The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

liz MOHuGA4ul SIOW IL anu uG-
veiopment of Cla:ksburg and vicin-
ity Is largely due to the coal indus
try, which is one of the leading in
dustries of the world, and which,
with the abundance of petroleum,
natural gas and other natural pro-
ducts has made West Virginia, no
longer the Little" Mountain State,
famous all over the world. The
Fairmont coal region is surpassed
by none and Fairmont coal is gain
ing a reputation in all civilized
countries.
In the history of industrial de-
velopment there is nowhere found
such degree of success in such a
comparatively short period of time
as has marked the progress of thu
mining of coal in what is known as
the Fairmont region. When the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad was ex-
tended into this section in 1852,
there was no such a commercial
article as Fairmont coal, while to-
day the annual output is some
100000 tons and the markets OF
the world eagerly seek the Fairmont
product. From the development of
the original 14-acre tract with
single opening this great industry
has grown until over fifty mines are
in operation and yet in the immense
unbroken tract of nearly 100000
acres in the upper Monongahela val
ley a mark has hardly been made
The $4,000 men employed and the
Iriasf6Hr6Ty pay Fcorrs- 81 : 100000 are
only indicative of what the .Gpre
has in store for one of the richest
VI lbs in the world.
At the time when the develop
ment of Fairmont coal was begun
the Eastern markets only knew
Pennsylvania anthracite and Mary
land steam coal, and the local oper-
ators. who began on small scale,
had much difficulty in getting their
product recognized. The long haul
to market and the high freight rates
were against them and disappoint-
:refts were many. Hard work and
skillful management caused the
Eastern markets to investigate the
high chemical value of the coal
from this region and this led to a
demand which has steadily increas-
ed until it now is limited only by the
capacity of production. It's by
products and coke have an especial
value to manufacturers who employ
furnaces requiring the maximum
amount of heat at the lowest point
of economy. Though this region
has several valuable seams of coal
the Pittsburg seam is mined on the
largest scale.
Gas Coal II Leader.
OF the various Goals in the world .
markets the gas coal is rapidly talk
y the lead The many uses to
which it can be placed and the gen
eral satisfaction to the consumer
has made the demand for it greater
than for any other coal Fairmon.
coal is model type of gas coal and
its variety of applications has gained
a place for it which gives assurance
that the demand for 1t will not sub
side. The Fairmont region has
seven grades or sizes, one and one
half inch, three-quarter inch, run nj
mine, egg. nut, pea and slack, which,
owing to the many uses to viii
they are adapted and their almost
perfect chemical composition, have
created demand hereto unknown
to the trade.
AS gas coal for Illuminating pur-
poses and as coal for producer gas
the three-quarter inch screened has
no superior.
In heavy steam practice and for
use in locomotives Fairmont run of
mine is unexcelled.s The number OF
railroads in this and other countries
now using Fairmont coal with very
satisfactory results substantiate this
claim and no other coal gives the
same results. The rapidity and in
tensity with which this fuel will re-
spond and it's physical structure
which admits of its being handled
without serious detriment. make it
most desirable for locomotives. Be
cause of this large and growing
market is provided for our Goals IN
European countries, Mexico, the
West Indies and South America as
we'll as at home. The run of mine
is also successfully used in by-pro-
duct ovens