Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-22


BILE amusement has been occasioned by
an advertisement in so-called "Christ-
mas Herald" extensively circulated
Monday and Tuesday. The advertiser
''indignates' as follows:
People of Georges Creek throw back into
the faces of the originators the insult offered
you.
A few scheming merchants Of Frostburg
have the impertinence to offer you free
ride as the price ofyow principles of manhood.
They insult your common sense by think
ing that the trick of ofieringyou u free ride
will allure you into their lair, where they can
cheat and fleece you TO their hearts content.
BY staying at home you will give the lie to
their insinuatons that your sentiments can
be captured for the price of the train fare.
The wide-awake merchants Of Homecoming
are offering you goods in larger variety and at
lower prices than they can he obtained any
where in the county. They have, by their
business tact, pushed Lonaconing to the head
of the business marts of the Georges Creek
region.
The free train project involved no
assault upon the merchants of Georges
Creek, but was designed to head off III
some measure the enterprise of those
business men of Cumberland who had
secured the advantages of special fares
and special trains to win, not only the
particular trade of which the violent
advertiser is so jealous, but that which
naturally belongs to Frostburg. This
view was strengthened by the "wide
awake" Indifference of the men who
have, "by their business tact, pushed
Homecoming to the head of the business
marts of the Georges Creek region, to
the inducements held out by Cumber-
land. Our people thereupon deter
mined to inaugurate Il substantial
movement with a two-fold aim
/, To arrest portion of the trade which
the "wide-awake" merchants conceded by
their silence and submission as lost, and
>, To show the people generally that it is
altogether unnecessary to go outside Of the
region for goods
Otherwise there is no fault to find
with the eruption quoted, as it comes
within the radius and under the shelter
of advertising license"
Georges Greek WEEKLY STA
TISTIcs OF SHIPMENTS.-The record OF
shipments from the mines of the
Georges Creek coal region for the week
ending Saturday, December 10Th, 1883,
closed as follows:
Total tons for week ek................, I,5Ss
+" year .2,4l2,6S6
Increase over corresponding period
last year.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 973,533
Total tons to B. ( 0. railroad forwcet 23,G9a
year.1, ,32l ,S52
Increase over corresponding period
last year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 335, l2s
Total tons to C. & o. canal for week. 1920
i" " /" year. GSl ,225
Increase over corresponding period
last year. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. fll,2iO
Total tons to Pa. railroad for week :. 1875
i" " " year.. 409G0o
Increase over corresponding period
last ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 23S,9J6
Total tons shipped over C, & P. rail
road for week el.................. 23,572
Over same for year. $50 49,
Total tons shipped over G.. ca c. rail
road for week. cll................ 2,394
Over same for year. r................. 1865
The heaviest shippers for week
i, w. Va. Central. dons). )........... 5000
2, New Central..... +" ........... 5,44
None of the other companies shipping over
5000 tons.
Heaviest shippers this year
1, Consolidation. .(tons). ).......... 49,SS7