The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-09-15
Prof. Norman B. Addison of
Pocatello Institute Makes
Favorable Statement.
WORTHY OF SUPPORT
Almost Every Known Indica
tion Present: Experienced
Men Surprised

With the visit of Prof. Norman b.
Addison of the Idaho Technical Insti-
tute at Pocatello and Mrs. Adkison,
who. were visitors at the home of the
formers raother, Mrs. Hattie Adkison,
and other relatives, local persons in
terested in the development of the coal
property on the hill south of this city
received much encouragement. Mr.. Ad-
kison, who was formerly principal OF
the Grangeville high school and is
now the head of the department OF
chemistry and geology and director Of
the night school of the state insttu
tion at Pocatello, has been interested
In mining and assaying for several
years and at the invitation Of the
Globe editor and Mr.. A. Doornbos, one
Of the directors Of the Grangeville
Coal & Development Co., he visitei
the property and gathered a number
of specimens Of the formation being
encountered by the men in charge OF
the development work.
In speaking Of the possibilities of
the company. Mr.. Addison said.
'sThere is almost every indication
that good vein of marketable coal
will be opened up in the very near fu
ture in this prospect and / feel GER
tain that Grangevhle win soon be the
marketing center for this very valua-
Bile commodity The mining men who
are developing the property are stak-
ing all ON the outcome and / have
much faitn in their judgment. The
showing is excellent and the enterprise
merits the backing OF all progressive
citizens of the community"
The samples taken from the face of
the tunnel by Mr.. Addison will be car
ried to Pocatello where personal lab-
oratory tests will be made.
Boosting Lewiston.
Prof and Mrs. Addison in companv
with Lem Neal, president Of the COM
pany, departed for Lewiston by auto
ON Wednesday morning, the former be-
ing on their return journey to Poca-
tello. Mr.. Neal will be joined at Lew.
iston by ]. ID. Lyttle, one of the di-
rectors, and firm believer in the DOS
sibiiities that are presented on the
company's holdings. A box containing
three trays Of samples showing the
outcroppings and the character of the
formation that has been encountered
was prepared by Messrs. Stewart and
Ratcliffe, the gentlemen who are driy-
ing the tunnel, neatly labeled, was ta-
ken along by Mr.. Neal and is now on
exhibition In the third pavilion Of the
general exhibits at the Lewiston and
Charleston fair grounds and is at
tracing great deal of favorable COM
ment. Mr.. Neal and Mr.. Lyttle are in
Lewiston to interest possible investors
in the property.
Prof .Adkison was so thoroughly en-
Unused over the showing the property
presented that on reaching. Lewiston
he gave the following interview to the
Lewiston Tribune:
II am iirmly convinced" said Prof.
Addison, that there is body Of coal
In the mountain now being tunnelied.
II there Is not then all the indica.
tios which go toward the location OF
a good vein of coal are Of no vaIue
and the opinion Of several men with
years Of coal prospecting experience
is without weight The outcroppings
OF fossiliferous shale and the Gaping
OF black or carbon sandstone with
the walls Of black slate have been
indications enough Of the value In
coal which lies under the hill to cause
Messrs. Ratcliffe am Stewart, two ex
pert coal miners Of Colorado and
Wyoming. to stake their all on the
securing Of vein Of commercial coal
for the company. These men assured
Mr.. Addison that they were never
more confident than after the deyei-
opments Of the past week in the face
of the tunnel"
The first tunnel higher up on the