Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-02
[0AI PRODUCTION
| BOOST AT M'ALESTER
q, cn- shortage Gives New
Impetus Ia Mining
,cniur~.
INVADE CORPORATION LIMITS
,,.,t Action Has Made Coal
Mining A'ir@t''c Invest
nrnt.

NNLESrER, Feb Move"
tnrinr the past week by opcr.
- IN the McAlester Wilhurton
~. indicate without "A question
,oal and the production OF II
:. h,,d,i ~ the direction that oper-
.t,n. for oil have taken IN many
,ae.- IN oklahoma
has been the case IN the search
ali In many towns In this state.
~. ,s,kers after tho BLACK din-
.,d." ARC .mulating their fellow
'Y,a,,,, IN oil. and cncroaching on
n,,nerilrs within the city limits
~ I'm, ~ the minerals underly-
- ,he land Ia and around Nc
,t.,er has become ~ tempting that
.,t,g tho paaL week three new
lsf.. have hem opened here. two
D,lne within q stones throw OF the
INV limits. and one right up 90 the
,Ns, on the land which In listed IN
she corporate titlc OF the city,
Not only IN this procedure un-
,,,,d of IN coal mining operations
n, oklahoma, but II II the pace
Latter for other operations that
,,o,,ls, IL blossom forth like flow
-, ON A spring day. All of this In
IN, result " the decision Of the gov
,fnment 10 place these coal propor-
|,, on the market. the knowledge
In, regardless of tho Improvements
nlle BY the operators, II 10 assured
|hln that they are running no risk
o. losing valuable additions to these
xtpefles through the expiration OF
tSeA Where In tho past II has
,~n A gamble based upon the ability
sr he investor 10 secure results
vlhln a stated time, now II has AS
sfn.d the proportions OF n legita-
mate business transaction In tho eyes
Iosihe men who have tho money to
| h,n Tor tho development. and for
IN operator. who have been seek
kta iang.hlc prospect of future re-
iSar ~ ,.as Failure Helps
lhlefesl IN oklahoma coal In being
rasakcncd among the capitalists OF
10, only tho United states, but OF
Grat Britain a. well. through the
/ hU hai the minerals can now he
/ |pgchaScd Among the operators
m In the field. especially In eastern
0tlahoma. there IL a growing belief
ItAt reconstruction activities IN
Aieflca will require development OF
10 Vast deposits of coal existing In
Iuar part ~ the state. Local capital
| 10 done about all that has been ac-
snpllshcd In the exploitation of coal
ttt has been carried on In the Mo
Atsef.Wilburlun field, and practi-
tSly nothing has been done since the
~ started, especially since tho
iIied States became a participant.
Aiseyer. revival OF tho talk OF the
ugfe Of the gas supply In many
ists of the country, ana the conse-
stht need of coal to maintain pres
u Industries and take care OF con-
fnplaied additional ones. IL looked
ton as a hopeful sign by business
NJ capital IN this part OF the state.
Iat men who want to see the states
reources developed.
The sale " this coal n not only the
|e9aIicn that will do Justice to the
cal mining Industry of eastern Okla.
homi, but It viii relieve the Indians,
snd speed the winding up OF their
TRIAL affairs and tn. division OF their
tlopefly Al the same time the clos
n Of these affairs for the Choctaw
Chckasaw Indian nations will
ryan many dollars more to he placed
I'he public funds Of McAlestcr ana
tsoufg county for with the wind
IN " the handbag ~ the lands
~ minerals by the Indians. the Iand
MI - Tho Vn1la Ilalss "A