Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-07
TaB Union AND AMERICAN.
THE CITY.
THE COAL INTERESTS OF NASH
WILLIE.

The Amount of Coal i'm the City-Iti
Grades and Kinds-WheTe IL Gomez
from and How Br0ught-The Ex
tent of the EusInesS-The Various
Mines, and where Located, etc
The coal interests of Nashville, is a sub
ject which probably is entitled TO tport
credit as an interest, than it receives.
Fuel, liks bread, is one of the indispensa.
bles of life, and both being SO easy OF pos
session, in our benevolent land, is likely
the reason that they elicit less considera.
ton from the masses than that to which
they are entitled. Nevertheless in the
matter Of coal which brightens every hearth
in our midst, and enlivens and cheers the
heart Of tens of thousands Of our people
with feeling of true home comfoft-whe1
one stops to look into the matter a little,
he finds that its product aud sale in oul
midst composes one of our most extensive
and honorable branches of industry aui6
trade. Ii Is also surprising to know the
ANIMAL consumption of the article by a CITY
OF the size Of Nashville, and euvirous.
Although each family uses, as it were, but
a trlhlng amount, yet. should you take the
pains to ascend one of our neighborina
his on clear, frosty morning and look
down upon the thousands of chimneys,
each rolling upward a volume of coal
smoke, the idea might probably occur to
you that the figures given below are quite
within bounds Thinking that detailed
account Of the operations in this article OF
1uel might prove of interest to our readers,
We have taken the pains to gather up a
lew facts concerning its production and
sale.
TIE sEWANEE COAL.
The general agents for this coal in this
city are f. McIver & Co., Office, Maxwell
House block The supply of this coal is
kept up by daily receipts, direct from the
mines, via the Nashvill9and Chattanooga
railroad, and no extensive amount is kept
on hand, owing to these extra facilities
excepting the grade known as the steam
and blacksmith coal, Of which grade they
have in yard, with which to supply the
demand, one hundred thousand bushels at
the present time. The facilities of the
mining company, which is styled "The
Tennessee Coal and Railroad Company, +"
are so ample and complete as TO enable
them to keep up full supply of the vsri-
Gus grades of their excellent coal, at this
and al points throughout this section of
country. Through the interest taken by
several of the railroad companies, the min
ing company viii hereafter be prepared to
ship their coal in large quantities to Mem
phis and other points South-having had
their own number OF cars, Of over 100,
largely augmented by the railroads running
southwark.
The Sewanee Mines are located ON Gum
south from here They are reached by
going on the Nashville & Chattanooga road
to O0wsn, eighty miles, Themes bv rail
road, owned entirely by the Mining COM
psny, twenty miles up and around the
mountain to the mines The company's
road is stocked not only by hundred cars
OF their own but by three powerful loco
motive engines, which Tun to and from
CoEsn TO the mines ascending the noun
tain by gai g directly over the mouth of
the Nashville snd Chattanooga tunnel, Just
below that plsce. About midway on this
twenty mile road, sway up on the noun
tain-Side, is located the celebrated and DO
pular Episcopal University-one of the
most famed institutions of learning in the
Southern States.
The Comnsny have contracted with the
State authorities for the labor of 200 con-
victs, for the next year, 100 of whom are
to commence work the 1st Of January
next.
THT CUN1BELAND COAL
There are three agents proper for this
coal in the city-these three respectively
owning the mines from which their coal is
brought
W. 81. woodcoes & Co., on College
street, near Broad, have on hand now
$1,000 bushels.
Elliott il Co, on Cherry street, below
Broai, 10 coo bushels.
Newell & J0Ge7 on Market street, near
Loui5ville depot, Il, 900 bushels.
CaDt. Cabler also deals in this coal, and
has on hand probably 10000 bushels
ONE in South Nashville.
These parties expect to sell all the coal
they have on hand during the coming win
ter, and even more. The three first men
toned, as b. fore stated, are the owners of
the mines for which they are agents, and
bring them coal down the river in large
fiatboats during times Of high water. The
mines are located well toward the head
waters of the river. an Pul5ski county, Ky,
and altogether operate naa- 8 hundred
mines. The boats are built BY outside par
ties in that country and sold to these COM
panies at an average cost Of $500. Their
capacity is from 1900 TO 1000 bushels
each, and when they arrive heSe they are
sold for what they VIII bring-frOm $50 TO
$l0O-ss they are not intended to be re-
turned g. the mines. I requires a consid-
cradle rise N the river 70 enable these
boats to navigate from these mines, and
1t has not been possible for them 20 come
down since early last spring.
pOPLAR MOUNTAIN COAL.
The local agents Tor this coal are MesSrs
CsllendaT & Garrett, Office on Cherry, near
Union. The Poplar Mountain mines are
also located o. -. Cumberland river
about l2Q miles above this city, by land
The mines are owned by a corporation or
stock company. and their operations are
very extensive. and still increasing. They
own the.r Owl steamboat and barges by
which, wbnn the river is sufficiently high,
they keep their yard aupplied here aud at
other points along The river. They prom
ise 70 be ale f. furnish this market with
30, 600 bushels more coal the coming year
than they have the present, aud report a
rapidly increasing demand for their coal,
as an article Cf fUei They have nov theil
u.
only waiting for more water to bring them
down, which ihzy can DO with q depth o
seven feet On Hsrpeth Shoals.
PITTsBUEGH COAL.
This band oc ccal is also prominently
represented ia cur market. Z Kelly, OF
College street, near Broad street, is the
local agent, and il tha ward at present ht
has IS, 600 bushels. This coal is brought
by barge from Pitt burg, down the Ohia
river and up the Cumberland john Gil
more is the man who supplies our rive
towns With this coal. With his steamboat
he sisrjs from Pittsburgh with TOW o
eigH- or Gi-e barges, containing eacl
shout II, 600 bushels, and when he ST
rivss az Smitbland he commences distnb
uting bis cargo along at the various rive
towns until he arrives here. BE has haC
the c0ntTact-snd still has We believe--o
furnishing the Nashville Gas danufactor,
with coal Of which article they use abou
100, 600 bushels Annually. The Pittsburgh
coal, We believe, Is preferable for the man
ufscturo Of gas, owing to the large amour
Of coke II pro Juices, and its entire freedom
from sulphur Whether It possesses any
advantages over other kinds as q fuel. W,
are not informed, bat think not, as tt,
Others spoken Of are q good as could b,
desired
Thus viii be seen that the consumption
of col In this market Is immense: TIM
position it occupies IN our trade circles
prominsut one, and the mining operation
and transportation e coal a promlnen
feature Of ,he Industry and wealth Of th,
country
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