The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-05
A HISTORY OF THE FARMQN COAL REGION HE E9gIE
REGION


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3 p The New. Genital Coal Company operates two mines in Maryland and one
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The Constellation Coal Company operates SoSd all ISn Mines acquired 4. atore.
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Virginia. Maryland Coal Corporation, / mine.
B hns R Gsl sco ept coG GG 3 MIN, ! mine! ne.
Fayene Com COMPANY i mine es,
Central Farmont Coal Company, 1 mine.
Haywood Coal Mining Company. i mine.
~ The The following companies operating mines outside of Marion county have
IoSe' Coal S@T cSm par i 1aSa1asfha county, sSafss.
Hadsia;fIlc Coal eenfsny II Harrison son County.
.Rosegud\ Fuel COMPANY. Harrison county 4sfsMH8
dtRock. Fuel Company, gUpshur county
Sasssss Coal eal e Company. M MsBsEen county, COUNT. !! ..
in this dsi region On I las ssR besnr iergfS SToatab Sie9 ad ths Pfsp eSa i @ea a sai SSa n sdsn a%s
NOR money. desire TO call attention g the faet lhat h65I iatEe. amount q money
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len to twenty years. ago. purchased coal at from $1,000 to $4,000 per acre,