Show INCREASE IN COAL production j 0 the statistics of production of coal in the states of the rocky mountain region in 1910 according to edward W parker of the united states geological survey show that the year was for that region one of f ur unusual usual prosperity for the coal operators it is an ill wind that blows no good and the closing down of most of the mines in the mississippi valley states by the six months strike of 1910 created a i strong demand on the coal mines of colorado montana ne new w mexico mexica and wyoming even utah more remote than the other states made substantial gains in production lignite production fell off a little in north daito and always small output was sonie somewhat what smaller but these coals do not enter the same fields of usefulness as those from froin the other states and moreover the decreases were insignificant the principal demands for the rocky mountain coals came from the railroads ral roads running between mississippi valley points and the rocky mountains the usual railroad fuel from the mines of illinois kansas missouri arkansas and oklahoma having been cut off by the strike there was also a good domestic demand tor rocky mountain coals throughout the year in 1910 the seven states comprised in the rocky mountain region produced short tons of coal valued at 43 compared with 25 tons valued at in 1909 the increase in 1910 was short tons or per cent in quantity and or 1747 in value the largest increase in tonnage was made by colorado though all the other states except utah that showed increases outclassed colorado in the percentage of increase colorados production increased from to short tons or 1173 per cent in the geological surveys preliminary review of the coal trade in 1910 published january 3 1911 it was stated that colorados production would approximate short tons the value of the product increased or per cent coal production increased from short tons valued at 5 to tons valued at the gains being therefore 1437 per cent in in quantity and 58 per sent cent in value new medicos cos output increased 2523 per cent in quantity and per cent in value from tons valued at to valued at production in 1910 was short tons valued at against tons valued at in 1909 an increase of 1107 per cent in quantity and of per cent in value wyoming increased her production from tons valued at to tons valued at gaining 1783 per cent in quantity and 1828 per cent in value colorado and wyoming together made up nearly two thirds of the total increase there were men employed in the rocky mountain coal mines in 1910 and the average time made was days |