New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-26

IN Colombia alons there Increase. IN the
roe, ~ South America thcre was a decrease from
1900 % lsql OF 1860 tors worth N2foIp IN Mexico
We increased our coal trade from s'o'b IN NJ 10
yx22il IN 1905 and In cuba from N'tl'S 70 N'ol'o'.
In ,bo same years sales fell of In III" Central
American states from g7sl2 10 $23O@l. as well a.
porto NJ, and the other West Indies. AMI Der
mud, ,xc.p, san Domingo. In santa Lucia. how
ever We sold GOO tons. and this sale ana us eN-
tranrlinary features are The text FOR inns article
c,strios Santa Lucia. West Indies. = the leading
co,lnc station for South America. AMI situated -
4 ia ~ ~. Intersection ~ IN" highways between
North ana South America. AMI between Europe
and the Gun Of Mexico nearly at the mouths Of
both the pro iec,cd Nicaragua and Panama cdNaS' "
ls well adapted 20 take superior rank as n o''HnS
station by reason OF Us superb haroor when auih'S
chin. -, m. largest Iraugh, up the wharf In s
land-lockcI bay \ large coaling business is 'o''
here. which keeps up the place. The f"v"rl'e 'o"'
hore anil elsewhere In these countries has been tAe
veish steam coal from England. but coal rom Wy
glnit has recently been introduced, ana y tuP-
Wanting the Welsh product It sells FOR % ShihsS
4 ton while the Welsh coal haa to be solI H. -
shliIings But the Virginia coal i not ony c''p''.
bu, better than the Welsh coal. ana mas ac"le>'u
com. won lerriu succcsses and with such product
the United states stands equipped against 'he
world II she will only use the power as she N"o"u
and
There is evidence that England has awakened 10
the situation Tho British Ambassador 10 inv
United States ST Julian Pauncefote. says IN Il 'e
port 20 his Government: 1T IS an error Ired''"'S
INDUCED In to suppose tina; England ms no" '
command OF the cheapest coal In tn" worlh. ~"
the contrary, far as the | nlted states - wa
ccrned. il is said that we have even 10 iA'e "'
prospect Of being permanently diSlodged from our
former supremacy as "A coal-producing country. u
has been pointed out that. as the | nlted ST.. L
have for some years past been pFouu'ins, -
coal at a cost not much exceeding hair OF iha , ~
with the recurrence OF such disaster as that OF
1903 they may bc able to compete win oni h oW
markets. and that some carsoeS Oh ''ef 'o'' nav
already landed In England
Another British authority says: ,,,oro,. on the
one hand. the almost UNLIMITED rcsorcf. 0i ' Of he
quality Of the coal the possibilities OF greatGr &C. '
omy the system OF mining and greater reiuV' D,,9
In the cost Of freight; on the othrr Mani " It,',d
mensc amount OF coal consumed within the Inl'si
Kingdom. tn" recent increase IN the aY'rat S,r -
during the coal crisis Of last year. when me reduc
ton Of the OUTPUT Tas n2i o b ,a rony These
facts betoken in the View OF the high authority;
c rhe rs eTon oh Ibe fHitrI states
The fact that United states coal OF higher grade
lish coaling station Of Castres Is OF vast impor-
lance The United States and England clch mine MN,
only 1860 square miles Of coal has been long
wears developing this business The coal Industry
over isoco square miles West virginia alone hav
ing 5000 sduar" miles-is in its infancy; En G
coal neds may be said to be on the surface Eng
land has great advantage In her shipping She
sells S70O000Oo worth OF coal foreign countries
and the United States sl2Oc)oo annually. II was
only four years ago that the United states sold less
than 10000 worth abroad
Twenty nine States In the United states proluce
coal Alabama has 1900 square miles 9I 'oil dIcd'
connected by river with the fine Mobile harnnor,
affOrdnR cheap transportation right from me Hine'
by water THIS State lies the Cur or MeAlco;
close to all the Central American countl's anu
the West India Islands. and relatively near TO une
Atlantic south American countries hapa'la ni,I"'
chcaply and has flrst-class coal. win chrdP uduS
portation she can supply all these countrl,S VIII
the vast amounts OF coal which are now ,orouBHt
from coal beds 1850 To 1000 miles farther on ca.
Four years ago the United states bureau OF Sta-
tistics issued coal publication. showing ,hal
Great Brit sold yearly 10 the pan Aansr'cat,
countries 100000 tons OF coal worth sAVVVp,: nlh
the United States that year 5000 tons worth sZoWc
1t spurrcd the United States to enort ann III ~,
country sold i09026 tons. worth N"S'o$o 10 IN"
same countries. which include Mexico VI" VEST
Indies and Central and South Ahe,,r a SCUM
America took only 40 tons. worm Mt-'4W, the
West Indies, isS,O33 tons worth N.3';sIt. oehIrai
America. b.36S tons, worth s23oil. ana MEXICO no.
i65 tons. worth ss59,2ll
The progress OF the United states coal export
trade in the last four years has been very encoutaB
ing but II Is merely the beginning nave NOT az
hand the figures OF Engands increase OF coal saIes
to the pan American countries for the same period.
but It must be very large There are Two great
sources OF consumpton-fuel for INDUSTRIES to'