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Comparative Railroad Tonnages.
The Pennsylvania railroad ships larger quantities
of coal than any English railroad, notwith­
standing coal and coke tonnage is the most im­
portant item in the business of many of the latter.
In 1903, out of a total tonnage of 161,490,851 tons,
the London & Northwestern carried 38,863,540
tons, the Midland 21,209,582 tons, the London &
Northwestern 19,152,000 tons, the Great Western
17.169,000 tons, and the North British 14,883,000
tons. The Pennsylvania road hauled more than
40,000,000 tons of coal and coke on its lines East
of Pittsburgh in 1903 and last year.
Great Britain's Coal Supply.
The report of the royal commission on the coal
supplies of the United Kingdom, issued January 25,
calculates the available resources of the proved
coal fields at 100,000,000,000 tons, which, at the
present increasing rate of output, will last about
450 years. The commissioners anticipate that,
owing to physical considerations, the rate of in­
crease will soon be slower and will be followed
by a period of stationary output, and then by a
gradual decline, which will prolong the duration
of the resources.
Growing Popularity of Box Car Loaders.
The use of box car loaders is increasing and
many operators who use them insist that by their
means coal may be shipped in sealed box cars and
the common complaint of shrinkage in transit
avoided. Since beginning the manufacture of
such a machine a comparatively short time ago the
Ottumwa Box Car Loader Co., of Ottumwa, Iowa,
has sold over 200 loaders and during the past
week entered orders as follows: Colfax Consoli­
/6 J. L. SPANGLER,
PRESIDENT.
£
THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN. 51
dated Coal Co., Colfax, Iowa, two loaders; Souris
Coal Mining Co., Winnipeg, Manitoba, one loader;
Wheeling & Lake Erie Coal Mining Co., Cleve­
land. Ohio, one loader. The company also in­
stalled a loader recently for the International Coal
& Coke Co. at Coleman, Alberta. A recent im­
provement in the way of a car-pulling attachment
has increased the popularity of this loader since
by its means the man who operates the loader may
shift cars about tipple also.
Pennsylvania Railroad Shipments.
The shipments of coal and coke originating on
the lines of the Pennsylvania railroad East of
Pittsburgh and Erie, during 1903 and 190T, were
as follows:
Jos. H. REILLY,
'.'. PREST. k TREAS.
1904. 1903.
Anthracite coal 4,514,073 4.201,695
Bituminous coal 27,046,243 27,780,425
Coke 8,685,619 9,028.399
Total 40,245,935 41,010,519
Coal Desired For Canal Zone.
The Isthmian Canal commission has received a
requisition from the canal zone for 30,000 tons of
coal for use in connection with the construction
work and bids will be called for immediately.
Cj-p Colo At a bargain—Coal property shaft
• Ol OdlC. opening, fully equipped with
power and machinery for mining by electricity,
miners houses, railroad switch, excellent shipping
facilities, capacity 500 tons daily, close market for
output, water the entire year. For particulars,
Address, P Q. Box 245,
Wellsburg, W. Va.
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Jos. B. CAMPBELL,
SECRETARY.
Duncan=SpangIer Coal Company,
MINERS AND SHIPPERS
"BLUBAKER" and "DELTA"
BITUMINOUS COAL,
AN A-NO. 1 ROLLING MILL COAL.
FIRST-CLASS FOR STEAM USES.
e- OFFICES: .
1414 SO. PENN SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. No. 1 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
SPANGLER, CAMBRIA COUNTY, PA.
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