Show I C AL PA PRODUCTION U Tm I IN U UNITED TATt 1 I Report About to be he Issued by the Geological Survey Will Wil Show Interesting Facts Facts YIELD OF UTAH MINES MmES IN I 1903 Valued nt at lt An Increase Over Previous Year ea r Noted A Decrease In Colorado made modo to the United 11 geological survey show that the tho United States has hM hn again exceeded nil ni pevious records In Iii tho the production of at con cOli coal Tho The forthcomIng report on the tho coal coni production which Mr K g I W V Park lark Parker larker er statistIcian vill 11 soon make lulle wi show that lint the total output of the tho coal coil mines of this lila country countr In 1903 amounted to 10 35 short chart tons This la is nn on In increase crease of ot short tons toils or 10 19 per por percent l cent cont over ocr the tho production of ot 1002 1 02 which tl amounted to The Tho pro pr I of ot 1003 was ivas nearly learly double that of ot 1893 1803 unit and more moro than three times tho the output of ot 1833 1883 The rho Increase of ot pio pi duclon in 1903 over ocr IWi was equal to tho the total production of nil of ot coal cOlli In iii 1878 only 25 years ago ngo Large Larg and na ns was tho lie In crouse In the amount of ot coal produced the tho lie Increase In II the tho lie value of ot tho the product was still moro noticeable This The value of or atthe the thc cord cOllI product nt nit lt tho the millos in iii 1903 1003 amounted to which com onni compared COI pared with the value of at the tho output In 1902 shows an Increase of ot 1139 or nearly 38 per cent The Tha percentage of ot Increase In value was nan at ul fluent Ot exactly double that hilt of ot the tho lie increase In Iii production a tact filet which social scientIsts may Interpret na as ni they thoy Ideline Of Ot tho the total production In 1003 1903 1 03 74 7 10 short tons long toni ton r ont Pennsylvania anthracite vaU va I uell at This Is in In contrast to the production of ot ISO 1902 when tho the out tiit output output put flut was Ivan curtailed by tho the prolonged et strike In tho the regions and reached only short tons 36 38 9 long tons tonu valued nt at It Tho Llio Increase In anthracite production In 1103 over oer the production of the lie pre pro previous year ms ivan ns short tons tona 29 20 long tons Olin or nearly 80 SO per cent In quantity and 7 or nearly nearl per cent In III Yue rue production of at bituminous coal which Includes UK g nite or brown coal and cannel coal anti and scattering lots lotI of anthracite amounted to short tons toils valued at which ns as compared with 1903 1902 When tho he was wal short tons ton valued nt at shows an nn Increase of ot short tons tone or a n little over oer 9 tier per percent cent tOiS in quantity and of or or a lIttle less than 22 23 per percent emit cent In iii value From this tIthe It appears that 57 per fler percent er cent of ot the tho total I increase In production celt tion and Gl Si tier per cent celt of ot the tho Increase In was WIS title duo to tho the return of at nor normal normal the lie fluIds mal conditions In iii 11 I of ot PennsylvanIa The average Price fot tOI ct a ii ton toil of ot bitumInous coal which la Is II obtained 1 by dividing the tho total by y tho the total product was WM 24 for iv a 1 short abort ton in 1903 1003 1 03 12 In 1902 2002 Tho TUe average prIce of at a n ton toil tOi of ot anthracite cite coal was 05 In 1903 1003 as all against 11 In 1902 19 2 COAL OF O STATES IN 1903 HY BY STATES STATiS S Total Total States product value Alabama 5 3 California anti and Alas Alaska ka kit to Georgia and N Carolina Idaho 12 0 Illinois Indiana 10 5 Indian Territory 8 63 Iowa J 6 Kentucky Mar land 1 Michigan 1410 0 Missouri I Montana New Mexico North Dakota 4 Ohio 2 Oregon Pennsylvania 98 51 Texan 1 3 UTAH 09 Virginia 1 Washington 31 Weal est Virginia Wyoming Olt i I iI Total rota Pennsylvania an Orald total 3 Of ot the 30 20 states anti and a ld territories which contributed to the lie output In 1903 1003 Increased over oer 1002 1902 wan WIS shown In II nil all ni hilt but four our Two of those thoMe In which tho the production decreased were among tho the eRt rn states Maryland AIOn nun and ald two iere In II tho the Mount 11 region of ot Colorado Colordo noel decrease antI Montana Tho rho greatest was tas shown by Maryland and Wile was probably probably ably duo 1110 to the tha largely Irtely increased out output output output put of at Pennsylvania anthracite Colo CoIn ratioS lulos fell foi off ott or only olly tons tolls notwithstanding the hue fact that lint mining operations wem seriously af of affected bj b labor lhor troubles Thue was ivan only ono ouie state Georgia lo In lit which hll tho the value of ot tho the production IVItS less than lu In 1902 Next to the thc Increase In the tle output of nt Pennsylvania anthracite the tho most Important Rains gaitis lails wore ivere shown by b We Welt Sest t Virginia hort tons ton i vAnia 0 tons and Illinois tons tone ton The Increases decreases by states are arc Iro In Inthe inthe the tho following table tabe OF COAt COAL IN 1003 1902 1002 1 02 Tonnage Increase State Increase in tn value Alabama I Arkansas Calif rind AIl Alaska Colorado I a Georgia nn In N Car a n 2823 2523 a Idaho JhO 20 Illinois Indiana Indian Territory 7 Iowa t O KanMi Kentucky Maryland Michigan Missouri Montana a n 2936 New Mexico 60 North Dakota Ohio Oregon 60 6 U 1 78 f rexan U A I I IVirginia Virginia 1150 West VIrginia S Wyoming t 02 Total bituminous 1 anthracite u Grand Groll total 3 n Decrease In 11 order that some sofia Idea Mea of ot the bulk represented by the tho coal COli production of ot of tho United States SlateR In 1903 1003 may ia ma bo ho ob oh obtained tamed It bo ho stated that hut If It the tho en entire entIre tire production were loaded on 01 freight cars with n ua I capacity o of ot 30 80 tons to each tho the trans containing It would encircle the tho globe at nt tho the equator about three and III times linen If I tho ho entire production tion iou were loaded landed on freight ears cars aIs In ono one day the trains would occupy one ona quarter quarter ter tor of ol the tho entire 11 I way of at the United States Taking nn o of at 20 3 cars to a u train It would require six sixteen sixteen teen times as nanny many freight locomotives as 18 lS there are In the tho United States to tomoo moo this tonnage In one ono doy day If IC J spread over the tho surface of ot Manhattan Island Inland which has hns an area of 22 square miles malice mies tho ho entire entro Island inland l lond would be bo covered to a n depth of nearly neally 25 2 feet teet |