The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-01
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND


AT the price at which coal has been
sold al the mines OF the State dur
ing the past year this great supply,
if converted into immediate cash,
would be worth over $1,000, 600, 600.
This supply OF coal is 400 times
greater than Maryland's production
OF 1910, and 900 times the exhaus-
ton represented by that production.
The coal supply of Maryland should
last at least 1000 years at this rate
of mining
Maryland. like Virginia, benefited
indirectly from the six months strike
among the coal miners OF the Central
or Mississippi Valley States, accord
ing to statistics gathered by the Geo.
logical Survey, made public today.
Owing 70 the shortage Of fuel
in the Western States" says an an
nouncement OF the survey, "a large
amount of West Virginia coal, par
ticularly from the southern part OF
the State, was diverted from the sea-
board 10 the TEN porarily more profit
able markets of the West. Profiting
by this diversion. Virginia's produc-
ton, shipped principally TO Lambert
Point piers, near Norfolk. increased
over 100000 tons, or 81 per cent.
The production of coal in Mary
land in 1910, according to today's an
nouncement Of the Geological Sur
yey, was 5,217,125 short tons, with
spot value OF s5,s35,05s.
'Marylands coal production" says
the survey. which, because of the
approaching exhaustion of the IA
nous Big Vein had been showing
& declining tendency for the last two
years. was given an impetus by the
trade conditions of 1910, and increas-
ed from that of 1909 by 1,193,sS4
tons. or 1851 per cent The value
increased $1,363,327, or sos per
cent.
The coal mines of Maryland gave
employment TO 5,s09 men, who work
ed the unusually high average OF
go days, and, although 81 per cent.
of Maryland's tonnage is hand-min-
ed, the average productive efficiency
OF the miners is considerably above
the mean average for all the States.
I'm 1910 the average production
for each man employed was S99 short
tons for the year, and 3.33 tons for
each working day. There were no
labor troubles in Maryland mines in
1910. The mines are operated 10
hours a day"
Hagerstown. - While City Letter
Carrier Karl n. Beard and his r.
year-old son were driving from Will
Transport to Hagerstown, fastly
driven automobile, containing among
others several women who have not
yet been identified, collided with the
carriage, demolished it and threw out
Mr. Boards son, who was severely
injured The car did not stop and
the occupants made no inquiry as to
the injuries sustained by Mr.. Boards
son.
Hagerstown. - David Buchanan,
the 10-year-old son of Mrs. Alvernon
Buchanan, of Hagerstown, was badly
hurt by a fall from an automobile
near Braddock Heights. The boy, in
company with his mother and party
of relatives from the city, were rid
ing in George W. Rohrer's car to
Washington. A handkerchief flew
out the car and the boy jumped out
after it while the car was still NOV
ing.
Hagerstown.-Geor D. Laid, of
Pen-Mar, was arrested in Hagers-
town as he was about to board a
Western Maryland train, on the
charge of stealing 1919 from his
wife, who keeps boarders at Pen
Mar. The money was concealed in
an attic, which was broken open.
Ladd was taken to Waynesboro,
where Justice Potter held him for
court in 500 bail on charges of lar
ceny and non-support of his wife.
Ridgely-Five members of the
family of Rev. l.. S. Matthews, who
were stricken with typhoid fever, will
recover. They contracted the disease
Wilbur Matthews, son, has been
discharged from the Easton Hospi
tai. The daughters will soon leave
hospitals in Philadelphia. The clergy
man and his family came here from
the West and were not familiar with
conditions regarding the water sup
ply
Easton.-James Gibson was killed
in trench being dug here for
sewer. The accident was unayoid-
able, as the trench behind the dig
ging machine was substantially
braced with sheetiron stays. Sudden
ly without warning, the top ground
for length of about II feet caved
in and caught Gibson No other la
borers were in that part of the
trench.
Annapolis Responding to the call
of Edward Collision, the county chair
man, member of the Prohibition
party of this county in convention at
the Courthouse on Tuesday and NOM
mated full county ticket, with the
exception of candidates for States
Attorney and County Surveyor. Rev.
H. d. TODD, of Bristol, was made
chairman, and resolutions were
adopted indorsing the State platform
and State candidates nominated at
the recent convention in Baltimore