,500,000 tons was in anthracite and the rest in the output ot the bituminous coal mines. There were a lew labor

any¬ where of a downward tendency. The Annual Coal Scare Notwithstanding the disturbing announcements

to normal conditions. For one thing, coal is not yet being mined at its former rate. The effects of the long

of mining and in¬ creased cost of transporting sand, due. In part, to higher cost of coal and labor. CAR

, but that his compensation must come out of the Government price at the mine' and may not be added to it

follow us and who will profit by this splendid supply of water. although they mined far more coal than

. ABOUT MINING STOCKS. We have paid attention to mining stocks in these columns because it is easy

as the mining and hauling and distribution of coal again becomes normal. Under the Governor's plan, the State

¬ cite coal mining region of Pennsylvania, to Kingston, on the west bank of the Hudson River. New York

Pennsyl¬ vania coal for mine shipment at that figure. Somerset County producers are asking from $l

in the mar¬ ket are the suspicion there may be a fight among the coal roads, and the heavy falling ofl

¬ change for certain coal lands. Gould, it will be remembered, is also a stockholder in the Opera House

that there is a large quantity of coal already mined, but is located in "bottle-neck" yards, which make ship¬ ments

industry should be furnished with coal sufficient to manufacture 75 per cent, of the average output

for gold, silver and lead is as much of a legitimate business as the mining for iron or coal—it takes gold

and fuel. This difficulty obtains because coal for those industries is mined in the terri¬ tory west

mine in Pennsyl¬ vania to compete with foreigners. This raised the price of nickel so that the Meriden

disappeared when the coal strike could not be pre¬ vented, as had been generally hoped and believed, and more

as possible in order that they may be returned to the mines for more coal with the least possible delay

increased 2.4 per cent. In both branches of the coal mining industry there was a relatively large gain