Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-27
A new FURNACE FUEL,
The Kanawha Substitute for
Coke.
A PREVENTIVE FOR COKE STRIKES.
A Recent Discovery Which Will Probably
Bring the kanawha VALLEY into Prom
inence as an Iron Producing Section.



quire among well posted coal operators in
this section what was being done, if any
thing, among the cokemakers along the
Chesapeake and Ohio road. ltis said that
the coke men Of Coal Valley, Mt Carbon,
Hawks Nest, Anstsd and Isain1imont.
have made no attemp; to secure any Of The
trade heretofore supplied BY the Con-
nellsvills people, bat this is con
tradicted by the rumor current
some days ago ths, contracts were abou,,O
be made with the western and northern
Ohio furnace men for furnishing Of coke.
and the arrangements as TO shipping were
about completed The shipments we're to
be made BY the c. 4 o. to Charleston and
thea rsnt lerred TO the q. c. road, or
Kanawhs and Ohio as it is now known, via
the Columbus and Hooking Valley route
to rorthern and western Ohio. Mr.. Hunt
ington, of the c. 4 .. or y. \. i NJ. V.
since the change OF names, so the story
goes, discovered that the arrangement was
no, very profitable one 10 his road, as he
would only enjoy short haul from the
ovens 10 Charleston and the bulk OF the
freight derived would be divided between
the X. u .. and C. Ii. '. 4 /. roads. He
desired ths, the shipments should be made
over his road 10 Ashland VIA the Sciota
Valley road The cos, ot carriage by tits
route made it so expensive that negoua
tions were al once abandoned between tho
furnace men and the coke manufacturers.
The other day ran across Capt. w. M.
Hoyey, OF the Black Band Iron and Coal
Company, with coal mines on Davis creek,
about fii,eeo miles from the mouth and
blasts furnace on the kapsShA, a few
miles below Charles on. knowing that he
was we'll acquainted with nIl matters con.
nected with the coal aud iron business, ]
said
Captain, how is the coal buslness IN
this sectionf
We'll, generally speaking, pretty dull,
but our people think we have something
little extra IN the coal line.
What IS that?
Well, some time ago weleased oar blast
furnace TO company who wished 10 try
some iron ore from a mine they Owned
down in kentucky. They put the furnace
in blast and ran awhile on coke, then con.
cluded 10 try oue.eighlh oi our block coal.
1t worked oil right They then tried one
halt coal, and finally dropped the coke al
together and used all coal and with equally
a. good results IA 10 quantity and quality
of IRON produced ss they had ever obtained
from the use Of coke, besides saving on
every ton OF iron manufactured 81 81.
What is the character OF the coRlt'
VERY much in mechanical structure,
and composition like the old lime BrIer
Hill block Of Youngstown, Ohio II has
plenty OF strength 10 carry the burden ia
the furnaces, suiicien, volatile matter and
fixed carbon 10 make quick hot hre. less
ash and sulphur than is usually found in
coke"
"Iiow does il stand the weather. Can Il
be stacked in large quantities out OF
doorsf
ut can. Exposure 10 air and weather
has no eHec, upon il. II has horia ontai
fracture and cannot be broken into cubes
like the mos, o. bituminous coal, and iot
that reason it will not break up into nut
and slack when handled in shipping CT
when exposed to the Weather
DO you expeo, 10 sell and shp your
coal to furnaces now in operation, or DO
you think you have natural advantages Ia
the near vicinity q your coal that IN tho
future will cause furnaces TO, he buh
thersY
1--WE shall continue to sell and ship coal
both by rail and river az Ne ore nov doing
10 furnaces and other consumers; but vhAi
we oil need 10 ihis section isa greater local
CONSUMPTION Of coal, iron and timber
Block coal OF q similar character 10 ours
has never been discovered in the United
States, sIcep, in local deposits. We
know that We have a large locs deposit.
We also believe thA, BY usipg this
coal 10 the furnace, with
our near proximity TO Gil
kinds OF iron ore and our facilities foS
transportation, that iron can be msnufsc.
,ured here With as large prof, 10 the op
orator as at any other poin, in the United
States. Dor company has had in vie"
from its organization the building up Of
large and profitable iron and coal
industry in the Kana~hA Valley
For that purpose We have puf.
chased not only mineral lands ssi bottom
lands lying On the KsnsShs river q, the
junction Of the c Il o. railroad and the
Kanawba 4 Coal River railroad, giving us
plenty Of room and ryer and railroad
frontage for as large operations 10 the
manufacturing line ss the most sAnguins
could hope for. Late developments Assure
us that We have started right, located ~
the righ, spot and will eventually succsed
in our undertaking 70 our persona! xoSt
a. well Q. 70 the benefit Of this section of
country in particular ard the State si
large"
Have yor iarnishsd any coal 70 furnsces
otLsr than your ounr
/ Yes. The owners Of the furnace At
Ironton tested it, and are % well sstisted
With r.suIts that they have made con
,rac. with "a for sn immediate supply OF a
large qnsnti'y Of coal:
"You have many advantages ogsf tboss
manufacturers Who use coke'
Yes, indeed. We have only one Sc, OF
men 10 contend witk--,,s minsrs-vtlls
the consumers Of coke no. onlI bsve The
miners. sst The coke makers.
"6ood morning; III zee Joa ls'er.
Thus it will be seen ,ha. tie prospects Of
the Great KAnsvka Valley - future 10
dus,risl centre are by no means too histIj
colored. 1.-THE advantages ia the mann
fac,urs Of iron are al that is cisinsd thsis
can be no doub, but ths. capital viii sssi
Investments here. 10 VieS Of the present
scarcity OF coke the use Of coal - 'aost'
. tu,e il certainly . matter worth LOOKING
into BY those particularly interested.