The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-03
Splendid Increase Noted in
Production of Coal in
Many States.
UTAH STANDS WELL
IN LIST OF STATES
Nearly Two Millions and Half
Dollars Worth Of Utah
Coal.

According to statistics compiled for
the United States Geological survey by
Edward w. Parker, cCal mining expert
In charge. the total production Of coal
In the United States In 1906 was IA
039 6Sl short tons OF 1000 pounds val
ued at S5l2. 2.610. 74i. These figures COM
pared with those of the preceding year,
when the output amounted To 392,9lJ,oil
short tons, valued at $i76. I56. 963, show
an increase OF 81. 12O.2iO short tons, or
81 per cent, In quality. and Of SS1'-
S53 TSl. or 10 per cen:, il value.
or the total production In 1905. Penn
sylvanIa contributed 200, 5iG,oSi short
tons, or iS4 per cent, In quantity, ana
the larger percentage in the value being
due. OF course, to the higher value OF
anthracite, which is produced almost eN-
clusively in that State The anthracite
production Of Pennsylvania In 1905 was
63,645,0l0 long tons Cor I1.2S2.4ll short
tons), valued at Sl3l ,9l7, 69i while the
short tons, valued at $40, e65. 2M. The
anthracite production of Pennsylvania IN
1906 was 5,69i lA2 long tons Cor 6.8Hs AJ9
short tons) less than that OF 1905, with
the bituminouS production showed an m
crease OF l0,S60O36 short tons In guam
tlly and of S16STi. I3d I'm value.
one of the interesting facts presented
In the statistics OF coal production last
year is that West Virginia has supplant-
ed Illinois as the second coal producing
output OF 32T6.iS5 short tons, while the
production OF Illinois was i1,i9i .d35 short
tons. This was due principally to the
almost complete suspension of mining In
Illinois (as in other States where labor
union forces were strongl during all OF
April and part OF May. when the min
ers and operators were in conflict over
the wage scale, whereas the majority OF
the operations in West Virginia were
more actively worked, as n result OF the
suspension Of work In the other districts.
Notwithstanding, however. the loss OF
from six 10 eight weeks IN the States
where mining operations were suspend
ed there was q general Increase in pro-
duction east Of the Mississippi river.
the only exceptions noted being in Michi
gan, Georgia and North Capolna- In
Illinois, where the question of the wage
scale is most sharply contested, the pro-
duction increased from total OF Js.-
43i.363 short tons in 1905 to Al io7. 49,
short tons In 1906. Indiana,s production
tons In 1905 to 120Si,2Sl short tons The
following year Ohio's production In
creased from 25,552.990 short tons I'm 1905
bltuminous production of Pennsylvania
increased from l1S.Il3.637 short tons in
1905 to l2N, 263.673 short tons in 1905.
In West Virginia where there was no
suspension Of mining. the output Of coal
increased from 3I.T?1 $50 short tons In
1905 TO 1926 iA5 short tons in 1906.
Among the other al-produclng states
in which there was an increased produc-
ton in 1906 wers Alabama. Colorado.
Iowa. Kentucky Maryland. Montana,
New Mexico. Tennessee. Virginia. Wash
inGton and Wycming In addition to the
three States previously named in which
decreases occurred. the following showed
losses in tonnage: Arkanaas. III liam Ter
ritory, Kansas. Michigan Missouri.
Texas. California. Oregon and Alaska In
California. Oregon, Arkansas Indian Ter
ritory and Texas the decreases were due
principally 10 the use or fuel oil. In
Kansas. Michigan and Missouri the de-
creases We're due, i'm the main. 10 Inc
fact That In these States the industry did
not recover from the idleness previously
rcf1 rrp1 to