The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-08
Deficiency this year

! The deficiency of 1890 was caused by the disas
rous tr,shets o September last, and has turned out
| to be much less than at first anticipated The
| Philadelphia North Imeican. from which we OBJ
tain our information is convinced that the yield of
anthI acite coal will be doubled, II not trebled, in
the ten years Ii looks for the greatest source
of this consumption to the river and ocean steam
marine. SIT has already says that journal "been
satisfactorily demonstrated that anthracite coal is
superior to any known fuel for the purpose of gene
| rating steam, Now, we must confess that this is
news to u.s. tor we have always believed, and still
entertain the opinion, that, generator of steam
our bituIninous coal surpasses the anthracite any
other coal III the world But the North american
adduces 'facts'' to prove its assertion II states
that the steamship Pacific in her well. known trip
across the Atlantic--the quickest record used
anthracite coal alone ana that il is now used in all
of Collins steamers, in all of our coast steamers,
and in nearly all OF the ferry boats and steamers
oil the eastern rivers.
Now. must solemny enter our protest gainst
the acceptance by the public of these statements
rs facts. We thought ii so notorious AS to be
known 10 every one, that the owners of the Col
Inns line OF steamers, after having fairly tested the
anthracite, have totally discon tinued it's when
ever they can obtain the Cumberland coal We
supposed it was equally well known that the steam
er Pacific returned from her speedy voyage across
the Atlantic with eleven different bisters ON her
boilers, IN consequence of which her owners aban
doned the use oi anthracite and have since EN-
ploycd none other than the bltumlnous coal OF the
Cumberland region. We imagined, moreover, il
was understood that the English steamer Atlantic.
after trial of the anthracite, gave II ap for the
avoved reason that sufficient steam could not be
raised by its agency We thought, too, that every
one was aware of the fact that the Cunard, Collins,
Livingston, and other hnes of ocean steamers are
now using the coal OF the Cumberland region TO the
exclusion of the anthracite and every other kind;
and that the manufacturers of glass and iron at
New York, Brooklyn, Boston, and elsewhere, now
use and prefer 1t to any other fuel These facts we
have been Led to believe were too well established
TO leave doubt as To the superiority OF the Cum
berland coal,
We must express our snrprisc, therefore, at find
ing in paper of such high standing a. the North |
dmertcan statements that are So completely at va
rance with the truth of the facts.
We have been informed upon high authority that |
the reason why the Cumberland coal has not come |
into universal is, because hitherto there has
been difficulty in obtaining at all times the |
amounts required for steaming purposes. The time,
however, is near at hand when the supply will b. |
equal the demand, and then Il will take its pro
per place in the markets of the world. II Ill then
be seen that Professor Johnson correct when Ms
the result OF his experiments, he ranked IL at the