N&W and VGN in 1912--Coal volume

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Sun., May 12, 1912

CAN TALK IN MILLIONS FROM ONE STANDPOINT
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Coal Shipping Agencies That Handle Tons By the Million
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STATE BOASTS MANY IN MILLION-TON CLASS
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Many Selling Agencies, Among Them Local concerns, Have Made Application For Coal Station Permits on the Panama Canal
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EVERY ATLANTIC PORT SHOWS PREPARATION FOR NEW BUSINESS
[The initial part of this rather lengthy article lists coal agencies and coal companies that sell over a million tons of coal a year, and it predicts a big increase in business as a result of the upcoming opening of the Panama Canal, apparently because of expected sales of bunker coal to the ships plying the Canal.  Only a short portion of the article is reproduced below.]

    To meet the increased demand for coal at tidewater, the Norfolk and Western is building a big new pier [Pier No. 4] while the Chesapeake and Ohio is going to build a million dollar pier.  In addition to these the Virginian Railway already has a pier which will handle coal faster than it can be shipped and faster than either the Norfolk and Western or the Chesapeake and Ohio can, with the result that the port of Norfolk will be well provided with coal shipping facilities.
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Gordon Hamilton
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