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40 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
Chestnut Hill Sand & Coal Co., Moundsville, W.
Va.; capital, $100,000; incorporators, M. F. Deegan,
Charles Schad, Robert Newton, James Farmer,
A. D. Schad, Philip Markey, Charles L.
Spenger, Benwood, W. Va.; Charles A. Bowers,
Charles H. Ray, Wheeling, and A. M. Lewis,
Moundsville, W. Va.
Zion Coal Co., Owensburg, Ky.; capital, $10,000;
incorporators, B. H. Poindexter, Benjamin Hulsey
and others.
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Bosworth Coal Co., Middlesboro, Ky.; capital,
$100,000.
FACTS REGARDING FOREIGN COAL.
In 1904, the United Kingdom exported coal to
the value of nearly $62,000,000.
Kennedy Coal & Coke Co., Johnstown, Pa.; capi­
Coal at Rio de Janeiro costs between $10 and
tal, $1,000,000; incorporators, George G. Glenn,
$12 per ton. One mil.ion tons are imported every
David Ott, George W. Reese, S. H. Cauffiel, Johns­
year, almost entirely from the United Kingdom.
town; H. H. Light. Lebanon; J. Blair Kennedy,
Philadelphia.
During the year 1904 there were mined 9,650,000
tons of coal in Japan. Ten years ago the Japan­
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ese coal production did not exceed 3,000,000 tons.
Burnwell Coal Co., Birmingham. Ala.; capital,
The coal-bearing territory of Spain is fully as
$50,000; incorporators, W. J. Francis, Birmingham;
Alfred Stearns, Cincinnati; George Mesta, Cin­ extensive as, if not more so, than that of the
cinnati ; and Charles F. Francis, of Cincinnati. United Kingdom, and yet the production of coal
in Spain last year did not exceed 3,000,000 tons.
Cambridge & Muskingum Valley Coal Co., Cleve­ Nearly 3.000,000 tons were imported from England,
land; capital, $10,000; incorporators, W. B. Whit­ but great efforts are now being made to increase
ing, C. C. Owens, R. F. Denison, Frank S. Whit- Spain's production.
comb, Clarence E. Sanders.
A report from Bangkok, Siam, is to the effect
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that a large deposit of bituminous coal has been
Prospect Coal & Coke Co., Uniontown, Pa.; capi­ discovered in the North of the country. Thus far
tal, $80,000; incorporators, W. A. Stone, O. R. no coal has been mined in the Land of the White
Brownfleld, Harold L. Robinson, Herbert M. Craw­ Elephant.
ford, W. B. Crow, Uniontown.
The Island of Sumatra, in the Dutch East Indies,
has large coal fields. Some of them are now
Rising Sun Mining Co.. Piqua, O.; capital, $50,- being exploited. The coal found there is said to
000; incorporators, J. O. Morris, John B. McKis- be of a good quality and to compare favorably
son, Charles C. Barnett, C. B. Jamison and W. K. with Japanese coal.
Leonard.
Switzerland imports every year about two mil­
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lion tons of coal.
Arkansas Anthracite Coal Co., Clarksville, Ark.; Egypt is one of the largest coal importing coun­
capital, $200,000; incorporators. Charles H. Curtries of the Dark Continent. The coal is chiefly
rens, N. M. T. McGill and James W. Thompson. used for filling the bunkers of vessels at Port
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Said and Alexandria. I'he Northern coast of Africa
Slemp Coal Co., Ashland, Ky.; capital, $100,000; does not produce any coal.
incorporators, C. B. Slemp, John C. C. Mayo. J. W. Chile imports considerable quantities of coal.
M. Stewart, A. M. Kelley and S. S. Willis.
Australia and Japan, Sweden, Denmark and Norway
receive their coal supply from the United
Meek Coal Co.. Paintsville, Ky.: capital, $5,000; Kingdom and Germany.
incorporators, J. N. Meek, J. C. C. Mayo, J. H. Mat- Westphalian coke is largely sold in Paris. Shipney,
W. M. Stewart and A. M. Kelley.
ments of German coke were also made last year
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to Mexico.
Mauley Coal Co., Huntington, W. Va.; capital, A number of coal mines are now successfully
$100,000; incorporators, W. R. Thompson, Z. T. being worked in Servia.
Vinson, T. J. Bryan and others.
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Greece gets all her coal from the United Kingdom.
'Ine Edwardsville Coal Co.. East St. Louis; capi­ Almost no coal is used in Montenegro. The
tal, $50,000; incorporators, D. W. Robert, W. H. principal fuel is lumber and petroleum.
Rozier, Matthew P. O'Reilly.
An immense coal field has been discovered in
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Roumania. If properly exploited this field, it is
Fort Ligonier Coal Co., Latrobe, Pa.; capital. said, could well supply the demand for all the
$10,000; treasurer, James Peters, Latrobe.
Balkan states.