The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-29
American Coal for Europe.

That there IL an existing demand for
American coal In continental Europe is
Of course not disputed. but by many !.
IL attributed to temporary conditions
to be established. Consul General Ma
son. nj Berlin. on the other hand. sees
no reason why the United States may not
permanently supply all the needs o. Ger
many for coal. In excess OF tho home pro-
duet. In q recent letter on the subject
OF the Pending Industrial Crisis In Ger
many" he discusses the outlook for Amer
lean coal. pointing out that some OF the
earlier shipments proved unsatisfactory.
lie goes ON to say:
so that while dealers and certain con-
sumers hailed the prospect OF a new
source Of supply from beyond the Allan
tic. the general sentiment Of the press
was distinctly hostile and inrr-duieux
Finally a test Of ohio coal was made on
tho Hawaiian state railways. with excel.
lent results. The fuel was superior % Tho
best native caas. hut nj that distance from,
tide water was naturally too costly 10
compete. Then the fact wac revealed that
the great transatlantic German steam
shin lines use onty American coal ana
that the Deutschland. before setting Ont
~ break the speed reccfd % tire sea, had
aliea her hunkers ~ New York There
was no arguing against a fact rke th.s
and when. few davs ago. fhs Herfin.r
Rnnasebaa announced that West virginia
xas coAl had heen tested At Hamburg
and fewnd superior 70 tire Cardiff s,a--
darf the conclusion hscamr unavoidable
that only acarrity ~ tonnage and exer-
hiisns freight charxex stand neswe~n ths
coal famine prices of Germany snd tn.
evhaassless deposits ef THE United states-
Vie points eat further iass the require
ments ~ tAs two German cities ~ Ham
burg and Berlin. both remote from shs
nearest coal aela ard Dependent upon
purchases In ths open market. amount Ia
more than Sisa 100 tons per ann9sn: tina,
hsth ritleS are easily accessible ~ water
TO American coal, and both are paying
psioes from tws ana enc-AaH 10 thrss
times hiSaer than uAose q swa or three
years axp
Consumption T. osswsowsne surp'y an
over w.sisru Egsogs. ana ,As ems tstax
witch stands tn sse way a. Asnsvsrsn eoai
snalnx an imuasnae asw aaa prostahis
wsrsss - ne absence a eceaa tonnage
Tor shs srs8s. ana ne osaseaaan, asss
srvsaal rates ~sieA nFs asraaniea fsr
srvas earrers
Here Is sneshsr arxsEarns tor sra 49,
eSusazemsus = ta~ h,lsiinx ~ Americas
vessels, - Asantles. w usss ~. Thsrs
= pvv~ss shsrtars * tounsxs sw an
'sgins treas. ard 40 tonwsxs u availasss
'ur Ere Aeve'epsuent - sew traAe waleA
1s<As atasrwls~ r. saa Il takes an e.
'afi 20 divsr 5sp.tai inta q nsx s-s ga
iriet Reba. as hsa hssn tirue Nna t3anr
v1'ssa SIR sae extensive ~ fAs a~vss--
tive tsrf1 sssssns. capssal whtsA snixhs
- ,isnsa ssoet sasns gnsa sra. sagaa4ee ans
aHi--ae olax taisiy 90 go strrrzts ~
30 asvseut aeasMaa tar taunses asa 80
ersssa' sasa sgstxss rates. uafR ma a..
saa,ase had Ee~n faay essrsA s. ssrstxn
sa'aFeigtors ane ~ ssuasa faay mss
wsa1 ee nncaarage1 - sAs A-uriy xvr-
sem - ester unaa tse exsersmsaL wrsA
ar aa4zttasnt sapgsr e tonnage. rulasa-ss
~ fons - esai caula ~ shsnssa "a ~.
'raFksts us~ IL npaeiasss 10 as-~ova y.
neN easiusss ssaiS alsa - ensured tx
se4seAs 80 se s~at keessns aowa any