The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05

EXPERIMENT WITH SOMERSET Coal
Mr. Hoover, Of Hooversyille. Somerset
county, arrived 10 tow this forenoon with
four sled-loads OF coal. each sled h%cc,,aaiuy n
loR. Il Eas loaded into y car VI the Gas
Works. and Immediately taken to the Cam
bria Iron Company's coke yard. where it
qualities ascerlaiped, Il will reauire two
or three days 10 put Il through the burning
process, when the result Of the experiment
will be made knoaD, Mr., Isaac Kauf
man. OF pavidsvIlle. will To morrow hiring
10 town several tons OF cosl taken from u
vein on his property at Tyre Hill, and Its
cuking qualities will also be tested.
Hoyersville 10 situated on The Stony
creek. fourteen miles southeast Of JOHNS
town, on one OF the routes proposed for the
Somerset & Cambria railroad. The seam
of goal from which the four loads were
taken is sever feet in thickness. divided
near the center by . thin partition OF slate
half an inch thick. The coal closely re-
sembles that taken from the Miller seam.
al Bennington from which extra foe coke
IL made. Apparently il 10 Of precisely the
same structure. and contains an equal
amount of that pItchy. heterogeneous mat.
ter which is SO essential 10 the manufacture
OF first class coke.
Mr.. kaufman is deslrous that the new
railroad should be constructed through his
land via Tyre Hill. and he Is confident
that the coal taken iron his mine will
prove TO pussess excellent coking qualities.
He hppes 10 INDUCE the Directors 10 choose
the route which he has pr"posed.-Jskss
oun 7ri6aht 80
PREss AssocIATIoS.-Tbe annual meet
ing Of the Pepns, lvania, Ohio and Yves;
Virginia Frees AssopisIiap vas held 10 lhs
parlors of the Central Hotel, P~htsbnrg. on
Friday last, February 81. New officers
for The ensuing year we're elected, and the
usual routine nf business gas gone through
with. Aner q somewhat animated discus
sion on the question OF advertising and ad-
yertising agents, the Association passed
resolutions expressing iis continued faith
10 the agency OF w. L. Foulk's Son & Co
II will DE remembered that last year the
Association took an excursion TO The lam
Gus Mammoth Cave Of Kentucky. The
excursion was such Q grand success that one
on a much lsrger scale 10 proposed f1i the
coming summer. II Is proposed this time
TO take a trip scross the continent To San
Francisco. stopping Tor q short time at
different places OF interest and " ewing
the country a. well ~ II is possible
to do 50 In the short time allowed
TO the e~xcursionisis. The time pro-
posed for this grand excursion TO take
place is 10 the beginning Of August, next.
The Pennsylvania Editorial Association. OF
uhi~h ~. ---:.a- la ..rs s.u,.s. Al.
next aaepsi eseuisioa VI Cape MY SSOeie
time ia The latter part Of Juhe Heat. An
expression Of thanks was rendered the
propnetors Of the Central Hotel for courie-
sizes extended to the Association. The
managers OF the loan EShibpion kindly
invilea the members Of che Association 70
attend their show. The invitation was
accepted with thanks and the exhibition
attended by The piembers IN = hgdy- Ibe
meeting wss, taken altogether. a very
pleasant STAIR and Inspired those present
~Ith a higher aim IN their journalistic
work.