The story of Pittsburgh: Coal and coke

Coal and coke (Vol. 1, nr. 4)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831622963

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-239757

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Title:: Coal and coke

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 4

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1920

Scope:: [ca. 16] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Hillman Coal & Coke Company

Collection:: Economics Books

Vernon, at Belle Vernon, Fayette County; Oakmont, at Barking, Allegheny County; Diamond, at West Browns- ville, Washington County; Pike at Brownsville, Fayette County; Huston Run, at Courtney, Washington County, and Blaine, at Lock No. 3, Allegheny County. The combined annual capacity of these mines is, in round figures, 7,000,000 tons of coal and 1,500,000 tons of coke. Twenty of the Hillman mines are situated in the Pittsburgh, Connellsville and Irwin fields, with shipping facilities on the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, Monon- gahela and New York Central Railroads. Seven of the mines are provided with river tipples, permitting ship- ments by way of the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio Rivers. Thus the company is able to ship by rail or water. Shipments from its mines in Somerset County, Pennsyl- vania, and Preston County, West Virginia, are made by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, east and west. The combined coal acreage of these mines, and of the company’s undeveloped coal tracts, is more than 85,000 acres. The coal produced at the two Jerome mines is low in volatile matter, averaging about 179), and can be burned with much less unconsumed carbon than is the case with higher volatile coal, and is widely known to the trade as “Smokeless Coal.” It is in great demand for steam pur- poses, especially in cities having anti-smoke ordinances. The Hillman Coal & Coke Company has about 14,000 acres of virgin coal surrounding the Jerome Mines. For use as bunkering coal, this product meets the severe Gov- ernment requirements in every detail. It can be stored for long periods with absolutely no danger from spon- taneous combustion. Hillman coal for gas-making pur- poses produces under the best practice from 10,500 to 11,000 cubic feet of gas per net ton of coal. Chemically, there is but slight variation in the seam of the Pittsburgh District coal, used for gas making purposes, and physically. the coal is of firm structure and does not slack readily. The Hillman Coal & Coke Company is one of the largest shippers of coke in the Connellsville region, having a total of 1,166 beehive and 798 rectangular ovens, located at various plants, and producing annually about 1.500.000

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