Honolulu Republican, Volume IV, Number 503, 22 January 1902 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Last year’s coal production of the United States was 300,000.000 tons, which exceeded even the amount mined in Great Britain, and was far beyond the production of any other country in the world. The production and consumption of coke were aiso larger than ever before, chiefly owing to the activity in the iron and steel trades.