Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-16

eluco che iirst record of niusnn sla.
ntHlira was written into the history
~ iho UnIitd States prnneyiYania has
Hinpd "a me TOP % the hist Exclusive
- me yhlnc ~ pig iron and oi coke
@na q other DERIVED on secondary
prpaucts pei Included IA ltt totbl
nAaa in the state ihe salile Pena-
es'taniaf mineral praducuoa is npof-
~ pu-foNrih % ghat 81 the entire
esaN aaA q onlf about $4,000. 600
icts snan The combined output ~ nil-
aois. West Vitelula Ohio. and CALI
tnfhie ihe next four states In inc
felae 81 their mineral production.
~ Waite ~ the mineral production
81 Pennsylvania reached che enof-
uous total Of fti4.f2s.s 6z IN 1911
end ore siill areater figure % S44b.-
fao.oas 10 lsfe according io 4 state
nitHi prepared hy Edward ~ Parker.
81 the United States geoioelcai survey.
iH co-ertfatlon with the state of
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania holds
ite leadership primarily on account 90
Aer supremacy in ihe production 81
crci "he romhlurd tHiAt ~ g1a g,ro-
u-ciien " anthracite 8nd bitusnihoas
coal in Penuas wanda nearly equals tho
aeeresaie taiuu ~ all the mineral
proaucts ~ West Virginia. iilinpia
on4 ohio. the second. thHd. ana
fourth states respectively in rank
a1nfl ~ alany Mineral Products.
Pennsylvania leads also in tho pro-
ductlnn OF cement. lime. mineral
Paints. sand. Slate. and Stone IN the
manufacture 81 coke and pls iron. and
Is second la the value 90 clay pro-
ducts and natural gas The com
hined vaiuc Of anthracite and 0itum-
inous coal ia Pennsylvania IN 1919
was g9fB. 9a3.i23 equivalent 20 about
go per cent 81 the total value Of the
coat produced Ia the United States
ana nearly rs per cent ~ the total
value 81 the mineral products Of the
state.
Pennsylvania produces little iron
ore. In output amounting 20 only
about 81. 900 long TOMS bot "a has IN
abe ity 81 Pittsburgh ard vicinity tho
hargest iron~making district OF the
world. tho iron ores coming chiefly
from the Lake superior region. The
production uf pig iron In pennsyi-
eanio as a whole amounted 20 l2.f3l,-
.0Ss long tons. valued at 21Si,569. 29s.
On 1919. against e,5Hi.le9 long tons.
valued al s130.348,5O7, In 1911. m
NffW NM4WM vi ANE UIN ANM ANNAWN d"
Isornnyiganai were added 10 It's total
ANNUAL mineral production the total
output for the state would be valued
al over $500. o0o. GOO, nearly one-third
IN the total FOR tho United states. tx
elusive n the pig iron. the valUe Of
Pennsylvania mineral production II
cnual 20 nearly Is per cent 81 the
total for tho country
The production % natural gas In
Pennsylvania increased over $3.50
o00. 900 eubic feet In 1919 compared
with 1871. with an increase ~ value
from gfS.52G.79G 20 &fS,539,G72. The
consumption OF natural aus ga Penn
rylvaun Is muro than G0.00e, 100000
cubic feet Id excess Of lbs production
The Sdfhut ~ p1roifhm ~ 'Pennsyl-
vania decreased from S.2fs.i5s bar
refs In 1911 10 7.s37.9iS barrels IN
lgle. but go sympathy with the gem
cral advance Ia prices the value IN
creased from sf0,S3t,07i 10 sI2,sse,"
gsg.
Pennsylvania ranks second among
the states IN the value OF its clay pro-
duets. and these also constitute tho
second IN rank Of the states mining
industries. The value of the clay
products increased from s20.27O,vSS
81 1871 TO g2i.6s7.22i in 1912.
(srcatcst Cement Region Ia titc World
The T.ehigh cement district Of east
ern Penusylvanis. with a few plants
In New Jersey. Is the most important
cement making region IN the world.
As a whole the Lchigh district makes
nearly one-third Of the cement pro-
duced In the United States. The pro-
duction 81 cement IN Pennsylvania ~
1911 was 27.024.725 barrels valued at
sI3.sOG.3f9. against 27,625.3fO barrels
valued az sf8.945.S35 IN 1912. Penn
ayivania a by far the leading state ~
the production Of cement, with APP
praximately onc-third OF the total
output Of the country
Tho production Of limestone IS the
principal factor IN giving Pennsyiva-
MIA firat place as a producer Of stone
The state IS also first in the produc-
ton Of slate. sand and gravel, and
lime. In 1911 the total value Of the
stone auarriod Ga Pennsylvania, eNciu-
sigo af slate and of limestone made
into Time WAS s8.1fT.505. In 1919 Il
was g9I4f2If la the production Of
slate Pennsylvania Is credited with
nearly % per cent % tho total output
Of the United States the value of the
output ~ 1919 being s9,f7A2f7.
Pennsyipania has nearly one.half the
total number ~ lime producers In the
United States and iis production Is
about 90 per cent ~ the total guam
tlty and 20 per cent of the total value.
in 1919 tho production being sf9.ib9
Fhnrtions. valued "a t2,g79.f20 lime
burning as an industry is scattered
pretty we'll over he state
The combined production ~ sand