Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-02
COAL PRODUCTION
That of the United States and the Wortd-Pennsylxania, The Largest Coal Producing State.

That the present coal shortage in
 the United States is due to causes
 other than lack of output by our
 mines is indicated by a compilation
 by The National City Bank of New
 York, which estimates our total out
 put of 1917 as greater than in any
 earlier year and shows that the United
 States actually produces nearly 45 per
 cent of the coal of the world. In 1860
 we were producing less than 10 per
 cent of the worlds coal output; in 1870 15 per cent; in 1880 21 per cent; in 1910 43 per cent; in 1916 A per cent and the 1917 record when com pleted will probably show our share of the worlds output fully 46 per cent.
 The coal production of the United States grew from less than a half
 million short tons in 1880 to 2,o0o, GOO tons in 1846; 15.G00 eco in 1880; Il, eco oeo in 1880; 5000, GOO in 1890; 27o. .0G8, 900 in 1900; 582, COG, 900 in 1910; 5O9, ,000,0 ,000 in 1916 and estimated at $50. 100000 short tons in 1917.
 Pennsylvania is by far the largest coal producing state, her total output aggregating nearly a50,o00 coo tons against about 80. 00o.OeO in West vir- ginia- 50 aaeOs0 in Illinois, 23,o0a, 600 in Ohio, 21.e0A0a9 in Kentucky, IT, eco eco in Indiana and 15,e0N,o0e in Alabama, Practically all of the an- thraeite coal produced in the United States is mined in the state of Pen nsyNania, where it forms about one third of the total output. Present in- dications are that the anthracite pro- dHetionr of 1917 will aggregate about | 100, 900, 0G0 short tons out of a total eeal production of approximately 650,- e9o,0oQ short tons in the entire United States.
 The United States has been for many years the worlds largest pro- ducer of coal. In 1913 the year pre- ceding the war and the latest normal 1 year fer world production. the United i States produced 57o, COG, 900 short tons 1 against 322 e00,009 in Great Britain; 1 S06.e0e 080 in Germanys 6e,08Q.0e9 in Austria Hungary; 45. COG 900 in France; | 3s, GOO, GOO in Rnssia,: 2s,0ea, ,oe0 in Belg- ] iun and 24 e09, GOO in Japan. This | total world product of that year was l 1,4IS, GOO COG tons, our share of that | total being Approximately 3S per cent. | In 1s16 our share of the worlds pro- duct. was about fl per cent. and in 1917 will presumably approximate 45 I per cent.
 ! The United States is quite naturally l the largest coal producer of the world. I According to the Banks statement it's ! coal supply far exceeds that of any other country, her estimated supply being S.5z7, oe0- oe6 G0o short tons
 agains 1S9, ,go9, ,ee0, GOO in Great Britain the next largest producer; ts4, ,0oa.Oo0. f 0e0 in Germany which ranks third as a, coal producer. China's supply ranks next to that of the United States and l is estimated at t,500 eco, ,e84s 009 short ! tons. CT less than half our own. but China's output of coal is extremely small a trif1e of Is 432. COG tons in 1918
 Eaccording to the Banks statement. Sc I large is our supply that according to | the Geological Survey the quantity
 of coal produced from the mines of
 the United States since mining began la century ago is but about one-hah
 ! ef per cent. Of the original supply
 the entire output of our mines from the beginning of coal mining in 1866 Ito the end of 1917 having been 12.-
 ! 0a0, 00a, ,eU9 tons. out of an estimated tsupply of $ 52T. .e0g e9Ge0O
 | NotTithstaRding the fact that we have kZ far ths woEld's largest supply