The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-28

In order that all coal should be shipped in good or
der, A MOST RIGID SYSTEM OF INSPECTION,
both at the mines and at the shipping ports, will at
all times be enforced. In every district of the coal
region there will be appointed a number of compet-
ent persons skilled in the preparation of COAL AS
LOCAL INSPECTORS, whose duty it will be to visit
the several coeres daily to see that proper force
is at all times employed in removing slate, and to
prevent il possible, any coal being sent from the
mines in bad order. In addition to these efforts at
prevention no means will be left untried at the ship
ping ports to cure the evils of careless preparation.
AND PORT RICHMOND, ALL COAL WILL BE
SUBJEC TED TO THE PERSONAL EXAMINA-
TION OF A SKILLED INSPECTOR BEFORE IT
is SH .PPED, and if condemned by him, will be
dumped in places provided for the purpose and be-
fore being loaded into vessels WILL BE THOROUGH
LY REPICKED AND CLEANED BY HAND at
the cost Of the owner Of the coery that produced it,
In entering into business coal merchants conroll
ing production greater than that of any other sell
to be shipped from Port Richmond the Company
are fully alive to the great importance of careful
SECOND TO NONE IN THE COUNTRY. : =
uiTa1E THE CoMPAMY,S M OWNERSHIP OF NINETY
and second felis-THE PROXIMITY OF THOSE
REGIONS TO IIDEWATER AT PHILADELPHIA
The advantages Of descending grades of the road of
and of the FLEET OF STEAM GOLFERS being
established BY the latter Company render it certain
AND IRON COMPANY WILL ALWAYS SUPPLY
A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE COAL CON-
SUMED UPON THE ATLANTIC COAST. In adj
di0n to these geographical and local advantages the
fact that they are the only of the large mining
companies whose lands produce ALL THE KNOWN
VARIETIES OF ANTHRACITE COAL, from the
hardest white ash to the softer Goals of the Shamokin
and Lorberry regions, SO much in demand for domes
tic purposes, gives them an additional claim upon
the favorable consideration of the coal-purchasing
community.
The anthracite coal trade of this country will here
after be controlled and prices established by those
VINO actually represent the ownership of the coal it
sell: and the ruinous suspensions Of mining and
nuctuaton OF prices will be avoided. 1t will he the
great aim Of the Company TO INDUCE A FEEL
ING OF CONFIDENCE, ON THE PART OF
THEIR CUSTOMERS, so that retailers and manu-
factures may take advantage their capital to lay
IN their supply of coal whenever it is most convent
ent for them to do without any apprehension that
the value OF their stock will be impair ed by any sub
sequent action Of the Company.
On or about the Goth of each month circulars will be
issued from the General Office of the Company, in
Philadelphia, establishing prices for the succeeding
month and orders may be sent either to the TIeasur
er OF the Company in Philadelphia to the General
made to the Company at any time before the first
day of April 1873, for the purchase of stated guam
tty of COAL to be taken in equal monthly roportions
at current circular prices throughout the season
and II any such proposition is accepted by the Com
pany, the purchaser may, on or before the first day
OF any month"; have the prvilnge ofdeclining to take
the proportion due in such month"; but such declina
ton shall not give to him the right to take in any
succeeding month"; any increased quantity In lieu OF
that so declined.