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INDIANA, both as a producer and consumer of fuel, the Minshall and Brazil Block veins, commercial op- takes high rank among the eastern North Central erations are confined to five horizons. The stratigraphy states in the coal trade history of the country. A of the Indiana measures may be graphically illustrated producer early in the last century, the development of by the following condensation of a tabulation appearing its mining resources has encouraged a healthy growth in Bulletin 381 of the Survey of its manufacturing enterprises until today the state is INTERVALS AND THICIKNESS, IN FEET, OF PRINCIPAL dotted with cities that have made places for them- COALS. selves in the commercial annals of the times. While West Clinton Vigo Terre Sullivan Northern the events of the past two and one-half years have District. County. Haute. County. Knox. widened the market for domestic consumption for In- Coal VII 5 5 3-4 3 55 50 50 30-55 40 coal within its own borders, its use in railroad diana Coal VI 4.5-7 5.5 and general industrial activities has been its chief con- 50 50 45 45 50 Coal Va .. .. 1.5 1.5 1 2-3 3 tribution to the economic expansion of the state. 20 35 30 30-35 30 Coal V 6 5 5 5-6 7 The Indiana coal measures, underlying the south- Space 60 60 63 65-S5 75 western part of the commonwealth and extending from 1 2 2 1.5-3 1 Warren county on the north to the Ohio river on the 30 35 45 25-45 25 Coal IV 4 4 5 0-5 4 south and eastward to Perry county, form the eastern -15 30-40 30 30-45

Coal Ilia 2 ] .5-2.5 2 1 edge of the great interior eastern coal basin of Illinois, Space 40 25-40 25 20-25 Indiana and western Kentucky. The total area of the Coal III 6 6.5-7 6 5-7 Space 110* Indiana beds is estimated at 6,500 square miles and is Minshall 4» distributed through 26 counties, in 18 of which coal Space 30* Upper Block. 3* is produced upon a commercial scale. According to Space 30* G. H. Ashley, of the United States Geological Survey, Lower Block. 4* •• thickness the Indiana measures have an approximate •Northeast >rn Vigo County. of 1,300 feet. "Of this 1,300 feet there are 600 feet of Wash- ington- Central ban-en beds at the top, then a 500-foot interval which Davies Gibson Warwick Evans- Western contains most of the workable coals, followed in de- Counties. County. County. ville. Kentucky Coal VII 3.5 2.5-3 3 2-7 of rocks consisting scending order by 200 feet or more Space 15 .5-10 15 3-40 mainly of sandstone." Coal VI 0-4.5 0-3 0-9 Space 80 65-90 60 SO As a general commercial proposition, the third, Coal Va 2 0-1 0-1 Space 35 50 25 25 25 fourth, fifth and sixth vein coals come into the great- Coal V , 4-7 6 4-9 4 5 est present-day prominence. Fourth vein, which has Space 90 90 45-50 45 Coal IVa 1.5 0-1 .5-1 to a great extent in the Clinton district, been exploited 20 45 40 is in high favor, not only for general domestic and Coal IV 1 4 2.5 3 Space 40 40* purposes, but as a gas coal. Brazil block has steam Coal Ilia 1.5 0* long held a special place in the esteem of coal con- Space 40 35* Coal III 2 0-3* sumers, particularly in agricultural communities, while the many uses—both steam and domestic—to •Central Warwick County. which the other coals forming the major workable de- The coal resources of the state first began to attract posits in the Indiana coal measures are put are very attention about 1804, when the public land surveys well known to the buying public. Cannel coal is also showed a number of outcrops. Perry County coal was mined in several places in Indiana. part of the first cargo taken by Bobert Fulton in the the Ohio While coal has been found in at least 20 different maiden trip of the steamer "Orleans" down horizons and as many as 17 beds have been passed river in 1811. It seems reasonably certain that coal through in one 800-foot vertical drill, exclusive of was mined for local consumption in the state between

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1811 and 1837, when the American Cannel Coal Co. to the railroads or shipped to points in the neighboring inaugurated the commercial mining history of the state state of Illinois. Of the shipments to Illinois over 76 with the ojH'iiing of a mine at Cannelton in Perry per cent, are consumed at points within the Chicago county. This coal, mined on the bluffs along the Ohio switching district. Exclusive of the major distribu- ainl Wabash rivers, was loaded directly into boats for tion above set forth the Indiana product finds a shipment down the Ohio during the first decade of tho market, under normal conditions, in ten other western company's operations. and southern states. The details of this distribution The first official government recognition of the Indi- are as follows: ana industry appears iii the census for 1840, when the Used in Indiana (6,394,019) : At the mines, 425,- tons. Prog- state was credited with an output of 9,682 362; locally, 547,761; shipped intrastate, 5,420,906. ",>.") slow, ress for the next years was steady, but marked Shipped to Illinois: 4,044,528; Iowa, 149,046; Kansas, increases in production not appearing until towards the 149; Michigan, 6,086; Minnesota, 72,934; Missouri, close of the Civil War. Discovery that the block coal 12,632; Nebraska, 2,833; North Dakota, 3,255; South could be mined in the Brazil and Terre Haute districts Dakota, 3,897; Tennessee, 33; Wisconsin, 128,190; used in blast furnace work gave the industry its first a total of 4,423,583 ; railroad fuel, 6,188,550. big impetus, while the rapid expansion in railroad con- The per capita consumption of bituminous coal with- the same time made struction which began at about in the state is 4.24 per ton, against a country average of distribution of the coal which encour- possible a wider 2.04. This per capita is exceeded only by Illinois, Dela- aged the operators to increase their facilities for pro- ware and Montana. Combining anthracite and bitu- the of Indiana in duction. Since that time advance minous figures the per capita for Indiana is the same as persistent, swing tem- importance has been the upward for Pennsylvania, 4.45 tons, and is exceeded only by labor troubles or gen- porarily checked at times only by Delaware, Illinois, Montana and the New England depression. Detailed production fig- eral commercial states. The consumption upon the square mile basis is in the output passed ures since 1883, the first year which 460 tons. Although as shown in the distribution fig- ton mark, are shown in the following the 2,000,000 ures, 38 per cent, of the output of the state is consumed table within its own borders, that tonnage represents less than Year. Ton. Year. Ton. 40 per cent, of the total coal bituminous requirements 1883 2,560,000 1900 6,484,086 of Indiana. Approximately 55 per cent, of the coal 1884 2,260,000 1901 6,918,225 burned in Indiana comes from the eastern states of the 1885 2,375,000 1902 9,446,424 measures. Virginia alone con- 1886 3,000,000 1903 10,794,692 Appalachian coal West 1887 3,217,711 1904 10,842,189 tributes, under normal conditions, over 25 per cent, of 1888 3,140,979 1905 11,895,252 the fuel used by Indiana. Study of the detailed figures 1889 1906 12,092,560 2,845,057 following throws an interesting light on the troubles ex- 1890 3,305,737 1907 13,985,713 perienced by Indiana under the famous lake Priority 1891 2,973,474 1908 12,314,890 do, 1892 3,345,174 1909 14,834,259 Order No. 1 of the summer of 1917, showing, as they 1893 3,791,851 1910 18,389,815 that over 50 per cent, of the potential sources of supply 1894 3.423,921 1911 14,201,355 for the state were affected, adversely to Indiana's inter- 1895 3,995,892 1912 15,285,718 ests, by the order in question. Detailed figures on the 1896 3,905,779 1913 17,165,671 consumption and origin of fuel consumed follow: 1897 4,151,169 1914 16,641,132 1898 4,920,743 19ir, 17,006,152 Illinois, 825,601; Indiana, 6,394,019 ; Kentucky, 2,886,- 1899 6,006.523 191b 20,093,528 806; Maryland, 6,947; Ohio, 350,251; Pennsylvania, The distribution of the product of the Illinois mines 855,259; Tennessee. 22,590; Virginia. 152,291; West is. from the point of view of heavy tonnages, highly con- Virginia, 4,072,001; lake coal, 551,000; total, 16,- centrated. Approximately 07 per cent, of the total 116,765; Pennsylvania anthracite, 600,000; grand to- 1915 output was either consumed within the state, sold tal, 16,716,765.

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WALTER A. BLEDSOE, Terre Haute, Indiana, President Walter Bledsoe & Co., Terre Haute, is also Secretary of the Fayette Realty & Development Co., and has been in the coal business twenty-five years. He was formerly with the New Pittsburgh Coal & Coke Co. and the Indiana Southern Coal Co., filling the position of General Sales Agent. Mr. Bledsoe is one of the best known of Indiana operators and has a wide and favorable acquaintance in the coal trade.

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ALFRED M. OGLE, Terre Haute, Indiana, President Vandalia Coal Co., Terre Haute, Indiana, was born at Stamford, Connecticut, September 28, 1882, and has been in the coal business for fourteen years. He also or- ganized the Indiana Coke & Gas Co., Vigo Mining Co., and the Atlas Mining Co. Mr. Ogle is one of the most promi- nent of the Indiana coal operators. He is now connected with the United States Fuel Administration.

Hl.ltN \ltl> II. HATTY. IniliiinnpollH, I milium, HAIIIIY \V. RKDMAN, Chicago, Illlnol*. Vice President and Sales Manager of the Vandalia Coal Northwestern Sales Agent for the Vandalia Coal Co., 1500 Co. at Indianapolis, Indiana, has been connected with the Old Colony Building, Chicago, Illinois, was formerly with coal business for twenty-three years, formerly as a Jobber the Victoria Coal Mining Co., the Shirley Hill Coal Co. and and with the Island Coal Co., which was merged with the the Monon Coal Co., and has been in the coal business fifteen Vandalia Coal Co. In 1905. Be was born in IndianapoltB years. He was born near Casey, Illinois. November 23, 1876. h 1, 1879, and has many warm friends In the trade.

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GEORGE H. RICHARDS, Terre Haute, Indiana, CLEMENT J. RICHARDS, Terre Haute, Indiana, President of Richards & Sons, Terre Haute, Indiana, was Vice President of Richards & Sons, Terre Haute, was born born at Bristol, England, May 11, 1873, and has been in in Shelburn, Indiana, December 5, 1881, and has been in the the coal business for twenty-six years. He is also General coal business eighteen years. He is also President of the Manager of the Lower Vein Coal Co. and a Director of the Willow Creek Coal Co. and Treasurer of the Warren Coal Willow Creek Coal Co. Co.

FRANK W. RICHARDS, Terre Haute, Indiana, BERNARD J. RICHARDS, Terre Haute, Indiana, Secretary and Treasurer of Richards & Sons, Terre Haute, Director of Richards & Sons, Terre Haute, Indiana, was Indiana, was born in Woodhouse, England, November 3, born at Woodhouse, England, July 24, 1876, and has been 1874, and has been in the coal business for twenty-one in the coal business for nineteen years. He is also General years. He is also Vice President of the Lower Vein Coal Manager of the Willow Creek Coal Co. Co., Secretary of the Willow Creek Coal Co. and Secretary of the Warren Coal Co.

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EDWARD SHIRKIE, I .11. Haute. Indiana. JOHN S. SHIRKIK, Terre Haute, Indiana, Was born in Scotland January 11, 1859, and has been President of the West Clinton Coal Co., Terre Haute, engaged in the coal business forty-three years. Mr. Shirkie Indiana, was born in Carbon, Indiana, May 4, 1878, and has is President of the Bickett-Shirkie Coal Co. He started been in the coal business twenty-thtee years. He was with his father to operate a coal mine and in 1884 opened formerly connected with the Retlaw Mining Co. and W. S. rhe first shipping mine in the Clinton field and has been Bogle & Co., Inc., and has served as member of the Indiana in that field ever since that time. Mr. Shirkie is a member Coal Operators' Association. of the Indiana Coal Operators' Association and the Inter- national Railway Fuel Association.

Ill (ill SHIRKIK, Terre Haute, Indiana. President of the Shirkie Coal Co., Terre Haute, was born in Elyrshire, Scotland, January 13, 1862, and has been in the coal business forty-three years. He is President of the Glendale Coal Co. and the Glenco Coal Co. Mr. Shirkie was formerly connected with the firms of Shirkie & Sons, Bruletts Creek Coal Co., Dering Coal Co., Kelly mines and Oak Hill Coal & Mining Co. He served as President of the Indiana Coal Operators' Association for two years and as Vice President for a period of eleven years.

ITBWABD SHlKKli:, Terre Haute, Indiana. General MapagT and Treasurer of the West Clinton Coal Co., Terre Haute, Indiana, was born in Carbon, Indiana, April 3. 1873. and has been in the coal business twenty- seven years. He was formerly connected with the Oak Hill Mining Co., Dering Coal Co., Indiana Bituminous Coal Co. and others and with his brother started the West Clinton Coal Co. in 1912. He Is a member of the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators' Association.

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WILLIAM M. KELLER, Brazil, Inilinua, WILLIAM J. SNYDER, Brazil, Indiana, President of Zeller, McClellan & Co.. Inc., and also of the Secretary and Treasurer of the American Coal Mining Co. American Coal Mining Co., Brazil, Indiana, is also inter- and of Zeller, McClellan & Co. at Brazil, Indiana, has ested In the Brazil Collieries Co. and has been in the been nineteen years in the coal business and is a member business for thirty-nine years. Formerly he was connected of the Indiana Coal Operators' Association. He was born with the following: Superior Block Coal Co., Clay County at Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, August 16, 1863. Mr. Snyder Block Coal Co., Zeller & Zigler Coal & Mining Co., Zeller & has a wide acquaintance in the coal trade. McClellan Coal & Mining Co. He was born in 1861 at Har- mony, Indiana.

HOMER BEESON TALLEY, Terre Haute, Indiana, ARCHIBALD D. SPEARS, Clinton, Indiana, President of the Coal Bluff Mining Co., Terre Haute, Secretary-Treasurer of The Ferguson-Spears Coal Co. at Indiana, was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, September 4, Clinton, Indiana, has been in the business for twenty-one 1877, and has been in the coal business sixteen years. He years. He was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania, June is also President of the Coal Creek Coal Co., and Treasurer 20, 1880. Formerly he was mining engineer for the Clinton of the Fort Harrison Mining Co. He has served on the Coal Co. and others. He is a member of the Indiana Coal Executive Committee of the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators Association. Operators' Association and Indiana Coal Trade Bureau's Executive Committee.

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AM) lUOW J. COCHRAN', IndinnnpoliH, Indiana, FRANK L. I I \> ri.u \< iii:k, Indianapolis Indiana. .Manager of the Cochran Coal Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, Well-known wholesale coal salesman of Indianapolis, was has been in the business for fourteen years, formerly with formerly Assistant Manager of Sales with the Oliphant- the New Linton Coal Co. He was Modoc for Indiana, Order Johnson Coal Co. For five years Mr. Fenstemacher was of KoKoal. He was born at Macon City, Missouri, May 6, General Manager of the Findlay Ice & Fuel Co., Findlay, 1867. Mr. Cochran has a host of friends in the trade. Ohio, and for fifteen years Sales Agent for the Sunday Creek Coal Co. in Ohio and at Indianapolis. He was born at Carroll, Ohio, December 3, 1864, and has many warm friends in the coal trade.

A. IndliiniinoliH, KM MA I in I ii GATBS, InJIanunollN, Indlann. JOHN GBORGB, Indiana, Proprietor of the EL K. Gates Coal Co., Indianapolis, In- President and Treasurer Indianapolis Coal Co., 234-240 diana, has been in the retail business for twenty years. Newton Claypool Building, Indianapolis, was born in Colum- She was formerly with the C. Ehrllch Coal Co. and the Star bus, Indiana. October 9. 1869. and has been In the retail Elevator Co. Mrs. Gates was born at Mattoon, Illinois, coal business twenty-seven years. The first nine years of March 26, 1869. She has many friends In the trade and has his business experience was in Columbus. He is a Director built up a very successful business. of the Vandalla Coal Co., a well-known Indiana mining corporation. He was one of the organizers and the first President of the Indianapolis Ketail Coal Merchants' Credit Association, was the first President of the Indiana Retail Coal Merchants' Association, and has been one of the Indiana Directors of the Michigan-Ohio-Indiana Coal Association.

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FRED GOEPPER, Indianapolis, Indiunn, ARCH GROSSMAN, Indianapolis, Indiana, A well-known Indianapolis retail coal merchant with a yard President of the Cedar Creek Coal Co., 414 Merchants' Bank located at West Michigan Street and the C, I. & W. Ry., Building, Indianapolis, has been in the coal business for was born in Germany June 2, 1869, and has been in the thirteen years, formerly with the New York Coal Co. He retail coal business in Indianapolis twenty-four years. His is a Director of the National Coal Jobbers' Association and son, Fred A. Goepper, Jr., aged 23 years, is associated with of the Indiana Coal Jobbers' Association. He has served as him. KoKoal Skout in Indiana. He was born at Columbus, Ohio, May 31, 1887, and is one of the most popular coal salesmen in Indiana.

ELLSWORTH E. HELLER, Indianapolis, Indiana, DONALD READ LINDLEV, Indianapolis, Indiana, Manager for E. B. Heller & Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, has Vice President of the Bicknell Coal & Mining Co. and Treas- been in the retail coal business for fifteen years. He served urer of the Pike County Coal Co., Merchants Bank Building, for three years as President of the Indianapolis Retail Coal Indianapolis, Indiana, was formerly connected with Lind- Merchants' Credit Association and is a member of the Board ley, Schmid & Co. Mr. Lindley was born February 16, 1886, of Governors. He is Chairman of the Seventh district of at Evansville, Indiana, and is well known in the trade. the Indiana Coal Merchants Association. He was born June 18, 1863, in Fayette County, Indiana, and is a leading coal merchant of Indianapolis.

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.-....-.,... A. II. Indiana, ii. 1 IMKYKIt, IndlanapollH, OTI8 MAI 'It Kit. 1 - . Indiana, Manager of The Ehrlich Coal Co. at Indianapolis, Indiana, President of A. B. Meyer & Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, has has been connected with tne coal business for sixteen years. been identified with the coal business for forty years. He Is He was born August 31, 1876, at Brazil, Indiana, and has a Director of the United Fourth Vein Coal Co. and formerly many friends in the trade. was President of the Western Coal Dealers' Association. He has also been a Director and Vice President in the Michigan- Ohio-Indiana Coal Dealers' Association. He was born at In- dianapolis in 1853. Mr. Meyer is very highly regarded in the trade.

F. A. KKORFF, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Vice President of Xiezer & Co., Ft. Wayne, and Manager of the coal de- partment, has been connected with the retail business six years. The com- pany operates a branch coal yard at Monroeville, Indiana. He was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, October 27, 1875.

FRANCIS II. RAGAN, IndlanapollH. Indiana, General Sales Agent and Manager Ragan-McAbee Coal Co., Indianapolis, has been fourteen years In the business, for- merly as Indiana Sales Agent of the ('. W. Johnson Coal Co. of Chicago and as General Sales Agent of the Consolidated Indiana Coal Co. and the Red Jacket Coal Co. He was born at Greencastle, Indiana, December 25, 1866. D. H. McAbee is Secretary and Treasurer of the company. He was for- merly State Factory Inspector for ten years.

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S. T. Ill .1 .11. Ft. Wayne, Indianu, JAKED J. REED, Ft. Wayne, Inilliinn, Of Reed Bros. Coal & Feed Co. at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, is an A partner in Reed Bros. Coal & Feed Co. at Fort Wayne, equal partner In the business with which he has been con- Indiana, has been in the retail business nine years. He has nected for eight years. He has served as Secretary of the served as Secretary of the Ft. Wayne Coal Club. He was Ft. Wayne Coal Club. He was born May 28, 1883, at Ft. born January 10, 1885, at Ft. Wayne. Wayne.

HENRY W. BERNIXG, Ft. Wayne. Indiana, FRED H. GOETTE, JR., Ft. Wayne, Indiana, President and Manager of the Walton Avenue Coal Co. at Secretary and Treasurer of the Walton Avenue Coal Co. at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, has been in the retail coal business for Ft. Wayne, Indiana, has been in the business four years four years, succeeding Fred Goette, Sr., who formerly op- He was born at Ft. Wayne August 8, 1898. He is a son erated the business. Mr. Berning was born at Ft. Wayne, of the previous owner, Fred Goette, Sr. August 8, 1890.

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INDIANA — Indianapolis A. C. GOLL, General Manager of the Commercial Fuel Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, has been in the business for eight years. KOHKRT AJLDtAGj Secretary and Treasurer of the F. W. MORTON L. GOULD, Indianapolis, Indiana, is President Aldag Co. at Indianapolis, Indiana, has been connected with and Manager of the Linton Coal Co. and has been connected retail coal business nine years. Um He was born in Indi- with the coal business for twenty-three years. He was for- anapolis August 12, 1885. merly with the following: L. T. Dickason Coal Co., Shirley- KHKK A. IIEHRENT of the firm of Stuckmeyer & Co., Hill Coal Co., Gould Coal Washing & Mining Co. He has served as coal merchants at Indianapolis, Indiana, has been In tin- Vice President of the Indiana Bituminous Coal business for seventeen years. He was born at Indianapolis Operators' Association. He was born at Terre Haute October 22, 1873. April 8, 1864. ARTHUR E. I1KADSHAW, 407 Odd Fellows' Building, In- IRA J. KROVER is President and General Manager of the dianapolis, Indiana, is President of the Indianapolis Mortar Grover Coal Co. at Indianapolis, Indiana, and has been en- & Fuel Co., which he established sixteen years ago. He gaged in the business for fifteen years. He was born at is a native of Indiana. He has served as Treasurer of the St. Louis, Missouri, August 14, 1872. Michigan-Ohio-Indtana Coal Dealers' Association and Presi- dent of the Indianapolis Coal Merchants' Credit Association. SAM A. HARRAH, Indianapolis, Indiana, is the owner of the Harrah Coal Co. and has been a retailer for four years. in mm K. BRIBER, Indianapolis, Indiana, is owner of He was born in Indiana February 28, 1891. the Bruner Coal Co. and has been in the business for seven- teen years. He was formerly with the Great Western Coal JOSEPH L. HOGl'K, Indianapolis, Indiana, is the owner of the J. L. & Coke Co. at Chicago, the Central States Fuel Co. and Hogue Fuel & Supply Co. and has been In the retail business for six Sunflower Coal Co., Dugger, Indiana. He was born at Hope, years. He formerly was with the Riverside Coal Co. He was born in Shelby Indiana, February 6, 1870. County, Indiana, January 18, 1870. WALTER BURROWS, 4260 Cornelius Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana, is President of the Gem Coal Co. and has been in CHARLES H. HORNE is Manager of the Casady Coal Co. business four years. He was born in Sheffield, England, at Indianapolis, Indiana, and has been in the business for June 26, 1856. His sons, Walter Burrows, Jr., and William five years. He was born in Cloverdale, Indiana, June 21', S. Burrows, are Treasurer and Secretary respectively of the 1874. company. AMOS B. KEEPORT is President of the A. B. Keeport Co. HORACE G. CASADAY is sole owner of the Casaday Coal at Indianapolis, Indiana, and has been in the retail coal Co. at Indianapolis, Indiana, and has been connected with business for seventeen years. Harry A. Rogers is Secre- the business for thirteen years. He acquired the interest tary-Treasurer of the company. of Frank E. Casady four years ago. He was born in June, 1872, at Rushvllle, Indiana. HOWARD N. KINGSBURY, 5932 Lowell Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana, is President of the Kingsbury-Shepherd Coal Co. CLIFFORD CHRISTENA. Indianapolis, Indiana, is owner He has been seventeen years in the business, of the Home Coal Co. and has been in the retail business formerly with the Marion Coal Co. as for nine years. He was formerly with the Garstang Fuel Manager. He was born at Indian- apolis September 19, 1878. " Co. and the F. E. Janes Coal Co. He was born July 11, 1889, at Indianapolis. F. SMITH KIRTLEY, Indianapolis, Indiana, is General HARVEY COONSE, Indianapolis. Indiana, is Secretary Manager of the Hoosier City Coal Co. and has been in busi- and Treasurer of the Coonse & Caylor Ice Co. and has been ness eight years. He was born September 19, 186S, at Mt. In the retail coal business sixteen years, formerly with the Auburn, Indiana. Aldag-Coonse Co. He was born in Indiana March 24, 1870. FRANK E. MALOTT, Indianapolis, Indiana, Secretary and ANTHONY S. COST owns the Union Coal & Coke Co. at Treasurer of The Malott Coal & Lime Co., has been in the Indianapolis, Indiana, with offices in Merchants' Bank Build- business for about nineteen years. He was born at Bedford, ing, and has been in the business for sixteen years. He Indiana, April 5, 1867. He has served a term as Secretary was born December 18, 1844, in Green County, Ohio. of the Indianapolis Coal Merchants' Association.

FHEDEHICK B, IMIMIII is President of the Dauner Coal WILLIAM I\ MALOTT is President of The Malott Coal & Co. at Indianapolis, Indiana, and has been engaged in the Lime Co. at Indianapolis, Indiana, and has been identified coal business for sixteen years. He is also President and with the business for nineteen years. He was born at Bed- Treasurer of the Victor Colliery Co., Wellston, Ohio, and ford, Indiana, February 16, 1840. Secretary and of Director the Sunlight Coal Co., Indianap- JOHN ROBERT MORRIS is General Manager of the J. R. olis. He was formerly with the Harmon & Black Coal Co. Morris Coal Co., Indianapolis, Indiana. Formerly he was In at Chicago. He was born February 3. 1873, at Grayville, the retail business as the Morris Coal Co., and was salesman Illinois. for the Powhatan Coal Co. and the Ohio & Michigan Coal Co., CHARLES H. DAVIS, Indianapolis, Indiana, is the Man- as well as Manager of the Indianapolis office of the Brothers ager and Owner of the Davis Coal & Block Co. and has Valley Coal Co. His present company was organized No- been engaged in the business for eight years. He was born vember 8, 1915. He was born at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Novem- July 30, 1883, at Mount Carmel, Indiana. ber 6, 1883. FRANK M. DELL, is a retail coal merchant at 1001 South- SAUL MINTKR, 340 West Michigan St.. Indianapolis, In- eastern Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born at diana, is the owner of the Central Coal Co. and has been in Lafayette. Indiana. Mr. Dell is the dean of Indianapolis the retail business seven years. He was born at Attica, In- coal merchants and is highly respected in both the trade diana, in 1870. Mr. Munter is President of the Indiana Re- and the community. tail Coal Merchants' Association. <.i:oiU,l. B. is Sales Agent for the BLKINS Bickett Coal BANUS E. VEAL is Treasurer and Sales Manager of the & Coke Co. at Indianapolis, Indiana, and has been con- Indian Creek Coal ft Mining Co., the S. W. Little Coal Co. nected with the coal business for seventeen years, for- and the Rivervlew Coal Co., Indianapolis, Indiana. He merly with the Manufacturers' is Coal Co. He also inter- has been in the coal business for fifteen years and formerly ested In the Northwestern Coal Co. He was born In In- was with the Summit Coal & Mining Co. He was born at diana in 1875. Karmersburg, Indiana, August 1, 1878,

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CHARLES ROSCOE QUICK, Indianapolis, Indiana, is Man- ager of the coal department of the Brannum-Keene Lumber INDIANA — Fort Wayne Co. and has been in the business five years. He was born at Frankton, Indiana, September 2, 1882. JOHN JOSEPH Al'TH is President and Manager of Tha GHOVER C. BADER of the Grover C. Rader Co.. whole- Auth Coal Co. at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and has been in the sale coal, Indianapolis, Indiana, has been twelve years in the retail business five years. He was born at Ft. Wayne Feb- coal business. He was born September 18, 1884, in Clay ruary 2. 1870. City, Indiana. CONRAD RAUSS is Managing Partner in the Maumee RAY I.. REED is Vice President of Walter Bledsoe & Co., Valley Coal Co., Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He has been in the Indianapolis, Indiana. He has been in the coal business for retail coal business for fourteen years. He was born De- eleven years, formerly with the Dering Coal Co. and the cember 30, 1863, in Germany. Brazil Block Coal Co. He was born November 17, 1888, in Illinois. Newton, O. R. HROKAW, Secretary of the Phil. Gloeckner Coal Co., Ft. Wayne, Indiana, was born in 1881 at Ft. Wayne. ALEXANDER RIMPLER, 1227 State Life Building, Indian- apolis, Indiana, is Manager of the Indianapolis branch of the LYNN ELLIOTT HUNTING, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, salesman Logan Pocahontas Fuel Co. He was formerly with the for the General Hocking P'uel Co , was born at New Castle, Madison Coal Co.. St. Louis, Missouri, and the Luhrig Coal Indiana, July 28, 1886, and has been in the coal business for Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been in the coal business for ten years. He was formerly with the C. M. Anderson Coal twenty-one years. He was born at Chicago, Illinois, Sep- Co. tember 13, 1874.

HERMAN H. SCHULS5, formerly Secretary and Treasurer PHILIP GLOECKNER, 405 Shoaff Building, Ft. Wayne, of the Balke & Strauss Co. at Indianapolis, Indiana, has Indiana, is President and Manager of the Phil. Gloeckner been in the coal business for twenty-six years. He has Coal Co. He was formerly with Kelly's Creek Colliery Co. served as President of the Retail Coal Merchants' Credit and the Chesapeake & Ohio Coal & Coke Co. He has been Association at Indianapolis. He was born at Aurora, Indi- thirteen years in the business and was born in Chicago, ana, in June, 1867. Illinois, January 23, 1884. Mr. Gloeckner is one of the best known coal salesmen in Indiana. JAMES H. SHEPHERD is Secretary and Treasurer of the Kingsbury-Shepherd Coal Co. at Indianapolis, Indiana. He GEORGE H. KRUDOP, retail coal merchant at Ft. Wayne, was formerly with the Marion Coal Co. and has been eight Indiana, has been in the business for over thirty years, years in the business. He was born at Ripley, Ohio, Septem- formerly with C. F. Krudop, whom he bought out in 1890. ber 24, 1884. He was born at Ft. Wayne May 12, 1869, and has held many offices in retail coal associations. S. C. SILCOX, Indianapolis, Indiana, has been in the retail coal business for twenty years. He was born in Indiana AUGUST J. LASSUS, President and Manager of the September 13, 1853. Wm. Kaough Coal Co. at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, has been in the re- tail business for nine years. Louisville, ENOS R. SNYDER, Indianapolis, Indiana, has been in the He was born at Ohio, November 6, 1882. retail coal business for twenty years. He claims to have made yellow paint famous by having his wagons of that color, and owns the original yellow coal wagon. He was SHIRLEY NELSON LONGSWORTH, Secretary and Treas- born February 29, 1880, at Indianapolis. urer of The Auth Coal Co. at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, has been in the retail coal business for seven years. He was for- FRED D. STILZ, Secretary-Treasurer Irvington Coal & merly with the Home Supply Co. of Ft. Wayne. He served Lime Co., 5603 Julian Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, has as a Director in the Michigan-Ohio-Indiana Retail Coal been engaged in the business since April 1, 1916. He was Dealers Association from 1915 to 1918. He was born at Van born in Indianapolis April 23, 1870. Mr. Stilz was formerly Wert, Ohio. December 20, 1877. engaged in the real estate business. C. P. MILLIKIN, Treasurer of the Phil. Gloeckner Coal ARTHUR E. STRICKLAND; Indianapolis, Indiana, is In- Co. at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, was born at Warren, Ohio, in diana Sales Agent for the Jones & Adams Coal Co. He has 1885. been in the business for eleven years, formerly with the Borderland Coal Sales Co. and the American Coal & Coke CHARLES E. MOELLERING. President and General Man- Co. He was born October 1883, 22, at Greenfield, Indiana. ager of the Pioneer Coal Co., Ft. Wayne, Indiana, was born in Ft. Worth September 12, 1870, and started in business CHARLES H. STUCKMEYER, head of the firm of Stuck- with his father January 26, 1886. On May 10, 1904, they meyer & Co., retail coal merchants at Indianapolis, Indiana, took over the coal yards and equipment of the Pioneer Coal has been connected with the trade for seventeen years. He Co. and have built up this business until it is now the has been a resident of Indianapolis sixty-six years and was largest and best coal plant in their part of the state. Mr. born August 10, 1850, at Cincinnati, Ohio. Moellering is the originator of the plan of the present suc- cessful state organization by districts, having introduced E. J. SUFFEL is Traffic Manager and Salesman for the J. same in the builders' supply line. R. Morris Coal Co., Indianapolis, Indiana. He has been three He has been interested in public and patriotic affairs untiring years in the business and formerly was with the Ragan-Mc- and in association work. He is the President of the Ft. Wayne Coal Club. Abee Coal Co. He was born at Utica. Nebraska, in 1889. He is also President and Treasurer of the Moellering Construc- tion Co., HARVEY D. TRIMRLE is Secretary and Treasurer of the President of William Moellering Sons, and Treas- Dauner Coal Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, and has been fifteen urer of the Moellering Brick Co. years in the coal business. He also fills the position of Sec- retary of the Victor Colliery Co., Wellston, Ohio. He was EUGENE H. OLDS is President and Manager of the Olds born August 10, 1883, at Princeton, Illinois. Coal Co. at Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He was born at Ft. Wayne January 14, 1873. He is a member of the Ft. Wayne CHARLES D. TROWBRIDGE, Indianapolis, Indiana, is Coal Club. Southwestern Sales Agent for the White Oak Coal Co. He has been in the coal business for over twenty years, for- W. J. RODENBECK, Secretary The Home Supply Co., Ft. merly with the following concerns: C. D. Trowbridge Coal Wayne, Indiana, was born in Dayton. Ohio. May 12, 1874, Co., as President and General Manager; American Coal & and started in the coal business this year. Mining Co., as President and General Manager; Stone-Brown Co., as Sales Manager; Bugbee Coal Co., as President, and C. A. SEIBEL is proprietor and Manager of the Dunn Bonham Coal Co. as Vice President. He was born January Coal Co. at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and has been in the retail 1, 1863, at Utica, Ohio. business for four years. He was born at Ft. Wayne June 13, 1883. R. ROY YEAGLEY, Secretary Indiana Retail Coal Mer- ohantr.' Association, with headquarters at 606 Fidelity Trust CLIFF H. Manager of the Building, Indianapolis. Indiana, was born in Dennison, Ohio, TAYLOR, Evans Coal Co. at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, has been sixteen years in the business. March 19, 1880, and has had six years' coal experience, first He was formerly with the Sunday Creek Coal Co., Litz- with the firm of Grant

GEORGE D. TEAZEL, Secretary of the United Fourth Vein WILLIAM M. WELLS, retail coal merchant at Ft. Wayne, Coal Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, has been connected with the Indiana, has been in the business for thirty-four years, for- coal business for fourteen years. He was born at Dayton, merly at Fredericktown, Ohio, from 1885 to 1900. He was Ohio, in 1875. born February 22, 1859, in Fredericktown.

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W. N. ANDERSON, coal retailer at Kouts. Indiana, has INDIANA — Terre Haute been In the business thirty-eight years. He was born in Kouts December 19, 1849. JOHN K. ALVKV, Secretary-Treasurer of the Smlth-Alvey JOSEPH G. APPLEGATH Is the Office Manager of the Coal Co., Terre Haute. Indiana, has been In the retail busi- Princeton Coal Co. of Princeton, Indiana. He has been con- ness for six years. He was formerly with the Alvey Bros. nected with the retail coal business for thirty years, for- Coal Co. He was born April 9, 1887. at Terre Haute. merly with C. O. Godfrey, James Townsend, S. W. Little Coal Co. and Princeton Coal & Mining Co. He was born at lit \ \\ . »TK\, Secretary and Treasurer of The Rowland Albion, Illinois, October 10, 1867. Block Coal & Clay Co., The Ohio & Indiana Collieries Co., Power Collieries Co. of Indiana, and Rowland-Power Col- JOHN B. AKCIUIOLD, President of the John Archbold Coal lieries I'd., and Secretary Rowland-Power Consolidated Col- Co. at Evansville, Indiana, has been In the coal business for lieries Co., Terre Haute, Indiana, lias been connected with over forty years. He was born in England. about years, with the the coal industry for fifteen formerly WAID CARLETON ARNOLD, Warsaw, Indiana, repre- Roberts Coal Co.. Coal Co., and Glen Roy Coal Crescent senting the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Coal Co. and Co., Jackson, Ohio. was born February 14, 1878, in Jack- He the D. D. Schenck Co., Toledo, Ohio, was born in Pomeroy, son. Ohio, October 23. 1876, and has been in the coal business JOHN LAKH IHA1VFORD Is President of the Crawford thirteen years. He was formerly connected with The Colum- Coal Co.. Terre Haute. Indiana, and has been in the retail bus & Hocking Coal & Iron Co. of Columbus, Ohio. business twenty-one years. He was born in Terre Haute in 1872. ROBERT W. RAILEY is Vice President and General Man- ager of the J. W. Bailey Co., coal merchants at Anderson, i III liilll) General Superintendent Rock K. FOIISYTH, Indiana, and has been connected with the coal business for Creek Coal Co. and President Terre Haute Coal & Supply eight years. He was born August 22, 1887, at Portsmouth, industry sev- Co., Terre Haute. Indiana, has been in the coal Indiana. enteen years. He was formerly with the Ehrmann Coal Co. and the Clay County Block Coal Co. He has served as Presi- LEWIS J. BALDWIN, proprietor of the Twin City Ice & dent of the Retail Coalmen's Club of Terre Haute. He was Fuel Co. at Gas City, Indiana, has been in the retail coal business for about eighteen years. formerly with born August 3. 1882. in Vigo County. Indiana. Harry G. He was Sterling Sparks is Secretary-Treasurer and William H. Forsythe the Consumers Ice & Fuel Co. and the Ice & Fuel General Manager of the Terre Haute Coal & Supply Co. Co. at Marion, Indiana. He was born at Marion in 1875. GEORGE: H. GFROEREH, late of Terre Haute, Indiana, ERNEST L. BARBIER is Secretary and Treasurer of the was Sales Agent for the United Fourth Vein Coal Co. for New Jersey Coal & Transfer Co., South Bend, Indiana. He about thirteen years. Formerly he was with the Chicago has been connected with the coal business ten years, for- & Kastern Illinois Railway and with the Chicago, Terre merly with Loughman & Loughman. He was born in Cen- Haute & Southeastern Railway. He served as KoKoal terville, Michigan, June 14, 1887. The President of the com- Sachem for Terre Haute. He was born May 9, 1871, at pany is John H. Barbier, born in Edwardsburg, Michigan, Cincinnati, Ohio, and died April 10, 1918. He had many- September 13, 1895. friends in the trade. JAMES R. BARR, partner in the Richland Grain Co. at OTTO HKYDKV, Terre Haute. Indiana, is Secretary and Earl Park, Indiana, has been connected with the coal busi- Treasurer of the Parke County Coal Co., Rosedale, Indiana, ness for thirty-three years. Formerly he was with the and has been connected with the coal industry for thirty- Wilson-Barr Co., the Caldwell-Barr Co., the McCray-Morri- four years. He was born July 7, 1839, in Germany. son Co. and James Ross. He was born in Canada in 1863. of Terre Haute, Indiana, is President of the C. H. JONES ROBERT WILLIAM BARR is Manager of the retail coal Calora Coal Co. and of the LeMoir Coal Co. He has been In business of Ross, Ross & Barr at Chalmers, Indiana. He the coal business for thirty-six years, formerly with the has been connected with the trade for twenty-five years. the Winifrede Coal Co. was Pittsburgh Coal Co. and He He was born at Ormstown, Quebec, January 12, 1862. born October 26, 1859, at Cincinnati, Ohio, and is well known in the coal trade. \iiM.it J. BARRETT, retail coal merchant at Rochester, Indiana, business thirty-six years, selling CHARLES F. THORP, Treasurer of the Sugar Valley Coal has been In the first coal ever sold in Rochester. born in 1S50 Co., West Terre Haute, Indiana, was born at Terre Haute, the He was in Fulton County, Indiana. Indiana, November 22, 1868, and has been in the coal busi- ness for twenty-two years. He was formerly connected A. J. BARRICK is Mine Foreman for the United Fourth with the Island Valley Coal Co. and Victoria Coal Co. Vein Coal Co. at Jasonville, Indiana, and has been in the WILLIAM L. WILLIAMSON, Secretary and Treasurer of coal industry for thirty-six years, formerly with the Jason- the Xeutral Coal Producers Co., Terre Haute, Indiana, was ville Coal Co. and other concerns. He was born in Clay born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1873. and has been in the County, Indiana, May 21, 1858. coal business for twenty-one years. C. E. BASH is President and Manager of C. E. Bash & Co. ISAAC HERBERT WOOLEV, General Manager of the at Huntington, Indiana. He was born at Roanoke, Indiana, Interstate Mining Co., Terre Haute, Indiana, was born in in 1856. He has been doing a retail business for about one England January 24, 1867, and has been in the coal business year. for thirty-three years. He was formerly connected with LUTHER B. BEACH, senior partner and Manager of the the Currysville Coal Co., Dering Coal Co., Southern Indiana firm of Beach & Simmers at Albany, Indiana, has been en- Coal Co. and Kettle Creek Mining Co. gaged in the retail coal business for eleven years. He was W. PAUL ZIMMERMAN, Secretary and Treasurer of the formerly with J. R. Beach & Son. He was born in Boone Hall-Zimmerman Coal Co., Terre Haute, Indiana, was born County, Indiana, July 1, 1881. in Brazil, Indiana, September 14, 1875, and has been in the coal business for twenty-one years. He is also Presi- J. W. BECKMAN, Hammond, Indiana, is Secretary and dent of the Zimmerman Coal Co. Mr. Zimmerman was for- Treasurer of The Beckman Supply Co. and has done a merly connected with the Otto Creek Coal Co. and is a mem- retail coal business for eleven years. He was born in ber of the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators' Association Germany September II, 1868. and the Indiana Coal Trade Bureau. GEORGE II. BE1INKE is Manager for Ed. Behnke & Son. Gary, Indiana, and has been connected with the retail coai business for ten years. He was born December 16, 1887, at NDIANA Clarke Station, Indiana. GEORGE A. BELL is Manager and President of the B*I1 Coal Co. at Marion, Indiana. He has been fifteen years in WILLIAM AHLBORN is the President of Wm. Ahlborn the retail business and was born in Brooklyn, New York. & Co. at Hammond, Indiana, and has been engaged in the retail coal trade nineteen years. He was born in Germany HARRY J. IlERNSTEIN, retail coal merchant at Marion, March 25, 1873. Indiana, has been in business fourteen years, and is owner ROBERT ALEXANDER, retail coal merchant at Buck of the Ohio Coal Co. He was born in Russia. Creek, Indiana, has been in the business for thirteen years. ALVA A. BETTERTON, Owner and Manager of the Dale- He was born in Canada in 1857. vllle Grain & Coal Co. at Daleville, Indiana, has been in the business four years. at Daleville in March, IUSSELL C. ALLEN owns the retail coal business of J. L. He was born Allen & Son at Covington, Indiana, and has been in the 1892. business for eleven years. He was born at Covington ALLEN L. BOYD. Manager and Treasurer of the W. Wil- February 22. 1881. son Lumber Co. at LaPorte, Indiana, has been in the busi- TOM A. ALLEN, retail coal merchant at Linden, Indiana, ness for thirty-one years. He was born September 17, 1869, has been doing business for five years. He was born at New at LaPorte. Richmond, Indiana, July 27, 1876. CHARLES WESLEY mi v liriEl.lt of Petersburg. Indiana, I.IMOLN e. AMIKIISOM, Martinsville, Indiana, has been is the owner of "The Posey Mine," which he operates. He In the retail coal business for seven years. He was born In has been in the coal business for twenty-eight years. He Monroe County, Indiana, September 21, 1864. was born November 4, 1870, at Petersburg.

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JAMES W. liiiinw i.i i. is Owner and Manager of the J. FRANK P. DALTON is Vice President of the Dalton Coal W. Bridwell Coal Co. at Evansville, Indiana, and has. been Co. at Gary, Indiana, and has been in the business for eight in the retail coal business for four years. He has been a years. He was formerly with the Lill-Robinson Coal Co. Director of the Indiana Retail Coal Merchants' Association and the City Fuel Co. of Chicago. and President of the Retail Coal Men's Association of Evans- JOSEPH A. DALTON, Secretary of the Dalton Coal Co. ville. He was born at Evansville April 28, 1870, and was in Indiana, the government service for twenty-three years. at Gary, has been in the retail business for seven years', having formerly been connected with the Chicago ISRAEL BRONSTEIN is Manager for Peter Bronstein & offices of the Globe Coal Co. and the Miami Coal Co. Co.. retail coal merchants at Huntington, Indiana, and has been connected with the business for six years. He was WILLIAM A. DALTON, President and Treasurer of the Dalton Coal Co. at Gary, Indiana, has been eight years in born in Russia November 10, 1890. the retail business. He was born August 25, 1878, in Chi- is President Treasurer of Peter PETER BRONSTEIN and cago, Illinois. Formerly he was with the Baltimore & Ohio Co., at Huntington, Indiana, coal merchants ' Bronstein & Railroad in the coal traffic department and as coal and coke and has been six years in the retail trade. He was born agent at Chicago. He is a District Chairman of the Indiana August 1, 1866, in Russia. Retail Coal Merchants' Association. WILLIAM BRONSTEIN, Secretary of Peter Bronstein & Tipton, Indiana, born in California and Co., Huntington, Indiana, has been five years in the coal G. C. DAVIS, was been in the coal business for sixteen years. He was business. He was born in Russia March 10, 1895. has formerly connected with the Arm of Fox & Davis. GEORGE E. BRUNER is President and General Manager of the Bruner Coal Co. at Kokomo, Indiana, and has- been J. M. DAVIS is President and Manager of the Davis Coal in the retail business for twelve years. He has served as Co. at Shelby, Indiana, and has been in the business foi Treasurer of the Indiana Retail Coal Merchants' Association. thirteen years, formerly with the Davis-Caster Coal Co. He was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, July 14, 1863. He was born in Bath County, Kentucky, March 15, 1860. OMER O. BULLERDICK, retail coal merchant at Rich- J. O. DAVIS, Secretary of the Greenfield Ice & Fuel Co. mond, Indiana, has been in the coal business for ten years, at Greenfield, Indiana, has been five years in the retail coal formerly with H. C. Bullerdick & Son. He was born at business. He was born January 30, 1881, at Greenfield. Richmond May 15, 1886. HERBERT H. DEAM is Secretary and Treasurer of the EDWARD W. BURT is Manager of the Eaton Coal Co. at Studebaker Grain & Seed Co. at Bluffton, Indiana, and has Eaton, Indiana, and has been in the retail business for two been in the business for twenty-six years. He has served years. He was born at Shideler, Indiana, in 1873. as President of the Michigan-Ohio-Indiana Retail Coal Deal- E. L. CARROLL, senior member of the coal firm of E. D. ers Association for two years. He was born at Bluffton May Carroll & Son at Decatur, Indiana, has been in the retail 25, 1862, and has been active in the grain and lumber asso- business for thirty-six years. He was born at Huntsville, ciations. Ohio, February 8. 1858. FRANK D. DEARING, retail, coal merchant at Anderson, W. O. CARTWRIGHT, retail coal merchant at Anderson, Indiana, has been in the business for fourteen years. He Indiana, has been in the retail business for eight years. was born April 24, 1874, at Florida, Indiana. Formerly he traveled for the Taylor Coal Co. of Lafayette, Indiana. He was born in Madison County, Indiana, Decem- JOHN E. DEATON, senior partner of John E. Deaton & in retail coal business ber 28, 1860. Son at Sidney, Indiana, has been the for thirteen years. He was born October 16, 1862, in Clark is Secretary and Treasurer of the El- GEORGE N. CASH County, Ohio. wood Coal & Fuel Co. at Elwood, Indiana, and has been in the retail business for sixteen years. He was born June J. B. DECAMP, Brazil, Indiana, is General Manager and 9, 1841, in Palmyra, Wisconsin. operator of the DeCamp Coal & Clay Co. He has spent industry as a miner and for six CLYDE J. CASTETTER of the firm of Clyde J. Castetter thirty years in the coal business. He was born at & Co., Goshen, Indiana, has been in the retail coal business years has been in the retail six years. He was born in Goshen October 29, 1870, and is Brazil in 1870. a well-known retailer in that section. A. DECKER, Manager of the Home Grain Co. at LaGrange, JOHN CHESTERFIELD, Brazil, Indiana, is Superintendent Indiana, has been in the retail coal business for nine years. of the Otter Creek Coal Co. and has been engaged in the He was born October 9, 1857, at Nottawa, Michigan. coal business for thirty-six years, formerly with Zeller, G. L. DELLINGER, retail coal merchant at Charlestown, McClellan & Co. He was born in Clay County, Indiana, in Indiana, has been in the business for three years. He was 1867. born at Jeffersonville, Indiana, December 2, 1892. ROY C. CLAUSER is Manager of the firm of W. H. Clauser & Son at Delphi, Indiana, and has been in the retail coal WILLIAM A. DEPOY has been in the retail coal business business fourteen years. W. H. Clauser, senior member, for four years at Converse, Indiana. He was born May 9, died August 30, 1914. Roy C. Clauser was born February 23, 1872, in Ohio. in Carroll County, Indiana. 1886, EDWARD M. DIBOS, proprietor of the business of J. J. FRED C. CLINE, Manager of the C. & O. Coal Co. at Dibos & Son at Hammond, Indiana, has been connected with Jonesboro, Indiana, has been connected with the business the firm for twenty-eight years and has owned the business for seven years. He was formerly with J. S. Neill and A. for thirteen. He has served as Secretary of the local coal H. Cline. He was born in Jonesboro September 27, 1878. dealers' association. He was born in Morton Grove, Illi- nois, November 9, 1887. CARL A. CLOSSON, Logansport, Indiana, is Manager of the coal business of the E. D. Closson Estate, and is also CLAUDE J. DILLON, Secretary Ohio Fuel & Supply Co., interested in a retail yard at Matthews, Indiana. He has Van Buren, Indiana, was born in Van Buren, Indiana, been connected with the coal business for eleven years and October 4, 1895, and has been in the coal business for six formerly was Secretary and Treasurer of the Logansport years. Dealers' Association. was born October 10, 1884, at Coal He Supply Logansport. JAMES L. DILLON, Manager of the Ohio Fuel & Co., Van Buren, Indiana, was born in Indiana in 1890, and coal at Auburn, Indiana, E. T. COCHRAN, retail merchant has been in the coal business for eleven years. has been in the business for twelve years. He was born May .13, 1859, at Auburn. "WILLIAM F. DINGEL is President and Treasurer of the Dingel Coal & Lumber Co. at Newcastle, Indiana, and has W. ©.. COLLINS, President and General Manager of the been in the retail business for eleven years. He was born W. Q. Collins Grain & Lumber Co. at Lake, Indiana, has 16, 1863, at Washington, D. C. been in the retail business for seven years. He was born October October 18, 1878, in Indiana. CLEM E. DOANE is President of the Boonville Mining JAMES H. CORNELIUS is General Superintendent of the Co. at Boonville, Indiana, and has been engaged in the coal Panhandle Coal Co. at Bicknell, Indiana, and has been con- business for seventeen years. He is also interested in the nected with the business for sixteen years. Formerly he Fox Hill Coal Co. and the Ebony Block Coal Co. He was was with the Cornelius Coal Co. He was born April 24, formerly with the Patoka River Coal & Coke Co. and the 1884, at Columbus, Indiana. Cypress Creek Coal Co. He was born at Jasper, Indiana, E. E. CORNTHWAITE of Cicero, Indiana, has been in the October 13, 1875. retail coal business for sixteen years. He was born July ROBERT F. DUNN has been doing a retail coal business 11, 1863, at Collinsville, Ohio. at Russiaville, Indiana, for seventeen years. He was born Fishers, Indiana, May 14, 1860. BUEL W. COWLEY, partner in the firm of Wier & Cowley at at Ligonier, Indiana, has been in the retail coal business for EDWARD R. DYE of Monticello, Indiana, is President, forty-eight years. He was born in LaGrange County, In- Treasurer and General Manager of the United Fourth Vein diana, in 1844. Coal Co. of Indianapolis. He has been in the coal business DANIEL A. CROMER is the sole owner of the Sedalia for eighteen years, formerly with Hunter W. Finch & Co., Lumber & Coal Co. at Sedalia, Indiana, and has been in the Chicago. He was born' at Piedmont, West Virginia, October business five years. He was born at Flora, Indiana, in 1882. 31, 1861.

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in I. S. ii it \ :!. Manager of the Draper Coal & Ice Co. at CHAS. V. GRAFT, Winchester, Indiana, was born Sullivan, Indian*, has been thirty-one years in the retail Miami County, Indiana, in 1877, and has been In the coal com] business, formerly with the I. S. Draper Co. and the business for sixteen years. He also operates a retail coal old Famous Fuel Co. He was born February 20, 1864, in yard at Parker. Sullivan County. Indiana. W. M. Draper is senior member C, W. GRANT, retail coal merchant at 1337 Toledo Street. of the company. I.ogansport. Indiana, was born in Columbia City, Indiana. M. A. EBEKHAHD, Troy, Indiana, was born at Troy, In- November 8. 1873. and has been in the coal business six diana, February 10, 1855, and has been in the coal business years. The firm was originally Grant & Yeagley. for nineteen years. WALTER A. GREINER is Manager for Robert McKim & LAWRGNCK A. EII.NER, President and General Manager Co., wholesale coal merchants at Madison, Indiana. Vlncennes, Indiana, of the Ebner Ice & Cold Storage Co.. D. E. GROW, retail coal merchant at Rensselaer, Indiana, was born in Vlncennes, Indiana, May 7, 1872, and has been has been doing business for eleven years. He was born in the coal business for twenty-five years. He is also in Rensselaer May 4, 1874. interested in the retail coal business at Seymour, Indiana. CHARLES M. HAM, Manager of the C. M. Ham Lumber & ERNEST ELLIS, Secretary-Treasurer of Ellis Bros., retail Coal Co. at Paoli, Indiana, has been in the business for six- coal merchants at Kokomo, Indiana, has been in the busi- teen years. He was born at Paoll February 6, 1863. ness for thirteen years. He was formerly with Hunter W. H. President and General Manager FiiH'h & Co. of Chicago. He was born at Kokomo January MONROE HARDMAN, of Staples & Hardman, South Bend, Indiana, has been in the \ 1877. coal business for sixteen years. He was born January 16, senior of the firm of Lewis Felch LEWIS KKLCH, member 1869, at South Bend. Isaac W. Staples is a silent member Indiana, has in the business & Son at New Harmony, been of the firm. He was born November 27, 1873, at Kingsbury, for twenty-four years. He was born at New Harmony No- Indiana. vember 20, 1851. Nelson Felch, his son, is junior member S. B. Manager of the Concrete Fuel Co. at And- of the Arm and was born August 12, 1877, at New Harmony. HARLAN, erson, Indiana, has been engaged in the business for four

m i m u i M. FERGUSON, President Clinton Coal Co. and years. He was born October 19, 1884, at Alexandria, Indi- Ferguson-Spears Coal Co. at Clinton, Indiana, has been in ana. years, with the the coal business twenty-seven formerly ABRAHAM HARSH, owner of A. Harsh Coal & Supply Co. Khrman Coal Co.. where he began as office boy. bought a He and President and Manager Tiger Coal & Supply Co., Rich- small mine in 1894, which was his first mining venture, and mond, Indiana, was born in Wooster, Ohio, October 6, 1856. organized the Clinton Coal Co. in 1901. He was born in He is Vice President of The Cliff Wood, Coal & Supply Co., Clay County, Indiana, October 3, 1869. Mr. Ferguson has Lima, Ohio. He was formerly with Parry & Harsh at Lucas, served as Mayor of his city and taken an active interest Qhio, and Howe & Harsh at Lima. in all civic movements. JOSEPH HARTLEY is the proprietor of the retail coal P. is Secretary and Treasurer of Finger Bros. J. FINGER business of Jos. Hartley & Son at East Chicago, Indiana, P. K. Coal Coke Co. at Albany, Indiana, and has & & New which he has conducted for thirteen years. He was born in been connected with the business for twenty-six years. He Sheffield, England, in 1861. was born at New Albany April 25, 1877. LLOYD HAWKINS is owner of the Culver City Grain & FRANK H. FOE is the owner of the Bourbon Lumber & Coal Co. at Culver, Indiana, and has been in the business Coal Co. at Bourbon, Indiana, and has been in the business four years. He was born February 18, 1884, at Culver. for fifteen years, managing the North Liberty formerly HARVEY HAWLEY, Manager of the Miami County Lumber Coal Co. was born May 8, 1871, at Hamilton, & He Lumber Co. at Peru, Indiana, has been in the business for Ontario. sixteen years. He was born February 16, 1876, in Miami N. B. FORD, Manager of the Crabbs Reynolds Taylor County. Co., West Point, Indiana, was born at West Point, Indiana, CONRAD S. HEET, Richmond, Indiana, is Secretary, in 1880, and has been in the coal business for sixteen years. Treasurer and Manager of Hackman, Klehfoth & Co., and He was formerly connected with W. B. Foresman. has been connected with the coal business for twenty-two ORA FORSYTH, Secretary-Treasurer of the Noblesville years. He was born September 19, 1876, at Hamilton, Ohio. Fuel & Supply Co. at Noblesville, Indiana, has been con- ED. M. HEISE is President of Heise Bros., Orleans, In- nected with the business for six years. He was born at diana. He has been in the retail coal business for twenty Franklin, Indiana, September 24, 1872. years. He was born in Indiana March 8, 1858. Albert "Heise C. Y. FOSTER of the firm of C. Y. Foster & Son, retail Is Secretary and Treasurer of the concern. coal merchants Carmel, Indiana, has been in business at the JOHN MARSHALL HENDERSON, retail coal merchant at for nineteen years. Idaville, Indiana, has been in the business for sixteen years, WiTIIIIt E. FHETAGEOT, retail coal merchant at New formerly with the firm of Joseph Henderson & Son. He Harmony, Indiana, has been in the business for eighteen was born in White County, Indiana. March 5, 1875. years, formerly with his father, A. H. Fretageot. He was of O. M. born December 12, 1873, at New Harmony. ORON M. HENDRICKSO.N, Manager Hendrickson & Co., Rochester, Indiana, has been in the retail coal busi- I,. E. FRICKE, a partner in the firm of L. E. Frlcke & ness for nine years. He was born at Kewanna, Indiana, Co., Kvansville. Indiana, has been in the wholesale coal February 19, 1877. business two years. born 16. 1866. He was May J. C. HENDRIX, Manager of Hendrix & Son, retail coal WILLIAM GALE, retail coal merchant at Cumberland, merchants at Tangier, Indiana, has been in the business for Indiana, has been In the business for twenty-three years. eight years. He was born February 18, 1867, at Putnam- He was born at Cumberland in 1864. ville, Indiana. AAHON i;ARI)\KI( is an equal partner in the firm of A. VERNON HENRY is Manager of the East Side Fuel Connersville, coal Gardner ,V- Lewis of Cottage Grove, Indiana. He is also Co., Indiana, and has been in the retail interested in the Kltehel Elevator Co. at Kitchel and Huston. business for six years. He was born at Connersville, Feb- Indiana. Mr. Gardner has been in the coal business for ruary 11, 1888. sixteen years and was born in Cedar County, Iowa, March D. HERBERT HERBSTER. Elkhart. Indiana, is Secretary I, 1860. and Manager of the Isbell Lumber & Coal Co. He has been THOMAS GILLESPIE, Mine Superintendent at Bicknell, in the retail coal business for seven years. He was born Indiana, is also interested in a mine at Edwardsport. Indi- at Beavertown, Pennsylvania. April 9, 1887. ana, and formerly was connected with the following: Lynan VICTOR D. HERRENBHLC'K, Treasurer of the John Arch- Coal Co., Knox Coal Co., Knox Coal Mining Co. and Glen- bold Coal Co. at Evansvllle, Indiana, has been in the retail dale Coal Co. He was born at Lanarkshire, Scotland, July coal business for eighteen years. He was born at Evans- II. 1878. Mr. Gillespie worked as a miner In Scotland and vllle. has been In the business In America for thirteen years. J. J. HIGGINS is President of the Higgins-Martln Coal BENJAMIN D. GLASSCOCK, member of the firm of J. W. Co. at Clinton, Indiana, and has been engaged in the busi- & B. D. Glasscock, wholesale and retail coal merchants at ness for thirteen years, formerly with the Oak Hill Coal & Muncle, Indiana, has been fifteen years In the business. He Mining Co. He was born In Ohio in 1849. was born at Hillsboro, Ohio, September 26. 1872. Mr. Glass- L. A. HILLIGOSS is the owner of the retail business of COOk is a Director Of the Indiana Retail Coal Merchants' Hilligoss & Son at Shelbyville, Indiana, and has been en- Association. KiiKi'il in the coal trade for twenty-five years. He owns a PHILIP GOETHALS is a partner in the firm of Goethals small yard at Morrlstown, Indiana. He was born In 1863 & Makank, Mishawaka, Indiana, and has been in the retail In Rush County, Indiana, and is one of Indiana's best known coal business for three years. He was born July 18, 1867, in retailers. His son, Russell B. Hllllgos, is associated with Belgium. him. W. J. GOODRICH has been In the retail coal business fo: RICHARD M. HINSHAW, retail coal merchant at Monti- eleven years at Royal Centre, Indiana, where he was born cello, Indiana, has been in the business for nine years. He April 3, 1876. was born in \\ bile County, Indiana, April 2, 1861.

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DANA HOCH, retail coal merchant at Mulberry, Indiana, "WALTER E. KLEHFOTH is Secretary and Treasurer of has been engaged in the business for seven years. He was the Klehfoth-Niewoehner Co. at Richmond, Indiana. He born at Hamilton, Indiana, May 15, 1882. has been connected with the retail coal business for eight SAMUEL, HOLDEN, Brazil, Indiana, is Superintendent of years, formerly with Hackman, Klehfoth & Co. He was born stripping pit for the Clay Products Co. and has been con- February 5, 1886, at Cincinnati, Ohio. Lewis C. Niewoehner nected with the coal business for thirty-four years. For- Is President of the company. concerns: Mcintosh Coal merly he was with the following GEORGE KLITCH of Ewing, Indiana, has been in the re- Co., Weaver Coal & Coke Co., Continental Clay & Mining tail coal business for eight years. He was born at Sey- Sewer Pipe Co. born April 21, 1870, Co., American He was mour, Indiana, March 15, 1856. He formerly was with the at Knightsville, Indiana. United Fourth Vein Coal Co. and the Davis Coal Co. WILLIAM E. HOICK is proprietor of the Newcastle Coal Agency at Newcastle, Indiana, and has been in the business CHRISTIAN KNOEPFLE- is a retail coal merchant at Bremen, Indiana, and has been in the business for six years. for six years. He was born July 4, 1880, in Illinois. He was born April 23, 1855, in Germany. GAINS LINCOLN HOWELL, Westville, Indiana, was born in La Porte County, Indiana, January 24, 1860, and has been JOHN G. KRATLI, retail coal merchant at Knox, Indiana, engaged in the coal business for four years. was born in Switzerland, February 21, 1842, and has been In DAVID INGLE, President of the Ayrshire Coal Co., Evans- the business most of his active life. for ville, Indiana, has been engaged in the retail business JOHN P. KRIEGHAUM, Treasurer of Kriegbaum Bros., over twenty years and is also interested in the following: Inc., at Huntington, Indiana, has been in the retail coal Glen Ayr, Green Valley and Tecumseh Coal & Mining com- business for over twenty years. He was born at Cedar- panies. He was born in Evansville, October 5, 1875. David ville, Ohio, August 13, 1865. Ingle, Sr., who founded the Ayrshire Coal Co., died October 18, 1909, at Oakland City, Indiana. W. S. LASLEY, senior member of W. S. Lasley & Son, Gessie, Indiana, has been in the retail coal business for six WILL W. IRELAND is a retail coal merchant at Browns- years. He was born March 15, 1856, in Scott County, Ken- town, Indiana, and has been doing business for five years. tucky. He was born at Brownstown, September 19, 1885. ROY H. JACKSON is a mining engineer for the Ayrshire EDWARD LEE, SR., is head of the firm of E. Lee & Son Coal Co. at Oakland City, Indiana, and has been connected at Crawfordsville, Indiana, and has been in the coal busi- with the industry for eleven years. He was born June 11. ness for thirty years. He was born in New York City 1886, at Terre Haute, Indiana. March 1, 1850. RICHARD M. JOHNSON, 816 South Michigan St., South WILLIAM H. LEE, retail coal merchant at New Albany, Bend, Indiana, has been in the retail coal business for four- Indiana, has been in the business for over twenty years. He teen years. He was born at Grovertown, Indiana, April 21, was formerly with the Winslow Gas Coal Co. He was born 1871. in Floyd County, Indiana. CHASTINE JOHNSTON, proprietor and Manager C. John- OTTO LEFFORGE, retail coal merchant at Rossville, In- ston Coal Co., Auburn, Indiana, was born in St. Joe, Indiana, diana, has been seven years in the business. He was born November 8, 1879, and has been two years in the retail coal in 1880 at Oaklandon, Indiana. business. Mr. Johnston also opened a coal yard in Garrett, Indiana, in October, 1918. W. A. LEWIS, Manager of the Central Coal Co. at Elwood, Indiana, has been in the business for three years. He was C. H. JOHNSTON of the firm of C. B. Johnston & Son at born June 22, 1869, at McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Remington, Indiana, is the senior partner and half owner. He has been in the business for forty-two years. He was DR. W. A. LINE, French Lick, Indiana, has been in the born June 16, 1848, at Branch Hill, Ohio. His son, W. E. coal business twenty years, supplying the home trade. He Johnston, has been associated in the business for twenty- was born In Orange County, Indiana, January 12, 1844. six years. He was born December 7, 1874. The business J. F. LINGEMAN is senior member of the firm of Linge- was formerly carried on at Washburn, Illinois, and Arrow- man, Adams & Co., coal merchants at Brownsburg, Indiana. smith, Illinois. He was born in Indiana in 1854 and has been engaged in DAVID JONES, Gas City, Indiana, is sole owner of the the coal business for twenty-six years. David Jones Coal Co. and has been in the retail coal trade HARRY W. LITTLE, 510 Old State Bank Building. Evans- for eleven years. He was born at Llanelly, Wales, January ville, Indiana, is Secretary and Treasurer of S. W. Little 29, 1863. Sons & Co. and has been connected with the coal business LEWIS KANOUSE is senior member of the retail coal sixteen years. He is also Secretary of the Southern Indiana firm of Kenouse & Phillips at South Bend, Indiana. He Coal Bureau and Assistant District Representative of the, has been in the business for thirty-nine years, formerly United States Fuel Administration for Southern Indiana. with the Powell Coal Co. and Buckley, Kanouse & Co., at He was born in Evansville in 1875. Paris, Illinois. He was born in 1852 at Shelbyville, Indiana. ORLANDO HENRY LITTLE, President of the O. H. Little IRA KAUFFMAN is Secretary and Treasurer of the Con- Fuel Co., Richmond, Indiana, has been in the retail coal sumers Coal & Supply Co. at Elkhart, Indiana, and has been business for thirteen years. He was born in 1865 in Ran- engaged in the retail business for thirteen years. He was dolph County, Indiana. born at Nevada, Missouri, in 1872. JOSEPH E. LLOYD is Manager of and partner in the E. T. HARRY WILLIAM KELLEY is the owner of the Linder Slider Co., Louisville, Kentucky, with offices at New Albany, Coal Co. at Angola, Indiana, and has been in the retail busi- Indiana. He has been connected with the coal business for ness for nine years. He is Chairman of the Executive Board twenty years, formerly with E. T. Slider, I'ew Albany. He of the Michigan-Ohio-Indiana Retail Coal Dealers' Associa- was born December 18, 1871, at New Albany. tion and formerly was connected with the New York Central W. A. LORD has been in the retail coal business at Mays, Railroad. He was born October 21, 1872, in Kilkeel, County Indiana, since November, 1907. On March 13, 1918, he and Down, Ireland. his son, Fred S. Lord, formed the firm of W. A. Lord & Son. JOHN E. KELLY is Superintendent and Manager of the Both are natives of Rush County, Indiana, the father born Big 4 Coal Co. at Boonville, Indiana. He has been in the coal in 1857. with Kelly Nestos. business twenty-six years, formerly & ELI A. i.i <: i \ ill i.i. is Secretary and Manager of the Berne He was born at Boonville February 2, 1870. Grain & Hay Co. at Berne, Indiana, and has done a retail coal business for ten years. M. A. KENNER, Huntington, Indiana, has been in the coal business for eleven years, with the firm of C. E. Bash & Co. HARRY BALDWIN LYMAN, coal merchant at LaFayette, He was born at Huntington January 14, 1877. Indiana, was engaged in the business for about thirty years, succeeding his father, E. B. Lyman, who established it over HUGO F. KEPPEN, retail coal merchant at Michigan City, fifty years ago. Mr. Lyman born in LaFayette Septem- Indiana, has been in the business for six years. He was was ber 1868, died December 19, 1916. The present owner born in 1876 in Iowa. 24, and is G. Edwin Lyman, who has been connected with the trade S. KERNS is Secretary and Manager of the THEODORE for six years. He was born June 3, 1893, at LaFayette, and coal of Kerns Healey, Logansport, Indiana. He business & his associate is Charles Patton, who has been with the firm has been in the trade for fifty years and was formerly with for twenty years. the Indiana Coal & Fuel Co. He was born at Cincinnati, LYNCH, retail coal merchant at Highland, Indiana, Ohio, July 5, 1843. B. W. Healey is President and Treasurer JOHN years. was of the concern. has been doing business for seventeen He born in Wood County, Ohio, September 25, 1861. ELI W. KIMBROUGH, partner in the C. & O. Coal Co., for H. Kittinger. Winamac, Jonesboro, Indiana, is thirty years of age and was born in R. L. MAGEE, Manager Grant County, Indiana. Indiana, was born at Winamac, Indiana, March 28, 1860, and has been in the coal business for thirty-one years. EDWIN KIRKPATRICK owns the Kirkpatrick Grain Co. at Shirley, Indiana, and has been Ave years in the coal HARRY A. MARTIN, Owner of the coal business of Martin business, formerly with the Haywood Grain Co., Cyclone, & Martin at Newcastle, Indiana, has been connected with Indiana. He was born at Sugar Grove, Indiana, February the retail coal trade eighteen years. He was born October 10, 1873. 20, 1858, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio.

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JOSEI'HUS MART1X is Manager of the retail coal firm of CLAY' E. MOSS is General Superintendent of the United Hardison & Martin at Geneva, Indiana, and has been in the Fourth Vein Coal Co. at Linton, Indiana. He has been con- business for sixteen years. He was born at Geneva June 17, nected with the coal industry for twenty-three years. He 1881. was born in Indiana April 16, 1878. GEORGE MATHAS, head of the firm of Geo. Mathas & ARCHIBALD K. MURRAY' of Muncie, Indiana is partner Son at Montezuma, Indiana, has been in the retail coal and Manager of the firm of Stafford & Murray, who have business for fifteen years. He was born July 25, 1864, at yards at Medford and Raymond, Indiana. He has been ten Montezuma. years in the coal business. He was born in Scotland De- HARRY W. MATTERS is Vice President and Secretary of cember 20, 1876. Woolley Coal Co. at Evansville, Indiana. been the J. He has WILLIAM J. MYERS, Decatur, Indiana, has been in the in the coal business for years. born twenty-six He was retail coal business for sixteen years. He was born in December 5, 1863, at Vincennes, Indiana. is interested He Wayne County, Ohio, May 21, 1839. also in the Warrick Coal Mining Co. JAMES N. Mini lit is Manager of the Willman Lum- of SAMUEL J. MATTHEWS, Manager Elliott & Co., ber Co. at Hartford City, Indiana, and has been connected Tipton. Indiana, born at Peru, Indiana, in 1870, and was with the retail coal business for sixteen years. He was has been engaged In the coal business for twenty-two born at Des Moines, Iowa, May 29, 1876. years. He was formerly connected with the firm of Wees- ner, Matthews & Co. FRANK B. NEESE, Mine Superintendent for the J. K. Dering Coal Co. at Clinton, Indiana, has been connected is Secretary and Treasurer of the LAKE PUNCH MAUCK with the coal industry for over twenty years, formerly Owensville Lumber Coal Co. at Owensvllle, Indiana, and & with the Miami Coal Co. and the O'Gara Coal Co. He was has been in the business for six years. He was born April born at Brazil, Indiana. 19, 1894, at Owensville. MATHIAS NEUDORF, retail coal merchant at Merrillville, JAMES H. Mc< I.KI.I, AM) of Brazil, Indiana, is Treasurer Indiana, has been in the business for five years. He was of the Sunbeam Coal Co. and was formerly President of the born at St. John, Indiana, November 15, 1864. Brazil Block Coal Co. He was born In Poland In 1855 and has been in the coal business for over forty years. Mr. CALVIN NICEUM, senior member of the firm of Niceum & McClelland Is one of the best known operators in the block Harlan at Swayzee, Indiana, has been in the retail coal field of Indiana. business for ten years. He was formerly with the Niceum Milling Co. and with Wright & Niceum. He was born H. S. is the owner of the Osgood Grain Co. at Os- McCOY January 19, 1851, in Darke County, Ohio. good, Indiana, and has been in the retail coal business for four years. ORREN M. NICEUM, General Manager of the Grant County Dumber Co., Swayzee, Indiana, has been in the re- w 1 1 I I \M F. is a retail coal merchant Ridge- McCURDY at tail coal business eighteen years. He was formerly with ville, Indiana, who has been engaged in the business for the Niceum-Henley Co. and the Niceum Milling Co. He twenty-one years. He was born in 1867. was born in 1867 in Wabash County, Indiana. JOHN M. McGUIRE is a retail coal merchant at LaFayette, A. C. NICHOLSON, Treasurer of the Washington-Wheat- Indiana, who has been in business for himself thirteen years land Coal Co., Wheatland, Indiana, was born In Knox and has spent thirty-five years, all told, In various connec- County, Indiana, in December, 1857, and has been in the tions the trade. with He was formerly with Wm. Taylor & coal business for fifteen years. Co. and William Taylor & Son, Brockenbrough & Murphy, Martin & McGuire and Parke County Coal Co. He was born LEWIS C. NIEWOEHNER is President of the Klehfoth- at LaFayette July 26, 1859. Niewoehner Co., 222 Kinsey St., Richmond, Indiana. He has been in the coal business for two years. He was born J. E. is of the McILWAIN owner coal business of Ed. Mc- January 27, 1886, at Richmond. Ilwain at 'Kirklin, Indiana, and has been connected with the retail trade for six years. He was born at McCords, Indiana, C. H. OMSTEAD, President of C. H. Omstead & Son at March 1, 1875. LaGrange, Indiana, has been five years in the retail coal E. B. McQUADE, General Superintendent Indian Creek Coal business. He was born at LaGrange. M. H. Omstead is the & Mining Co., Vincennes, Indiana, was born in Indiana and other member of the firm. has been in the coal business for twenty years. He also CHARLES A. OPP, proprietor of The Opp Coal Co. at has coal interests in Westphalia, Indiana. Aurora, Indiana, has been connected with the coal business for twelve years. C. D. MEEKER is Secretary of the Monticello Lumber & He formerly was a member of the firm Coal Co. at Monticello, Indiana. He served as President of of Bosse & Opp. He was born at Farmers Retreat, Indiana, the Indiana Retail Lumber Dealers' Association in 1913. He January 16, 1866. was born at Dayton. Ohio, August 31, 1857. J. J. OVERMEY'ER, retail coal merchant at Kouts, In- diana, LOUIS H. MEYER, Manager of the Meyer Coal Co. at has been in business for six years. He was born New Albany, Indiana, has been In the coal business for six- at Somerset, Ohio, In 1874. teen years, formerly with the New Albany Coal Co. He WILLIAM OVERMIRE, Yorktown, Indiana, is a native was born February 22, 1869, at New Albany. of Indiana, having been born at Yorktown, September 4, 1863, and has been in the coal business for seven years. ARTHUR L. MILLER is owner of the Miller Lumber & Coal Co. at Nappanee, Indiana, and has been in the retail GEORGE H. PALMER, retail coal merchant at Sheridan, business for fourteen years. He was born in Elkhart Indiana, has been doing business for sixteen years. He was County, Indiana, in August, 1877. His partner Is Lenus born in Indiana in 1860. Miller. JOHN H. PANABAKER, General Manager of the firm of VERN" M. MILLER, Manager of the Veedersburg Lumber Sam Panabaker & Son at Kokomo, Indiana, has been con- Co., Veedersburg, Indiana, was born in Veedersburg, nected with the coal business for fifteen years. He has Indiana, October 18, 1876, and has been in the coal business served as a Director of the Indiana Retail Coal Merchants' for eleven years. Association. He was born February 19, 1882, in Cass County, Indiana. WALTER J. MOMIIUVK Is Manager of the Butler Mill- WARREN W. PEARSON, Upland, Indiana, born ing Co. at Butler; Indiana, and has been In the coal business was in Fisher, Illinois, July 27, 1880, and has for eight years. He formerly was with the Platte been In the coal City business for sixteen years. Milling Co. at Platte City, Missouri. He was born in Lan- caster, Ohio. September 23, 1876. JAMES H. PERSONS, President and General Manager of the Queen Coal & Mining Co. at Jasonville, Indiana, WILLIAM LOVELL MORRIS, Secretary and Manager of has been in the coal Industry for thirteen years. the Citizens Coal & Supply Co. at Logansport, Indiana, has He was born July 27, 1858. at Wellston, Ohio. been in the retail business for ten years and was formerly with Walter J. Scully, owner of the United Coal Yards. He HENRY <:. PETERS, "The Coal Man" at Crown Point, was born at New London, Indiana, in 1862. Indiana, has been in the retail business for nine years. He was born In Chicago, Illinois, October 1876. J. W. MORRISON is Secretary-Treasurer of the Hunting- 1, ton Lumber Co. at Huntington, Indiana, and has been con- HARI.EY PHEND, Manager Phend Bros., Nappanee. In- nected with the coal business for fifteen years. He was diana, was born In N&ppahee January 3, 1870. and has been formerly with N. P. Sailing at Anderson, Indiana. He was In the ciiiil business a quarter of a century. William Phend, born in Ohio November 3, 1880. his partner, was born Jun« 13. 1868. A. B. MOSHER, Manager of A. B. Mosher & Co., coal mer- < IIARLES MONROE PIERCY, Kokomo, Indiana, has been chants at Columbia City, Indiana, has been engaged In the In the retail coal business for eleven years. He was born business for sixteen years, formerly as a member of the February 11, 1853, In Ohio. firm of Mosher & Oranll. He has served on the executive TEMPLE G. PIERSON. Manager of the J. L. Plerson Lum- committee of the Third District of the Indiana Coal Oper- ber Co. at Spencer, Indiana, has been connected with the ators Association. He was born In Whitley County, Indiana, r«tatl coal business for eight years. He was born Febru- October 3, 1853. ary 3, 1875, at Freedom, Indiana.

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JACOB FRANKLIN PLICE, retail coal merchant at Markle, WILLIAM SCONCE has been in the retail coal business Indiana, has been in the business for twenty-three years. for four years at Crawfordsville, Indiana, and is the pro- He was formerly with Sharick & Plice at Nankin, Ohio, but prietor of the South Side Lumber & Coal Co. He formerly bought out his partner. He was born at Polk, Ohio, January was with the Burnet-Lewis Lumber Co. of Indianapolis. He 15, 1859. was born in Bartholomew County, Indiana, February 4, 1864. MARTIN LUTHER PLOTT, retail coal merchant at Leb- FINLEY T. SEMON, Vernon, Indiana, was born in Ripley anon, Indiana, has been doing business there for fifteen County, Indiana, and has been in the coal business for the years, selling strictly for cash. He was born August 3, past fourteen years. 1853, at Roanoke, Virginia. FOREST SHACKELFORD, associated with Mark Shackel- ELIJAH POWERS is General Manager of the Peacock Coal ford in the ownership of the Ladoga Coal Co., Ladoga, In- Co. at Boonville, Indiana. He has been connected with the diana, was born in Montgomery County in 1868. He has business for sixteen years, formerly with the T. D. Scales been in the coal business four years. Coal Co. and the Cypress Creek coal mines. He was born MARK SHACKELFORD, associated with Forest Shackel- February 3, 1886, in Warrick County, Indiana. ford in the ownership of the Ladoga Coal Co., Ladoga, In- o. H. RABE is a Director of the Beckman Supply Co. at diana, was born in Montgomery County, Indiana, in 1865. Hammond, Indiana, and has been connected with the retail He has been in the coal business four years. coal business for fifteen years. He was born May 2, 1875, LYMAN E. is the Owner and Manager of the at Chicago Heights, Illinois. SHAW Bloomington Coal Co. at Bloomington, Indiana, and has ALFRED P. RANDOLPH, retail coal merchant at LaFay- been in the retail business for seven years. He "was born ette, Indiana, has been engaged in the business for sixteen in 1869 in Indiana. Ray E. Fultz, his assistant, is now in years. He was born at Newburg, Pennsylvania. the service of his country.

WILBUR LIAL RAWLINGS is a retail coal merchant of WILLIAM R. SHAW is Manager of the Urmston Grain Co. Michigan City, Indiana, who has been doing business for at Orestes, Indiana, and has been connected with the coal thirty-seven years. He was born at Jeffersonville, Indiana, business for fifteen years. He was formerly in business for January 12, 1858, and is the pioneer coal merchant of his himself. He was born September 1, 1874, at Orestes. city. SHAW & SHAW, Crawfordsville. Indiana, is composed of MALCOLM REED, Secretary-Treasurer of the Rose Hill James O. and Melville F. Shaw, who have been in the re- Coal Co. at Linton, Indiana, has been in the business six tail coal business for twenty-one years. Both were born at years, formerly with the Twin Oaks Coal Co. He was born Battle Ground. Indiana, the former in 1854 and the latter at Brazil, Indiana, March 29, 1874. He worked in the mines in 1856. at Morris Run, Pennsylvania, when fourteen years old. IRVIN SHEAKS, Indiana Harbor, Indiana, has been in DAVID H. REESE, retail coal merchant at Angola, Indi- the retail coal business for five years. He was born at ana, has been in the business for seven years. He was born Walkerton, Indiana, October 8, 1879. in 1866. Williams County, Ohio, September 13, DORA W. SHERRY is General Manager of W. H. Sherry OSBORNE G. REILLY, clerk in the office of E. T. Slider & Son, coal merchants at Connersville, Indiana, and has at New Albany, Indiana, has been in the coal business for been in the coal business eleven years. He is a member of Retail Dealers' twenty-five years. He was born August 11, 1872, at New the Michigan-Ohio-Indiana Coal Association Albany. and the Indiana Retail Coal Merchants' Association. He was born March 18, 1878, at Connersville. THOMAS W. RICHARDSON is President of the Rose Hill Coal Co. at Linton, Indiana. He "was formerly President of J. E. SHIELDS, retail coal merchant at Hope, Indiana, has the Twin Oaks Coal Co., which he organized. He was born been in the business for about forty years. He was born in near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1871. He began working North Carolina in 1854. in the coal mines at Washington, Indiana, at the age of ANSON R. SHIREMAN, President and Manager of A. R. nine years. Shireman & Son, retail coal merchants at Martinsville, In- SCHUYLER ROSE, South Bend, Indiana, has been in the diana, has been in business forty years. He was born at coal business for twenty years. He formerly was with the Martinsville February 4, 1854. Howard F. Shireman, Secre- Powhattan Coal Co. at Toledo, the Pittsburgh-Buffalo Coal tary and Treasurer, was born November 15, 1881. Co. at Detroit and the Commercial Coal Co. at Detroit, as GEORGE W. SHUPP, retail coal merchant at North Man- Sales Manager, and Hunter Finch Co. at Chicago. He W. & chester, Indiana, has been twenty-six years in the business, was born at South Bend February 22, 1868. formerly with Young Shupp and S. P. Young. He was J. N. RUSSELL, Tipton, Indiana, was born in Warren born at Bucyrus, Ohio. County, Ohio, February 25, 1859, and has been in .the coal T. junior partner of Beach Simmers business eighteen years. ROSCOE SIMMERS, & at Albany, Indiana, has been connected with the coal busi- HUGH E. RUTLEDGE, retail coal merchant at Martins- ness for five years. He was born January 17, 1885, in Allen ville, Indiana, has been engaged in the business for sixteen County, Indiana. years. He was born in Morgan County, Indiana, September EDWARD T. SLIDER, New Albany, Indiana, has been in 19, 1870. the coal business, wholesale and retail, for twenty-eight ALBERT R. SAILOR, Manager and President of A. R. years. He is also interested in a plant at Louisville, Ken- Sailor Coal Co., coal merchants, Elkhart, Indiana, has been tucky. He was born March 4, 1866, at New Albany. Mr. eight years in the retail business. He was born January 1, Slider is one of the most successful of retail coal merchants. 18S0, in southwestern Indiana. EPHRAIM K. SMITH, retail coal merchant at Middle- JAMES W. SALE, President of the Studebaker Grain & town, Indiana, has been in the business eleven years, for- Seed Co. at Bluffton, Indiana, was formerly connected with merly with Daniels & Pickering Co. He was born near the Studebaker-Sale Co. and has been in the retail coal Newcastle, Indiana, June 5, 1875. business for twenty-eight years. He was born August 1, O. O. SMITH, Richmond, Indiana, is Western Manager for 1858, at North Manchester, Indiana. the Bewley-Darst Coal Co. of Knoxville, Tennessee, and has NIELS P. SALLING, Anderson, Indiana, has been engaged been in the coal business fifteen years, formerly with the in the retail coal business at Anderson nineteen years. He Marmet Coal Co. and the Chesapeake & Ohio Coal & Coke 5, 1876, at Ohio, and is also interested in yards at Huntington and Muncie, In- Co. He was born November Pomeroy, diana. He was born in Denmark. is widely known in the coal trade. W. B. SMITH, retail coal merchant at Jolietville. Indiana, is President and General Man- EUGENE G. SARGEANT has been in the business for eighteen years. He was born ager of the Sargeant Coal Co. at Newburgh, Indiana, and November 14, 1870, at Jolietville. has been in the retail coal business for over twenty years. Smith Co., He is a Director of the Evansville Coal Exchange. He was WILLIAM M. SMITH, Manager for W. M. & in the retail born at Newburgh July 18, 1870. Logansport, Indiana, has been fifteen years coal trade. He was born August 23, 1849, in Pulaski County, H. E. SCHEID, retail coal merchant at Covington, Indiana, Indiana. has been doing business for six years. He was born Decem- WILLIAM SNAVELY, retail coal merchant at Syracuse, 1, 1878, Eaton, Ohio. ber at Indiana, has been in the business for sixteen years. He J. B. SCHLOOT, Secretary, Treasurer and Purchasing was born April 15, 1868, at Syracuse. Agent of the Ayrdale Coal Co. at Linton, Indiana, has been MYRON B. SNYDER, Waynetown, Indiana, was born in connected with the business for six years. He was born at Franklin County, Indiana, November 30, 1889, and has been Linton in 1871. engaged in the coal business for six years. NICHOLAS SCHREPFERMAN is President of the Schrep- GEORGE W. SPENCER is the owner of the G. W. Spencer ferman Coal Co. at Brazil, Indiana, and has been in the Coal Co. at Garrett, Indiana, and has been in the retail busi- coal industry for twenty-six years. He was born in Ger- ness for nine years. He was born at Somerset, Ohio, June 8, many December 1, 1861. 1859.

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ri-:i(KY It. SPRAGEFB is Secretary, Treasurer and Man- SAMUEL W. WALTS, General Manager of the River Coal ager of the Syracuse Lumber & Coal Co. at Syracuse, In- & Supply Co., New Albany, Indiana, has been in the retail diana, having an Interest in the Home Lumber & Coal Co. coal business for eleven years and is well known in the at Buchanan, Michigan. He was formerly connected with trade. tin- Terry-8prag"ue Co., and lias been in the business for ARTHUR D. WASMUTH, Manager for A. Wasmuth & Sons eleven years. He was born at Fremont, Indiana, Decem- Co. at Andrews, Indiana, has been connected with the retail ber 11, 1870. coal business for over twenty years. The company also LA KUY SPRING, South Bend, Indiana, is a traveling operates a yard at Roanoke, Indiana. Mr. Wasmuth was salesman for the Philadelphia & Heading Coal & Iron Co. born at Roanoke. and has been connected with the business for six years. He was born at Geneva, Ohio, June 1, 1876. CECIL C. WELLS, Manager of the Scottsburg Elevator at Scottsburg, Indiana, has been connected with the coal coal at Foitville, Indi- \\ . D. SPRINGER, retail merchant business for twenty-three years, formerly with the Scotts- an;'., lias been two year* In the business. burg Grain Exchange. He was born in Indiana Novem- PltVNK STAFFORD is a retail coal merchant at Bluffton, ber 22, 1875. Indiana, and has been in the business for seven years. He A. C. WILKERSON.. President and Manager of the Wllker- was born June 7, 1879, in Wells County, Indiana. son Ice & Fuel Co. at Huntington, Indiana, has been in the retail business for eleven years. born in 1847 ELLSWORTH II. STUCK, Manager for E. B. Steck & Son, He was in Muncie, Indiana, has been In the retail coal business for Allen County, Indiana. Newcastle, Indiana, August fifteen years. He was born at JOHN T. WILSON is the proprietor of a retail coal busi- 15, 1864. ness at Larwill, Indiana, and has conducted it for seventeen ll\\s ST01,I,KV, West Lebanon, Indiana, was born in years. He was born at Larwill October 16, 1852, and was Illinois January 5, 1871, and has been in the coal business the first coal merchant in the town. for three years. HARRY D. WINNIE is Secretary-Treasurer of the Russia- KHVIX STICKY, Manager of the Berne Lumber Co. at ville Lumber & Coal Co. at Russiaville, Indiana, and has Monroe, Indiana, has been six years in the retail coal busi- been connected with the company for six years. He re- ness. He was born June 12, 1889, at Berne, Indiana. ceived a commission August 15, 1917, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, as Lieutenant in the Officers - Reserve Corps. s\MUEL ('. STULTZ, Secretary Clinton Coal Co., Clinton, has been connected with the coal business seventeen Indiana, W. H. WINNIE is President of the Russiaville Lumber & rears. He was born October 23, 1868, in Clinton and was Coal Co. at Russiaville, Indiana, and has been connected Life formerly connected with the Massachusetts Mutual with the coal business over twenty years. He was formerly Insurance Co. with the New Richmond Lumber Co., Stockwell Lumber Co. ARTHUR G. TAYLOR, retail coal merchant at Creston, and the Sedalia Lumber & Coal Co. He was born at Jack- Indiana, has been in the business for fourteen years. He son, Michigan, May 2, 1863. was born July 26. 1880, at Creston. "in i \ WOLF is Manager for J. G. Wolf & Sons, Marlon, A. O. TOWNSLEY, retail coal merchant at Burnetts Creek, Indiana, and has been connected with the coal business for Indiana, has been in the business for eleven years. He fifteen years. He is a son of J. G. Wolf, formerly head of was born In Carroll County, Indiana, March 17, 1882. the firm, who died April 6, 1912. Orien Wolf was born In 1869 at Morristown, Indiana. CHARLES ARTHUR TOWSLEY is Secretary, Treasurer and Manager of the Claypool Lumber & Coal Co. at Clay- B. li. WOODS of Cicero, Indiana, is Secretary and Treas- pool, Indiana, and has been connected with the business urer of the Cicero Lumber Co. and has been eleven years for two years. He was born February 20, 1871, at White in the retail coal business. He was born at Michigan City, Pigeon, Michigan. Indiana, December 19, 1869. CLARENCE F. TROYER is Manager of the Mlddlebury JOHN C. WHKiHT, Boonville, Indiana, has been connected Grain Co. at Middlebury, Indiana, and has been connected with the coal industry for nineteen years, formerly as a with the business eight years. He was born in LaGrange miner. For six and a half years he was a mine inspector for County, Indiana, December 16, 1886. the Indiana Industrial Board, but is at present employed as mine boss. He was born in Hamilton County. Illinois, No- WILLIAM HENRY TUTHILL is a retail coal merchant at vember 9, 1874. Crown Point, Indiana, who has been doing business for ten years. He was born at Crown Point, March 11, 1878. LEWIS S. WRIGHT is senior member and buyer of the firm of Wright & Niceum, retail coal merchants at Swayzee, J. F. TWEEDY' has been in the retail coal business at Indiana, and has been in the business for eight years. He Carthage, Indiana, for two years. He was born July 7, was born at Swayzee September 28, 1866. 1866, In Rush County, Indiana. CHARLES HARRY' UHL, proprietor of the Independent E. J. WYATT is President and Treasurer of the Wyatt Coal Co. at Logansport, Indiana, has been In the retail coal Coal Co. at Auburn, Indiana, and has been connected with business four years. He was born February 25, 1875, In the retail trade for fifteen years, formerly with the firm Logansport. of Wyatt & Baker. He was born April 26, 1862, In DeKalb County, Indiana. JULIUS A. UNDERWOOD, Manager of the Jamestown Lumber Co. at Jamestown, Indiana, has been in the coal ARTHUR WYL1E, Manager of the Elwood Lumber Co. business for twenty-one years. He was born at Austin, at Elwood, Indiana, has been in the retail coal business for Texas, November 16, 1875. sixteen years. He was born at Stellarton, Nova Scotia, November 13, 1874. i \ iiiii:ht M. VAN HART, Manager of L. M. Van Hart & Co., Connersville, Indiana, has been in the wholesale and GEORGE WASHINGTON YARNELLE, Manager of the retail coal business twenty-three years, formerly with the Yarnelle Lumber & Coal Co., Wabash, Indiana, was born C. G. Blake Co. He is Secretary-Treasurer of Wolf Creek in Wabash, Indiana, August 5, 1889, and has been in the Coal Co. and of the Altro Coal Co., and Vice President of the coal business for eleven years. Colvan Mining Co. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, July FREDERICK J. YESBERA is the owner of the Yesbera 19, 1877. Coal Co. at Auburn, Indiana, and has been in the business CHARLES W. VERNON, Anderson, Indiana, is the owner for about nine years. He was born at West Unity. Ohio, of the retail coal business of E. G. Vernon & Son and has October 25. 1858. carried it on since 1895. It was established in 1868 by E. A. J. ZIMMERMAN, retail coal merchant at Remington, G. Vernon. Charles W. Vernon was born at Anderson Aug- Indiana, was In the coal business fourteen years, recently ust 2, 1872. selling out to the Citizens Coal & Ice Co., Ward Lewis, JOSEPH L, VICKERY, retail coal merchant at Sheridan, proprietor. Mr. Zimmerman was born In Woodford County, Indiana, was born in Sheridan December 31, 1865, and has Illinois. April 22. 1852. been in the business sixteen years. W. PAUL ZIMMERMAN is President of the Zimmerman S. c. WALLACE is a partner In the coal firm of Wallace Coal Co. at Brazil, Indiana. He is also Secretary and Treas- & Painter at IMwardsport, Indiana. He has been in the urer of the Hall-Zimmerman Coal Co. Mr. Zimmerman business for thirteen years, formerly with Ruby & Wallace. has been In the coal business for over twenty years. He He was born In Orange County, Indiana. was born at Brazil September 14, 1874.

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