The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-23

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urn ior dome To fiiel; bpt{ this /
source 81 sappiy Is rapidly failing and
never I'D sntliciept tor the deTaa tlis
81 the, inatke Those who have once
used gas as a domestic fuel demand
gas III future, and The oniy economical
source is the bysproduct oven. Numer-
Gus by.nf6duct plants are now operat.
Ing with fuel gas as the principal pro-
duct. and others are being built The
Elkhorn coal, applicable to the manu-.
facture OF the purest metallurgicalt
coke, and unexcelled by any other
coal for gasmaktng purposes, should
have almost unlimited market nott
only dispIacing similar Goals yOi less
purity, but by reason Of the extended
growth Of the by.product business dis.
placing such Goals as are now used
for ordinary domestic and steam pur:
poses.
Immediately after4the properly was
purchased Instructions were given our
engineers and operating officials to
proceed with such Developments as
they founl necessary 10 provide a
production Of 7,OOO,eoO tons annually,
and 10 so expedite the work asto en-
able Ms to actually produce and ship
within t@oyears. from the date Of the
completion Of the transportation line
at the rate of 100000 tons annually.
To handle this greatly Increased GUS.
put the sales organization has been en-
larged and strengthened in prcpara.
ton for marketing. Headquarters foHI
the Western sales division have been
established In Chicago. with trained
and efficient staff, and plans are laid
for making complete and thorough
canvass of all territory available for
this field. The coal will be distributed
through the great Middle West, in
which the shorter distance to be han!
ed and the lower freight raise should
give it considerable advantage over
that from either the Pocohontas or the
Connellsvillc fields, from which comes
the only coal that would be competi- /
tive for this high-class business TAX
ing all these together, We think We are
justified in our belief that we are now
developing the greatest undeveoped
coal field in the country
This is the story. simply told, of
this coal Development, which, as stat
ed, is doubtless the greatest ever un-
dertaken in the world. That isIO say,
no other single company ever began a
with the fixed intention
from tile start to produce so large an
amount of coal, outlining its plans
from the beginning and bending all
efforts to their consummation. TO pro-
duce 7,0OO,OOO tons Of coal year
means that there must be produced
on every working day OF that year al
most $4,000 tons, and MS mines cannot
be counted on TO run more than two
thirds Of the time. 1t means that while
running they must produce more than
30, 600 tons daily. An average Of six
tons TO the miner for each days work
would mean the employment Of 5000
men to mine 10000 ton output These
would be The miners alone, and fol
handling the coal from the time 1t
leaves the miners rooms until 1t Is
loaded on the cars, and in operating
the many departments OF a mining
plant, in addition 10 the actual Mine
itself, there would be required almost
as many more men and boys, so that
the number employed in the operation
of these Elkhorn mines will be some
what like 5000 or 5000. Add to these
the families OF such OF the men as
have families and we find that there
will be population thrown at once
into what year ago was an entirely
territory of anywhere
from $4,000 to $4,000 people.
Not only so. \ year ago the land
now being developed by the ConsOlIda-
ton Coal Goa boundary practically
40 miles suuare-was an unbrOken
wilderness, lying idle. producing Moth
ing, giving up nothing for the wealth
or comfort or convenience of mankind.
Now it is alive with humanity, active
with enterprise, rapidly approaching
the time when 1t will send out its mil
lions OF tons Of heat and power pOten-
TALLY to bear a part in the general adj
vancement Of human enterprise and
Industrial PROGRESS. I,
The story covered by Mr. Wheel
wrights Interview. is one of the most
ever told OF the great game
which modern business is, and yet 1t
is related by the commanding general
OF the fighting forces in manper SO
simple and matter-of.fact that one
must look deep under the surface of
the mere mords to recognize the ire
significance OF the things de-
scribed. Manufacturers Record,