El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-27
NEW MEXICO GOAL
PRODUCTION
INCREASES
Statistics For the Past Year
Show a Remarkable
Improvement

Washington, d. c.. Sept. 27.-The
production Of coal for the last year
from the mines Of New Mexico showed
a notable increase over that Of former
years. According to E. W. Parker, Of
4 the United States geological survey,
the output for 1910 was 3,5OS, 32l short
tons, with a value of S4,81l,l5ls as
against 2,SOl,128 tons in 1903, a gain
Of 101,193 short tons or 1875 percent
The record for both these years was
the best ever attained The value OF
the product increased from S5,619.744
to $48T7,151, which is a gain Of ST.,
2544O7, OF nearly IS percent
Cause of Increase
The increased production Of coal in
New Mexico IS attributed partly to the
strike in the coal mines of the middle
states and the northern (BOulder) dis
tr1ct of Colorado. and partly to the
growth Of population and the settle
ment Of new lands in New Mexico, Ari-
iona and Standardization that
is creating a demand that is permanent
and growing. Both the bituminOus and
the subbitumfnous Goals of New Mexico
are rapidly growing in favor for do
nestle purposes, as is noticed by the
shipment Of coal from the Ration fields
10 markets In Kansas. Oklahoma, and
even farther east and the subbftumin-
Gus coal Of the Gallup district supply
ing the markets Of the southwest and
the Pacific coast The domestic de-
mand for New Mexico coal in 1910 was
so great that il was impossible to fiji
all orders promptly.
Reduction Of Freight Rates.
one OF the benefits to the coal min
Ing Industry Of New Mexico was the
reduction in the freight rates on for
elgn Goals by the Mexican railroads.
Mhen the Mexican government took
country it increased the freight rares
on foreign coal fin the hope OF encour-
aging the development of the Mexican
coal mines As the railroads had con-
70 furnish a sufficient supply of fueI
curing 1910, but when these reserves
were exhausted 30 was found that the
Mexican mines could not SUNNY +ba
demands Of the railroads and the other
industries also In order to meet this
leLlcleuey, the Mexican government re-
duced the freight on coal to the old
rate, thus reOpeninE the Mevfca1 r,a7
ket to New Mexican coal 80 T. -
not probable that any further ette-,-+
VIII be made to exclude forefFn Goals
from that republic
turing 1910 the methods Of 0nara+
ing Ihs mines were greatly improved.
Collar Important District
~ Co4LaA county. which contains the
Zer mexican portion OF the Ration
trinidad field. IS By far the r7oef IN
portant coal producing county IN NJ
Mexico, contributing over 75 rarare-,+
o. the total production and more fbar
y6, percent Of the total increase Of
The first record Of coal pro57o+io-
in New Mexico was contai1aS ~, ~
Llrst report Of the United states ga-
the United States which .oT-e-.7 = ~ u
ls5 snaar year of 1882. In that vear
L5s- TO 1910 the total productfon bes
s s-e output was only $1,000 tons From
amounted TO 31,102.81S short IONS
Wllcn. including mining and other 1oss
lelLsSents total exhaustion of +be
oIIslLaL supply Of about 46. 500. 600 tons
According to the es+i--ltt' ~ ~ -
r. campbell Of the United States eaos
losleal survey. the original coal s77.7I,-
o o. sew lt Mexico was 1913, $50. 900 600 tons
20 lhaJ the exhaustion to date re-7--c'
sshLs Approximately -O3 Of one neTrs1+
~ Si- Ine original supply Mr.. CamDbaIiis
llsQres DO not. however. include ~
1- ~ ssIlL OF several newly discovered and
-.5-l rom M these figures It may easily Ia
Sen that New Mexico is sim m -, - 4
session or an enormous coal rese,v15s %