Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-14

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tent. Causing Priess q isws. Goal =
nsrsass output q 1910 Shows In
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pFOUuCtiOu OI tCOal Al AOW6 - ASAv
was I.s:s,l20 short tons, valued at
III. sos .s1s. an increase Of l70,35s tons
IN quantity and Of 31.llo.sss In value
ever the figures for the preceding year.
according to . statement just issued by
E. w. Parker. coal statistician Of the
United States geological survey. -.
The benefit derived by lows coal OPP
orators from the strike ~ the Illinois
field was principally IN eliminating the
competition OF Illinois coal from the
comparatively local markets. which are
the natural territory OF the Iowa coal
Coal operators II lows have complain
ed that Illinois coal has more favorable
freight rates than those accorded to
Iowa coal and that the mining rates
originally fixed to compensate differ
lences in freight charges have not been
changed when freights on Illinois coal
were reduced. 30 that the Iowa mines
have been placed at . disadvantaSe.
The statistics for 1903 indicated an
Improvement IN these conditions. for
the production was the largest In the
history OF the state, and prices were
the highest In recent years. In 1910
the idleness In Illinois reacted upon the
Iowa production more in the way. Of
still higher prices than by any marked
increase In production. Apparently the
only reason assignable for the COM
-paratively small increase is that the
mines were operated to their full Ca
pacity with the available supply OF
labor.
strikers Do Not Enter state.
That there was NO exodus from the
Illinois mines to those Of Iowa Is shown
by the fact that fewer men were en-
ployed In the lows mines in,1S10 than
in 1909. There were some strikes, but
they were not as protracted as In ILL
7nois, and the total time lost was only
about 10. per cent OF the time worked.
The general strike which began on
April lasted In Iowa about six weeks.
whereas in Illinois 1t lasted practically
six months.
Coal was mined In twenty-five coun-
ties Of lows In 1908 and 1910.
Sixteen Thousand Men Employed.
The Iowa coal mines gave employ
ment in 1910 to 16 ,eSs men, who worked
an average of 21s days. OF these men
,s,209 were on strike during the year.
the average period Of idleness being
forty flour days. The average produc-
ton per man WAS 47s tons for the year.
Most Of the mines Of the state are
operated eight hours q day.
RANKS Next % Miesouri.
Iowa probably ranks second amonS
the states west Of Mississippi river in
order OF priority Is coal producer:
AT the census OF 1910 Iowa and Mis-
souri, were the only states west Of the
river in which any coafSproduction was
reported. Missouri. however, was cred
It with an output OF nearly 10000 tons.
while Iowa's production was given at
100 tons. Iowa's total coal production
to the close OF 1910 has amounted to
nearly 1sl.so0. 900 short tons. which.
including the estimated loss Of half
. ton for every ton recovered. repre-
SCENTS an exhaustion of approximately
"a. 900 900 short tons. The original
supply Of coal in Iowa. AZ Estimated
by NJ. r. Campbell. Of the United
States geological SURVEY. was $780,
0OO. 900 short tons, from which It ap-
pears that at the close Of 1910 over, .2S,-
so0. o00, 900 short tons. or . little over
- per cent Of the original supply. was
still available.