Telegram-herald., 1890-07-06
EVERYTHING CONVENIENT.
The Central Coal Co.'S Yard sna
shsds-Al Ready for Business
P~oFls who " AIT ts save azsass ID Get
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People have not bsea troubled very
much 70 keep warm during the month
of June jusg past, bat when winter
CONES Il Is & subject which causes u
various toEms much study % tie rlea
snd 10 the poor alike. How 70 gei
their fuel. and bow much 70 pay for =,
: usually the IoFn ~ which tnis ques'
ton presents itself. The thrifty house
holder long since found that wlhtst :
supply OF ooag can be bOaght macn
cheaper during the preceding summer
thaa durng the winter, Nnen every
OOdy wants and Is buying coal
A representative or tne IEE6RAN-
HERALD visited the yards OF the Central
Coal Company last week, aad found
there every preparation bsing made Tor
supplying their customers Wltn coal
and wood. TINS company started 10
business IN 1855, and are now entering
upon their toird season. A very mucn
larger amount OF cOsi mas been bought
by them this year than ever before,
and by Duylng early, paying cash, ana
thus taking advantage OF the market,
they have been abe 10 secure some OF
the best coal that has ever come INTO
Grand Rapids.
The hrga IS composed OF Messrs. Enos
Putnam and 4. W. Seanlans. Mr.. Put
man needs no introduction TO the people
OF Grand Rapids, having been engaged
IN other lines OF business here for many
years. His reputation is a guarantee
ror uprghtness and square dealing. and
customers OF the Central Coal Company
may rest assured that fuel bought OF
them is just what II Is represented 70 be.
Mr.. L. w. Seamans, the active part
ner OF the company, was for years en-
gagged In the wholesale coal business IN
New \ FORK State before coming TO Grand
Rapids. IL is but natural 10 suppose
that Mr.. Seamans is a good judge OF
coal, and-he Is certainly very proud or
the quality of the goods his company
has TO offer. He also declares that
their stock has been bought at price
which will enable his company to de-
liver TO their customers very much
cheaper than was done last year. Their
yards and sheds are very conveniently
situated q few rods east of EllswoTth-ave.
at the corner of Bartlett-st. and the d.,
L. & Y. r. r., two blocks south of the
union depot. Nearly twelve thousand
(l2 ,000) square feet of ground has been
covered with sheds, which are being
rapidly filled with coal. In fact, the
sheds are nearly full, and with many
more cars coming, IL looksas though the
Central Coal Company would very
soon want TO deliver some OF their
stock u their custom srs. Their
yards are, without doubt, the most con-
venient in the city, while their sheds
are arranged with a view of encouraging
labor, as they unload from the cars dl.
rectly into them. The driveways are so
arranged that teams never turn around
but always move ahead. All these
points tend to cheaoen the expense oi
handling coal and allows the dealer to
sell just so much cheaper to the con-
sumer.
The celebrated Plymouth coal is the
only anthracite handl ed by the Contra
Coal Company, and anyone who ha:
noticed the dull and lustreless color ot
the fuel they have been burning, ha
but to visit the sheds Of this company
and there see the bright, hard coal en-
tirely free from dust, to be convinced
that this IS the place to buy his winters
fuel.
This company is now ready to make
summer prices very much lower thar
was made last year, but having no dowr
| town office, have to ask their customer
over telephone number S34.
| They also have q large wood yarc
we'll fille1 with choice dry wood, from
which they expect to supply all that USE
| this kind of fuel.
| Coke and all the best brands O.
bltuminous coal are handled by tni
company. They will be pleased I,
quote prices on application.