The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-05
NEW MEXICO MAKES RECORD.
Coal Output for 1910 Far Exceeds High
est Previous Mark.

New Mexico's production Of coal for
last year showed notable increase
over that of former years. The output
for 1910, according TO L. w Parker,
OF the United States geological survey,
was 3,50S,32l shoft tons, with a value
of $4,S77 ,l5l, as against 2,S0l, l2S tons
in 1909, a gain OF 707 1913 short tons,
or 1926 per cent. The record for both
years was the best attained. The value
of the product increased from S3,8l9,744
to SASH l5l, a gain OF $l,257 ,4407, or
nearly 80 per cent.
The Increased production is attribut-
ed partly to the strike in the coal mines
of the middle states and the northern
(Boulderl district of Colorado, and part
ly to the growth OF population and the
settlement Of new lands in New Mexico,
Arizona, and California settlement
that is creating demand which will
be permanent and growing. Both the
bituminous and the subbituminous Goals
of New Mexico are rapidly growing in
favor for domestic purposes, the btu
minous coal being shipped from the Rat
on field to markets in Kansas, okla
homa. and even farther east. and the
subbituminous coal of the Gallup dis
triet supplying the markets of the south
west and the Pacific coast. The domes-
tic demand for New Mexico coal in 1910
was so great that the operators were
unable to fill orders promptly.
Send Coal to Mexlo.
One of the benefits, accruing to the
coal mining industry OF New Mexico
in 1910 was the reduction in the freight
rates on foreign Goals by the Mexican
railroads. When the Mexican railroads.
When the Mexican government took over
the control of the railroads of that
country il increased the freight rates
on foreign Goals in the hope Of eneour-
aging the development of the Mexican
mines. As the railroads had considerable
coal on hand they were able to furnish
a sufficient supply of fuel during 1909,
but with the depletion OF the reserves
it was found that the Mexican mines
could not supply the demands Of the
railways and the other industries. In
order TO meet this deficiency with New
Mexican coal the Mexican government
reduced the freight on coal to the old
rate, and it is not probable that any
further attempt will be made to ex-
elude foreign Goals from that republic.
During 1910 great Improvements were
made in the methods Of operating the
mines.
Cplfax county, which contains the New
Mexican portion of the Ration New
Mexico) Trinidad CColoradol field, is by
far the most important coal producing
county of the territory, contributing
over rs per cent. of the total production
and more than 30 per cent. Of the to-
tai increase in 1910. All the other coun
ties except Rio Arriba increased their
output in 1910
New Mexieo's Enormous Coal Reserve
The first record of coal production
in New Mexico is contained in the is
sue of the first volume by the United
States geological survey Of mineral re-
sources OF the United States, which GOV
cred the calendar year 1882. In that
year the reported output was only l57,-
092 tons From 1882 to 1910 the total |
production has amounted to 81, l02,SlS |
short tons, which, including mining and
other loss, represents total exhaustion |
OF about 40,600,000 tons.
According to the estimate of Mr., Ma
RUS r. Campbell, Of the United States
geological survey, the original coal sup |
ply of New Mexico was ld3,Ts0,000,0O0 |
tons 50 that the exhaustion to date |
represents approximately 003 of | per
cent. of the original supply Mr.. Camp
bells figures do not, however. include |
the contents of several newly discov-
cred and extensive fields.