New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-01
THE COAL OUTPUT.
Exceeded 800, 100000 Short Tons
During 1902.
rrnoN TIE rRrnuNE RuREAu.l

ryseb5,pton Sent 3O-Edward W Parker the
Geological Survey expert who was selected by the
President 20 serve on the Anthracite Coal Strike
Commission has Just completed an interesting re-
,5evv ~ the coal production in the United States
during 1906. Of which the following lie summary;
For the first time in the history Of the United
States the production OF coal has reached total OF
az 400 SEQ SIS tons Of eco pounds valued at 1913,
1888 OF this total the output OF anthIscite c0aI
amounted 20 s. Sos 40 long tons tequivaient to Al
2s9 5s5 short tonsl which as cempaTe rec VIII WIZ the
decrease Of 2337es5o long tons; or almost ~ per
cent This decrease, as is wen known was que
ME = tbe snthracite region from May 10 10 oc-
tober @ a little over 1--WE months HAD u not oeen
ion IN the anthracte region for this length Of time.
The output for The year wSSa o aaf ,en TSe yue
TIE mines 81 the s RE % n s oss Of
sb"it "a per cent. The average value Of the mar
keted coal SOLD during the year a. me mines v as
81 s The comparatively small amount Of anthIa
Cite mpSc dgr 9c se AID not "p bav wn ,bs
eject ou the total production mat might nave zee"
eA k1 Interesting feature Of the production OF
.rfhr,cite coal s the increase in the recovery Of
sst e.tst throughout the region. Up TO 1890 at
tenpt had been made TO recover ano utilize thls
uss started and during the year t6c0 long tons
OF coal were recovered snd marketed hat indus
n-yodi1ct amounted &c 2557.3ss long tons. Mary Of
The wash.res a., as stIibe ard The nroduet,on Of
1890 coal fell off to lSse4ss long tons. which
bows-e- was not n the same proportion as the de-
n-.ose n the mined product. The percentage OF
-. to.ai r-osuct obtained from wssherfes In 1902
rs % against 40 in 1871 In 1890 only II per
cen, az the total proIuci was obtained from wash
cries -. 5000 - 49, -.-,,. =.
a. nc ,n+hrscste rrrion Was made ID by the use
bt.g--ntncir- coal and 81 coke The shortage was
Lo--a,er not entirely r7sde up rs MANY factories
,sbta 20 PROCURE any fuel whatever. II al all
81 --ohihstsve rrices we're ohl'gfd 20 close down
eotiraiv anS were unable 10 urtn r-fces FOR
.1i ee.F- apn-oached normal conditions. The out-
~, ~ bt.t,-n,nous Goa. (Which includes semi
s.tA-.c,,. ana an rerni- hi'urn'roUs and Ignite
ooet., Amounted n 1877 20 So Ha short val
es q, s2q9 iie ae against ~ SOS SzS short tons
,sI,,ed Al .99e aEe 1901 The increase m the
o-o4~r-So7 Of hitrr-inous ccal wes therefore. 3D.
SiE 2I5 tors dIantitv. and s55 10 A57 IN Va We.
O15t ~ thirty Stafes ana Territories r which coal
was PRODUCED in 1872 there were only seven in
excentiors were California. Michfran. New-Mex'co.
orcro- PerntvivaTia Texas and WaShi-P+on The
,-osncsic- ~ Nf.u--trcns cca' g. Pennsylvania IN
we rot su~sriens 70 overcorna the great loss IN
wore tn,oo-+s-s f-~-easos occurred were Tliro's
--hi~N gai-e6 az short tons or iitt'e more
than % ren+ o~e- Colorado whose nore-
2s1a Ir1 SNo-t tors. ~ cent: Ohio
rain ~ - short no. o'''fe - cent.
tnd'ane with an Increase ~ 2ss FL short OF
nearly - per Alabama -f'h tat- % sss
short tons - rent. and RentucFv whose
output Increased L1s3 I7s short tons little over
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