The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-05
1---Hard White Ash Coal.
2---Free- Burning White Ash Coal.
3..-Schuylkill Red Ash Coal.
4.--Alaska Red Ash Coal.
5---Sham0kin White Ash Coal.
6.--ShamOkin Red Ash Coal.
7-.-North Franklin Coal.
S..-Lo, berry Coal.
9---Lykens Valley Vein Coal.

der, A MOST RIGID SYSTEM OF 1Ns PECTION,
both at the mines and at The shipping ports, will at
all imes De eSiorced , &c IN every district Of the coal
ent persons skilled in the preparation of coal, AS
LOCAL INSPECTORS, whose duty it will ue to visit
is at all times employed in removing slate, and to
pr vent II possible any coal being sent from the
Invention III M NO means viii be- left upted at the shin.
ling ports to the evils of careless preparation.
AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PORT CLINTON,
SUBJECTED D 70 THE PERSONAL ExAMINA-
TtON OF A SKILLED INSPECTOR BEFORE IT
IS SH pPED, and If condemned by him, will be
LY REP1CKED AND CLEANED BY HAND, at
the cost OF the of the coery that produced it.
In entering into business as coal merchants CON roll
ing production greater than that Of any other SELL
er, and embracing more than two-thrds Of the coal
10 be shipped from Port Richmond, the Company
fully alive the great Importance Of careful pre-
paration, and WILL SPARE NO EXPENSE TO
sEcoNb IL coSTkY
THE COMPANY'S OWNERSHIP OF NINETY
THOUSAND ACRES OF COAL LAND in the first
REGIONS TO iIDEWATER AT PHILADELPHIA
The advantages OF descending grades of the road of
n hadss Sa Of Essg sExM Fa5id c6ESs pes
that THE pHILADELpH;A & READING COAL.
REN Of aE 6o coS
SUMED UPON THE ATLANTIC COAST. In ad-
dition to these geographical and local advantages The
tact that they the only one of the large lining
companies whose lanrs produce ALL THE KNOWN
VARIETIES OF ANTHRACITE COAL, from the
hardest wh ash the softer Goals OF the Shamokin
and Lorberry regions, so much in demand for domes-
tic purposes, gives Them add ional claim upon
the favorable consideration Of the coa-purchasing
community. 1.aes- -. E.-1
The auhracite coal trade of this country will here
after be controlled and prices established by those
who actually represent the ownership OF the coal 1T
self. and the ruin0us suspensions Of mining anu
fucuaton of prices will be avoided. It VIII re the
7NG OF CONFIDENCE ON THE PART OF
THEIR CUSTOMERS, so that retailers and manu-
facure's may take advantage their capital to lay
IN their supply of coal whenever 1t Is most convent
for them to do so without any apprehension that
the value OF their stock will be mpai ed by any sub
se9ueut action of the Company B ss etL rl....,,
On about the 2)th of ech month circulars will be
issued fOm the General Office of the Company, IN
Phiade phia, establishing prices for the succeeding
er of the Company, in Philadelphia the General
Sales Agent, In New York. Propositions may bt
made to the Company at any time before the frs
day of April 1878, f,r the purchase of stated ouan
tity Of COAL TO be taken In equal monthly roportion
at current circular prices throrghout the season
and II any such proposition Is accepted by the Gem
pany, the pu chaser may, or before the first day
Of any month"; have the pivilnge Of declining to take
the proper ion due in such month"; but such declina-
ton shall not give to him the right to tike In any
succeeding month, any increased quantity IN lieu
| that SO declined.
FRANKLIN e. GOWEN,
PRESIDENT.
Philadelphia, February 9Th, 1873. feb26dI2t