Show HF gr F H 19 or HIP laloli LARGI S OF ot MK F M mah 01 01 OK xio p utah in t it hit I 1 IK im gathered 11 arf I illard IV of f th foltin fol til sur Y ve ollita statts s the of production ot of coal in the states 0 of the tile rocky mountain region in 1910 according aci to edward edard IV parker of 0 the united un 1 state states geological dumel sune sho shou that the year was aas tor for that region one of unusual prosperity for the coal operators it Is an ill wind ind that blows moms no good and the closing down of mos of the mines in the mississippi ial alley states by the six months strike 0 of f 1910 created a strong demand on the coal mines of colorado Lo lorado montana ne ew mexico and I 1 even een altah more remote than the other states made substantial gains in production lignite production fell oft off a little in north dakota and idaho always alays small output was as somewhat smaller but these coals do not enter the same fields of usefulness as those from the other states and moreover the decreases were insignificant idock mountain the principal demands for the rocky mountain coals came from the railroads running between mississippi sis sippi api valley points and the rocky mountains isalt the usual railroad fuel from f the mines of illinois kansas missouri arkansas and oklahoma having been cut oft off by the strike there was also a good domestic demand for roky mountain coals throughout the year in 1910 the seven states comprised in the rocky mountain region produced short tons of coal valued at compared with ith tons valued at 37 in 1909 the increase in 1910 waa was short tons or 14 7 per cent in quantity and or 17 47 per cent in value 1 cri fied the largest increase in tonnage as made by colorado though all the other states stites except utah that showed increases outclassed colorado in the percentage of 0 increase colorado a production increased from to short tons or 11 73 1 per cent in ill the th 0 c ve sarv surveys ays eys preliminary review refe of 0 the coal trade in 1910 1910 published janu ury ary 3 au it was stated that colo rido s production we wo lid ild short tons tho the alue ct CE the produce increased 2730 or 19 1 per cent blont inas coal production increased from short tons valued at it 5 to 2920 70 tons valued at the gains being therefore 14 37 per cent in quan quantity tit and 5 8 per cent in value sew new mexico s ou output increased 25 23 25 per cent in quantity and 34 74 per cent in value from tons valued at to tons valued at 4 I 1 talis production in 1910 was man short tons valued at 4 against tons valued d at in 1909 an in crease ot of 11 07 per cent in quantity and of 12 6 per cent in value wyoming increased her production from 09 tons valued at to tons valued at gaining 17 83 per cent in quantity and IS 18 28 per cent in value colorado and NI wyoming together made up nearly two tao thirds of the total increase 1 there were 34 32 men employed elpi oyd i the rocky mountain coal minea mines in i 1910 and the average time tim e made has as two hundred and forty tire da 0 |