Show UNITED UNITED STATES STATES' I LEADS IN COAL I Since 1899 1809 when the tlC United States Gr Great at Britain this country countr S has hold hId first place among amonI the coal pro pro- countries of orthe the tho world In 1011 HH 1 io fio O worlds world's 5 pi production of coal p I to approximately 1 short short bort tons of which tho the United States contributed 46 tons or per cent Iu In tho twelve years CRTS from 1899 1891 when hen the country first surpassed Gr Great t I Britain to to 1 the thc the production or of the I United States has h increased nearly J JOC 00 PC per coat cent while Great Britain has in in in- I Ir reused iU its it output about 2 21 per cent nom from 2 short tous to lo 9 j tou tons tous Tho United States s in n 1911 lOll produced over 60 per por r rent cent cent morn than Great Britain Germanys Germany production of or coal cal and t in 1899 was short horl Ions tono jn n 1911 it was t ns ne an of over 70 0 per font The combined d production of Gre Grent t ti Britain and ant Germany in lOll 1911 was VP tb h rt tons ton which exceeded the tho output of ut the United States Stales s bv by only 06 S S 5 Z tons ton or o J 1 ii t 15 per cent The 11 countries United States Great S and td German produce moro more thau than 80 81 per cc tco tho worlds world's total supply of ceal |