Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-12
OUR COAL PRODUCTS.
Their Vast Importance 10 the Pros
perily Of All Oar People.
IMMENSE INTERESTS INVOLVED.
Effect Of tho Proposed Wilson Tariff Bill Or
the Coal Output OF the Two Nir-
ginias--A Disastrous Policy.

call. Probably in no other city in Nir
ginia IS there owned n larger interest n
virginia and West Virginia Goals than In
stanton. and this interest has been ono
OF the protcntive factors in tho upbuild'
ine Of Stauntou and her allied enterprises
clustered along the line Of the Chesl'
Ycake and Ohio railroad throughout VIZ
Cinia md West Virginia. II IL the Rrowu
al this material interest that has "a
largely stimulated the wholesale ana job
bng trade of Richmond. Norfolk. Roap'
cko. ana stanton. and has pi7c IN ae
cites well 20 the front as succ 'ssIui rivals
for trade with the older markets 81 NJ"
york and Baltimore. Agriculture ana
Tho coal and iron enterprises ar" a trim
iv--a livcly faith in which Is ne salNa'
ton Of this section ~ the South. Among
the Stauntonians largely concerned IN the
operations Of coal mines and coal proper
tics in the two Vircinias Grc william a.
rsnEc. Of the Elmo Mines. ana j. Fred.
Emuecr. who operates five coal plants
viz. the Royal Coal ana coke Company
The Eusk Run coal ana Coke Company
tho Red Ash Company the Broobiyn. and
tho Cun.td companies. " Euskiuic MI
Ter is also one OF the captains Of the coal
industry. AMI is extensively interested IN
number ~ compau.es-the Thurmond
Coal Company. the Ncw-Rlyrr coke COM
tarv. and the Firo-Crc coal and Coke
Comn.uy. other St1unton'ans lars ly I'm
fcrretad in coal mining enterprises arc
Captain -. ". Heuty. Gilbert G.. Child,
=. T.. Sara. a. n. Valz, William =.
Tams II. ~ Bcn. L. IL. Catleit and
Major Jed. IIotchkiss. Andrew Bowling,
q. S. Baker. Isaac Crtz. and &. a. Holt.
u be. therefore. no surprise that IN this
section OF the state great concern is felt
ST the proposed legislation OF Congress
touching c.ars being put on the free
list" with q view If getting the opin-
ions Of "a man whose uttcrances have the
welrht ~ years a. practical experience
IT, IN coal trade Il WAS that the Dispatch
Correspondent obtained from Mr.. NJ.
Tr.f'no Miller lis Observations on tha
subject -
THE PRICE HIGHER.
T. answer o. the question as 10 whether
or not the price or coal 10 inc consumer
would o. lowered 10 interior consumers
il Virginia hy the abolition az duty rs
contempt ted On the Wilson bill, Mr. all
Der sai rIat the price 20 tho consumer
3. D., POINTS away from the coast woul,
ut Lc lowered. but there was a greater
,r.,aluav trat rates 10 this consumer
,.o,II ID. rather increased. for II was Ger
tain tlar tra connection Of The Nova
e..tj, ,..'. ,p.ul3 drive d, Tho v.,U cor
,sin Xiretoi, mines NOT so eligIhlv situ.
,,ld a.. ..r.. ~ choir rallou,s and tbal
,.. -. &c., ,,...-, o,,.-,i ,a.ir mi.
,.,., ,,tl. r'. ,,,,l,.' tr,.,1ld ia, FOREIGN
$50 - . t
''i.9' 4tIS l''"-'' output "a '"4 N'.''
I'..9 VIII "4 i','rH''N HIt'l d h'."'''
'-' I'I ''H I'D '.' "'l'-'i .'"''I' NOSE
Used c.or- oi interest ana general eN-
} Pei account cannot Boo amy way % mhd,
- Keep step paw pJssu with n nuctuat-
irc auI varying output Of coal When q
Iine '.lur.s !is tonnage production ~
one half 70 hy no means reduces its opc-
rating expenses iu the same ratio. The
only people who could POSSIBLY get Goals
o. loW.l rate under the suggested l,cis-
lt1n would he those consumers VINO
Dis, ou the sea coast whore f1reisn Goals
lroYrtt .r fDr,ian l.tt,trs vollI meet
Il, as,tb-.-,r,,l. our A,neric,,, uroduct
FOR STEAM PURPOSES.
u should not be forgotten that the
Frctt bulk Of our Virginia coal output
j. used for steam purposes. and for the
Uauufaoturo of coke which output is well
Hiih absorbed by the Atlantic coast trade
extending from Newport News even up 40
FAR as Maine, more than two ana one
nan mlI.ohs TONS belhE shipp'n rom
,fn,-. ~, .I,,t .,.' .,,t,,,ts.ll.r
-, a,o,'ai q. i,,..,,. e.. ,.ls,.i, f.,
"a w .'. '''' '' IN w. $3.50 80