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

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Collection:: Economics Books

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collection of paintings, together with the palatial Frick home in Fifth Avenue, New York, is left by Mr. Frick in his will to the city of New York, the transfer to be made on the death of his widow. It is in this particular dis- position of his works of art, said Mr. Cortissoz, a dis- tinguished critic, that Mr. Frick has done most to place 11s countrymen in his debt. The pre-eminence of Pittsburgh as the Coal and Coke center of the world is undisputed. In the production of these industrial necessaries, the Pittsburgh District leads the world. One-fourth of the Coal and nearly one-half of the Coke produced in the United States are produced here. The industry dates back to 1760, two years after the build- of Fort Pitt, when the early settlers dug coal for fuel, just across the Monongahela River from “The Point.” The Geological Survey pronounces Pittsburgh Coal to be one of the most valuable in heat units of any produced in the United States, and the output of the district exceeds 100,- 000,000 tons annually. In the year 1918, the production of bituminous coal in the United States totalled 579,385,820 tons, of which Pennsylvania produced 178,550,741 tons. The output of Coke amounted to 56,478,372 tons, and of this total Pennsylvania made 26,723,645 tons, and most of Lhis being produced in the Pittsburgh District. Connells- ville reported for 1918, 37,061 Coke Ovens, and shipments of 16,138,590 tons. The high water mark of Connellsville Coke production was in 1916, when 38,362 ovens produced 21,645,502 tons. In that year, the State of Pennsylvania produced 81,279,695 tons, and the entire country 54.538.- 585 tons of Coke. Coal is not merely a black substance, more or less sooty and dirty to handle. It is not merely a fuel, the chief source of heat for manufacturing, transportation and domestic purposes. From coal, many charming colors are produced which enhance the beauty of fabrics, and from coal thousands of drugs are derived. for the use of the physician and chemist. Bituminous coal is the backbone, so to speak, of the great industrial and commercial life of the world. While the use of coal dates back to the earliest times, its con-

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