Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-01-24
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

BitHstfnoHs Notes Chan
dler reports to the Senate that
special board has reported that semi
bituminous coal is the best for naval
purposes.
Twenty-six cents per ton Of 2240
pounds is the price to be paid for min
ing coal in the Myersdale region.
The Shenandoah pa Mining Herald
says "the shipments from the mines of
the Cumberland coal region, for 1884
aggregated 2S,4Ss,920 tons-an in
crease of 355, 692 tons over 1888. The
years shipments were the heaviest in
the history of the Cumberland region,
exceeding the largest previous year
lS73-by 10000 tons.n There are
some people here who do not see it in
that light notably those who do net
recognize Elk Garden as portion of
the so-called "Cumberland coal re-
gion."
Senator Van Wyek, of Nebraska,
states that in Kansas and Nebraska
fifty bushels of corn will not purchase
one ton OF soft coal, and one hundred
and City bushels will Hot buy one ton
of hard coal"
The Norfolk and Western railroad is
unable to furnish Il sufficient number
OF ears to transport all the coal that
orders are received for at the Poca-
hontas CNa.) mines.
1t is said that Meyersdale operators
have recently proposed to put coal on
the ears at 40 cents per ton.
The Baltimore and Ohio and Penn
sylvania railroads have come to an
agreement for maintaining semi-bi-
luminous carrying rates, which are
said to be about the same as the rates
of last season, but the details have
not yet been completed. There is
evident distrust that this arrangement
will not be maintained, but these COM
panies seem really to have pooled their
issues in good faith.
President Baughman was in con-
ference with number OF Georges
Greek operators Tuesday in Baltimore.
He favors as low tariff OF tolls by
canal rs can be made consistent with
its proper operation, aud there is Il
probability Of lower tolls, by several
cents at least. than last year, VIXEN the
charge was 36 cents ton.
The negotiations for spring contracts
with the large Eastern consumers have
commenced and there is said to be
some lively competition expected
The Norfolk and Western and the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad COM
panies are bituminous coal carriers and
will be in the market.
The outlook is for cheaper bitumin-
GUS coal than last year, when the rates
were considered cheap.
In the arrangement between the
Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania
railroad companies it is stated that
800, 900 tons have been allowed to the
Norfolk and Western road and 700 900
tons to the new branch OF the Philadel-
phia and Reading railroad company
into the Cleariisld region, known as
the Beech Creek, tlearfield and South
western railroad.
1t is estimated that the PENNSYLVANIA
and the Baltimore and Ohio carry
yearly from the two soft-coal sections
reached by their lines upwards of
6,OO0,0 tons. Not all of this, how
ever, reaches tidewater, the Penn
sylvania using something like ,20O, 900
tons Of the coal on its own line.
The companies are reported to have
agreed upon maintaining as n price
throughout the coming year 1926
alongside in New York. This is about
the same rate which prevails at pre-
sent.
The canal board met in Frederick
Thursday. Nothing was done in the
matter OF renewing tolls, though ac-
ton in this direction * anticipated at
an early day. The canal will be ready
for navigation early in March.