During the past few months there has been a large output of coal from the native pits in the Chiaotso dis~ trict, Chiaotso is the headquarters of the Chung Fu Corporation, which embraces the interests of the Chung Yuan Mining Ca. and the Pekin Syndicate. Using modern machinery and a certain number of trained ex-petts, both Chinese and foreign, the Targe company mines and ships large quantities of hard coal and coal dust, Something in excess of 1,000 tons day. The native pits, however, have very little machinery and most of their product comes from very near the surface. They are able to com-pele with the large company, but at the cost of the country's resources, {or they probably secure little more than a third of the available coal, and make the future working of the pits "well-nigh impossible.
Geplorable that conditions in China make it possible for a few men with capital to make large profits for themdeves at the expense of China's natural resources.
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