Image 6 of White Oaks eagle (White Oaks, N.M.), June 26, 1902
author: Anonymous
source date: 1902
availability: public_domain

White Oaks Eagle Annual Coal Production About 200000000 tons of coal of both kinds arc being taken every year from the United States mines This total outout was The committee on territories has been discharged from further consideration of the bill to admit New Mexico Oklahoma and Ari zona to statehood Thus the valued at the mines last year at Plcil of the republican party 8300000000 which is 150 a ton These are round figures but quite close enough to give a clear view of the basic conditions underlying the strike The coal fields of the country contain over 1000 billion tons of coal equal to a 5000 years sup ply at the present rate of con sumption In view of the assured discovery of new methods of heat ing by oil gas electricity etc this is practically an inexhaust ible store of coal i to admit the territories have been disregarded and Mr Rode the wild Irishman still lives who would have thought it lie has however threatened to resign his position as New Mexicos rep resentative something an Irish man never did since he has had a history His constituency will probably save him the trouble however vien