Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-09
UNITED STATES TO BECOME WORLDS CHIEF COAL EXPORTER

The U nlteu states seems Akeiy 10 become, in the near future, the chief coal exporting country of the world, although our country ranked third among the coal exporting nations in war. Reports from Great Britain, formerly the worlds chief coal ex- porter, indicate that her exportation of coal in the year ending with June are but one-haif that of the year pre- ceding the war, while our own coal exports have meantime increased over 25 per cent, making the United States for 1918 a close second to Great Britain, with a prospect that our total fiscal year just opening will tain.
 Coal exports from Great Britain, according to statement by the Ma tional City Bank of New York have fallen from 73, 100000 tons in 1918 to approximately 37,00o, 900 tons in the twelve months ending with June 1919. while our own exports which were little over 19,000,000 tons in the fiscal fiscal year 1918.
 Figures showing the quantity of coal entering international trade in the year prior to the war, as compiled about 160,000.00o tons, of which Great Britain supplied 74,00O. 600 tons; Ger many 35,000.00e; United States s2,- 900; Belgium e.ooo,o 900; Japan 4,- Zs 0oe, 900, and Canada and Australia about 100000 each. British exports of coal averaged prior to the war about 7e,e00, 900 tons per annunn, but latest advices from that country show that the steady reduction of output which has characterized the war pc ried, and especially the very recent years indicate that the total produc- ton from her mines will be little more than hernormal home eonsump- tion. and that at the best the coal controller, according to the London Economist of June Fist. cannot as of coal for export for the 12 months beginning with July Is. ls19", while as above indicated. the total for the year ending with July was but about one-half that of the year preceding the war.
 Meantime Germany, which ranked next to Great Britain. as a coal ex- porter prior to the war, loses by The peace treaty, considerable percent age of her coal area, and according to recent reports from that country, will probably show a fall off of 50 900 900 tons per annum in her production, and as her total surplus for export alton prior to the war was but about 35, 900 .ooo tons it is apparent that she will have, aside from that which she must supply te France, little for ex- porta tion. The other coal exporting countries, after considering Great
 
 States, are Belgium, whose annual export of coal amounted to about S. 0eq,e00 tons Japan about 4,0o0, 900 tons; South Africa, Canada and Aus tralia, couple million tons each
 These figures of the fall off Of more than one-haif in the British power of coal exBortatien, the elimination Of Germany ss coal exporter. (exespt to France). and the extremcly small quantity which any other country of the world, other than the United 1 States will take it's place at the head l of the lits of coal exporting countries | in the fiscal year upon which it is i now entering remain permanently the | with the fail off in production which l has occurred during the current year l following the return to Europe Of l many aliens employed in the coal | mines, our output for the year will | probably be nearly three times as l great as that of Great Britain, and i four CT five times as much as any other country of the world.
 The coal reserve" of the United which is meant the esti- | is. according to the banks stateHIsat I based upon figures presented by the | Geological congress of II 1913, and 20 times as much as that of fl Great Britain and practically half that of the. entire world. while the fact that about one half of our coal supplies is turned out through the III use of machines for mining. asl against about ene-fsfth mined by ma sdns in to ou. ,. ehs nra.s 5tk hat the United States will take, and maintain its position af he head of the worlds gal export ng nations. especially now that 1t distribute products of this character.
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