The Portland daily press., 1873-02-26
NO MIXTURE OF THE DIFFERENT
GRADES OF GOALS WILL IN ANY
CASE BE PERMITTED;
And each of the several classes of coal produced at
the above named coleries will be kept strict
ly separate from the others. All sa'es
will be made I'm or the follow
ing Designations

der, A MOST RIGID SYSTEM OF INSPECTION,
both at the mines and at the shipping ports, will at
region there will be appointed number of compet-
ent persons skilled III the preparation of COAL AS
LOCAL INSPECTORS, whose duty it will oe to visit
the several coieries daily to see that proper force
is at all times employed in removing slate, and to
prevent il possible, any coal being sett from the
mines in bau order. In add ion to these efforts at
prevention, means will be left untried at the ship
ping ports to the evils of careless preparation.
AT sCHUYhKILL HAVEN, PORT CLINTON,
SUBJEC led 10 THE PERSONAL EXAMINA-
TlON OF A SKILLED INSPECTOR BEFORE IL
is SH PPED, ana if condemned by him, will be
dumped in places divided for the purpose and be-
fore being loaded into vessels WILL lie THOROUGH
LY REPlCKED AND CLEANED BY HAND, at
In entering into business coal merchants, conroll
ing production greater than that of any other sell
en- and embracing more than two-thirds Of the coal
TO be shipped from Port Richmond, the Company
fully alive to tue great Importance of careful pre-
paration, and WILL SPARE NO EXPENSE TO
SECURE FOR THEIR GOALS A REPUTATION
SECOND TO NONE IN THE COUNTRY.
THE COMPANY'S OWNERSHIP OF NINETY
THOUSAND ACRES OF COAL LAND in the lrst
REGIONS TO iIDEWATER AT PHILADELPHIA
The advantages OF descending grades of the road OF
ns Of hill FhsEr FSan Ea51d sy
established by the latter Company render it certain
that THE PHILADELPHIA & READING COAL
A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE COAL CON-
SUMED UPON THE ATLANTIC COAST. In adj
dti0n to these geographical and local advantages he
TACT that they are the only OF the large mining
companies whose lands produce ALL THE KNOWN
VARIETIES OF ANTHRACITE COAL, from the
hardest while ash the softer Goals of the Shamokn
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
who actually represent the ownership of the coal it
Sell, and the rulQOuS SuSpeuSlODS OF mining and
fuctuatOn of prices will be avoided. 1t will lie the
great aim of the Company 10 INDUCE A FEEL
ING OF CONFIDENCE ON THE PART OF
THEIR CUSTOMERS, so that retailers and manu-
facture,s may take advantage their capital to lay
their supply of coal whenever it is most convent
emit for them to do without any apprehension that
the value of their stock will be impaired by any sub
sequent action of the Company.
On or about the 10Th 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 Teasur
er of the Company, in Philadelphia the General
sales Agent, in New York. Propositions may be
made to the Company at any time before the first
day of April 1873, for the purchase of stated guam
ty OF COAL to be taken in equal monthly roportons
at current circular prices throughout the season
pany the put chaser may, or before the first day
OF any month, have the privilege ofdecnng to take
the propor ion due in such month"; but such eclina-
ten shall not give to him the right to take in any
succeeding month, any increased quantity lieu Of
that so declined.
FRANKLIN e. GOWEN,
PRESIDENT.
Philadelphia, February 5th, 1873. feb26dI2t