The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-28
FUEL RESOURCES
OF THE SOUTH.
Their Development an Evidence of
Industrial Progress.
WEST VIRGINIA IN The LEAD
Two-,hirds OF the Total Arca of The Eniir
STATE is Undertake by coal Deposits
Alabama iias a Large
Output.
WEST VIRGINIA IN THE LEAD

BALTIMORE. MD. Dec. g.-one of the
hes, evidences OF tie industrial progress
OF The South is the development OF ITS
fnei resources, with Goa! IL the lead y
review OF Southern coal mining during tiis
year by Mr. i. L. Saward, the coal au.
thority published in this week Issue OF
The Manufacturers Record, and touching
the vital points of the industry during
tho past ten years, may, therefore, be
taken as a fair Index of the Souihs ma
.erial advance MIR Saward says
..fioEaDIy no portion Of This country
has attracted such wide attention and
Investment OF outside capital during the
year now closing as has that secuoh
south OF the Pennsylvania line and east
Of the Ohio and Rio Grande Rivers ihe
6eyelo Jnlent there OF mineral resources
has been large while the prospective Is
,,e," nd tn, boz nds OF any imagi7ct'o:i'
and only one who has kept in touch WITH
the trade conditions from year 70
gear and month 10 month is really a3.7
10 form just cstmate Of what mas peefi
done during the past season acIudtS u
in the way OF preparation for the 1utuie'
To go West was the Shibboeth d &c"
wears ago. out 10 go South means Weallh
IL these willing to wage fair nSht.
WEST ViRGINIA'S DEPOSIT.
after West Virginia, the greatest coal
State of the South is Alabama! The out
nut for 1899 was but 100000 tons, IN IJv'
il had grown to $4,000 tons, ana the
mine inspectors estimate for 1901 is ~
100000 net tons. The Alabama coal onsi-
ness is clearly divided into three inpoi-
tant branches-the production oil coal loi
coke making and industrial use at or near
the point of production, the supply OF 10
connective fuel, and the supply OF coal Tor
domestic purposes and steam uses IN COM
munities near the mines.
TENNESSEE
"The production in Tennessee has grown
from 2,092,06 short tons in 1882 TO 4,Zco'V''
tons in 1901. Mucn development WORK Is
noted at mining districts within the State
and much new work Is proJectSu Aoi ''tN
coming year.
"No State in the Union is more favored
In the extent and diversity OF its mineral
deposits than West Virginia Her coai
embraces all grades of bitumlnous, steam
cooking and gas Goals Of the highest quai-
ities. West Virginia contains more OF Ihe
great Appalachian coal field than any
other State. The total area embraces
about 5000 square miles-more than 80
per cent of the total bituminous areas
of Ohio and Pennsylvania combined, W
per cent more than Pennsylvania alone,
and 1900 square miles more than Ken
lucky and Tennessee combined Inc
area underlaid by coal is about two-thlros
of the total area Of the State. The total
product in 1900 was 30 G472O7 short tons.
and no doubt this will be increased to
o. Go0. 600 tons this year.
..ncnlucky is ,he only State of the
Union whose product is obtained from
any two of the great fields. The cast
eln section OF the State is crossed by the
Appalachian system. While tie central
of Illinois field has its southern eXtreln-
ity in the coaI-producing counties of
western Kentucky. The tonnage has
grown from 5,025.313 in 1892 to 5,OoO,ooo IN
1901.
Maryland is one Of the most import
ant of the southern coal-produclhs
States. and it has q record of SIXTY Years
to its credit as part OF the tuci trace
of our country nearly 100OO0,0OO tons
having been mined since 1872, and the
output having increased from S4l9'9b-
short tons in 1892 to 600 in 1901
Arkansas is coming UP as coal pro
Queer For the year 1890 il was created
with but 279,3S4 net tons, ana Tor l:foo II
has 1,447,945 tons to its credit. one may
safely put this State down for ] 100, Wo
tons for the year 1901, as the develop
neut lately has been along the lines OF
improvements around Fort Smith. There
Is n great awakening in this respect
IN VIRGINIA.
1.-The principal districts Of coal produc-
tion in Virginia are TazeUeH ana wise
counties, for Chesterfield county falls
away behind in late years In the State
the production has grown from 675,2 o5
short tons in 1892 to 100000 tons IN
1901
Mr. Saward gives a glance at the pro-
duction of North Carolina and Georgia
and to the growth of the coal output in
twelve counties of Texas, and says:
The discovery of oil il this State may
have some effect on the coal production
and therefore it is not likely to show
any great increase for 1901 over and above
that of 1900: at the same time 1t is We'll
to know that the result of the use Of oil
in California as fuel has not tended 20
decrease the amount of coal USED. Does
not the one industry stimulate others! III
the end there will be so great an indus
trial development in Texas that all fuels
may find use"
AZ, interesting feature of Mr.. Saward' s
article Is MS reference to the growth OF
coal inning as a consequence OF railroad
extension r. West Virginia. Kentucky.
Tennessee. and Arkansas. and of the COM
oleti,r 81 he LAX BorGne Canal and the
Improvement of terminal facilities at
Pensacola. Mobile New Orleans, Savan-
nah Cfrom which coal from Georgia has
been shipped for bunker purposes, at
Newport News and at Norfolk.
Weddings in edmond.
nv Iandon C Terry of this city was