Show OUR EXPORTS OF COAL many journals devoted exclusively to coal mining have been exhausting much mu c h space and creating a great amount of unwarranted discussion in talking about the export situation the pleasing eleasin g feature associated with the matter is that the closing 0 of the fiscal year shows that hat tf our export coal trade was by far the largest on record though the aggregate was but a trifle over 70 per cent of that going to mexico T north america cuba and the british wp we of shipments to europe with which stina iek esthe current talk is concerned rt of a there only tons these ell tons ton ever compared with the how hf and with a paltry two year before years T a ao ago go grounds for congratulations 0 show that tb the coal trade is 3 wh e is so much interested I 1 aa a so much unusual discussion is wh y being inal 1 adul i in in the mining and metallurgic bous speaking of the situation A few years ago the idea of aptly america america says of coal exports to european countries have been woul regarded I 1 as highly chimerical worthy only of some I 1 as dreamer oi dreams and spinner of abstract fanciest fancies B but it really looks now as if the united states may in time by the use of export b busing 11 sin ess methods of exploitations develop a flourish ing export trade in coal to european ports conditions abroad just now are ex exceptionally ept 0 all favorable and they cannot be counted on n permanently troublesome freight and customs complications stand in the way of complete and immediate success and it will be no very easy matter to gain a la lasting stino foothold in this splendid market our eap exp exporting producers however are planning their ca campaign m with a thorough r knowledge of these difficulties and they are going about their work with a view to permanent results their resources are great their methods masterly and it seems altogether likely that within a few years shipments of coal in large quantities to british and european ports port vill be an important feature of our international trade |