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Milam Lignite Industry May Rival Its Oil
Rockdale Texas November 4 The Empire Fuel Company with Dallas office and Rockdale mines plans a small early by products plant costing 40 000 to 50 000. If experiments prove commercially successful a 1 000 000 plant may follow in Rockdale. Briquettes from lignite and rich chemical content including methane are noted. Industry leaders and geologists predict lignite mining could surpass oil in value.
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Rockdale
Texas
Empire Fuel Company
Dallas
New York
Empire Fuel
Germany
Bureau of Geology and Economics of
Texas University
Milam County
William Kennedy
Lone Star Gas Company
Rockdale-Minerva
Doctor Kennedy
Southwestern Securities Corporation
McAlister Coal Company
McAlister
Oklahoma
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J. G. Puterbaugh
Federal Fuel Company
The
Standard Coal Company
Federal Company
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Hicks Station
J. P. Sparks
Fred H. Graves
E. A. Camp
Sparks Coal Company