John W. Mason (1842-1917), Consolidation Coal Company Properties Book
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3820
Book entitled "Properties Owned and Controlled by the Consolidation Coal Company: West Virginia Properties Inspected by the Directors and their Guests Aug. 2-3, 1907." The first two pages show the schedule of activities for Thursday, August 1 through Saturday, August 3, 1907. Includes information on the number of mines, production, acreage, house ownership, and employment numbers for Consolidation Coal Company, Fairmont Coal Company, Clarksburg Fuel Company, Pittsburgh and Fairmont Fuel Company, Southern Coal and Transportation Company, and Somerset Coal Company. This is followed by 52 plates showing photographs of various mine and coaling stations belonging to those six companies. Plates include details of capacity, type of mining (electric, compressed air), and haulage (electric, rope, mule). Also includes three folded maps of mining company properties and operations that have been separated to the map collection.
English
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0.1 Linear Feet (Summary: 1/2 in. (1 book))
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Three maps to the map collection:
title: The Georges Creek Region -- Showing Location of Mine Operations of The Consolidation Coal Company and Others
description: Shows towns, railroads, ridges, rivers, and mining sites in a region demarcated by the towns and cities of Keyser, Piedmont, Frostburg, and Cumberland.
date: 1907
title: Map of Somerset County, Pennsylvania (PA) -- Showing Location of Mines in Operation
description: Shows towns, railroads, rivers, and mining sites within Somerset County, Pennsylvania (PA). Identifies sites of Fairmont Coal Company [?] mines as well as those of other operations.
date: 1907
title: Map of Properties of The Consolidation Coal Company, Fairmont Coal Company, Clarksburg Fuel Company, Somerset Coal Company, Pittsburgh and Fairmont Fuel Company, [and] Southern Coal and Transportation Company
description: Shows operations in region of West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and western Maryland, including state and county boundaries, towns, railroads, rivers, and mining sites.
date: 1906
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