The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-03-01
Remarkable Showing for Cumberland
Region in the Past Year.
The statistics Of lie Cu,nberla

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1905 during which year 6,226,684
tons were mined, have just been
completed. While 32I, 2Q6 more
tons Of coal were mined in 1905
than in the previous year, the to-
tai amount mined last year in the
Cumberland region fell short OF
that mined in 1902 (the red letter
year when 6,288,S67 tons were
mined)by 81, 1888 tons.
OF the 6,226, 6S4 tons mined last
year, 3,62I,I44 tons were hauled
over the Cumberland and Pennsyl-
vania railroad; 2,935,388 tons be
ing delivered to the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for shipment, sos,
S63 tons to the Pennsylvania rail
road and I75,957 tons to the Ches-
apeake and Ohio canal, while of
the shipments over the Cumber-
land and Pennsylvania railroad
2O3 946 tons we're used locally or
constituted the surplus. 1859, POI
tons were shipped over the West
Virginia Central and Pittsburg
railway, I,2O2,977 tons of this
amount being delivered to the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad; 200, =
1855 tons to the Pennsylvania rail
road, and 58O,I59 tons were either
used locally, constituted a surplus,
or were converted into coke. $50
246 tons were brought to Cumber-
land over the Georges Greek and
Cumberland railroad, IoI ,oS6 tons
of which went to the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, 426,45I tons to the
Pennsylvania railroad, and 27,8I2
tons for local use and surplus In
all, the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road last year transported a, $780,
O5I tons of coal from this region;
the Pennsylvania railroad 93S, 100
tons; the Chesapeake and Ohio
Company I75,947 tons, and ST.
9I7 tons were surplus used locally
or converted into coke.
OF the 58o,I59 tons classed in
the surplus and local 422, 1874 tons
were converted into 28I,88o net
tons ofcoke-254, 627 tons ofwhich
were shipped over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad; 26,o4I tons
over the Pennsylvania railroad and
1851 tons were used locally.
348,862 tons OF last years out
put were used by the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company in loco
motives, etc, and 2o3,946 tons
were used Oh the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania and other railroads
and at Cumberland and Piedmont.
Of the amount mined last year
2,o96, 2I3 tons were produced by
the Consolidation Coal Company;
I,37o,356 tons were produced by
the Davis Coal and Coke Com
pany; 787,829 tons were produced
by the Black, Sheridan, Wilson
Company; 244,684 tons by the
Maryland Coal Company; 1851
tons by the Georges Creek Coal
and Iron Company; 222, 1928 tons
by the Piedmont and George S
Greek Coal Company; 2IS, 544 tons
by the American Coal Company;
II9, $50 tons by the New Central
Coal Company;.43.9oo tons by the
Cum b erland Coal Company;
douglas Nine; and the balance
by the other companies operating
in this and the North Potomac
Basin.
Of the total coal shipment last
year reported in the Cumberland
coal trade, 4,I77,447 tons were
mined in the Georges Creek re
gion, and 2,o49,237 tons were
mined in the Upper Potomac
Basin.
The largest net increase was
made by the Consolidation Coal
Company, amounting to 263 ,924
tons.
From 1912 to 1905 inclusive the
total output Of the Cumberland re-
gion has been I45,47o,oIo tons.
MARYLAND BRANCH, AMERICAN
NATIONAL RED CROSS.
Through the California Branch,
+1,o ,,,o.,o,,, National d o.