Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-31
OIL AND COAL FIGURES ISSUED
~ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
STAGGERING.
CALIFORNIA TAKES LEAD
IN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
Oklahoma in Second Plaes-Abundanes
Of Fuel Appears in Sight for Years
to Coms-Roeord Of 1910 Surpassed
BY 1905, 900 sarrsIs Of oii-ceaI
Production Enormous.
Production Enormous.
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Washington, July 31.-With the
United States breaking all records
whether it's own or the worlds, for the
production of petroleum and coal
product ton that reaches W to the half
Dillion-tun region, 1t does not appear
that the country is going to lack ma
terial for fuel or suffer seriously
therefor in the near future.
The geological survey has given out
figures on oil AID coal production Tor
the last year and they are Of sort
to stagser the Imagination. The FIG.
ures on oil are especially striking. II
appears that while the supreme court
Of the United States has been batter.
ing away at the fabric of John d.
Rockefeller, nature has been pouring
cut oil at rate never before equaled-
SURPRISES Own Record.
The petroleum production in this
country surpassed its own record made
in 1910 by nearly 100000 barrels
The total production OF the world also
surpassed all previous records, amount
ins to over 345,ooo,o0O barrels OF this,
the United States produced more than
63 per cent or owe. 220,00O.00o barrels.
The value Of this enormous output OF
oil. produced in the United States IN
1911, was over s134.o0o,0oo.
California Loads.
The increase in production IN the
United States the past year was due
largely to the gain in California. That
state now leads every other state IN
the union in oil production. Its out
put was over 100000 barrels. Okla :
homa is the second state. Its produc-
ton exceeded 5s.O00,o0O barrels. I'LL
nois was third with over 100000 bar
rels and Louisiana and Ohio declined
largely in oil production in the year
while there were large increases In
California, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
The way the oil production of this
country has jumped may best be
judged by considering the figures for
1901 and 1911. In 1901. the produc-
ton in the United States was 100000
barrels Now, 1t has passed the mark
Of 22O 100000 California now produces
more oil than the whole country pro-
duced in 1901.
Coal Production.
AS for coal production. the geological
survey SAYS the United States has now
become a half billion ton coal coun
try. For the last two years. the total
production has averaged just trife
short of the 50O.0Oo0oo mark. exceed :
ing that figure in 1910 and almost
reaching it in 1911. 1t is considered
proha BILE that in the future 1t vii! be
a had year whose production falls be-
low a half billion tons.
The exact production. Including an
thra cite and bitnminous. for 1911 was
.es.1sS.30s short tons, valued at the
mines ut s62591c.113. The decrease IN
production compared with the year be-
fore. was a little over l per cent This
is attributed to the depressed condi-
ton OF the iron and steel trade In 1911,
which was reflected in the decreased
production Of coke.
The total number of men employed
in the coal mines Of the United States
in 1911 was 722.322 OF whom 172,5st
worked in the anthracite mines OF
PENNSYLVANIA.