, 1875-01-24
THE NEW COAL.

:! THE NEW COAL.
:: xx Shawnee Coat, fros, Perry Conn
". O.-1ntcFvsesv with the Pres,
dent.
The cold weather of the 7~,t Two weesxs i.
.. sdaed An interest to everything connected nil
, !; this great staple.
Two montns ago the Baltimore i Ohio R.i1
road Was opened, aud neg coal iusrod1ced iat
cur market and tess4l BY number Of Dur trpn
works and furnaces for heating blocks aui
hotels, as we'll as in many private residences a
parlor and domestic coal, with such nnivoess
verdict in its favor that reporter called 1t In.
Office OF the Company, at No, So Washington
street, for such information regarding it II
might be Of general interest.
Here he had the pleasure Of meeting
= - GEN. Y. D. HAMILTON,
! OF Newark, Ohio, President Of the TX mines =,
Shawnee, rho has located ID this city; and. with
Messrs. c. c. Horden and Il. Hafer, well.knorn
dealers here represents The Baltimore Ohio
Coal Company, recently organized, throueh
whose energy this coal na. been 10 extensively
introduced. -
Reporter-Would gou be kind enough, Gan.
era1, to furnish such items in connection wiss
your enterprise - you think would b OF interesf
to the public2 =: A.:
(; Gen. Hamilson-Certain1y, We hope to inte,es,
the people of Chicago, but tha best item con,1
furnish at this particular time would be
TEE CttAL ITFKLF. 49,
Reporter-What are the especial charsots,is.
tics Of your coal7 ., ,i@-
+; Gen. Hamiton-It Is semi -bituninous, hsn6
and bright free from sulphur, and Lu1ns OF On
And dry, producing but little smoke and leaysar
white ash without clnkere- Il is sdauted to
the manufacture OF iron from the OIL tl,9.rch Iii
IT. stages. It's freedom from impure gases mases
1t peculiarly domestic and parior cCa!, wh1le n
sfrengsh and manner OF burning makes 1t unsur-
passed for steam PURPOSES ~. j,
Rep0rtar--Where il this coal found and vb.k
Is tue comparative coat Of uroductlon7
Gen. Hamllson-fhe coal company repsesent
built railroad from Ne'sra O., south a niiee
penetrating an upde7elopel field Of coal ia.
Perry County. The VEIN y IL feet manmun<
thickness containing 16, 0Oltons per acre. AID
mined oy drifting into tue hillside at abopf / III
the usual cost of mining. At the aou fsm
terminus ne laid ont the town Of Shaw rec, whNh
has given Its name to tho COAL HeFa upon 4
cholce tract al 500 acres cur nines we're opeIsd..
and have been in successful operation mt1e ta. 4
three years. having present capacity OF LOO.
tons per daT. We leased cur road to the Bsl.t-,
more . Ohio Railroad Company. which give N
an outlet to tie lakes at Saudusky, syhere during
ct 100, COO, tons, principally into Canada, where
in the markets of Windsor, Hamilton, Toruntc
and Aontreal, it has established the character
we claim for it, anu now, through tho completiop
By rail.
Reporter-Nhat effect will this have upon
TIE COAL TRADE OF OUR CITY?
Gan. HsniltOn-1he Baltimore i Ohio Rail-
road has been eminently successful in its mxn-
agement devotiDg to its stockholders ali the nat
farR fa n $ha tc nd n
tonnage 1t = minimum above cost. It's of1cers
are men Of integrity aud ability, proud OF their
road and determined to mako it the most popu-
lar one in the United States. Experience haa
taught them tho cheapest method Of coal nsns-
portation. This, With the small coat ut tho
mines, enables Us to furnish substitute for
Briat Hill and Erie Goals Ut = less cost ~ 21,io
per ton to consumers. Already competing grades
have declined from SO cents to Is cents per ton
aince November, instead OF advancing that
are over LOOK. GOO tons Of soft cos1 ueed here an
uua1y. Chicago Is therefore beuetited BY thu
ming Of the Baltimore l. Ohio RAiroad IN this
one item OF coal alone 1t least 81 ,0Q0, 0N pm
annum, On present estim&-es.
Rsportsr--ThiA being the case il will HQrk
4 REVOLUTION
in the trade, will it not?
Gen. HamiIton-1 have no doubt OF It butM
will take time. Rival interests oppoAo u, md.
means are used to Influence angineerr
and fIa1nen against the coal. and Frequently ip-
ferio1 coal is furnished by dealers vheG ShnwpeA
:oal was ordered This IL unfair to their. Gus.
.omers daring the cold weather, when tho best
.oa1 il needed. tall you, ais, had the gepuine
+hc past Two weeks. tha " King OF tha CAnpibAl
[ales" would not have concluded he was too near
he North Pole, aud sighed - he did for tho
more congenial atmosphere OF ST. Louis.
Reporter-A1e there
ANT oTHEn MINES
u Shawnee coal except those you repre8entf
Gen. Ham1lton-A number haYe been opened
At the outcrop Of the coal baison,
there the coal is hut feet thick and extending
long the 1iue to the CENTRE Here the hills aIe
be highest and tho coal Is found In its greateas
Perfection both in quantity and quality. Here
5a selected our land terminated tho road 4ud
'peued our mines. Gen. Sheridan oWns coal.
tact On the line and it was amidst theso bills
earned how to make it hot for rebelA This
egon eau produce soldiers whom needed
8 well a. coal and the dse-c1oatin9
nalities Of both arc abont equal
Reporter-There is \ car OF
UNUSUALLY TTNE-LooKISd coal
n the Baltimore d Ohio track near ths Expo.
ition building said to have been presented "a
fayor: Colvin from Shawnee Do you know
nything about it Z
Gen. Aaniiton-That il CIR Of xx coal ttoa.
ar mines which Col Riley. our civil engineer
awarded as JOINT New Iear'a gift to his honoe
"a Mayo1. from him to show hiH respect foraa
ID friend. from us to show the people Of Ghicf-
0 what the new year would bring them lis
present Of diamonds containing more intrinsic
alue (tbis neather) than the finest brilliant that
eauev bost1 :
Reportee-Are there many deal1rs who hsYa
our coal for sale
Gen. Hasnilton--Quite number, and I h&7s
satd Of some who havo mixed it with inkensr
,al aud other deAlera who sold unmixed intan
coal for Ours.
Reporter-Nou1d it not be well for you u fu-
ah US republication list OF responaiblodeAleEs
hom you supply and would recommend; tha
,s1tion.
Gsn' Hamilton-I have been thinking Of that
ID, since you have done Id tho honor To cal,
lail do so, adding to tho puhLiahod LIT doH
ne to time aa the namee increase.
SUNSHINE
IA A. Sr,1n ~