Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-29

I am anticipating the object ofa intnrs essay
. a." FRANKLIN.
Ertrad from the appendix Of the Report q me COM
miie. of the iEnsse Of Representatives..
r. :. -, ,hs SUNNY of mineral coal, that the
commi,,ee chiefly rely, in indulgng eonhden,
exnecta,ion Of very great profit on the STOCK OF
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canai Compahy-
Sufficient space is not allowed, IN report
already TOO far extended TO manifest all '"r
grounds Of this confidence. They are derived
from a comparison Of the well known qua!'y OF
,!,e Potomac coal, with thar which IS iurrishea
bx the other rivers OF the United Sta'eS; from
the conpara,i,e. facilities OF reaching the ele-
ya,ed banks which suppl. II, by thc anai "oa'S,
ond from a consideration Of the various and
muI,inlisd uses. 10 which il is spPilcaoie: II
the Distric, of Columbia, the States oil wary
land and Virginia, the river fo'omac' OF 'he
shores of the Chesapeake, shall hereafter rear
city Of bat secondary rank, or all 'heir e"'eS
together Shall be eqniva'en! TO out one sucn en-
porum of arts and commerce; II inns emporios'
Shall not surpass the single CITY OF GLASGOW |"
Scotland, the future profit accr"ing to the Ches'
apeake and Ohio Company, from coal alone,
will reach the maximum income limited by It's
charter, as the following extract from WORK 'l
unoes,ioned authority will clearly demonstrate:
Gin The suburbs Of Glasgow, there are eishfcca
col,ie,;es, containing fifty eight engines, amount
ing, in all, 10 l4ll horse power.
"Takiur the average Of three years, ending
the Sis, Of December, 1924, exclusive o. ,0h0l
came from, the suburbs, $50 653 tons OF coal
were brought annually TO Glasgow, by the
MonklanI canal"
The tonnage Of this canal al scents toll a
bushel for its coal, would amoant to 81 ,42o, AZ
| ov,l half If Inl
"On the 18th Of April, 1925, there were, IN
Glasgow, l76 engines used IN manufactures,
amounting, IN whole, 10 1910 horse power-a'e-
rage of engines, Is $4,000 horse power.
"The frs. boat propelled by steam in Europe,
was made in Glasgow. il began TO ply on the
CLYDE in January, 1912. On the lih Of April,
1885. there were So steamboats, plying on the
Clyde, containing 6s engines, amounting 10
1886 horse power"
"Total steam power, viz engines in Glasgow,
and on the river Clyde 244, equivalent 10 the
power of 1905 horses.
"'rhe population Of Glasgow in 1901, was
$3.50; IN 1921. l47,043
"The population Of the suburb parishes Ba.
rony and GoIbals are included in these esti-
mates. The Royalty alone contained, in the
las, year. 1905 souls"
Throughout Great Britain coal is found not,
on the sides Of mountains, as along the Poto-
mac, but beneath, and sometimes very Tar be.
low the general surface Of the country, as on
James river. in Virginia. II is, consequently,
hrongh: to the surface there by the application
Of great power aud al heavy cost. Almost as
much labor is exerled in pumping water from
the mine, arh in raising The rock and earth
loosened in excavation, as il eleva'ing the coal
10 the aperture OF the minp, and the health oil
the labortr immured in sulpherous and damp
pits, while e. ting it, is exposed 10 danger
which will mt be encountered on the banks OF
the Potomac Some esira,e of the advantage
OF the Potomsc coal miaes over coal pits, so
!cfwu,ns;sncrd, may he formed from the fact
that the busheI of coal nov costs, al the summit
Of the shafts surk.~-ar he James river, consid-
erablv moe than tie ornpu,rd expense oil ais
ing and Transporting it Ia the markets of the
Potomac exclusive Of toll Every branch Of
American manufacture is destined hereafter TO
experience This advantage, in q competition with
Grea, Britain, for the supply MOI only Of Amrri
can consumption, but Of tina, Of all other nations.
Grra, Bri ain owes her supcroriv in manu-,
"a, lures eminenrly to her abundant mines OF
his valuable mir raj, and that nation which
SHALL hereafter obtain it on the cheapest terms,
al Other circumstances being alike, mus SUR
pass her in the mechanic arts, as she has hith,
erto done the rest Of The world.
PRICES Of Coalin PHILADELPHIA from 1918 to
1925, Inclusive.
'rSlS-Forcign Coal-Lverpoo so cts. per bush.
New Castle, IS
| Virginia, 81
| Pennsylvania, so
1819--The SAME uf the whole,
/ lS20---The sau'e, excepting
lS21--Foreign Coal, 30a35