The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 3, 1925, Page 7

MUBSDAY, Pe ‘ i William Jones, Coal Miner A Builder of Washington’s Prosperity Every Blow of His Pick Rings Your Cash Register By DAN W. Living Room, William Jones’ Home Furniture—Carman Manufacturing Co Vase—Khodes Dept, Store Bible—Seattle Star Candy—Canterbury Candy Makers Phonograph—Sherman, Clay & Co. Boo! Lowman & Hanford Wall Paper—Ubi Bros, Inc Dining Room, William Jones’ Home Furniture—Carman Mfg, Co Sewing Machine—White Sewing Machine Co. (ilassware—M. Seller & Co, Stove—F. L. Green & Co. Rag—Wm. Volker & Co. Cot—¥. S. Harmon & Co. William Jones’ Home Lamber — Lockwood ber Co. ery Co. Paint and Glass — W Fuller & Co. William Jones’ Family ieee Drees — Superior _ Garment Co. Gildren's Shoes—A. S. | Kreider Co. of Wasl- __ ington. Iey's Shirt—Max Koppe. Ce. bys Te — The Bon Undergarments — West | tm Dry Goods Co. Gifs Dress — Western | Dry Goods Co. Boy's Cap—Seattle Cap Ete. co, (Wier Boy's Suit — The FH Hub Gothing Co. : Younger Ber's Suit— ove ie ee eee ee, ee Lam Brick—Brick & Tile Deliv HEN you look away at the mountains which rim the horizon, do you ever think of thé thousands of men who are work strenuot d after hundred of feet below the surface mining and brir to neat the rich, black fuel our homes, and to run our factories, our trains and ships? As though she knew that some day a thriving metropolis would spring up on the shores of Puget Sound, needing for its prosperity an abundacne of cheap, convenient fuel, Nature has stored up in the hills of Washington vast beds of exce llent coal. And every day a small ar f 1 * in the cool pa rs of Was fn power in our engil fuller measure for every one of us. For the millions of dollars 50 a prosperity that pent annually by the coal rers of the state for supp and equipment for their imulate every channe and help x our city mightily i road of forward al | prog How directly Seattle’s bt ness is benefitted by the pur- chases of a single miner and how numerous are the con- cerns thus directly benefited, is illustrated by the actual case of the coal miner pictured on this page. I visited, a few days ago, a coal mining town in Wash- ington. ; I found, to my surprise, a village made up of comfort- able homes and cottages; with stores that would be a credit to any town; with numerous church with clean, neatly dressed children, and a gen- eral air of contentment and prosperi I learned that ninety-five per cent of the miners were American citizens. Wishing to learn the condi- tions in an average home of the village, I knocked at the door of a little home, a. bit GIBSON ductic d we ent ( re f ¢ 4 1 act a great e cloth of S 1 come through Seattl rs or jobbers. f had been purchased at he | 1 store; a fe had been bought in the stores of on the occasional v At 4 o'cle I Jé \ ir eight | | T of a} Se ee a ” weari t every arti iding his pipe e from Seattl urer or dealér ubout a doll He earns zht-hour s tiply Wil o realize the va dustry to the s Co r the 7,000 3 coal in- of Washington fact that this in- annually in this el $20,000,000 a half m ppl thy supplies; th taxe to the schools. Consider, finally, the oil, produced outside the state of Washington, is being offered as fuel in place of coal. Then answer. Will you use a fuel which threat- William Jones’ employment and which will reduce the pros- perity of yourself, your city and your state? Or Will you stick to the fuel which gives employment to William Jones; which brings constant busi- to hundreds of concerns in your city; which thereby promotes the general prosperity and your own welfare? (This advertisement iz inserted i this publication by the Educational Committee of the Seattle Wholr- ale and Retail Coal Dealers.) act that ness Kitchen, William Jones’ Home Articles found in kitchen and pantry and Seattle concerns which profited from their sale: L. Green Co. Nange—¥ Meat Halls — Hedlund Co Chairs and Table— Carman Mix. Co. Salad Dressing — Mrs. Seller Pickles — Nergoust- Reiitbe ak Fo Hebn Davies Co. The following Seat- stein & So Crs eet Ke tle firms profited from Rolling Pin—M. Setter ne his purchases of wear- , Milling € ing apparel, etc.: Flour Sifter—M. Seller aC (1)—Miner’s Cap—S: son Safety Su: Flour—Olym- vanized Serub Pail wabaeher Haw. Home ‘Toma- wabacher (2)—Pipe — Spring Cigar Co. Ine. Co. Mop—Seattle Hdw, Co. (2)—Sweater—Max Keppel Silver Shield Pens— Co. Clock—™, Seller & Co. Schwabacher ros, & (4)—Underwenr — Black fg. Co, (3) —Shirt—Dagg - Derne- den Co. cers (6)—Coat—J. Berkman Co. Baking & ent Mf (7) —Wateh — Schwa er Hdw. Co. Veannt mour & Co. Hatter — Ar- Extract — Hamilton Mfg. Co, (8)—Overalls — Black Mfz. oe. Hutter — Mutual Creamery Co. William Jones, Himself (S}-Ehees. —, Weahinefaae Shoe Mfg. Co, Lard—Vrye & Co. (1%—Dinner Bucket Sehwabacher Ha ce Syrup— MUk —The Borden Company,