The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-04
1---Hard White Ash Coal.
2.--Free. ee.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---Lol berry Coal.
9-.-Lykens Valley Vein Coal.

der, A MOST RIGID SYSTEM OF rs FICTION,
both at the mines and at The shipping ports, will at
region there will be appointed number Of compet-
ent persons skilled in the preparation ct coal, AS
LOCAL INSPECTORS, whose duty ii will oe to visit
the several coiercs daily to that proper force
is at all times employed in removing slate, and to
rr vent il possible. any coal being sett from the
IN a To at bs
AT sCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PORT CLINTON,
SUBJEC FED TO THE PERSONAL EXAMINA-
TlON OF A SKILLED INSPECTOR BEFORE IT
is SH PPED, and if condemned by him, will be
fore paeGi S
LY REPiCKED AND CLEANED BY HAND, at
the cost OF the owner of the coliery thar produced IT,
In erng into business coal merchants, conroll
ing production greater than that Of any other SELL
er, and embracing more than two-thirds Of tho coal
to be shipped from Port Richmond the Coumpany
paraiion, and WILL SPARE NO EXPENSE To
SECURE FOR THEIR Goals A REPUTATION
TIE coMPANYs owNEssHTP OF NINETY
THOUSAND ACRES OF COAL LAND in the Irst
and sSnd PsoxpTY 9E
The advantages OF descending grades Of The road OF
the philadelphia e. Reading Railroad Company,
anu oH Inc me- -, ~; ,ttar lander II certain
that THE PHILADEIpHiAS q hEADING COAL
AND IRON COMPANY WILL Always SuPPpLNf rpN
n
SUMED UPON THE ATLANTIC COAST. In ad-
dtion these geographical and local advantage ne
tact that thev the only one Of the large nI1lng
companies whose Ian is produce ALL THE kNoWN
VARIETIES OF ANTHRACITE COAL, from We
hardest white ash the softer Goals of the Snamokn
and Lorberry regions, so much IN demand LOT ao.ss
tic purposes gives them an add ianal CLAIM upon
the favorable consideration of tho compromising
community.
The anthracite coal trade Of this country Will here
after be controlled and prices esablished oy lnvso
who actually represent the ownership OF the coal II
SELF and the ruinous suspensions OF mining anu
uctuation of prices will be avoided 1t VIII ne .ne
great aim Of the Company TO INDUCE A FEEL,
ING OF CONFIDENCE ON THE PART OF
facture,s may take advantage their capital to lay
their supply Of coal whenever 1t is most conven-
ent Tor them to do co. without any apprehension that
the value of their stock Will be pail ed by SUBJ
sequent action of the Company.
On or about the 2Jth Of each month circulars will be
Issued f,om the General Office OF the Company, in
Phllade phia, establishing prices for the succeeding
month"; and orders may be sent either to the TIeasur
er Of the Company, In Philadelphia the General
made to the Company at any time before the first
day of April 1878 for the purchase of stated GUAM
tity of coal TO be taken in equal monthly roportons
at current circular prices ghout 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 privngo Of ofdecinng to take
the propor ion due in such month"; but such declina-
tion shall not give to him the right to take. In any
succeeding month, any incr ased quantity in lieu Of
that so declined. +e --f.rs 81.
FRANKLIN D. GOWEN.
PRESIDENT
PHILADELPHIA February 5th 1873. fab26dI2t