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of earlier years. The list of active firms included the Ontario Talc 

 Co., the International Pulp Co. and the Uniform Fibrous Talc Co. 

 in the Gouverneur district and the St Lawrence Talc Co. of 

 Natural Bridge. 



There was a cessation of exploratory work during the year on 

 the part of development enterprises and no new additions to the 

 list of producers is in prospect for the current season. 



The talc industry occupies a position of considerable economic 

 importance in the limited field in which it is carried on. The labor 

 item is the principal element of cost in production, and a large 

 quota of the local population find employment in one or another of 

 the branches of the industry. The mining operations of themselves 

 are not so extensive in their requirements, but in addition there is 

 the milling which involves a process of gradual reduction con- 

 tinued over several hours and the haulage necessitated by the fact 

 that some of the mines are situated at a distance from the railroad 

 which serves the district. 



The Gouverneur talc began to enter the market about 1880. 

 Shipments of some importance were made before that date, but 

 from that time they have been continuous and in large volume. 

 Since 1900 the average annual output has exceeded 60,000 tons. 

 Altogether the production has amounted to about 1,700,000 tons 

 valued at $15,000,000. 



Production of talc in New York 



YEAR 



SHORT 



TONS 



VALUE 



YEAR 



SHORT 

 TONS 



VALUE 



l88l 



6 000 

 10 000 

 10 000 

 12 000 

 15 000 

 20 000 

 23 476 

 4i 354 



53 054 

 4i 925 

 36 500 

 50 500 

 40 000 

 46 089 

 57 009 



54 356 

 54 655 



$75 °°o 

 no 000 

 no 000 

 125 000 

 160 000 

 210 000 

 244 170 

 389 196 

 493 068 

 472 485 

 337 625 

 454 500 

 320 000 

 399 443 

 396 936 

 411 430 

 438 150 



I9OO 



63 500 



62 200 

 71 IOO 



60 23O 

 65 OCO 



67 000 



64 200 

 59 000 

 70 739 

 50 000 



65 000 

 65 000 



61 619 



63 000 

 74 075 

 69 514 



$499 500 



1884 



I9OI 



483 600 



1885 



I902 



615 350 



1886 



I903 



1904 



I905 



421 600 



1887 



455 000 



1888 



519 250 



1889 



I906 



541 600 



189O 



I907 



501 500 



189I 



I908 



697 390 



1892 



I909 



450 000 



i8cn 



I9IO 



552 500 



18Q4.. 



I9II 



552 500 



i8qs 



1912 



511 437 



1896 



I913 



55i 2 5° 



1897 



1914 



I9I5 



671 286 



1898 



576 643 



1899 











