The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-21

WASHINGTON, ID. e., Nov, "a
West Virginia now ranks third an-ons
he pottery-producing states in value
II output, and reported over 10 per
sent. Of the total for 1918. Ohio is
first, and New Jersey second.
This interesting fact became known
Today when Senator Howard suther-
land received letter from the Direc-
tor OF the United States Geological
Survey calling his attention to that
fact and congratulating him on It. Ac-
companying this informal note was u
copy Of the pamphlet, Just of the press,
written by Jefferson Middleton, on the
subject, POTTERY in 1915" from which
the following facts were taken:
West Virginia's pottery products
(valued at $S,693,2O6 in 1919 in
creased SLAB, 3O6, or 20 per cent over
1917. White ware, West Virginia's
principal pottery product, was valued
at $5,4S0,581, an increase Of $780,
564, or "a per cent. White ware con-
stituted So per cent. of the total value
Of West ylrginia's pottery products
in 1918.
West Virginia is also large pro-
Queer OF sanitary ware and reported IL
per cent. OF the entire output, which
showed a small decrease in 1918,
Hancock county, just opposite East
Liverpool, Ohio, marketed pottery
wares in 1918 valued at $4,63O3O9, or
So per cent. OF the states total, an in
crease Of $941, 45O, or q per cent. over
1917. Nearly all this output (S4,544,-
1927 was white ware.
Ohio, the leading pottery producing
state, reported for 1918 wares valued
at $25,779.6 54, or nearly 40 per cent.
Of tho total. Columbinana county in
which East Liverpool is located, was
the leading pottery producing county
in Ohio and in the country. It's out
put in 1918 was valued at $11,Sl2G6O.
or A per cent. OF the entire output OF
the state, an increase of $2,166,27O or.
"a per cent. The value of white ware
marketed in this county in 1918 was
$S,951 .430, or more than half that OF
the states output OF white ware, an
increase of $1,26S,57O or Is per cent.
Columbiana and Mahoning counties
in Ohio, and Hancock county in West
Virginia, contiguous territory, form
the largest pottery center of the coun-
try, a center that grew out of the pot
terry industry started at East Liver
pool in 1910. The value of the pottery
marketed in these three counties in
1918, mostly all of the higher grades,
was more than $1,000 900.
New Jersey, second largest pottery
producing state, reported for 1918
wares valued at Sl2,57O,S42, u small
increase, $4,000, over 1917.
In the production of white ware,
West Virginia ranks second to Ohio.
More than 21OO cities and towns in
the United States are supplied with
natural gas, which is furnished to do
nestle consumers OF artificial gas who
have to pay about dollar a thousand
cubic feet
The average price per thousand
cubic feet charged to domestic con-
sumers Of natural gas in the UJa;I"I
States in 1917 was about 80 cents. The
average price charged 10 manufacS;r-
ers was less than 70 cents.
Most Of the towns and cities sup
piled with natural gas are in New
York, Pennsylvania Ohio, West Vir.
GINA, Kansas, Oklahoma and Califor-
mia. In Ohio $4,000 domestic con.
sumers we're supplied in 1917, in Penn
sylvania 100000, in California 100000,
in Kansas $4,000, In New York 1884,
600, in West Virginia $4,000 and in
Oklahoma $4,000.
Tho industrial consumers, by whom
tne gas is used by manufacturers or
for generating power, use twice as