Show N MA coal N millions of years before the advent of man nature was preparing for his comfort in the gray dawn of the world 4 when gigantic sau rians dragged their un gainly bodies through thickets of giant ferns when mighty tempests beat to earth trees as tall as cathedral spires when flying reptiles bigger than aero planes rushed screaming through the air she was laying of our c oa I 1 beds 7 but the coal that is in our mines today would be valueless without the power to get it out without the power of explosives it would have been impossible to produce during the past year the six hun 4 dred million tons that have played so vital a part in supplying the needs of our armies e the hercules powder company is one of the largest producers of mining explosives in the world from its vast plants come a large proportion of the dynamite used by the coal miners of the country men A who are bending every effort to the patriotic task of supplying our nation with the coal it needs to carry on to victory POWDERS CO chicago pittsburg kan salt lake city denver pittsburgh pa san francisco hazleton pa memphis st louis A joplin new york wilmington del ap 2 jf nt 26 ga llast aw y HERCULES ULES P |