The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-04
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 The coal production in Alabama our- ing the first two months of this year shows a decided improvement on the output for the period last year me railroads have furnished more cars than during the last four months Of the past year and the mines nave oeeh sple " run more steadily. There IS demand for every ton of coal that can be mined and contracts are being offered that will provide for steady operation ot mines all through the summer,too. IT the pace already set this year In 1nln- ing is kept up 1t is figured that the production for the year will reach near tbe 14. 4.50o. .00O ton mark, if not the 15,- 900 900 ton point. The Pratt Consoh- dated Coal Company expects to be min inp by summer no less than 10000 tons of coal.
 Chicago interests are said to be hg- uring on the purchase Of large tracts of coal lands in Walker county ana combining it for one very large cor poration Some of the larger producers of coal in this district are making prep aratfons also to get out coal the Ten" nessee Coal, T~On and Railroad com paf1y. the Southern Steel Company anu the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Com many in particular pushing the deVel- ODlnenI III coal lSluSs OOAh'hSA NS~ onerators, those who do not use any mart of their product in the manufac- ture of pig iron, are making prepara- lions for extensive development. me Connellsville, the Red star, the 6dllo- way, the Gayosa and the Little cana ba companies being among the mum her making efforts to increase thelr canacities It will be after summer be- fore the development in Cullman Coun- ty will be well under way, the construc- tion of a railroad some seven or eleven miles in length being a proposition. This coal, though, will prove or great value, as it is of the hard quality ana suited for the exportation purposes Mexico, Cuba and other countries VIII get this coal, the promoters of the scheme announcing that the export trade will be looked to in the ouslness
 The announcement that the annual production in Alabama figured up lz'- I'll 775 tons instead of showing oe- erase in the comparison with the pro- Srction in 1905, was interesting news to those who watch the industrial de- velopment in this State. Chiet Mlne Tnspector Gray says that he was sur nrised when he found that revision of the figures showed an increase oI nearly a million tons as compared to the figures in 1905, and he now express es the belief that had the railroad car sbortape not been so pronounced that inc mines of the State would have pro duced no less than 13.50O,000 if not more. The production in 1907 should De a million tons greater at least than II was in 1906 and a good start has ai- ready been made. The rallroaus are roa1ring improvements. several branches to the present roads are being con- structed and more equipment is being purchased by the transportation com panies so that every prospect IS as bright as 1t could be- The more coal Is mined the brighter the respects or the en- oroovnced wears gone by now as one of the principal businesses of this sec tion and a good index of the conditions of the country.