The evening times., 1902-07-21
AMERICANS CONSUME
MUCH MINERAL WATER
Production last Year Great
est on Record.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RECORD
More Tnan go Springs With an Output
OF $500, 600 Gallons, an Increase Of
100000 GaHons-Price Per Gallon
Also Higher.

The consumption of mineral waters is
greater than ever before in this country,
and especially OF domestic waters. A
greater number of mineral springs re
ported sales in the United States during
the past year than ever before. accord
ing to DR.. \. c. Peale. in Mineral Re
sources OF the United States. 1901" nov
in press. United States Geological Sur
vey-
This increase il production is not lin
tied to any section. but is general
throughout the country. To the dealers
in mineral waters it is gratifying to
know that with this Increase in produc-
ton goes corresponding increase in the
value Of the product. The total number
Of springs on the list for 1901 is esq, an
increase of aS over the list for the pre-
vious year. which included 55I springs.
The springs added 10 the list number 1I9
and % were dropped. from it. Those ac-
tualIy reporting sales for 1901 were 58I,
an increase of 80 since 1900. OF the de-
Iinquent springs. numbering rs. there are
. reporting that no sales were made in
1901.
Tn total product for 1901 was 5,777,-
1SS gallons. which is al increase over
1860 Of 8.21s.4 4o4 gallons The value of
this product is $7,5S6.9 .962. an increase OF
SI,341. .7g9 over the value of the product
OF the previous year. Il is OF interest II
observe that the average price per gai-
Ion for 1901 is about 12.6 cents. as con-
pared with l2-5 cents in 1900
The North Atlantic States show the
greatest gain in the number OF springs,
and the t.reatest gain in production and
value There is net gain of So springs
for this section IS having been added
and only being dropped. This leaves
the total for 1901 at 249, as compared
with Isl in 1900 The main addition was
in Massachusetts. where the state board
Of health has recently made q thorough
examination Of spring waters. with the
result that 81 new springs have been
added to the list or the other acquisi
tions New TCrk claims 10 new springs,
New Jersey .. Pennsylvania 3 New
Hampshire =, and Maine. Connecticut.
and Rhode Island each has one TO its
credit. making in all IS new names on
the register.
The list for the South Atlantic States
ms IbEtA 1L4tAE1S ~ ~ new > % -AAEsS5
but have been dropped. so that the net
gain is IL The total for the section
in 1861 .s 106, as compared with 81
ia 1850. The springs never before re
ported include 6 in Virginia. in
Georgia. s in North Carolina. each in
Florida and South Carolina, I in Mary
land, and / in West Virginia.
Il IS Of interest 10 know that Mas
sachusetts contains the greatest num-
Der Of mineral springs, b0asttng OF no
less than 30 New York comes next
with -. followed by California with a.
and Virginia with Il. Wisconsin wi h %.
Michigan with 2S. and 50 on down the
line
In value Of the product, not Aassa-
chusetts. however. with its 70 springs,
but Michigan with only 2s. heads the
list Massachusetts produced T.f5S, ,8gI
gallons. and Michigan T-01g los gallons
The value OF Michigan's product is
ST 1q5. .614- in contrast with 1891 s5S for
Massachusetts, New York. which mas
second place IN value Of product as
well as IL number OF springs, produced
s. .456, 730 gallons. bringing a revenue OF
SI-Isg.4I3-
In spite Of the increased home pro
duction the importation Of mineral
waters in the year 1891 shows a slight
increase ! ne quantity imported was
2.5G7.323 gallons, valued at sT4i 1872. an
increase in quantity over the previous
year Of S2.2S1 gallons. and an increase
II value Of S55.51S- The number Of gal
Ions imported has not varied greatly
in the last six years, although Tor four
years the value has slightly Increased.
No record Of the exports Of domestic
natural mineral waters seems to have
been kept by the Treasury Department
since 1883.