Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-09-02
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Southern Coal Industry.

Baltimore. Special. - Commenting
upon official figures as indicating the
growth OF the Southern coal trade, Mr..
f. E. Saward. the we'll known coal au-
thority. says in last weeks issue OF the
Manufacturers Record
The Chesapeake and Ohio for June
this year shows 364,S49 tons as against
19O,041 tons in that month last year.
while the Norfolk and Western shows
6io'225 tons for July. as compared with
'64'46S tons for that month year ago.
Then there is the Southern which han
died during the first five months OF
this year 1,G66,423 tons of coal from the
Alabama and Tennessee districts Las,
year the five months supplied .5O5. .S53
tons. The Alabama district supplied
1.l55.6S1 tons in 1903. and the Tennes-
see field 510,742 tons. During the year
1902 the Alabama district furnished
the Southern Railway tonnags durine
the first five months OF 950.399 tons o,
coal and Tennessee 555.454 tons. The
chesapeake and Ohio report for the
year shows s565S.S79 net earnings
which is n decrease from the previous
year Of less than half n million. and
yet there was long strike at coal and
coke works along its line for a long
period during the fiscal wear. The
Ncrfolk and Western shows S5.S9l $50.
an increase OF nearly $1,000 900 be-
cause were no great trouble at mines
along its line. In recent interview
Chief Mine Inspector J. w. Paul re-
marked that there is the largest coal
development NJ the present time in the
history OF west Virginia and especially
along the kanawha. In that section
tnere was great amount OF construc-
tlon OF railroads into tho various coal
fields an6 the coal DEVELOPMENT in that
section in the Immediate future will
be such that the railroad facilities will
not DE anlc to move more than - per
cent. OF the capacity OF thp mines.
About The same beneficial cffcts.' saw,
Mr. Pa1l have resulted in towns in
tAe southern portion Of the Safe from
the coal development rs have resulted
to Cia:ksburg and I-nirmont from the
development of the coal region"
Referring to the operations OF the
wabash rs related to coal DEVELOPMENT
MIR. Saward says:
The system will be getting coal out
OF the New River district before many
mcnthS have wancd. The Wabash has
completed an extension of its West
Virginia Central and Pittshucg divis-
ION to Bayard. w. Va. on The outer
euGe OF the New River field. and will
begin the shipment of coal from that
heit to Baltimore at once.
1T is stated by those familiar with
the situation in Alabama that the pro-
ducticn OF coal for the whole year of
1903 Will probably exceed the 1902 tom
mage. Notwithstanding the loss of n
iit<Nhs miAinS operations. 1t is be-
ncVel that improvements made about
ire mines during the idlcneSS, and the
now mines which will be ready for on
crations in the next month or SO. will
SO Increase production that before the
end or the year the loss in tonnage
Will he more than made up. and the
demand is said to be great enough to
absorb all the coal that can be turned
out between now and Jan. LIST. The
barge line of the Southern Railway
Which takes coal at Greenville. Miss.
ana shlps 1t down the river to New
" leans. has resumed operations since
the miners went back to work. Coal
bNihS oiIpb'u from IDe Ala
Dama fields to Tampico. Mexico
through the port of Pensacola to which
IL Is hauled by the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad. This is well es-
tablished business. but was interrupt-
ed by the strike. The men surely acted
wisely in going to work pending the
arbitration proceedings. The SeaboarJ
has not quite finished its Alabama ex-
tension but is working hard at It and
expects to have trains running into
birmingham by Jan. /. 1901. In addi-
uon 10 the main lines which reach that
city there are other smaller roads in
the district which handle a great deal
OF coal and ore. The Birmingham belt
winch belongs to the Frisco and which
extends around the city in a promi-
extends around the city is promi-
ncnt factor in the freight traffic. Rir-
mingham will soon have direct route
10 Chicago by way OF the Illinois Cen
trail"