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1 Annual Report of the Island Creek Coal Company for the year ended December 31,

2 Annual Report of the Island Creek Coal Company for the year ended December 31,1932

3 ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY Directors STEPHEN L. BARTLETT B. P. BOLE W ILLIAM H. COOLIDGE T HOMAS B. D AVIS JAMES D. FRANCIS I. F. FREIBERGER C LARENCE A. HIGHT R OBERT S. MCVEIGH CHARLES G. R ICE SIDNEY W. WINSLOW, JR Boston, Mass. Cleveland, Ohio Manchester, Mass. New York, N. Y. Huntington, West Va. Cleveland, Ohio Brookline, Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio Ipswich, Mass. Beverly, Mass. Executive Committee B. P. BOLE T HOMAS B. D AVIS W ILLIAM H. C OOLIDGE I. F. FREIBERGER CHARLES G. R ICE Clerk H. P. SWEETSER, Portland, Maine

4 ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY OFFICERS Chairman of Board, W. H. COOLIDGE, Boston, Mass. President, T. B. DAVIS, New York, N. Y. Vice-President, C. A. HIGHT, Boston, Mass. Vice-President, J. D. FRANCIS, Huntington, W. Va. Vice-President, R. S. MCVEIGH, Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President and Comptroller, H. L. SMITH, Boston, Mass. General Manager, A. It. BEISEL, Huntington, W. Va. Secretary and Treasurer, F. W. BATCHELDER, Boston, Mass. Asst. Secretary and Asst. Treasurer, M. A. DONOVAN, Boston, Mass. As+. to President, J. W. POOLE, New York, N. Y. Asst. to Vice-President, J. R. EVANS, Cincinnati, Ohio Asst. to Vice-President, E. P. RICE, Huntington, W. Va. General Superintendent, Mines, W. A. H UNT, Holden, W. Va. General Superintendent, River Dept., 6% P. SUIT, Cincinnati, Ohio Purchasing Agent, W. T. SMYTHE, Huntington, W. Va. Manager Stores, C. E. CRICKMER, Holden, W. Va. General Manager of Sales, L. C. PERCIVAL, Cincinnati, Ohio Manager Sales Department, TENABLE JOHNSON: Detroit, Michigan Manager Sales Department, 21. It. DAVIDSON, New York, N. Y. Manager Sales Department,,4. E. CALL, Richmond, Va. Manager Sales Department, C. 0. G ROFF, Cleveland, Ohio Manager Domestic Sales Department, G. W. JOHNSON, Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President, Queen City Coal Co., J. A. REILLY, Cincinnati, Ohio General Auditor, T. F. SULLIVAN, Boston, Mass. Field Auditor, S. G. HONCHELL, Huntington, W. Va. Auditor, West Virginia Properties, J. J. FOSTER, Holden, W. Va. TRANSFER AGENTS I S L AND C REEK C OAL C OMPANY Boston, Mass. T HE N EW Y ORK T RUST C OMPANY New York, N. Y. REGISTRARS OF STOCK T HE N ATIONAL S HAWMUT B ANK T HE C HASE N ATIONAL B ANK Boston, Mass. New York, N. Y. Corporate Office 85 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, ~!IE. President s Office 520 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW Y ORK, K;. Y. Home Office HOLDEN, W. V A. General Office I STATE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 5

5 ANNUAL REPORT ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY To thi Stockholders: The Board of Directors submits herewith a statement of the earnings of the Island Creek Coal Company and Subsidiary Companies for the year ended December 31, 1932, and a consolidated Balance Sheet as of that date, which have been certified to by Messrs. Barrow, Wade, Guthrie & Company. The earnings of the companies for the year have been as follows: CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS STATEMENT Earnings of the Main and Subsidiary Companies from Operations $1,575, Interest Revenue, Royalties and Miscellaneous Income. 249, Total Earnings $1,8%5, DEDUCT : Administrative and General Expenses and Sundry Taxes.... $224, Reserved for Federal Income Tax 1%, , PROFIT BEFORE DEPLETION AND DEPRECIATION CHARGES $1,475, DEDUCT: Reserved for Depletion and Depreciation , N ET PROFIT FOR THE Y EAR E NDED D ECEMBER 31,1932. $ 934,

6 The net profit for the year of $934, is $585, less than the net profit recorded for 1931, but under the circumstances is considered satisfactory by your Directors. The Bituminous Coal Mining Industry has suffered from the depression but has been more fortunate in percentage of normal production than many other important industries. Bituminous coal output for 1932 totaled 305,667,OOO tons, or approximately 60% of normal. While production of the Island Creek mines was substantially below that of 1931, their relative position in the industry was maintained. Dye to large excess capacity and diminishing demand, the profitable marketing of coal has become more difficult in the past few years. For the purpose of bringing about better and more intelligent marketing, your management with other coal producers have been actively engaged for the past two years in working out plans for better marketing and distribution. There has been great delay due to the uncertainty as to the application of anti-trust laws. The Appalachian plan for co-operative marketing and distribution was agreed upon in February 1932, but the Federal Government enjoined the activities under this plan and the matter was in the courts until March 13, 1933, when the Supreme Court dissolved an injunction and held the plan to be legal. The effects of the decision should be very beneficial and far reaching. It is expected that Appalachian Coals, Inc., will proceed immediately with the sale and distribution of coal, and its activities should be of material benefit to your and other companies employing this agency. The price of coal at the mines has been liquidated. It is at or below pre-war levels. With existing freight rates coal cannot successfully compete in various consuming markets with oil, gas and hydro-electric power. Approximately BOY0 of the commercial consumers coal bill is paid to railroads as freight charges. A revision downward of transportation charges to these highly competitive markets, as well as a reduction in the freight differentials from the district in which our mines are located to pre-war level as compared with present unreasonable differentials would benefit both the coal operator and the railroads serving our districts and allow them to retain, as well as regain business now lost to oil, gas and other sources of energy. Your management with other producers of coal have submitted all these matters to executives of the railroads serving mines in your districts and are hoping to obtain their co-operation in meeting this situation within the near future. To enable your Company to better meet industrial conditions production after the first few months of the year was concentrated in Mines 1, 7, 14, 20 and 21. Your properties have been maintained at the usual high standard, and all of the mines that are temporarily closed down can be opened up quickly at small expense. Your Company has continued its efforts to so arrange the work to keep employed on a full or part-time basis as many of its employees as market conditions permit. 8

7 The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, on which your mines are located, is one of the most successful railroad systems in the country and has furnished your mines with efficient and satisfactory transportation service. Its traffic department has assisted in advertising and extending the markets for coal from the mines located on its railroad. Net additions to property account during 1932 amounted to $53, and consisted principally of cost of rearranging certain tipples and tipple tracks to better meet market demands on preparation of coal. Adequate reservations have been made from profits of 1932 for depletion of coal deposits and for depreciation and obsolescence of plants and equipment. The regular dividends on the Preferred Stock at the rate of $6.00 per annum and dividends on the Common Stock amounting to $2.25 per share were declared during the year. During the year 1932, 763 shares of Preferred Stock were purchased for retirement, reducing the Preferred shares outstanding in the hands of the public at December 31, 1932 to 26,558%s. At December 31, 1932, there were 583 Preferred stockholders and 3044 Common stockholders of your Company. The Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Company will be found on pages 10 and 11, and a table showing the coal production by years from the commencement of operations to the end of 1932 will be found on page 12. PEE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. M ARCH 14, T. B. DAVIS, President.

8 ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY CONSOLIDATED BXL.WCE ASSETS PROPERTY (APPRAISED VALUE JUNE 30, 1915 AND &3SE&U~NT ADDITIONS AT COST): Gross Values Less Reserves Coal, Timber and Surface Lands $9,485, $3,457, Mines Development, Plant Construction and Equipment ,680, ,063, T OTALS.... $21,165, $9,521, Ket $6,027, ,616, $11,644, CURRENT ASSETS: Cash. United States *Treasury si$$ Bonds due at par (Market Value at December 31, 1932, $5,956,000) 4ccounts and Notes Receivable, less Reserve for Doubtful Accounts Inventories at Cost or Market whichever lower: Coal Materials and Supplies $950, G,000, , $257, , , ,187, D EFERRED CHARGES: Unexpired Insurance and Prepaid Taxes. $30, Short Life Equipment at Depreciated Values 18, Miscellaneous , , $19,886, We have made an examination of the accounts of the ISLAND ended December 31, In our opinion, the above balance sheet and tion of the Companies at December 31, 1932 and the result of operations Boston, Massachusetts March 11,

AND SUbSIDIARY COMPANIES SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1932 LL4BILITIES C APITAL S TOCK AND P AID-IN S URPLUS OF ISLAND C REEK C OAL C OMPANY: CAPITAL STOCK: $6.00 Cumulative Preferred stock, par value $1.OO.

9 AND SUbSIDIARY COMPANIES SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1932 LL4BILITIES C APITAL S TOCK AND P AID-IN S URPLUS OF ISLAND C REEK C OAL C OMPANY: CAPITAL STOCK: $6.00 Cumulative Preferred stock, par value $1.OO. (Entitled to $120 per share and &4ctrued Dividends on Liquidation) Common Stock, par value $1.00 Preferred Common Shares Authorized. 100, ,000 Shares Issued.. Shares in Treasury and Purchased for Retirement.. 49,869,8, 23,311& 594,009& 144& Shares Issued and Outstanding... 26,558,6, P A I D- IN SURPLUS ,865i6g $620, ,249, T OTAL....,..... $11,870, C URRENT LIABILITIES : Accounts and Drafts Payable... Accrued Payrolls and Taxes Reserve for 1932 Federal Income Taxes : Dividends Payable January 3, $135, , ,OOO.OO 336, , RESERVES : For Insurance......,. $149, For Contingencies , , EARNED SURPLUS: Balance - December 31, Add- Net Profit for the Year Eided December 31, $7,589, , $8,523, Deduct: Preferred Dividends. 9; 160,530.OO Common Dividends. 1,336, ,496, ,027, $19,886, CREEK COAL COMPANY and its Subsidiary Companies for the year the relative condensed earnings statement set forth the financial condifor the year then ended. BARROW, WADE, GUTHRIE & CO. Accountants and Auditors.

10 T ABLE S HOWING C OAL P RODUCED FROM THE P ROPERTIES OF THE I SLAND C REEK C OAL C OMPANY YEAR * TONS OF 2,000 POUNDS Produced from Qwn Mines 147, , , ,036 1,220,326 1,685,487 1,876,446 2,039,887 1,916,100 2,207,444 2,213,616 2,280,661 1,933,805 1,891,37/j 1,781,413 1,795,077 3,240,993 3,144,423 3,152,919 4,951,403 6,025,715 6,568,930 7,397,980 5,430,843 6,305,012 5,496,501 4,329,022 3,484,622 Produced by Lessees 185, , ,322 88, ,662 73, ,027 65,949 2, ,602 69,497 83, , , , , ,922 Total Coal Produced 147, , , ,036 1,220,326 1,685,487 1,876,446 2,225,139 2,046,626 2,357,766 2,302,515 2,492,323 2,007,788 2,029,402 1,847,362 1,797,535 3,240,993 3,144,423 3,152,919 4,951,403 6,058,317 6,638,427 7,481,579 5,627,669 6,577,403 5,722,591 4,462,502 3,653,544 Total ,501,827 2,230,485 86,732,312 1% 18288

... TO THE STOCKHOLDERS FOR THE YERR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1938

... TO THE STOCKHOLDERS FOR THE YERR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1938 Annual Report of the Island Creek Coal Company for the year ended December 31, 1938 ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY DIRECTORS IS. I. ROLE.. ( lcveland,