The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-12-13
The Coal Trade.

attention 10 the immense bOlleS OF coal d I
long the lines OF the Centra! Ohio and Sieu- |.
benyill and Indiana Railroads. Far seeing
and sagacious business mes are making in
vestments in coal lands witis1s view Of sup |
plying the rising demands in the cities and
large towns in the west.
We we're told on Saturday last at Bell
Aire, that the demand there for coal. for
shipment west by the railroad, was already
greater than could be supplied.
Speaking Of the coal trade the zanesvilie
Aurora SAYS:
/ Il will strike every one forcibly that ex-
amines the subject, that even if the coal
could be mine /, there is not sufficient capac-
ity in the Central Ohio Railroad to transport
enough to supply Cincinnati with what it
will require il there is a failure in the usual
sources of supply.
/ We have no statistics, nor direct informa-
ton as to the amount Of coal consumed in
Cincinnati and neighborhood, but it must
be very large, say, for manufacturing and
domestic use fifty or sixty thousand bushels
or more, daily, during the cold weather,
which amount would require for transporta-
ton all the rolling stock Of two or three
roads ike the Central. That amount of Goa!
cannot be furnished nor transported from
this region; but with some effort, our ability
NAV be much increased. In view OF the
probable extraordinary demand, and the
consequent igh prices that will oe obtained,
the coal busneas in all its branches, prom
ises to be active and profitable, and it would
be we'll for our citizens to embark extensive.
ily in the trade, enough, at least, to use the
rail road to the utmost limits OF It's capacity,
and not let day pass without rushing into
market tens of thousands Of bushels. We
believe that the prospect Will justify the o
, penng of new banks and the hauling OF coal
from a distance OF several miles 10 the raj!
road, and every owner of Goa! that can pos
sibly do so, will find it greatly to his inter
, est to load one or more cars daily Now is
the time to repIenish youI purses, and kceI
9 your neighbors from freezing,
Prof. Mansfield has an article in the Rail
f road Record, entitled, "lrhc Coal Field:
Of Ohio, and Coal Consumption Of its Cities,
d from which we draw some interesting facts
+ Coal is cheaper at % cents a bushel thar
. wood at S3 a cCrd; also for manufacturin!
purposes it costs more to build and keep
dam in repair, than to run steam mill
' hence steam mills all over Ohio. besil
streams that formerly furnishc the power
= Ohio estimated to contain coal field {
Qnal in exten' to twelve thousand squar
miles, or one-thirl the surface of the STATE
: The eastern and southern boundary OF III
! Ohio coal fields, is the Ohio river the Yves
tern commences some ten miles above Ports
moath, and rams on line a little east {
y north to the westera line Of Summtt county
u, Within this limit are some counties, such {
." Fairfield in which cotl has not yet bee
tound 1t is nevertheless quite certain tbj
= coal underes them, and probably at l
!reat depth. The counties which at pre-
4" ont produce most coal, are Athens, Mrig
N Musknsum, SQnmit, Jackson, jefferson
y, Truin5ul, Tusc traw&s. belmont, Guernse
' Stark, lIockinganl Vinton. Besides thes
, y" coal is found in GaIia, Washington, Cosho
y" ton, Licking. Morgan, and Carroll. II
'"' present amount Of coal DUG. including til
-" consumed On the spot is estimated at Il
,a-