modern in- dustrial cities The other industries are the Barratt Manufacturing company. makers of tar roofing and "Tarvia," a new material for buildig roads; the Besse- mer Fire Brick company, the Sheppard Lumber company, the Ensley Machine and Foundry company.
 These different plants employ a vast army of men, many of them skilled me chanics. The estimated number of men
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working in the Ensley district is about 10000.
 In keeping with the splendid industrial developments Is the city itself. No city in the south h-can boast more modern pub lie improvements. Progression has been the watchword of it's city government.
 Ensley has handsome city hall, splen- did public library, well-equipped schools, up-to- date store buildings and banks, opera house and fire department. It has churches of all denominations, complete sanitary and storm sewer system, miles of cement sidewalk, paved and well-lighted streets; In fact, every convenience and fla cility that make a modern city. These many improvements speak well for it's city government, as they have been &C., complished inside of 10 years. Ensley has been fortunate in having her best citizens serve on the city council. Much credit is due N. w. Scott, who was the mayor, and who served as such for sev- eral terms, and who inaugurated many of the public Improvements; R. J. Powell who served one year with much benefit to the city; and to the present Mayor D. F. Sugg who has by his ability, faithful ness and untirlng energy done much to advance the interest of the city. The city is well policed by Chief James Merriman a fearless and efficient trained policeman The fire department is well equipped and has made great record by it's splendid service in fighting fire. All the depart ments of the city government are well or ganized. In fact, it has long been the boast of her citizens that Ensley is the best governed city in the district. An other feature will be added shortly, that of $60,o00 postoffice building, the money for which purpose has been appropriated by Congress and a site selected by the postal department.
 The Commercial club is composed of representative citizens, and has done much good and rendered valuable assist ance in upbuilding the city industrially and otherwise.
 No stronger banking institutions exist in the district than the Bank of Ensley (Ramsey & Mccormack, and the Bank of Alabama, the resources of these banks equaling any in the district The city has many beautiful homes, many of them pa- latial in their appointments, while the cottage dwellings are fitted up with all modern conveniences. Ensleys pride is her splendid public schools five in num-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
THE COUNTY IS SECOND IN COAL PRODUCTION IN ALABAMA-lT HAS PROMISING FUTURE-THE SUPPLY IS lNExHAUSTIBLE.

The wondrous natural coal resources which for so many centuries were locked within the bosom of Walker county were really unlocked by the powerful key afforded by the railroads just a few years ago. From the very moment this ponderous key was turned the long dormant wealth sprang forth and each successive year has recorded years of maturing development and now among the foremost counties of the state.
 When one considers what enormous wealth lies in the coal deposits of Ala bama, and that Walker county is sec ond in coal production in the state he need not wonder that as the coal in- dustry extends Walker county keeps step with the progress of the day.
 Scientific investigation has revealed the fact that the area of coal lands in Alabama is in round numbers $500 square miles, or more than one tenth of the area of the state and that there is an aggregate of 19,00O,00O of tons to every square mile, and that if the state were to attain to a mining capac- ity equal to that of Pennsylvania, it would require 2000 years to exhaust the supply.
 If this be true, and none seems to doubt it, and Walker county contains more of this coal area than any other county in the state, how great must be the future of Walker county. Especi- ally when we take into consideration the fact that we have flowing through these Walker county fields the War rior river (soon to be made navsgable), which runs into Mobile bay so near the Panama canal.
 Every history of coal mining in Walker county as compared with the modern methods of today ik interesting
 Judge J. B. Shields, one of the older
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

Der. In addition to these, sites have been purchased for two additional schools one of which will be a high school. Su- perintendent N. R. Baker, with corps of principals and teachers 45 in num- ber is in charge.
 Ensley has many social and charitable institutions, comprising literary clubs, United Charities, a Humane society and an active School Improvement association. Almost every fraterna1 and secret society is represented many of them taking high rank in fraternal circles.
 Several handsome churches are already erected, with others in contemplation. The Methodists are now erecting $300W structure.
 The churches are all in charge of able pastors, with increasing membership in each.
 Ensley has number of beautiful sub urbs-Palmer Terrace, Shady Side, Ems ley Highlands and Ensley South High lands Many handsome homes have been erected, and from the architectural beauty and artistic grounds of these residences these suburbs promise to rival the South Highlands of Birmingham.
 These and many other conditions make Ensley a very desrablep lace to live, not only from an industrial standpoint, but for the many conveniences and modern public improvements.
 Ensley has great future, as the steel industry Is no longer an experiment, but an assured fact. With her economic city government, her splendid citizenship, her industrial prominence. her steel rolled into rails and beaten into ploughshares, her wire fences encircing the earth, her products carried to every market in the world, it is her destiny to attain an in dustrial spendor and a material pros- perity such as the world has never seen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
COUNTY CLAIMS TO HAVE MORE COAL AREA THAN ANY OTHER IN THE STATE--lT HAS 62 MINES IN OPERATION.

No. Carbon Hill, output 156, 163 tons. Lockhart. output 52,914 tons. Corona No. 3, output 69,7s6 tons. Corona No. f. output 164617 tons. Coal Valley No. 5, output 112, 492 tons. Mary Emma No. 6, output 14, 325 tons. Cave No ', output 34,737 tons. Willie Mae No. s, output 7779 tons. Miller's mine, output 12,000 tons. Sulphur Springs, output 32, 400 tons. Deer Creek, output 7162 tons. Empire, output 1f1,000 tons. Annie Mae, output 10000 tons. Gas Light No. ?, output 13,S61 tons Gayoso mine, output 5O,914 tons. Pocahontas, output rocco tons Gray's shaft, output 204O tons. Great Elk, output 79,04O tons. Indian Head, output 3604 tons. - Lost Creek, output 24,00O tons. Mountain Valley, output 22,1f tons, No. 1 mine, output 207S0 tons. Bordon output 40,954 tons Peerless, output 5000 tons. Dora No. 8, output 162,6 ,6O5 tons. Dora No. 10, output 10S, 602 tons. Gotta, output 50,016 tons. Clipper output S0563 tons. Davis, output 2, 759 tons.
 Gamma, output 40112 tons. Mammoth, output 57,S1S tons. Wegra, output 1s,s54 tons. Red Star, and 3, output 93,ON tons Red Star, output 5000 tons. Somoset, output 52,4S4 tons. America, no output given. Drifton, output 97,220 tons.
 Ivy, output 1S1, ,635 tons.
 Lentz, output 25,0O0 tons.
 Stith mine output 85,O00 tons. Gamble, output so,93l tons. Antoinette, output 391 tons. Tuscaloosa, output 14,3S3 tom Victor, output 51,706 tons.
 West Corona, output 27,15S tons. West Pratt, output 74794 tons. Yarbrough No. B. output 5000 tons. What a transformat Is the scene this day from that of the days previous | the coming of the great railroads | Walker county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
HAS A NUMBER OF BUSY PLANTS EMPLOYING THOUSANDS OF SKILLED WoRkMEN = SOCIAL AND OTHER CONDITIONS ARE IDEAL.

Ensley, December 3.-(Special. )-Possi- bly, no city in the south ever attained such national prominence in so few years as has the city of Ensley. Less than ten years ago it was scarcely known outside of the Birmingham district; today it stands preeminent in the industrial world as the destined "center of the industrial south." This is not extravagant praise, as the Ensley furnaces, years ago, made cheaper pig iron than any plant in the world, due in part to the magnificent furnace plant and the close proximity to the raw material necessary to produce pig iron, all of which are within the bor-
 ders and confines of Ensley. Ensley owes her grater prominence, however, to the mammoth steel mill (from which she gets the name Steel City'), which is one of the most modern and best equipped produced the first open hearth steel rail ever manufactured, and pronounced by railroad experts to be the finest steel rail on the market. Thousands of tons are now in use on every leading railroad system in the country. Every modern appliance, equipment or device that in- creases the output, or minimizes the cost of production has been installed by the United States Steel Corporation which has also appropriated millions of dollars for further developments and improve ments. It would take columns to describe the mammoth plants of the Steel corpora tion suffice to say that from the pump
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

The United States Steel corporation never does things by halves. When it starts to develop an industry in dis trct it goes as far as capital and skill can carry it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

All that occurs in the mineral belt of Alabama Is attributed by people in other cities in this and other countries to Sir mingham or the Birmingham district It is good sense and good business, there. fore to get into the Birmingham band wagon.