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38 THE <strong>COAL</strong> TRADE BULLETIN.<br />
local trouble. The compromise on the Western<br />
bituminous schedule and the two-year agreement<br />
covering a number of important fields, contributed<br />
largely toward maintaining pacific conditions.<br />
A review of the market conditions and working<br />
statistics for the year shows that there was a<br />
certain amount of over-production of bituminous<br />
coal, particularly in the Central and West Central<br />
fields. Competition was rather severe at times<br />
with the result that low prices prevailed for considerable<br />
periods. It is apparent that the output<br />
of the territory mentioned could readily be increased<br />
by perhaps one-fourth, merely by increasing<br />
the number of working days, a general average<br />
of the year's returns showing that the days<br />
worked admit of such an extension, even after the<br />
question of proper and timely transportation facilities<br />
is taken into consideration.<br />
The following table, compiled from completed<br />
reports and reliable estimates, shows at a glance<br />
the production of coal during 1903 and 1904 in<br />
short tons:<br />
1904. 1903.<br />
Pennsylvania 98.000,000 103.000,000<br />
Illinois 37,077,897 34,955,073<br />
West Virginia 30.500,000 26,882,526<br />
Ohio 25.000,000 24,573.266<br />
Alabama 12,250,000 11,700,753<br />
Indiana 9.000,000 9,972.553<br />
Colorado 7,000,000 7,651,694<br />
Kentucky 7,000,000 7,075,000<br />
Kansas 5.950,000 5,875,000<br />
Iowa 5,728.700 6,365,233<br />
Wyoming 4.S00.000 4,602,929<br />
Tennessee 4,500,000 4,810,758<br />
Maryland 4.350,000 4,400,000<br />
Missouri 4,300,000 4,265,328<br />
Virginia 3,500,000 3,500,000<br />
Indian Ter 3,000,000 3,243,692<br />
Washington 2.990.500 3,100,477<br />
Arkansas 2,350.000 2,300,000<br />
New Mexico 1.613,334 1,323.909<br />
Utah 1,563,274 1,845,550<br />
Montana 1.472,204 1.500,000<br />
Michigan 1,341,375 1,581.346<br />
North Dakota 300,000 300,000<br />
Oregon 94,638 80,000<br />
California 93,000 93,026<br />
Pennsylvania anthracite. 69,701.520 75,232,585<br />
New Mexico anthracite.. 25,942 35,621<br />
Colorado anthracite 22,500 20,000<br />
Total bituminous. .273,774,922<br />
Total anthracite. . . 69,749,962<br />
Grand total. .<br />
. .343,524,884<br />
274,998,113<br />
75,288,206<br />
350,286,319<br />
The coal exported from the United States during<br />
1904 amounted to a little more than nine mil<br />
lions of tons, a slight increase. More than twothirds<br />
of the amount went to Canada, which, however,<br />
took about 225,000 tons more anthracite and<br />
about 300,000 tons less bituminous coal than in<br />
1903.<br />
The imports of coal, which were abnormally<br />
large in 1903, owing to the anthracite strike, were<br />
reduced in 1904 by about 55 per cent., the total<br />
being about one and one-half million tons.<br />
The most prominent national feature of the year<br />
was the notable gain in production made in West<br />
Virginia. That this was not still larger, especially<br />
in the Central and Eastern sections was due<br />
to the lack of transportation facilities. The state<br />
is badly in need of more railroad lines and while<br />
considerable advances in this direction were made<br />
during the year, still greater activity both in building<br />
and the maintenance of facilities is imperative<br />
if the producers are to have a fair chance for<br />
natural progress. Seaboard shipments were badly<br />
handicapped during a large part of the year. The<br />
appended table, compiled by James W. Paul, chief<br />
mine inspector, shows that of the total production<br />
of the state, 48VJ per cent, was produced by 28<br />
companies. There are 49 companies producing<br />
between 100,000 and 200,000 tons per year and 46<br />
companies producing between 50,000 and 100,000<br />
tons. The individual outputs of the larger companies<br />
follow:<br />
Fairmont Coal Co 4,033,659<br />
Davis Coal & Coke Co 1,457,757<br />
Kanawha & Hocking Coal & Coke Co... 956,815<br />
Red Jacket Coal & Coke Co 579,949<br />
The New River Smokeless Coal Co 574,878<br />
Clarksburg Fuel Co 530,028<br />
Norfolk Coal & Coke Co 521,940<br />
United States Coal & Coke Co 410,609<br />
Pittsburgh & Fairmont Fuel Co 353,612<br />
Houston Coal & Coke Co 341,533<br />
Southern Coal & Transportation Co 331,354<br />
McKell Coal & Coke Co 319,723<br />
Empire Coal & Coke Co 316,558<br />
Merchants Coal Co 312,453<br />
Davis Colliery Co 305,948<br />
Collins Colliery Co 299,704<br />
Gauley Mountain Coal Co 298,653<br />
Ashland Coal & Coke Co 288,841<br />
Turkey Gap Coal & Coke Co 265,600<br />
Pulaski Iron Co 252,565<br />
The Marmet Co 250,518<br />
Thacker Coal & Coke Co 242,873<br />
W. P. Rend 239,352<br />
Mill Creek Coal & Coke Co 238,757<br />
Elkhorn Coal & Coke Co 237,526<br />
Crozer Coal & Coke Co 232,125<br />
White Oak Fuel Co 230,944<br />
Boomer Coal & Coke Co 226,537<br />
Total net tons 14,663,798
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