The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-22
SOUTHERN
COAL TRADE:
Railways Have Hauled REC.
Ord-Bredking Amounts.
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BALTIMORE, August discriminating
Upon official figures as indicating the
growth OF the Southern coal trade, Mr..
| II. u. saward, the we'll known coal au-
thorty says in this weeks ISSUE OF the
! Manufacturers Record:
''rhe Chesapeake and Ohio for June
| this year shows S84S4O tons as against
| 100. OIL tons In that month last year, while
the Norfolk and Western shows e45' 22 s
tons for July, as compared with 60i,l6S
| tons for that month year ago. Then
| there Is the Southern, which handled
during tho first five months Of this year
1,6G0,423 tons OF coal from tho Alabama
and Tennessee districts. Last year the
five months supplied 1,5o5.s 1868 tons. The
Alabama district supplied 1,155,6sl tons
IN 1908, and the Tennessee fields 61O, 742
tons. During the year 1902 the Alabama
district furnished tho Southern Railway
tonnage during the first five months Of
850,3o9 tons of coal and Tennessee TOO, 454
tons.
''1he chesapeake and Ohio report for
the year shows $5.65s,S70 net earnings.
which Is decrease from the previous
there was long strike at coal and coke
works along Its line for long period
during the fiscal year. The Norfolk and
Western shows s6,s01, 030, an increase Of
nearly $1,o00.oOo, because there were no
great troubles at mines along Its line
In a recent interview Chief Mine Inspec-
tor ]. w. Paul remarked that there Is
tho largest coal development at the pres
sent time In the history Of West Vr-f
ginla, and especially along the Kanawha.
Tn that section there was a great amount
Of construction of railroads into the va
rious coal fields and the coal develop
ment In that section in the Immediate fu-
ture will be such that the railroad facili-
ties will not be able to move more than
rs per cent. OF the capacity Of the mines.
About the same beneficial effects, says
Mr.. Paul have resulted In towns In the
southern portion Of the State from the
coal development as have resulted to
Clarksburg and Falrmont from the de-
velopment Of the coal region $3.50.
TTID WABASH.
Referring to the operations Of the Wa
bash as related to coal development, Mr.
Saward says: g4 =
THE system will be getting coal out
of the New River district before many
months have waned. The Wabash has
completed an extension Of Its West Viz
gnia Central and 1oittsburg division to
Bayard. W. Va. on the outer edge OF
the New River field, and will begin the
shipment Of coal from that field 10 Bal
tlmore at once. "a
1T IS stated by those familiar with the
situation In Alabama that the production
Of coal for the whole year of 1908 VIII
probably exceed the 1902 tonnage, notwith-
standing the loss of a Month 8 mining ope-
ratons It Is believed that improvements
made about the mines during the fdle-
ness, and the news mine~ which Will be
ready for operation in the next month
or so. will so increase production that
before the end of the year the loss In ton
mage will be more than made up, and the
demand Is said to DO great enough to
absorb all the coal that can be turned out
between now and January LIST.
"The barge line Of the Southern Rail
way which takes coal at Greenville, Miss,
and ships it down the river to New Or
leans, has resumed operations since me
miners went back to work. Coal Is again
being shipped from Alabama fields to
Tampico. Mexico, through the port OF
Pensacola, to which it Is hauled by the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad. This Is
a we'll established business but was
| Interrupted BY the strike. The men surely
acted wisely in going to work penang
| the arbitration proceedings.
"The Seaboard has not quite finished
it's Alabama extension. but Is working
| hard at It, and expects to have trains run
| ming into Birmingham by January 1st,
| 1904. In addition to the main lies when
reach that city, there are other smaller
roads In the district which handle great
| deal of coal and ore. The Birmingham
! belt, which belongs to the Frisco and
| which extends around the city, Is a proml-
| nent factor In the freight traffic BIZ
| mingham will soon have a direct route TO
Chicago by way Of the Illinois Central.
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