The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-02

49,. ~oyevrment evaporatfvc tests
!. 49, yew York and Mare Island navy
~s,6s and chemical analyses At the iab-
sss.vv n the washington navy yard.
ssA,,.ted with view Of determining
-. hsxt sources Of supply Tor FUTURE
s.v.i nrsraftons on the Paciii'. have azain
S.r,onstrste6 that the steam Goals OF
Wssh,ne,ou compar. favorably with the
vsrcouyer is!ani Goals. long accepted as
~ standard Of this coast.
me government tess have proved more
snsu this. they havo shown that az pres
ert pr1ces INC washington coal ~ mucn
rrors economical thnn that OF C1mox ana
w.r.,rro. Nth which II is brought most
:. so,nr,st,sfon The slight superiority Is
..o,e nan Offset by the difference in.
price ,... 49,, -.
-. taken into consideration by the gov
srrs,snt IN ~ local purchases ana ms
! v~.s,lt 81 this police practically all OF
~. ccsi boueht OF the North Pacinc
rosst this year has come from Seattle
- rarona. The army transports have
u.sa over 1900 tons Of one KIDD OF Wasn-
s,vsos, coal alone. A few small purchases
Nave been made at Comox. brs only when
,hs sreat demand on this side OF the
iine made II Imp sssible to secure the do
nestle coal wished.
The evaporative tests OF the war De-
partment. which furnish guidance for all
coal having. place the equivalence OF
ccmcx rosl at AIN ard that OF the South
pysirss cual the best OF the important
eosIs Of this state. az 22ae. These same
rcyeruyaent tests establish the eauival-
encs Of other Washington steam Goals
- follows franklin, Mckay vein. 1885,
RoslyR. a43s. Black Diamond. BIO The
last eauIvslence II probably an error as
ina HACK Diamond coal In from n con-
s,nunsion Of the Franklin. Mckay vein.
and hes about eaaal standing as steam
coal
ne equivalence figures OF the govern
meut should he fair standard of the
commercial value OF a coal. They are pre-
pAred By evaporatiye tests, the euuiva-
Ience being tho number OF pounds OF coal
required to produce as much heat as
esrd Of dry oak wood.
Tho goyernnent calculations upon coal
values. made BY Capt. l.. ID. Greene, es-
pscially for the local quartermaster's Of
ace are upon q basis of 81 a ton for the
Vancouver island coal, which Is about
tho usual quotation, the figures ranging
from ~ to above a. Figuring Comox
eoal At this value. South Prairie coal Is
worth N'<. Franklin, Mckay, ss72:
koslyn. no, and Black Diamond, C7i..
cheaper Than Comox.
instsAd of being sold ar from $3.50 to
M ton. ~ It's comparative value euti-
tles II Ia he. tho grades Of Washington
eaal named are sold In the bunkers at
from 01 10 $50 a ton. Even figuring
the vaurouver island Goals as low ms $50
ton . figure which the best grades
never touch, the Washington Goals are
more economical for steamer use.
general public awakening to the eeo-
nomic facts already set forth and a COM
p'aaslon Of maritime circumstances have
hiAds t@ great year for Washington
coal us territory has expanded and now
insl~iss very large part OF the Calfor-
~ svAinsss and that ~ Hawaii
eFeas part OF this expansion can he
ssnesd 10 the scarcity of tramp freight
IN The demand Tor ships for tho trans
poH sfsviee 70 South Africa and China
"a BROKEN up tho old Liverpool
Hfsiis-fscihe coast triangle. which
tu@sfn furnished practically tina entire
So sGprly 81 California and IT'S ships
aNr this triangular arrangement the
saiess loaded at Liverpool with mer-
@na'se Tor Australia. delivered this car
- MO tcok coal Tor California Wheat
as otaer American products we're car
re, ~ 20 he return trip 10 Liverpool. Much
e.n coal was also brought 10 this coast
mp coming for wheat. The war has
~ "ppfsd this trade. only reduced Il to
800 az extent tAat {, can be longer nK-
ply " s'"' s"F
,..s opportunity thus given Washington
,.s~ n~s e~en more than taken advar-
~~ " business has been built I'D
! sne efrelleaee Of the coal will make
!, .. 70 bold even upon the return
~ "a maritime conditions.
hssz ~ salfeAa aud shipping demands
Ns ArSr grown 10 enormous nr,,-