Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Mineral Resources of the United States, 1921, Vol. 2: Nonmetals
On Januar 1, 1921, coal consumers had in stock piles and bins about 46 mil ion tons Of soft coal. With the general slackening of industry that began early in January the demand for coal declined and prices receded from the high levels reached in 1920, and the manufacturers Of briquets had difficulty in meeting an increased com petition with coal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
