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