The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-09-03
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Southern Ccai Industry.

lpon Official figures as indicating the
growth OF the Southern coal trade, Mr..
F. +. Saward. the we'll known coal au-
ihority, says In last weeks issue OF the
Manufacturers Record:
The Chesapeake and Ohio for June
this year shows 3s4,3i9 tons as against
l9O,O41 tons in that month last year,
while the Norfolk and Western shows
5i5,22j tons for July. as compared with
164,468 tons for that month a year ago.
Then there is the Southern which han
died during the first five months Of
this year 1895, ,423 tons OF coal from the
Alabama and Tennessee districts. Lest
year the five months supplied 1,505, ,S53
tons. The Alabama district supplied
! ,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 during
the first five months Of $50, tons OF
ccal and Tennessee 5,454 tons. The
Chesapeake and Ohio report for the
year shows s5658879 net earnings,
which is a decrease from the previous
year of less than half a million, and
yet there was long strike at coal and
| coke works along it's line for a long
period during the fiscal year. The
| Norfolk and Western shows s., ,891 $50,
| an increase Of nearly 81 900 900. be-
cause were no great trouble at mines
/ Ev1n In
| Chief Mine Inspector J. w. Paul re-
marked that there is the largest coal
! DEVELOPMENT at the present time in the
history OF West Virginia and especially
| along the kanawha. In that section
there was great amount Of construc.
ton of railroads into the various coal
fields and the coal development in that
section in the immediate future will
be such that the railroad facilities viii
not be able TO move lcore tha,i IS per
cent. OF the capacity of the Mines
About the same beneficial effcts,' says
Mr.. Paul. have resulted in towns in
the southern portion Of the State from
the coal development as have resulted
to Clarksburg and Fairmont from the
development Of the coal region"
Referring to the operations of the
| Wabash as related to coal DEVELOPMENT
Mr.. Saward says:
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
Virginia Central and Pittsburg divis-
| lon to Bayard. W. Va. on the outer
| cage Of the New River field. and will
| begin the shipment Of coal from that
| field to Baltimore vt once
1T is stated by those familiar with
the situation in Alabama that tbs pro-
ductiCn of coal for the whole year OF
1903 will probably exceed the 1902 ton
mage. notwithstanding the loss of a
months mining operations. 1t is be-
licved that Improvements made about
the mines during the iileness, and the
new mines which will be ready fo- op-
eratiOns in the next month or so, will
50 increase production that before the
end OF the year the loss in tonnage
will be more than made up. and the
demand is said 10 be great enough tc
absorb all the coal that can be turned
ont between EOw and Jan. 1St The
barge line Of the Southern Railway
which takes coal at Greenville. Miss.
and ships it down the river 10 New
CLEANS, has resumed operations since
the miners went back to work. Goa
is again being shipped from the Ala
bama fields to Tampico. Mexico
through the port of Pensacola to which
it is hauled by the Louisville anc
Nashville Railroad. This is a we'll es
tGLlished business. but was interrupt
Ell by the strike. The men surely acteC
wisely in going TO work pending tn
arbitration proceedings. The Seaboar;
las not quite finished its Alabama ex
tension but IS working hard at it an;
expects TO have trains running int
Eirmins cham by Jan. !. 1904 In addi
ton 10 the main lines which reach tha
city there are other smaller roads il
the district which handle a great dea
of coal and Gre. The Birmingham bel
which belongs TO the Frisco and whicl
extends around the city in a promi
extends around the city is a promi
nent factor in the freight traffic Rir
ninghar Will soon have a direct rcut
to Chicago by way of the Illinois Cen
trail"