During the late 1800s there was the massive production of by manufacturing industries in the Northeast these increase in Manufacturing caused the demand for coal and other fossil fuels to increase rapidly.
Coal Mining was also in rapid increase due to these excessive demand for Coal for the manufacturing industries machines.the cotton production in the south had no effect on the demand of coal and other fossil fuels also the New ships using steam power needed water to produce its steam power and not coal. because steam power is generated using water.
