The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-14
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sic. 81 ,se5s
sait barrels. fs.Is7; value. SO.
4sI.
sand and gravel. g,ort tons. gag.
$50: value. $iOG,524.
stone, value. $772.534.
other product. Including pig iron
value. $t.O44,OOO.
L Total value. $77.465. 1871.
In the year, 1907 West Virginia,
output was $50. 4s7.9sO aud indica-
lions are that for 1909 the total vii
iibe In excess of s10O.OOO.OOO. which
! however, will not change It's relative
rank among the states, because IT Will
sim rank lower than Pennsylvania,
Ohio. and Illinois. It's relative stand
/ ing as to certain products may be
changed.
Two things in regard TO West vir-
gina coal are considered OF especial
by Mr.. Parker. statist!c!an
In charge OF the division of mineral
resources OF the Geological. Survey.
One is the fact that so large portion
of the states coal goes into other
states to assist in enrichinE them
through the upbuildIng OF mills and
factories. The other is the quantity
of coal left untouched in the hills of
West Virginia.
I'm one respect" said Mr. Parker.
West Virginia differs from any of
the other Important coal producing
states. in that except for the product
which goes into railroad consumption,
a comparatively small amount used
for manufacturing purposes and that
which is used for purely domestic
consumption, practically all Of the
product Is shipped outside of the state
for consumption. When compared
with the production OF coal in the
state. the manufacturing industries
OF West Virginia fall into insignia
canoe. The bituminous coal produc-
ton of Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana,
Alabama and the other inn
portant coal producing states goes
largely into the maintenance of man
ufacturIng Industries. which add to
the wealth of state and build up the
most desirable communities. whereas /
the greater part of the coal mined in
West virginia Is sent out OF the state
to assist manufacturing communities
The question may well be
asked, is 1t not time'f for West Virginia
to develop a Pittsburg, Chicago, or
a St Louis within its borders?"
according to Mr. Parker, 99.5 per
cent of West Virginiars original coal
supply Is still avaiIab1e, or enough to
last fer $500 years at the rate of
in 1908. The original sup
ply Is estimated at 10000, 900 short I
tons Deducting from this the exhaus- !
ton to the close OF 1908 the apparent
supply now available aFnonrts to 49,!
2S5, 900. 900 short tons, or about S.5Oot
times the production in 1908 and g.
400 times the exhaustion represented !
by that production
That natural gas Is very largely
used to enrich other states, as the
coal is used, is shown by statistics of
the Geological Survey, For example.
the value of the natural gas produce |
ed in West Virginia lis given at $14t-
sS7 1870. OF which gas valued at butI
81 ,O2O ,2s2 was consumed within the
state. and even this includes gas con-H
sumed at Cumberland and several
other towns in Allegheny county, Md.
leaving more than $1O.OOO,O00 worth |
Of gas sent to other states.
West Virginia, for years second
only to Pennsylvania in the produc- /
tfon of petroleum. has passed its old
time rival DOGn III AusAAGASS Va SAA ~
duced and In its value. California,
and Oklahoma only, ranking
in the order given. surpass West Vir-,t
xinia IN the value Gf petroleum pro-
duced, although Oklahoma. Califor-
MIA, Illinois. Texas and Ohio surpass
West Virginia In quantity of petrole-
UNI produced. Pennsylvania Is next
in rank to West Virginia both liz
quantity produced and value.
Third in the production of pottery
ware, West Virginia ranks second in
the production OF certain kinds In
the general household waIss. com
posing the greater part of what 10
called pottery, West Nir-
gtnia is second as It is in sanitary
ware. IN the former line 1t is SUR
passed only by Ohio and in the sani' |
tary ware only by New Jersey.
Although the state makes pretty |
good showing in fast company so far
as It's mineral products are concerned
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