MINE.RAL PRODUCTION IN IOWA

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1 MINE.RAL PRODUCTION IN IOWA IN 907 BY s. W. BEYER

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3 VALUE OF MINERAL PRODUCTION. 90 Coal $0,49,93 Clay ,408,47 ' Stone...., ,09 Gypsum... : ,0 Lead ,00, Sand-lime brick.,... : ,642 Mineral water* , ,200 Total $,03, Coal "... $,69,4 Clay ,477,237 Stone including lime ,782 Gypsum : ,498 Lead and zinc " ,300 Sand-lime brick ,22 Mineral water* ,40 Sand and gravel ,380 Total $6,44, * Mineral paint is combined with mineral w,ater. 907 Coal $2,28,02 Clay :.. 3,733,476 Stone including lime ,3 Gypsum ,383 Lead and Zinc ,400 Sand-lime brick ,68 Mineral waters* ,400 Sand and Gravel ,0 Total $7,627, * Mineral paints and iron ore are included with mineral waters. MINERAL PRODUCTION IN IOWA FOR 907 * BY S. W. BEYER. The mineral production for 907 shows an increase in every department. The total increase amounts to more than a million of dollars. Coal shows the largest total increase while lead and zinc attain the highest per cent. The prices in an lines ruled * Data for tables supplied by United States Geological Survey.

4 4 MINERAL PRODUCTION OF IOWA. higher on the' 'average than they have since th organization of the present <survey. The returns show a falling off in the number of producers in all lines save in Gypsum and Lead and Zinc. The greatest reduction in number of producers appears in clay and stone although both show a good growth in total production; Table number I gives the total mineral production by counties and follows herewith: TABLE No. l. VALUE OF TOTAL MINERAL PRODUCTION BY COUNTIES FOR 907. Counties Coal Clay Stc.ne and Lie Miscellaneous Total!:: s. ::. :..: :::::: ::: $.. "33;628' $ : ::::: ::::: :: :.-::$, : Allamakee ,37 900,27 Appanoose ,3,20 2, ,.. 76' 2,7,3 Audubon , :.... Benton , ,30 Black Hawk ,770 4,682 66,42 Boone ,36, ,768 Bremer Buena Vista , ,00 Butler Calhoun , ,200 Carroll Cass , ,87 Cedar Cerro Gordo ,03 9, ,78 Chickasaw Clal'ke ,38...,38 Clay Clayton ,74,62,200 7,39 Clinton ,60 3,847 32,262,729 Crawford , ,440 Dallas , ,7 Davis Decatur , ,463 Delaware , ,79 Des Moines ,770 24, ,82 Dubuque ,000 33,22 9,696 6,908 Emmet Fayette ,67 _ 2, ,480 Floyd , ,060 Franklin Fremont , ,90 Greene ,64 29, ,677 Grundy...., , ,40 Guthrie ,6 3, ,497 Hamilton... :.. : , ,92 Hancock... '.' , ,66 Hardin ,34 34,2,406 0,268 Harrison... ; "..., 9, ,20 Henry.... ' ,888.., ,888

5 TOTAL. PRODUCTION. BY COUNTIES. TABLE No. l--,.continued. I. Counties Coal Clay Stone and Lime Miscellaneous Total Howard Humboldt Ida.... Iowa Jackson.....Jasper Jefferson Johnson Jones Keokuk.... Kossuth Lee Linn Louisa Lucas Madison Mahaska Marion MarshalL Mills Mitchell Monroe Montgomery.... Muscatine Osceola Page Palo Alto Plymouth Pocahontas. '.... Polk 'Potta wattamie.... Poweshiek..... Ringgold Scott Shelby , Sioux Story Tama Taylor...,.... Union Van Buren Wapello Warren Washington..... Wayne Webster Winnebago Winneshiek.... Woodbury Worth Wright Single and small producers ti 3 24 ] I $ $ $, $ 0 $,6 64, ,... 63,603,07,69 489,968 3,432,799 2,29, ,760 32,00 33,640,3 2,47,777 6,24 9,26 20,463 6,440 70,33 43,400 27,960 7,87 9,377 30,7 33,360 8, ,229 40,626,76 60,68 72, ,399 4,32,4 27, , , , ; ,829 32,00 60,68 67,026 fl,3 2,837 84,8 2,622 H,644 89,862 7,8 27,607,78,048 34,03 30,960 7,87 3,432,799 20,277 34, , ,000 3,67,896 40,626,76 38,720 46,093,000 89, : , ,769 3,769 6,733 6,733 46,4& 8,024 34,0 4,0 34,0' 30,93 8, ,976 40,298 3, 2 24,90 3,40 49,40 3,060 3,060 46, ,4 286,949 3, ,49 67,47 3, ,898,26,83 28,249 43,46 89,247 70,679 2,49 36,083 28,249 4,6 674,769 TotaL $2,28,02 $3,728,78 $648,3 $992,993 $7,627,92

6 6 MINERAL PRODUCTlON OF low A. Coal. All of the leading coal producing counties show an increased production save Boone, Lucas and Webster counties. Lucas has dropped from the list of large producers. The average price per ton, the average number of days worked and average number of men employed were higher than for the preceding year, in fact higher than during the last decade. The output, total value and Dumber of men employed were the largest in the history of the industry for Iowa. The table below shows the growth in tonnage, value, average price per ton, average number of days. worked and average number of men employed during the past nine years, according to the authority of the United States Geological Survey. Year Total Tons Average Price Average Num- Average Number of Days ber of Men Worked Employed 899 fi,77,479 $ fi,397,338 $ ,97 900,202,939 7,, ,608 90,67,499 7,822, ,63 902,904,766 8,660,87.-! , ,36,233 0,439, , ,07,6 0,439, , ,798,609 0,86, , ,266,224,69, , ,74,322 2,28, ,8 The output, disposition, value, average price per ton, average number of days worked and average number of men employed by counties is given in tabulated form below.

7 TABLE No. II. "" COAL PRODUCTION OF IOWA IN 907, BY COUNTIES. 0)... ' ol 0)... ",0) >... O)..cl >.. S 0) r I.9'0 :;:l S '" '0 0) 8 ol.9- ol >:I 'O..cl o::l. 0)00 S a' ""'0 i=l< ol '0'" 'O8 '0 0) olo 0)"" 0... 'ColO) Counties..8gs ol...:l en P E-< Short Tons Short Tons Short Tons Short Tons Adams , ,343 $ Appanoose ,02,972 60,067 0,370,23,409 Boone ,49 7,20 7,40 208,0 Greene ,707 2, ,289 Guthrie , ,840 Jasper ,4 7,03 9, ,297 ::... : : : :'. '. : : : :.: : : : : : : : : :.: : : : : : : : : : ' 27, ,76 702,892 33,80 2,076 77,778 Marion '.' 30,496 27,682 8,82 346,999 Monroe ,38,68 3,278 64,062. 2,476,02 Polk ,224,780 99,492 3,93,460,203 Taylor ,87, ,692 Van Buren ,42 2,77 7,374 Wapello : ,78 7,46 3,324 28,6 Wayne ,86 2, ,90 Webster ,289,028,98 80,27 Other counties (aj and small mines... 9,728 43,4 8,42 2, Total ;.... 6,774,44 67,77 82,407 7,74,322 $ a Dallas, Davis, Jefferson, Lucas, Page, Scott and Warren. ""... Ol i=l< 0).;::: '". 0) >:I i=l< -; Ol ;;. bll..., OlO.. ;;. 0 < 33,628 $ ,3, , , ,6 2.6L 64, , ,07, , ,432, ,29, , , , , , , ,28,02 $ )0)..0;;' S '. >:I'" ol 0)>" '" bllol ol'o... 0)... ;;.0 < H ' )..0 Soo >:0) 0)0 bll oli=l<... 8 O) < 4 3, , ,66 2, ,8 o I> t' '"d :>;l o tj. q Cl H o!z.... "

8 8 MINERAL PRODUCTION OF IOWA. The following table, compiled upon the authority of the United States Geological Survey, shows the production of bituminous coal by the ten leading coal producing states of the Union during 906. It' will be noticed that Iowa maintained her positiop. as ninth in the list according to total tonnage while she holds eighth place in the value of the output. The second table, from the same authority as the first, gives the production of the ten states which produced the largest amounts during 907, and shows that Iowa kept the same relative position, both as to amount and value of output, as she held in the preceding year. TEN LEADING PRODUCING STATES IN 906. ClJ Z Z' >=I <l> '" QJ8", 0 QJ QJ QJ 0:\,.,....S J..4 0:\ >=I '''' ::l "'0:\0... QJO..., QJ",QJ g;", 0 ;>AA g; 8 i.. State..., b.oqj"" b.o",-,,= b.o QJQJ H po -< -<. Pennsylvania ,293,206 $30,290,6 $ , West Virginia ,290,30 4,0, , Illinois ,480,04 44,763, , Ohio... 27,73,640 30,346, ,438. Alabama ,07,963 7,4, , 6. Indiana :.. 2,092,60 3,6, , Colorado ,,28 2,73, , Kentucky ,63,647 9,809, , Iowa ,266,224,69, , Tennessee ,29,27 7,667, , Whole United States ,874,867 $38,62, $ ,42, TEN LEADING PRODUCING STATES IN 907. ci ci State Short Tons. Pennsylvania Illinois : West Virginia Ohio Alabama Indiana Colorado Kentucky Iowa Kansas Whole United States ,32,437,37,46 48,09,83 32,42,49 4,20,44 3,98,73 0,790,236 0,73,24 7,74,322 7,322, ,40,042 $,837,770 4,687;&82 47,846,630 3,324,746 8,40,468,4,300,079,449,40,038 2,28,02,9,698 $ 64,83,49

9 CLAY PRODUCTION. 9 The outlook in Iowa for 908 is for a falling off both in production and price of products. Clay Products. Iowa still maintains her pre-eminence in the manufacture and sale of drain tile. Notwithstanding the installation of numerous factories for the manufacture of cement drain tile there was an.increase of nearly seventeen per cent in the amount of clay drain tile marketed during the year.' The output of clay products for 907 was distributed as follows: Article Quantit,y in Thousands Compared with 906 Increase-I Decrease- Per Cent. Per Cent Common brick ,68 $,08, Paving brick and block.. 2, , Face brick ,028 96,36.4 Fire brick Drain tile ,0, Sewer pipe , H ollow building block , Pottery , Miscellaneous... ' 2, Total $ 3,709, TABLE No. III. VALUE OF IOWA CLAY PRODUCTS FOR 907, TABlrLATED BY COUNTIES. Counties Common Brick Paving Brick or Block Face Brick Drain Tile Miscellaneous Total A lair Adams..... Appanoose.... Audubon..... Benton B lack Hawk.. Boone.... Buena Vista.. But.ler Calhoun Carroll..... Cass Cedar Cerro Gordo.. Clarke Clay $ 7,900 $... $ $ 2,800 $... $ 0,700 4 I 0, , If, , , , , , , ,43 3,26 9,003 44,28,8,632 3, , '. 4, , , , , ,682 4, , ,39 33,420 27,

10 . 20 MINERAL PRODUCTION OF low A. TA'BLE No. III-CONTINUED. Counties Paving Common Brick or Brick Block Face Brick Drain Tile Miscellaneous Total Clayton... 3 Ulinton. 2 Crawford Dallas Davis..... Decatur 2 Delaware Des Moines... 4 DubJque... 2 Emmet Fayette... 2 F loyd... Fremont... :.. 3 Greene... 2 Grundy 2 Guthrie... 4 Hamilton Hancock Hardin Harrison Henry 4 Howard Humboldt... Ida Iowa Jasper Jackson J efferson... 4 Johnson... 4 J ones 3 Keokuk Kossuth '. Lee Linn Louisa Lucas... Madison Mahaska Marion 3 Marshall... 8 Mills Montgomery.. Muscatine 9 Page Palo Alto... Plymouth... Pocahontas :.. 2 Polk Pottawattamie 6 Poweshiek 3 Ringgold Scott Shelby Sioux , , , ,420..., ,..., , , , ,..,060. 2, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,366 8,000 6, , ', , , , , ,98,427 40, , ,380 3, , , , , , , (; , '" , , , ,62,270 20,7 7,2 0,66 68, , ,.... 7,00 20, ,6 9,000 9,72 3, ,843, ,68 24,000 7,20 00 '2;63.. 4,000 ' 2, ,000 0, , , , 2, , , , ,48 3, ,00... '" , ,800 3, ,22 7, , , , ,74,620 0,440 88,44,60,00 36,770 24, , ,90 29, ,336 70,92 0,66 70,34 I!,20 8,888 32,00 33, ,3 2,47',777 6, ,26 20,463 6, ,33 _ 43,400 27,960 7,87 9,377 30,7 33, , ,229 40,626, ,72q

11 0.., CLAY PRODUCTION BY COUNTIES. 2. TABLE No. III-CONTiNUED. _aj 0'"' <I) '"'() <I)::l a 0 0'"' Z Paving Common Face. Counties Drain Miscel Total,0-0 Brick Brick or Block Brick Tile laneoub Story 3 4, , ,769 Tama ,629,804 2, ,733 Taylor , , ,024 ::::: :::: Union , ,. '0 2, ,0., ,00 Van Buren ,400 Wapello ,3 3,88 6,72,0 4,96 3,2 Warren ,260 ' 0' ,800..., 3,060 Washington , , ,866 Wayne. 2 3, ,600 Webster , ,00( 28,634 6, Winnebago Winneshiek Woodbury.,.. 239,222 0,6:6, ,434 28,249 Worth... " Wright... 4, , ,46 Single Producers , ,92,870 89, Totals $,08,383 $223,93 $ 96,36 $2,0,793 $32,00 $ 3,728,78' Iowa rank:d ninth in the total production for 907, maintaining her rank and showing an increase in production over the preceding year of 2.27 per cent against an average of 7.7 per cent for the whole United States. The ten leading producers, ",i.th number of firms in operation, vaue and percentage of total products, are given below. State,r.o '"'SbIJ "'... g-:c... blj <I)...,...,::l <I) = 0-0- ",..., 0 ::l <J_ '"' -; o o.b o 2:! Z po. p... Ohio.... :' , $ 3,04, Pennsylvania '4 2,774,6 3.2 New Jersey ,...,. 7 7,362-; '" New York... ' '... '. ' ,876, rjllnois...., , ,634,8 7.8 Indiana ' ,8, Missouri , ' ,696, California ,364, Iowa ,469, West Virginia ,783,3] Total for United States...,....,,87 $ 6,032,

12 22 MINERAL PRODUCTION OF IOWA. The outlook for 908 is very favorable to increased production, especially in drain tile and sewer pipe. Large plants are in process of building or have recently been built at Lehigh, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Sheffield and Fertile. Pottery. The reduction in pottery production was due to the closing of the plants in Des Moines, Marshall 'and Webster counties. The Fort Dodge Stoneware Company was the largest producer in the state. The product for 907 was as follows: Red Earthen Ware $ 8,20 Stoneware ,32 Miscellaneous ,00 Total , $8,882 The outlook for 908 is for an increased output due to the rebuilding of the plant at Fort Dodge and the re-opening of the plant at Marshalltown. Clay. The production and sale of raw clay shows considerable in-, crease over preceding years. More than ten thousand tons were marketed during the year. The clays produced were classified as follows: Kind Quantity in Short Tons Fire Clay......,... ',.... Brick Clay..., ,... Miscellaneous ,..., Total.... 3, ,0 0,02 $2,84 3,3 $4,69

13 STONE P RODUCTION. 23 Stone. The quarry production for 907 shows a large increase in the quantity and value of crushed stone produced. There was little change along other lines. The output for the year was distributed as follows : Kind Amount in Short Tons l ' Limestone- Rough building Dressed building Paving Curbing Flagging Rubble :: Riprap Crushed stone- Road making Railway ballast Concrete ,696 8,6 86,636 Other uses Lime burned ,944 Total Sandstone Total : $08,992 34,663 23,4,34 3,682 72,232 46,46 69,87 77,7 8,682 4,04 84,0._ $644,93 3,42 $648,3'

14 Counties Allamakee Appanoose Benton Black Hawk Bremer ' Cedar Cerro Gordo.... Chickasaw Clarke Clayton Clinton Dallas Decatur Delaware.... ' Des Moines.....,.... Dubuque Fayette Floyd '..... Hamilton Hardin.... Henry..... Howard Humboldt Jackson... ' Johnson Jones ;... '" Keokuk o "'<.> ",;:I.0 'g. 8", ;:IP< Z 3 $ TABLE No. IV. PRODUCTION OF LIMESTONE IN a.S =a =a "'be ;:I be.eo '" be Crushed Stone.0.0 <.>0 be '" 'd+> 'd -q:!.s 0'".d be '" :0 '",,.;.: o be be "'be. be - 'dol ;:I :> "'-.0 _0 0 '- S ';.0 "'.- 0'- ::l p::( p., p::( p::( p::(..., '" <.> '" '", 8 87 $ 3,00 $... $... $... $.... $..... $... $..,... $ 4, ,96,200,38 6,20 : ,27 9,906 2, , ;;; ; [;; ;; 0,000, ,00 3,2... :... : :. I :: :::: :: ::::::::: :, ,3 29,000 4,86 28, , :. I... :. I ;:I '".d..., '"... i I......, "0 ::::::::: I:::::::::: I' :i;ii;;ci66' , : ::::::::: ::::::':::: :::::::::... 2 O,ggg,... "387'.... 3;8ig'... 7;8i ' ,47 2 :.I... : ,260 3,24 7,99 9,70 ;:I -; '" :> -; +> o 3 20,770 9,07,38,62 3, ,00 33,22 2,490 2,32. '33;36,. 60,68 7, '"d c:j g -:3... o Z o "'l... o

15 Lee Linn Louisa Madison..... Mahaska Marshall Mitchell Montgomery Pocahontas ,..... Scott Tama Van Buren... :.... Wapello Washington Single and small producers , , :: :::l::::::::::::: ::: , , , ,048 7,747 6,008 3,70 6,900. 9,79, ,7 4, , ,00 0,320 8, , ,240 2,697 6, ,4 4, " ,4 ',200 6, , , , " , ,824..'0;24i' I::::::::: , , , ,708 3,33...,03 70,79 Total $ 08,992 $ 34,663 $ 28,438 $ 8,378 $ 69,87 $ 77,7 $ 8,682 $ 84,0 $ 4,04 $644,93 t" H l'j o z l'j "'d o g >-3 H o Z t:

16 26 MI NERAL PRODUCTION OF IOWA. Sand and Gravel. The sand and gravel industry shows a rapid growth, keeping pace with the increased use of cement. It is impossible to secure complete returns even from the commercial producers and the figures given below do not tell the whole truth..lj'he production reported by fifty-three producers represent g twenty-two counties may be classified as follows: Kind Molding sand Building sand ' Engine sand '.' Furnace sand Other sand : Gravel Total.... QuanLity in I Short Tons TABLE No. V. VALUE OF SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCED IN IOWA IN 907. rn... County I 6,633 $ :l4,00 2,94 3,000 93,40 8,796 46,784 $ OOl... <> bd bd Ol::l Ol 'l'o.s'"d Ol'O <>'0 '0 Qi 88 d bdd >< d Old :>- 7,08 69,86,28,200 9,77 6,88 0,0.0'0. I'l 'O'l.S I'l d ><... >< OJ ::lp >< 00 rij <9 00 d......, 0 z ::;;: ril 0 Cl 8 Appanoose " Black Hawk... 0 $,800 $ 8, $, $,00 $,000 $ 27,4 Clayton Clinton Des Moines Dubuque liO ,86 Floyd Hardin Howard Johnson : ' ::... '.:: : : :. :::::::::::: ::: : Marshall Montgomery , Muscatine.... 2, ,343 3,743 Osceola Page , ,262 Palo Alto Polk... 9,867 22,043 3, ,64 3,829 Scott Wapello , ,40 Wright , ,49 Single and small producers... 3,20 7,683,08,200 2,90 7,940 I 24, Total $ 7,08 $ 69,86 $,28 $,200 $ 9,77 $ 6,88 $ 0,0 Lead and Zinc. The high prices for pig lead and spelter during the early part of 907 gr eatly stimulated mining operations in the Dubuque

17 MINERAL WATER-GYPSUM. 27 region. Lead ore reached the highest price in several decades, ranging from $42.00 to $20.00 per thousand pounds at the mines. The latter price was reached s!-ortly after the money stringency ill the east. The average price for the year was $38.00 per thousand pounds for lead ore and $30.00 per ton for sphalerite. The amount of ore sold for the year was: Quantity in I Pounds ;---- Leadore ,300,000 $ 49,400 Zinc ore ,000 9,000 A number of companies produced some "dry bone." and "jack" which is still held in stock. The Avenue Top Company completed and put into operation a fifty ton. mill during the year. The outlook for 908 is nqt especially encouraging owing to decreased prices. Mineral Water. The amount of mineral water sold was less than for the preceding year although the price received was greater. The springs at Colfax in Jasper county still contribute the larger portion of the water sold. The amount and value of the water sold during 907 was as follows: Medicinal water ' $23,633 Table watei ,867 TotaL $30,00 The total amount sold was 27,200 gallons at an average of twenty-five cents per gallon. Gypsum. The gypsum mined was somewhat less than for 906 but both amount sold and the price received exceed the tonnage and value of the pr'oduction for the preceding year. The statistics of the industry for 907 are as follows ': Crude gypsum mined Distributed as follows: Sold crude- To Portland cement wills As land plaster ' To plaster mills Miscellaneous uses Sold burned- Plaster of Paris, wall plaster, etc Other purposes j I Short I Tons 2,874 4,29 $ 2,860,62 4,278,777,777,200,200 3,96 66,268 9,000 4,000 Total ,799 $ 730,383

18 28 MINERAL PRODUCTION OF low A.. Sand-lime Brick. The sand-lime brick industry shows no growth in number of plants operating. In fact the plant under construction at Sioux City was not in operation during 907. The output for the year was greater than for 906. The product was distributed as follows: Number in I Thousands I Common brick ,29 $ Front brick ,... 6 Miscellaneous ,47 6,334 3,& Total $,68 Iron. The Missouri Iron Company continued their experimental work during the year and completed the installation of their washer plant. A small amount of ore was shipped. Portland Cement. The Northwestern States Portland Cement Company did not complete their plant at Mason City before the close of the year. 'he plant was put in operation in February, 908, and at the present time is turning out an excellent grade of Portland cement. The Iowa Portland Cement Company of Des Moines and the Hawkeye Portland Cement Company at Harvey in Marion county will scarcely complete their plants in time to become producers during 908. The price of cement to the consumers is considerably less than it was during the preceding year, ranging from fifteen to thirty per cent. Peat. During the year a plant for the briquetting of peat was installed near Fertile in Worth county. The industry was started too late in the season to become a producer during the year 907 and is still in the experimental stage. The plant is expected to have a capacity of twenty tons of dry peat per day.