The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-07
COAL ANDwoOD.
Growth of the city increases the De-
mand for Fuel.

Growth of the city increases the De-
mand for Fuel.
While there Is no means Of getting a.
an accurate estimate OF the annual con-
sumption OF coal In Savannah. IL IL known
20 be large, and the consumption for me
past year has not been an exception 10 the
rule. Each year brings an increase IN
the ci,y's population and manufacturing
and shipping interests. which in turn
bring with Il an increased demand for
coal. on the whole the past year may be
pronounced satisfactory one 60 the
trade, Notwithstanding the claim that sa-
vannah got her coal supply az a lower
price Than any other city on the South
Atlantic coast
The supply comes by both the water
and rail routes. Il comes by schooners fron
the Northern markets. including Philadel-
phia. Baltimore. Norfolk and Newport
News. The supply from the interior. in
Guiding Alabama aud Tennessee. comes ~
rail- The freight rates hy water from
the coal ports TO Savannah may be put az
from S. cents to 81 per ton. From ihe
interior the rates are arranged In two
groups as 10 Alabama. the hrst OF which
includes the mines south OF Birmingham
from which the rate TO Savannah Is 81 VI
pc, ton: and the second group the mines
IN Alabama north OF Birmingham. from
which the rate 10 Savannah Is si.s5 per
ton. From the Tennessee coal fields me
rate 20 Savannah is about si.95. II will
be seen. therefore. that the city has two
great sources OF supply. which removes
tho possibility OF coal famines. unless both
tie rail and the water routes are sied az 81
the same time.
Several grades OF coal are handled IN
Savannah. among them the biguminou'
grades being the Pocahontas from N0rfola
or I.ampert's Point, the Big Vein Georges
Creek from Baltimore. the New River
from Newport News. the Cumberland ffon
Baltimore. and the Victor from Philadel
phia. The anthracite Goals come from
either baltimore. Philadelphia or New
York. according to which port offers th'
best freight rates Among the coal that
comes by rail Is the Monticello from Con
gtessn.an W. r. Aldridge's mines IN Ala.
hama. the STANDARD from the neighbor'
hood OF Birmingham. and the Jeiiico from
the mountains OF Tennessee.
The price OF coal has ngod low In Sa-
vaunah. according 20 what q has been
In ether Southern Ct les. For anthracite
the price was $50 per ton G2.ooo pounds
~ - IeF Nnt-NtAi tAtis ttAA sAsff VT 'Wf
quarter ton. For domestic or bituminous
coal the price OF Monticello was $3.50 per
ton, and others about s. % per ton. The
price OF steam coal ranged anywhera
from 1918 TO si25 per ton.
with tie great advantage OF fright
rates Il h. OF course casy for the Eas
ern markets 20 furnish the larger part II
tho ci;y's coal supply. The fact that tn
lumber business went down some during
the past few months has had damaging
eject on IRE coal business for the heason
Il was difficult to charter vessels from he
coal ports. For years a vessel with a char
ter TO carry lumber back North was gal
20 bring coal down. but II there was NJ
charter FOR lumter back. and no immoli-
ate prospect q any. Il was difficult 10
charter coa'ers. Hence Il IL that some OF
the dealers were a littlc pressed az mes.
though at no time were they unable to
supply all demands made upon them.
The facilities fer handling cal have
reen greatly improved along the river
front during the year by Savannah's en-
20 pr sirg dealers. The wharvcs % O. ].
TagRart & CO. were enlarged and extend
"a TO the newly established harbor line
Ths~Hefman Coal and Wood Co. compile
ed their wharf improvements al the foo,
az Esss Broad street Oihtr deaiers made
improvements which ecahled them 70 sup
ply their irade more easily
II f. true that local dealers mics a biz
lot Of the local husiness frcm the rail-
roads and a few companies which prefer
20 charter vessels and buy direct rather
than buy through tho regular channels