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has never amounted to more than
about one-ffth of one per cent. of thu
total, and in 1901 it amounted to only.
$1,000 tons, or less than one per cent
of the total anthracite output. An
thracite coal may therefore be consid-
cred entirely as a Pennsylvania prod
uct, since 1919 per cent of the total In
produced there.
The central point of bituminoua
production is also in the state of Penn
sylvania. Of the total of POI, 81 ,00Q
long tons, 73,4S7, 900, or over SO pei
cent, were produced in Pennsylvania.
The production of this state has very
rapidly increased, amounting to only
100000 tons in 1880 and increasing
over 300 per cent. in 20 years. The
total production of Pennsylvania, OF
anthracite and bituminous, ton for
ton, is 1873, $780, 900 tons, or 81 per cent
of the total production of the country.
In 1880 the production was 46,700, 00e
tons, which, though less, absolutely,
formed larger per cent. of the total
production of those days, two-thirdss
of the total coal production being
credited to Pennsylvania at that time
The average percentage for the period
of the last % years from 1880 to 1901,.
inclusive, was 81.
The second state in the order of pro-
duction of coal is Illinois, and this POI
sition has been maintained since 1880.
At present Illinois produces 24,4O3, 600
tons bituminous coal, which is 1871 per
cent. of the total bituminous, and %
per cent. of the total anthracite and
bituminous. In 1898, owing to pro-
tracted strikes, the production was not,
so great as for several preceding years,
that of 1897 being 100000 tons, OF
10 per cent. of the total; and that OF,
1896 being 17700,000 tons, or 1913 per
cent. of the total anthracite and biz
luminous coal production of the coun-
try. For the year 1899 the output
amounted to 21,82O,O00 long tons, an
increase over the preceding year'ar
figures of 5,214,0O0 tons, or over aos
per cent.
The third state, in 1901, in the order
of coal production was West Virginias.
but this position has been only recent
ly obtained. In 1880 the production OF:
West Virginia was behind not only
| that of Pennsylvania and Illinois but
also that of Ohio and Maryland, and
but little in advance of Indiana and
Iowa. By 1890, however, West Virginia
was already fourth in the order of COAX
production, and by 1896 third, having
exceeded the production of Ohio in
that year, In 1880 the production oil
coal in West Virginia amounted ia.
only 100000 long tons, or &C per cent
of the total, whereas in 1901 il
amounted to 21,49o,ooo tons, or 1o.es
per: cent. Of the total bituminous COAX
production of the, country.
Fhe fourth State in the order OF
coal. production is Ohio, with an output
! in 1901 of 1s,7oo,ooo tons. This output
was equal to IL per cent. of the total
anthracite and bituminous coal pro-
duction of the country. Thetproduc>
/ ton of: coal, however, in this region.
while it has rapidly increased, has nit,
maintained the same rate of Increase
as in other parts of the country. Thus,
| as early as 1880, the coal productions
| from this region amounted to 5000, 0oas
! tons, or about s.4 per cent. of the total
as compared to ~ per cent. in 1901,
! Until 1896 Ohio was third in the order
| of coal production, but it has since lost
this position to West Virginia, and
there is no proba bility of it's rapid1H
regaining it. The production is chief,
| 1y in the counties of Perry, Athens
Jackson, Guernsey and Belmont, al,
though the coal fields of Ohio cover q,
very large area.
Four states-Pennsylvania, Illinois,
West Virginia and Ohio-may be said
to be in the first rank of coal produc>
ers; the total production from these
states amounting in 1901 to 179, 9O0, oo4
tons, or about 75.7 per cent. of the total.
coal production of the country. Thas
remaining 24.3 per cent. of the coal.
produced in this country is distributes
as follows: Alabama, which has in.
creased its production almost Is fold
since 1880, is fifth, with production
of 8, 124, 900 tons, or over per cent :.
Indiana, whose coal fields adioin those.
of Illinois, with 6,177,OOO tons, or a,
per cent. of the total; Iowa, with i, o1e,.
600 tons, OF somewhat less than pen:
cent. of the total; Kentucky, with u
$4,000 tons, or about 1.8 per cent, a
the total; Kansas, with 1875, 900 tonee
or IL per cent. Of the total; Wyomine
with 4,oo4 900 tons, OF Is per cent. g
the total; Missouri. with 1884 .ooe
tons, or is per cent. 0f the total; Ten
nessee, with 3,244,000 tons, or Ii pen
cent. Of the total; while each 81 the
other states has less than per cent