Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-27
COAL MINING SHOWS
INCREASE FOR 1878
IN NEW MEXICO
This State Has Good Rank
ing 10 Rocky Mountain Re-
eioni Dawson Disaster Cut
Down Production,
tasrell eoasts,ensraer 70 sosmsa looaa.l

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Washington, Dec. 26.-Except in
Colorado the production OF coal IN
the Rocky mountain states IN 1913
showed a healthy increase. according
20 estimates by Edward W. Parker.
Of the United States geological SUR
vey. ON account Of the strike In the
Colorado fields. called September ig
and pH into effect September g8, the
production Tor the remainder Of the
year was from 90 10 GO per cent Of
the normal. and the ultimate effect
upon the industry OF the state was n
reduction tn the annual total Of ape
proximately 100000 tons com
pared with 1912, when 1097Ts24
short tons were mined
In New Mexico the production was
slightly in excess OF the S.586,824
tons produced In 1912. and Il would
have been considerably greater but
Tor the disastrous explosion in Octo-
Der which wrecked one Of the Stag
canon Fuel company's mines al Dave
son and resulted in the loss Of 2G3
lives and in "a decreased output
The production in Montana is es-
timated TO have been about per
cent in excess Of the 3.04s.495 tons
mined in 1919, owing 60 n greater
demand for domestic coal following
an influx Of settlers into the state
ON The other hand the demand for
steam coal was less than IN the pre-
ceding year. on account Of the i'm
creosing use of OH by the railroads
and hy extensive hydroolectrlc do
velopments to supply power To many
city Industries Tho use Of hydro
electric power hns even extended 70
some of the coal mining properties
themselves.
The reports from Wyoming indl-
cnto satisfactory ana harmonious
labor conditions ana slightly in
creased demands for coal for railroad.
manufacturing and domestic use
The trade was also stimulated by the
labor troubles In Colorado. Car sup
ply was better than I'm 1912. owing
"a some extent to drought In Nobras-
ka and Kansas, which created less
demand for cars for crop moving and
put them at the service Of the Wy
oming coal mines only for a short
period in October was there any car
shortage
i'm Utah ths production increased !
about per cent over the 3,o16,149
tons moved in 1912. partly because
of normal growth and partly owing
o. increased demand from California !
for domestic fuel. 4H
on the Pacific eaast. coal is now
used practically for honsehold pur.
poses only. ana the consumption Of .
coal IN 1913 was about the same as
Ia 1912, ln the San Francisco market /
the use Of fac! oil for generating
steam has displaced that of coal. The
only coal used for steam is that
taken by the Pacific Mail steamship .
company and the Japanese steamship \
company for their vessels to the \
Orient, while fuel oil is used almost .
10 the entire exclusion of coal on
Puget sound. and on the railroads Of
Oregon ana Washington. The coal (
trade of san Francisco has been
largely supplied by British Columbia,
but on May ]. 1913, a strike was be-
gun az the British Columbia mines
md all shipments to the San Fran
isco markets ceased on account
b this strike rail shipments Of coal
from Utah, Wyoming and New Mex
leo were considerably increased, ana /
some shipments were made by water
from Puget sound, Australia ana
Japan.
The production Of petroleum in
california in 1913 is estimated at
l6,o00.o00 60 9LQ00,000 barrels Part
)f the output finds its way to house
holds where gas manufactured FROM
)il Is used for cooking At the close
nf 1913 the price Of oil to consumers
and steam plants at san Francisco
was from 60 10 20 cents a barrel
which IS equal to the price per ton
t$2.25 to $250) for Poeahontas or
Cardiff coal
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