The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-12-13
Fairnonf and other Coal Companies
In This Region Ship Large
Tonnage of Coal
BIG SHARE OF LAKE Trade
Is Enjoyed By These Companies
Whose Product is Now Famous
the wide World Over.

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the Wide World Over.
one-sixteenth of all the soft coal
transported through the sault canal
by the lake route during the season
just closed was mined by the Fair
mont Coal Company and constituent
companies, from their various plants
in this region.
omcial information Of the lake
shipments. which were closed on
Friday last, are now at hand and 1t
shows that over six millions Of tons
of soft coal were sent over the lakes
this season, during the Official open
time. which ran from April LIST to
December 1st. This is an increase
Of over million tons ever any prev
ious season Of the same length
On November 31st the govern
ment removed its lights along the
lakes and this indicated that the sea-
son was oficially closed. It is pos
sible. however, that daring mariners
will ply those waters until the 18th
of the present month or later, and
for this reason the exact tonnage
cannot be ascertained at this time.
During the official season the Fair
mont Coal Company sent to the lake
trade about 100000 tons. which is a
material increase over the business
done in any previous season.
The tonnage of anthracite shipped
to the lakes during the season was
about 100000 tons.
The probable increase OF lake
trade during the season just closed
is about 100000 tons.
The products for gigantic ship
ment fro mthis region during the
next season are bright. The Fair
mont Coal Company practically con-
trolls its docks and piers on the
Great Lakes and things were never
better reported than at present by
the Northwestern Fuel Company. a
branch of the local Institution,
which handles all fthe western out
put. Private docks are owned both
at sandusky and Lorain. At Lorain
the B. & o. is doubling the capacity
of its piers by increasing the load
ing and unloading facilities Pri-
vate docks owned by the Northwest
ern Company at Milwaukee. Duluth
and Washburn were never in better
shape than at present and the pros
poets for big run to the lakes next
season were never better.
While the tonnage to the lakes
represents about 30 per cent of the
entire output of the Fairmont Coal
Company, the officials of the big
local concern are now turning their
attention to other markets now that
the lakes are closed.
A fact not generally known. even
in coal circles, is that the Fairmont
Coal Company is now shipping about
four per cent of all the coal export
ed from this country. The export
trade has been growing steadily for
the past several years until the
local concern is one Of the foremost
in the country in the supply of this
trade.
The marvellous development and
increase in the cement industry over
the country, opening up a demand
for small coal which found but an
indefinite market in the past, has
created great business in this line
for the local company. Coal that
was in little demand few years ago
now finds ready market among the
buyers lOT Ills ACW SnsSA r. 49, $500
the Fairmont Coal Company is get
ting its share of the business.
A large per cent of the coal min
ed In the Fairmont region by these
companies is used for the produe-
ton of gas in the big steel and iron
mills in and about Philadelphia. AS
an Illuminating gas coal the Fair
mont product is becoming more
popular each year and the increase
of shipments for this purpose is on
the grow each year.
AS a by-product coal, a business
that has been originated and built up
during the past. five years. the pro-
duct of the Fairmont Coal Company
is most popular and the local con-
Germs are getting fair share Of this
ever growing business.
Judging from a local standpoint.