Anderson.

Campbell.

TABLE 142.-Coal produced in Tennessee, 1919-1923, in net tons

Claiborne.

Cumberland.

Fentress..

Grundy.

Hamilton.

Marion..

Morgan

Overton

Roane.

Scott..

Other counties.

Small mines.

Total value..

• Included under "Other counties."

Bledsoe, Hamilton, Overton, Rhea, Sequatchie, and White in 1919; Bledsoe, Overton, Rhea, Sequatchie, and White in 1920; Bledsoe, Cumberland, Hamilton, Rhea, Roane, Sequatchie, and White in 1921; and Bledsoe, Rhea, Sequatchie, and White in 1922 and in 1923.

No canvass of wagon mines for 1921.

TEXAS

Again Texas mined a little more coal than in the preceding year, but all of the increase came from the lignite fields. The bituminous output was 175,332 tons, which was 89,847 tons, or nearly 34 per cent, less than in 1922, but the output of lignite was greater by 171,169 tons, or more than 20 per cent, making the net gain for the State 81,322 tons, or 7.4 per cent. The value dropped from $2,563,000 to $2,162,000 a loss of $401,000, or 15.6 per cent.

There was a decided falling off in the number of men employed and the days in operation at the bituminous-coal mines, in part because of a seven months' strike at the Bridgeport Coal Co.'s mines; this was partly offset by an increase of both items in the lignite mines. The State, as a whole, showed a decrease of 389 men and 7 days compared with 1922.

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Includes also loaders and shot firers.

Bituminous
Lignite

Total value..

TABLE 144.-Coal produced in Texas, 1919-1923, in net tons

Includes Erath, Maverick, Palo Pinto, Webb, Wise, and Young counties in 1919, 1920, and 1922; Erath, Maverick, Palo Pinto, Webb, and Wise counties in 1921 and 1923.

Includes Bastrop, Fayette, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Leon, Medina, Milam, Nacogdoches, Titus, and Wood counties in 1919; Bastrop, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Lee, Leon, Medina, Milam, Nacogdoches, Shelby, and Wood counties in 1920; Bastrop, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Leon, Medina, Milam, Shelby, and Wood counties in 1921; Bastrop, Bexar, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Leon, Milam, Nacogdoches, Shelby, Titus, and Wood counties in 1922; and Anderson, Bastrop, Bexar, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Lee, Leon, Milam, Nacogdoches, Shelby, Titus, and Wood counties in 1923.

UTAH

Utah, New Mexico, and North Carolina are the only States that showed a decrease in the production of coal in 1923. Utah's tonnage loss was the greatest but her percentage loss the least of the three. The output in 1923 was 4,720,217 tons, valued at $13,657,000, a decrease of 271,791 tons, or 5.4 per cent in quantity, and $2,030,500, or 12.9 per cent in value.

The number of employees fell from 4,721 in 1922 to 4,381 and the average number of days worked from 204 to 160.

Figure 46 makes clear the ups and downs of the coal industry in the State in the years 1918 to 1922 and in the several months of 1923.

TABLE 146.-Coal produced in Utah, 1919–1923, in net tons

Grand includes Iron in 1919 and 1920; Iron and San Pete in 1921; Iron, San Juan, and San Pete in 1922; and Iron, San Juan, and Uintah in 1923.

No general canvass of wagon mines for 1921.

VIRGINIA

In 1923 Virginia made her greatest output of coal, although somewhat handicapped by lack of cars in the early part of the year and by a sluggish market later on. The total was 11,761,643 tons, valued at $32,468,000-an increase of 12 per cent in quantity and of about 20 per cent in value, compared with 1922. The number of employees and of days worked also increased.

It is interesting to note the fluctuations in the daily tonnage for the period covered on the chart (fig. 58.) The bottom was touched in 1921, when the average was 24,000 tons. The average for 1920 was 37,000 tons and for 1923 as a whole, 38,000 tons; April, May, and August were the months in 1923 in which the maximum daily output was reached-about 41,000 tons.