The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-28
5syo33.iss Gross TONS
MINED DURING LAST YEAR
Product Worth over Ffty-t~o Niliten
poiisrs-Mines Employ
72.sel People.
332 Lives Were Lost and sis Persons
Were Injured In Mines OF
the State.
BY CAL =. YOUNG.
rntsinGsaosr Bureau.
Charis~ton w Va R~h a1


The annual report OF the department
OF mines has been completed by John
Laing. the chief OF the department.
and shows that the grand total OF coal
produced during the fiscal year OF
1911. ending June 80. 20 he 5i.O33,1S6.
which Ia l.l09.i1S gross tons more
than the previous year. or an increase
OF zoe per cent. Going into details.
he says
The total value Of the coal pro
duced (54.O33. 1856 gross tons at the
mines was $50 .954. 52e2S The value
OF the coal that was loaded onto rail
road cars and shipped from the mines
was s46.S70. $3.50
"On account o' market conditions.
we had a reduction in the coke pro
duction, IL being this year 2.6g4. O41
net tons. as compared with 4.2I1.3Sl
net tons last year. or a decrease OF
| .523.33i net tons. Manufacturing
coke at the mines in this state is
gradually being discontinued. as the
various by-product plants throughou.
the country can manufacture coke.
even after shipping the coal from tho
mines 10 the by-produCt plants much
cheaper than IL can be produced at
the mines. therefore. as above stated.
manufacturing coke AZ the mines Is
gradually being dispensed with The
coke this wear was valued at S5O3T.-
! s67ss
Fatal Accidents
{ There Was an increase ~ - IN
/ fatal accidents. the total in 1911 being
I ~. The increase was due TO two
/ serious explosions Tho total number
OF accidents occurred at 223 mines.
employing 2S.o33 persons and produc-
Ing 26.@66.S44 gross tons or coal. while
AZ The other mines there was produced
2'.O66.3i2 gross tons OF coal. without
The loss az single life There We're
80 10 tons OF coal produced per eacl.
, taia!!ty. There were Sl9 uon-fatal ac-
: cideuis. which Is decrease OF 10
, non natal accidents. as compared with
last year"
The report shows that 7o.64i per.
sons were employed ia and around
lh" mines during the wear. including
sos coke workers. while about o.3sp
persons. such as superintendent. man
ayers. foremen. store men. etc. should
be added. making a total OF .2ggi
/ persons connected with the operation
of the mines. or the total OF 1osii
there We're 3p.uff white Americans
and 1890 negroes. the balance being
composed ~ Italians. Hungariaus and
other foreigners. who do no, sneak
ihe English language
Goa. was produced and Skinned
from 80 oi The - counties 90 the state
The number OF firms producing coal
10 1871" YER" 463. bat I'm 1911 there
"eT" Only i2i. and the number o.
openings in 1910 was S2G agains, only
800 in 1911 While the value OF rbs
coal a. IA" mines IN 1919 increase :
from $"".2s'.J22 So 10 1910 10 ss..sss
"2-.-> the value q coke decreased
from S>.117.Nu123 iu 1910 90 Ss.o2-
>t'N9 ,u 1911 Tho value o. coal
gross tons increased from =. cent,
h' the mines In 1910 20 rs cents in
1911. and coke from 8 s. IN 1910 IN
SIS IN 1911 The number Of ovens
operation droprer from 1926 Ia
9."l9
Mines Work Less Time.
a significant fea'lr. Is cha. Utils
'h" coal outpn- in thN stat. wa. An.
creased th" number ~ davs mines
""r" 100 operation Waa reduced from,
--f iu 1910 20 1875 IN 1911
Interesting among no statistics
available from the 'tbi~. complied hv
10" mining Department is shat SHOW.
inS th" counties in the order OF fro.
dro'on Tho number az mines .r