Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1917 — Coal Fields Expand. [ARTICLE]

Coal Fields Expand.

Terre Haute, Aug. 24 —Expansion of the Indiana bituminous'coal fields begun with the advent of high prices, will not be checked by government price fixing, according to reports received here. Work has been started on a new mine west of Bicknell that will employ 100 trained men. The Mitchem Coal company of Boonville is reported sold to Indianapolis capitalists, who will imihediately increase the capacity by operating double shifts. Two hundred and seventy-two acres of coal land near Boonville sold for $75,000. The Union Traction company and other Indiana electric lines soon will have mines in operation which will provide coal this winter. New mines are being opened near Brazil and at other points in the Indiana field’.