The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10
1---Hard White Ash Coal.
2---Free-Burning White Ash Coal.
3---Schuylkill Red Ash Coal.
4---Alaska Red Ash Coal.
5.-.ShamOkin White Ash Coal.
6---ShamOkin Red Ash Coal.
7---North Franklin Coal.
S---LOrberry Coal.
9-..Lykens Valley Vein Coal.

der, MOST RIGID SYSTEM OF 4NsPECTToN, p eHrH
beth at the mines and At the shipping ports win at
region there will be appointed a number of conpet-
ent persons skilled in the preparation Of coal, As
the several coieries daily to that proper force
is at all times employed in removing slate, and to
mines in bad order In addition te these Efforts 9s at
prevention, will be left untried at the ship
ping ports to the evils Of careless preparation.
AND PORT RICHMOND, ALL COAL WILL BE
SUBJECTED 10 THE PERSONAL EXAMINA-
rs SH PPED, and if condemned by him, will be
dumped in places provided for the gnrP1se and be-
fore being loaded into vessels Will BE THOROUGH-
LY REPICKED AND CLEANED BY HAND, at
the cost of the owner of the coiery that produced It,
In entering into business coal merchants conrol-
ing production greater than that Of any other sell
to be shipped from Port Richmond, the Coumpauy
fully alive to the great Importance Of careful pre-
SECURE FOR THEIR GOALS A REPUTATION
THE CoMPAMYs SIy 0WMERsHIP ~ OF NINETY
and nd second fields-THE PROXIMITY OF THOSE
REGlONSTO IIDEWATERA AT PHILADELPHIA
The advantages Of descending grades Of the road Of
and of the FLEET OF STEAM COLLtERS being
established by the latter Company render it certain
AND IRON COMPANY WILL ALWAYS SUPPLY
SUMED UPON THE ATLANTIC COAST. In ad-
diton these geographical and local advantages the
fact that they are the only one Of the large mining
VARIETIES OF ANTHRACITE COAL, from the
hardest white ash the softer Goals of the Shamokn
and Lorberry regions, much in demand for domes-
tic purposes, gives them additional claim upon
the favorable consideration of the coal-purchasing
community.
The anthracite coal trade of this country will here
who actually represent the ownership of the coal it
self. and the ruinous suspensions Of mining and
fuctuaton of prices will be avoided It will be the
great aim Of the Company TO INDUCE A FEEL
ING OF CONFIDENCE ON THE PART OF
THEIR CUSTOMERS, so that retailers and manu-
facturers may take advantage their capital to lay
in their supply Of coal whenever it is most convent
the value of their stock will be impaied by any sub
sequent action of the Company. lili1k
Onor 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 Treasur
er Of the Company in Philadelphia to 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
at current circular prices Throughout the season
and If any such proposition is accepted by the Com
pany the puf chaser may, or before the first day
of any month have the privnge Of declining 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.
FRANKLIN b. GOWEN,
PRESIDENT
Philadelphia, February 5th, 1873. feb2sd12t