Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-22

sections of the county in considerable quan-
titles. Lumber is cheap owing to the near
location of the immense timber tracts Of the
interior counties of the State, the products
cf which are brought to thedoors of the
people of this section by the Camden sys-
TEN of railroads which penetrates the best
timber regions of the State. This supply will
be equally easy of access for Pittsburg when
the necessary communicating link is Sc
cured.
Coal and coke, though, are the chief
products of this immediate section. The
Montana, CASTOR and West Fairmont coal
companies have just purchased 400 drop
bottom gondols coal cars to meet the grow
ing demands of their trade. The cars are of
3O-ton capacity, and cost in the aggregate q
little over 100000. They are designed to
supply the lake trade in summer and Tide
water in the winter. The aggregate capa-
city of these 400 cars is L, 900 tons, and if
The whole are loaded and make three trips
per month, which is a fair average, they
will enable these mines to increase their
output over &C. 600 tons per month, or 432,-
900 tons per year. These preparations indi-
cate the extent to which the coal and coke
trade of this region is forging to the front
The present capacity of the mines of
Marion county, of which Fairmont is the
center, is estimated at about 5000 tons a
day. The output of coke has been con-
stantly and rapidly increasing, and gives
every indication of making still more rapid
strides in the future.
Views of a Pittsburg Operator.
Fairmont is the home of Governor Flem-
ing and Secretary of State Obey. The lat
ter makes frequent trips between here and
the Capitol at Charlest on, caused by his
business interests Mr.. Obey gave to The
DISPATCH the substance Of an interview
with Nj. P. Y. Hite, the well-known Pitts
burg operator, when he was in Fairmont
some time ago. MI. Hite then said:
81 have invested here because think
this region has the very best natural ad-
vantages for coal, location, shipping facili-
ties, limestone deposits and everything to
induce the establishment of a plant, with
the best prospects for success. II has the
advantage Of possessing qualities of coal
and coke that are unsurpassed. 1 have
looked upon this field for years, and always
felt sure the time would come when this re-
pion would be opened up, as is now being
done and become great center."
oWhat do you think of the chances for
bringing the Pennsylvania Railroad through
this section?"
"WelI, 1 really think thst it's only
question of Q short time until this will be
done. Ny reasons are these: The Pitts
burg. Virginia and Charleston road, con-
trol1ed by the Pennsylvania company, is
gradually working it's way from the North,
and YOU NAV be sure the Pennsylvania road
has an eve on the immense tonnage of this
region, as the Baltimore and Ohio did when
il went to ConnellsVille.
Plenty of Our Capital There.
At Pennington, near here, a company
romposed of Pittsburg capitalists is sinking
shaft to work the Pittsburg seam of coal
which at that place is from s to 10 feet in
thickness. As soon as the coal is reached |
the company will erect a large plant and |
will build 100 coke ovens, which they ex- |
pect to have in operation by June 1. There |
are also good prospects for the opening of