The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-12-08
he PRODUCTION OF GAS.
COKE, TAR. AND AM
MONA INi9O3.

Since Io'a' when the fret plant Of b,-
product coke ovens go the United Sta,,.
wac completed at Syracuse. y Y. IN,
quantity oiookc produced in such ovens
has increased so.rapiiiy that in 1909.
per cent oftbc total coke produc, Of the
United States was thus manufactured
Tue successful development Of thi. indus
cry has been largely doe 10 the profitable
disposition made OF thc h,-products OIL
tHinct Goa che manufacturing nroco.s
demand Ass arisen not only Tor inform..
ton as Co The total quantity aud vain. or
coke produced, bat also AZ 20 the oa.,,i.
'' aud value Of The gas, tar. and ammonia
produced al gas houses and at b,-produc,
recovery coking plants. lu making IL.
annual canvass cot The coal mining aud
Ao-makius udusifics Tor the last o.,
years. thc United states Gcoloricsl S,-
rry has therefore extended ia. in.Yi,,... g..
cover 40 plants producing Ia. and coke
from coal With The recover, of tbctar and
ammonia Pcrort, we're received fn l9ol
''om 's- companie. The facts cleaned
from th--r rt19rts sre .stfi.th hv A.
Hd"ard " Parker ina paper .ri,ii,.l
Toe production OF gas. coke. Car. and
ammonia OF gas wofks aud ia retofi csi.
owens d" 1901 This report d. published
AS au extract from thc surveys tof;bcon,.
ins volume "Miucral resources of tb.
Cuiied States. 1903
o DE total quauiii, Of coal cari,onized b.,
1908 VAS ',,43.5is short tons. The sas
companies produced 3s. ts3 t3u.ss1 cptfr A..
ieci OF gas, OF which s.f33g69 47s cuhi~ d
ieei Hcre lost ot unaccounted for ana Z
~ 'Vl''fbi .3il cubic feet we're sold. OF
ms Total 'S3 per cent MAS sold foe nlum- q.
i'"s purposes aud POI per cent Tor i
'nel. The average price pcr luuu ruf.i. ,
.ect tor al ga. sold iu lgla 49, 90, -.
rices Tor artificial gas are low ina tLo.e
: tates which have coal and natural Ga. b
'nehg ineir resources. Such States Arc g
'.'""is' Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio. Penn t'
'fi'snia, West Nirgiuia, and also Nas..- ~
'haseits, where a Large portion ofthero,i
,'- MADE Is a hy-product from coke.mak 81
ng iu rctort ovens "
tne total production of coke amounted "A
% ''''i - short tons, Of which 50 D.,
'' s"e" tons we're obtained from bv- =.
''od"ct coke ovens, and a,O5s. SIS short -
ons "erc The product OF gas houses =.
Many coke companies are ENGAGED a., III
% TOE electric light business. and cox.
reduced Al the gas works, - we'll -. iu
considerable amount OF tar. j. used TO- ne
f'ns 20 the eiectric-light plants. Other ar
'N4-sas producers are also producers of vi
S'et gss, and the coke from the coal so
e"e"es Is used for firing the pater-sas Va
'~D'- some cose i also ased in the car in
on'1a'ion Of coal At some OF the "a, il
orks. L, will be noted. therefo,. ~,
Of All Of the coke produced ~ "a ~,,Is
the nited States is sold. con.iaer,- az
e q9antiiy ot Il being consumed At tb- -
orks where it is produced. le
ne total quantity Of coal tar produc.s y
49, vas 49, 1883 gallons, valued At -,
',t3j,5o9 OF 3.s9 cents = gallons m. 7"
5Sesi production OF tar 10 both 1902 and ~
US va IN Massachusetts, With Ne~ York ~.
coma ohio third, Pennsylvania foarth.
"a Alabama sinh. I
Only aboet 20 per cent ~ az. 70
al manufacture coke and gas r~oortes ste
= recovery OF ammouis eitberin me far,, fac
~mnonisesl liquor or sulphate Tb- Pal
al quantity Of ammonia LIQUOR produe- vii
and sold vas 81. 500 CO., gallons ~birh Am
aid he equivalent 10 ~ ,47o. 75s porvds ee
~hhNorons ammonia, or 81 sol ass elel
ands of sulghate. The total ousn,itx tina
saiphaie Of ammonia produced and SOLD -
''oS ~ss il,sss.sS1 pounds. The total 49,.
Suction ~ 1853, redaced TO is eauivs ~
! 10 sulpha'e, vas 79,5t7 PIC pousds. ' ~.
ON paraiiVely littis progress has lee, cue
ae IA this couatry IA the manufacture Nue
s"emseAi products from coat tar Al.
agh We produce over 10 600 o00 gallons nos
'"si tar annually. We Import a. N, pse'
ie tne millions Of dollars worth 81 geo
'nieais obtained from coal tar. A con. "ef
awe estimate ~ould place the total
- ~ 'hese products 10 The ~heirsalc -
fke's % this eeuntrs At Sls00oo5a -