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Output Of Coal

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
April
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
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Chief of Bureau of Mines Reports For Year 1902.

Wilkesbarre, Pa., April 23. - The annual report for 1902 of James E. Roderick, chief of the state bureau of mines, issued Wednesday, shows that the total production of anthracite coal last year was 36,911,551 tons. This is a decrease of 22,994,400 tons, compared with the production of 1901, due to the flve and a half months' strike. To mine this coal 300 lives were lost and 641 men were injured out of a total of 148,141 men employed. In 1901, working full time, 513 men were killed and 1,245 injured.

The total production of bituminous coal last year was 98,947,170 tons, and increase over the previous year of 18,032,934 tons, which was principally due to the great demand for fuel during the anthracite strike. The total number of days worked were 220 2/3 as against 216 1//4 days in 1901.

The report also shows: Total number of employees in soft coal regions, 135,386, an in crease of 17,734 compared with the year of 1901; persons killed 456, increase 155; injured 861, increase 202. 

There were 14,761,901 tons of coke produced in the state last year.