Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-08-29
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL


upon official figures as indicating the
growth OF the Southern coal trade. Mr.
= r Sawar6. the well known coal au-
tbo~itv. saws in last weeks issue OF the
Manufacturers Record;
The Chesapeake and Ohio for June
this wear shows 3s4.3ie tons as against
1eOOi1 tons in that month last year.
while the Norfolk and Western shows
| CAS-. 225 tons for July. as compared with
/ 5e4 46S tons for that month year ago
Then there is the Southern which han
died during the first Ave months OF
this year SOS. 423 tons Of coal from the
Alabama and Tennessee districts Last
year the FIVE months supplied l.5O5.SSS
tons. The Alabama district supplied
l1l55.6S1 tons in 1903. and the Tonnes
see feld 510.742 tons. During the year
1902 the Alabama district furnished
the Southern Railway tonnags during
the st Ave months o. S5o.39e tons OF
ccal and Tennessee 555.45f tons. The
Chesapeake and Ohio report Tor the
wear shows S5.65S S7q net earnings.
Which is a decrease from the previous
wear OF less than half million. and
vet there was long strike at coal and
coke works along its line for a long
/ p,~iad during the fiscal year. The
Norfolk and Western shows Sa.n3i SSV-
j an increase CO nearly S.Vto.c'1. ne
cause were no great trouble ai mines
r along its line In a recent interview
Chief Mine Inspector j. W. Paul re
o marked that there is the largest coal
DEVELOPMENT NJ the present time in the
~. history OF West Virginia and especially
along the Kanawha. Tn that section
there was q great amount OF construc-
u ton 81 railroads into thc various coai
folds and the coal Development III that
lt section i'm the immediate future viii
De such that the railroad facilities VIII
not DE able 10 move more than - per
cent of the capacity of the mines
OF About the same beneficial encts sas
Is. Mr. Paul. have resulted In towns IN
- the southern portion Of the : ate Il ON
thc coal development - have resuiteo
q ClarksburE and Eairmont from thS
ls development OF the cOal region.
80 Referring TO the operations OF tn
ell Wabash as related TO coal development
,rc Mr. Saward says;
The system will be getting coal on
&c Of tho New Rive. district before man.
III months have waned. The wabash ma
ON completed an extension OF Cts Yves
nip Virginia Central and Pittshurg divis
ION 10 Bayard ". Va on the quite
edge of the NewsRiver field. and wi
begin the shipment % coal from ths
hes field % Baltimore a. once.
leo 1T is stated by those familiar "
- the situation I'm Alabama that the PR
duc-iCn of coal for the whole year
IN 1903 will probably exceed the 1902 tci
rec + mage notwithstanding the loss OF
ank months mining operations Il IS ID
-oo Ncved that Improvements made abo
the mines during the idleness and q
va" new mines which viii be ready Tor O
the cratious in the next month OF so. "
men SO increase production that before {
90 end OF she year the loss IN tonna
q a will be more than made mp. and I
ce. demand Is said 20 be great enough
absorb all the coal that can be turn
ont between now and Jan lst. i
barge line OF the Southern Railw
lany which takes coal at Greenviile. Nj.
b. and ships il down the river % y
ross O.leans. has resumed operations sii
49,, the miners went back 20 work. G
is again being shipped from the \
bama fields 20 Tampico. Mex
'eI ~ through the port OF Pensacola TO VII
il is hauled 10y the Louisville
- Nashville Railroad. This is a wei
"a tablished business. but was lnterft
s'iD Ell by the strike The men surely nc
wisely in going 70 work pending
arbitration proceedings. The Scaoo
has not quite finished its Alabama
dian. tension but is working hard at II
expects TO have trains running
birmingham by Jan. I. 1901. In a
Spain ton 10 the main lines which reach
city there are other smaller roads
,slisb the district which handle great
90 OF coal and ore The Birmingham
5gbf which belongs 10 the Frisco and "
extends around the city in Pc
began extends around the city is pr
nent factor in the freight traffic.
Cay mingham VIII soon nave alre'l
TO ia 10 Chicago by way OF the hiihois
) de trail"