The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-28

OF Washington in 1892, as being l,2la,a shor,
tons. OF which tie mines of King county pro-
dneea %, i67 short tons. In the production of
THIS eoal 2.5oi persons were employed an aver
age 81 2a7 days in the year. These employees
prooao'y represents population OF lo,1oo or Is,
- people. without counting the Thousands
WAGES earned by mine employees.
~ the total output, 4s3.Se0 short tons were
shipped 10 California. without counting the
amount o. coal burned on steamers and other
vesseis used IN the transportation OF coal
II -, therefore, very evident that the mines of
Warrington are actually dependent upon the
California coal market for their existence.
Nearly all OF the rnines in the state that are in
active operation were opened some years ago.
when labor and material were very expensive,
necessttatiug the expenditure OF = LAKE amount
OF capital IN the opening up OF mines. Al the
time the mines were opened up the owners
could not have expected demand sufficient 10
nay them Tor the expenses under gone but they
were undertaken In the h aps that the extension
OF the coal market would make such a demand
As would permit the mines being operated on
such scale H would insure the return of fair
dividend on the money expended in the devel-
opment
70 to the present none of the mines ia this
state with the exception. possibly, OF the Ros-
Ign m,nc, which Is too tar from tae eoast 10
have allowed any expectations that the Calltor-
MIA market would ever DC a factor In its coal
profueti0nl have been able to be opened IN 10
toetr fgil extent. and although the local market
has improved considerably in the last lew years
sItil thu possible output Of the mines Is fsr In
excess 81 the local demand. anu the closing pf
tac California market 60 the Washington Goals
would practically mean tbs closing down OF the
mines
II Il could be possible to close down feyy ~
the mines and allow the others to keep the aeli
u wonli simply mean q decrease tn the co Il
productions bat unfortunately such action
could not be expected, and the closing OF the
Cal fornia market 10 from 70 TO 10 5000 tons Of
Washington coal per month would so democrat
tse the local mFrkes as - result Ia the closing
dowa 81 most cf tie mines.
In exhibit "a have shown the relative
Vaius 90 the various Goals that supply the Calf
torpla market, hy watch IL Is Seea thar tho
actuAi value Of foreign Goals exceeds the value
OF the Washington Goals (with the exception 81
tie caal from the south EFalrls mines, which j.
3 snail property, and the coal ct which i
largely used Ia the Production of illuminating
gas Snd theretors hardly comes within the gats.
Non gRger discnsssou1 ty amounts varying IRON
50 ceags In the NsnsiD4o eosi to s. 50 and 81 ss ia
the Wellington Goals. laesc tssts are borne cut
by the present selling price % the variou. coa /.
IN tbs California marks. ~ shown in exhibit
"h, aDa range rem 81 90 the SauAiIao to 81 50
on The New " ellington.
/ believe u 8. tac; that the introduction O.
Washington eoNis iato tie California market
wGs the % gtual cause for = mater al reduction
tn TIE cost 81 foreign Goals ThIs I have upaD
The -tsssmsatoi tae manager o. one % the a 4,
est Local eoa com pauies, - h CD calFus 70 havr
tHea Largely instrumeGtal IN ths rsauet on OF
the nftce es coal "a The California rasFSrss but
having started lie reduction. II hiss bsen ear
Fiei Is potnl beyond whica they can nos 40.
and sny further reduction would unaaa e,2 Il y
result IN tae.f Asv.ns 10 retire from that mar.
kct
There Is another rogat which 7 thfas +, xens-.
ais overlooked, snd that a tie eject q eoast
stfeepi 1Ss uPoa thc market. The coast roais
especially sAoso 81 lgails nature are very
fHlsh-e, ard tn trsES portszina = large
Poftaa G SuasA coal - formed the Syeracs
bcipE about g per csHL Upon arrival at tie
taa*"rnlA r. srset THIS aae coal 81 screened out
@ Nc tsfEsf eoal au1 sold ss = Shown en- ex.
hiei2 ~h, AiaEsFy redaeea price Rnc couslI-
EHtaH @ = large Fl ent GAe foe gsws ~ the sn.B
niactDFtug eGterufsseS
Ire rs-sstyc estoe o. screenings 70 lurap casl
81 ne Fafl'as sTN1es Is secWH on sxhtbsf ssa -
tAs screenings 81 Washington GOALS rzasinx Ia
p-ics from q 60 - ser ceuL q TIE Trt~e al ,hs
t9mP coal. Soils tas ptsce az tha Vancouver
tss@a4 seEeeri zSs ~ frQga 81 10 a. sser cSne u
tnst et towp coAt
rae eNr,asloo e wass4usioa coal. from ths
ta.i5efllsa E+arket si3 mean ths shutt.nr ast
ot gAs xfs4-sr posUou ol tHts chesr go sea
has .&f&astnE ents gFFtsFs viii oe sara u feeg
See S1seti tar * as sc Ka.8s az serssssis =.
thA@a "a skatkas "a, retsg lar In excess 81
tae price Al wAsea So . sod.
Tee cheap Yr1ca of foreign saals fu tha "a
frsaz3seo nakrset IL uaazr,fs5ef t. - rsss.ss
FssS largely ey tbs lass tsAt vessels engaged sr.
t1e @asas tfSte ltfc8 tst saFasA fse-ss arv x Al
- So ca a. Vs5y ge44eeG F4ies as Fstasa
aga
weula IKE - call TIE attention Of the
senators - sue fast that vezseIs snxarea
70 sac wAeat irsls tnasan3nx the whsat
trade gfesa the Tactic coast 70 Liverpool,
are gl&4 10 Eet co&l - briaK 10 CaAforaia
AZ very Tf4aced TaSss IS return cargo snd
ballast 4heg eoyae - ges our = eas on
the Facsae coast; ncs enlv coming 10 san
Francisco, egt 10 Seattle ana Tacsma
wAfes are both NeSat shipping pO-xs ia
TIE state q MssAiEstoA.