The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-02
coal
PRODUCER IS
A NEN5HB0R
State of West Virginia .as
Shown by a Survey
Bulletin.
ALMOST THREE TIMES
AS Much is Mined in Penn
sylvania as in This
State.

SIdlC.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan. as
The greatness of Pennsylvania as a
local mining state is set forth. in a
bulletin issued today by the United
States Geological Survey. While
West Virginia ranks as second among
the coal producing states OF the
Union its production is almost in
significant as compared with that, of
Pennsylvania, According to the
Geological Surveys figures, the OUT
put of coal in Pennsylvania in 1909
was two and half times the output
tof West Virginia, and more by u
100000 tons than the COM
blned production of West Wiz
gtnia, Illinois and Ohio, the
second, third and fourth states
in production. Ns, NO.
Pennsylvania laone produced in
1909 more coal than any other coun-
try IN the world, except Great Brit
ain. The coal production of the one
state exceeded in 1909 the combined
lproduction OF an the countries of
the world. outside of Great Britain,
Germany and AustriaJHungary. The
states output in 1909 was 40 times
that OF Austria1Hungary, 5.S times
me production of France and 81
times the production OF Russia,
these being respectively fourth,
fifth and sixth among the coal pro-
ducing countries of the world.
compared witis'the production of
1908, which amounted to 2OO,44S,-
Pei tons valued at sI276,s95,152
the production in 1909 showed an
increase of 1S,577,669 short tons or
8 per cent in quantity and of s2,-s
500, 932,. or 90 per cent in. value,
The increase was entirely in the
production OF bltuminous coal. The
@ntl.rac.tc coal production even
showed a decrease of '1,972,S53 long
tons and the value declined $500
OO2. The pftuminous coal produc-
tion increased in 1909 by 2O,7S7,-
264 short tons, reaching "a total OF
1871 ,s66,791 short TONS, having al
value of s13O,OS5,287, in increase
OF s11,26S,9S4 over the value ,in
1905. tfs
The Increase u t.is production of
h.tuW.noIs coal was a Sen lei T'th
a considerable reduction in prices.
The average price per ton declined
from sl.O1 to a4c, the year 1909
beng the first Since 1905 in, which
the average price for bituminous
coal has fallen below $500. Not
outstanding the increase over 1908,
the production OF 1909 was more
than 13,OOO,OOO tons short of the
maximum record of any one year,
the production in 1907 having been
$50, 14Sl77atons. and the average
price per ton in 1909 was ten cents
less than in 1907.
AS the principal decreases in 1908
were in the Connellsville coke pro-
ducing counties OF Fayette and
Wcsumoreland, so the large increases
in 1909 were in these counties, but
at considerable sacrifice in price.
The combined production Of these
Two counties amounted. in 1903 to
more than ten per cent of the total
production OF the United States for
the year, and exceeded the coal pro-
Iduction of any state in the Union ex-
cept pennsylvania. The coal produc-
ton OF Illinois in 1909 was 5O,9f0,-
s64 short tons. West Virginia pro-
duced about 100000 tons more than
this. The united output OF Fayette
and Westmoreland counties was
, I54,29S,549 short tons.
The average price for the Fayette
county coal decreased from $1.04 in
19O7 and $1,O1 in 1908 to SO cents
in 1909. The values in Westrhore-
land county decreased from 90 cents
: a ton in 1907 and 81 cents ton in
1905 10 81 cents in 1909.
, The report shows that there were
sos men killed and 1,126 injured in
the bituminous mines of Pennsylva-
mia in 1909. The death rate per
, thousand was .2.72 and 272,66t tons
of coal were mined for earh life
lost. The number OF persons en-