The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-31
CARDIFF is WORLDS
COAL PORT
THOUGH LITTLE KNOWN

Washington, ID. c.. July 3O.-The
greatest coal exporting port in the
world. where more business is carried
on In a quiet way than In hundreds
of cities better advertised and tar
more IN the public eye, Cardiff at
telned a sudden blaze Of fame by
reason Of IT, being the center OF the
strike declared by British coal min
ors. an action which might have had
significant bearing upon the war. The
story Of this mushroom growth In the
heart OF England's richest coal iolds
Is told In a bulletin Just Issued by
the National Geographic society
which reads;
For years a great part Of the coal
that has driven the industrial ma
chinery OF Germany. Austria, Holland,
France and Russia has been shipped
from the Welsh port ot Cardin. That
city became the nrst port In the
world for the shipment OF coal. n
~ vast was the quantity Of this eN-
port that. including the docks at Bar
~ "A enarth as part OF the port
IL saw the greatest quantities. of Tor
eign shipping clear ron its doeks OF
any port in the United Kingdom.
With ihc outbreak OF the European
war. with the loss of practically all
OF her coal fields by France. and with
a growth of a need OF coal By Russia
and by France greater than ever be-
fore Tor the manufacture OF the at
most unlimited munitions that tho
wal Ia consuming. Cardiff has become
a place OF first strategic importance
"a heart source Of mercy to h entente
powers.
The Welsh port conforms % the
best American tradition. in mat u has
grown from an insignificant village TO
q csntcr of world importance during
two brief generations. In 1891 II had
"a population OF G.iSi and It's name
was never mentioned outside OF
Wales. Il now has a population OF
more than 10000, a tremendous
business, a highly developed harbor.
equipped with the most modern ma
chincry and port appliances, and
among the finest group OF public
buildings In Great Britain. Its an
nual shipments Of fuoi totslled before
the war about $500 600 Ions.
The growth Of cardiff began when
Great Britain started upon It's career
OF bcing the factory nation Of the
world. The port. situated upon the
river TAFT, q mile nhovc les outflow
INTO the Bristol channel. lies In the
midst 81 "A rich coal and iron country
whose cast deposits have formed an
undiminishing stream Of iifcblood, not
only 70 British industry but 10 the
industries OF many other countries
Tho whole rogion surrounding the
own Is honeycombed with a and
iron mines, principally coal mines
These minerals have been mined here
for centuries, and were formerly
brought down from the hills ON the
backs Of mules n IN rudely con
structcd wagons. with the rise of the
star OF inc Istrialism. the construc-
ton Of an u%p-to-datc harbor and of
efficient means Tor transportation
Cardiff came into It's own. became
big prosperous, rich. renowned.
"Whiie the export Of this port ~
enormous. Il has but an incunsider-
able import. It's docks receive iron
ore, pit-wood, grain, flour and cattle.
An Industrial rcgion OF increasing inn
portancc has been growing up around
the clty. Tin Upper and iron works
are established here. There are also
large wire factories. general f%oundries
'''A NAE WV IH HHAANN ~ ~
City.s general manufacture are sent
Co London, which rs iiG miles to the
west hy the Great Western railway,
Cardiff owes much Of It's progress
tu tho second marques Of Butte, who
realized the importance OF this place
us an outlet for the great stores OF
mineral wealth OF the surrounding
country. ana who opened tho first
great dock here In 1888 The present
Lor Buto owns the docks and basins
Of The hurhur proper. i've In number
and covering mo acres, while uumer-
nus other docks extend down into the
Bristol channel Despite the oity's
great development IN ~ directions.
the exhaustion or shutting dow OF
IT'S coal mines would rob h NJ us i'm
%portlncc. During the present time
tho value of its exports TO Russian.
French and Italian factories can
hardly he oyCT-estimated"