The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-06-09
BOOMING OF
ANTHRACITE
A Cooperative Movement Instituted in
Town Last Night.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES HELD !
They VIII Attend the General Conference
Of Representatives. to be Held at
Scranton in the Near Future to
Formulate Plans For
Action

IN response TO the call issued yesterday
afternoon for q meeting of the business men
to take cooperative action with the business
men of Mt. Carmel, Shamokin, Hazletou.
Scranton and other towns Of the anthracite
region, about eighty representatives u5-
semblod in Schmidts halt last night and
organized with the intention OF giving such
aid TO the movement as may be suggested
at joint meeting of representatives from
the several places
Mr.. NJ j. Lawlor called the meeting To-
order and stated that he did so upon request
Of several Of the business men i'm attendance.
He stated tho objects of the meeting. as ho
understood them, to be first to devise some
means by which the consumption Of
anthracite coal may be increased and
secondly, to take steps towards organizing a.
Board Of Trade. He added that if no good
should come from such an agitation there
certainly could be no harm i'm letting the
world know Just what are the condition Of
affairs is in the anthracite region
IL was decided to form permanent or
ganilation and NJ. j. Lawlor was elected
president and W. j. Watkins of the HERALD.
secretary by accIamatiou.
The president then called for am expression
Of views ON the movement, with such slug
'' '''''r i'' '' '''.'''' 'HI-''l
nav '7 Io no" inc result aimed at can DE
'',L'"'.'
MI AI'n"I 9pe'u stated thtl the intention
was 10 nave I"e meeting eject three delegates
70 '.Oo"u convention 10 DE heid at scranton
vt u"'I"- INC Io'U1I part OIL Ihla month"; ana at
'"'V 90" c"''oH 'hGIc Will be general dis
I''as'T" vi PlH"7 an" 7u4Ht7ll"Ia as TO steps to
W. ''NOI' lc "I7" sa'u 'H"l lne movement
Az nav "'T" =, HI"i ''" DN vI7,I 90 town by
''''7'', w. '''c'H "uu W. IA LoIa' TWO MI.
'"i'"I' business men,
III '"H '''A 'n"' Iono"eu Mr.. 9peIo re-
i''''i N7 NGSsI'. I'uI IlouCk' II. l.. NhlIeIock'
-, I,' o. -" IH'"9I"' H. d. MuIhoIland, l..
IT I''oT lIn' Ilou' 'osePh wyatt ana William
~ nan P"Iuc'pa'ed' ana 1t was finally
"eg'u["' upon Ino'loh oi MessrS. Paul Houck
an" w. o. seaman TO elect three delegates to
"',onu I"o convention at 9cran ton.
NomInatons were made and Nessrs NJ. L.
Doyle Hon Joseph Wyatt and l.. j. Will,in-
SO" were eie'leu. raul Iouck, Hon. Nj. p.
["W.er, Il. A. Davenport, NJ. j. Lawlor, IL.
=. "hlIeIock ana NJ. D. Seaman declined to
OeGolno nominees.
,,, Io iue'uoh o.! establishing % Board Of
I""e was next taken up ana Messrs.
N'vl"I 9PoIo, IL. H. "hIteIorh, !. y. Mul-
I',.""u' II, ,' Ia, - "a. davenport IT, .toIdin, l..
'cI' imam NG'SWehaer ana President
i' 'I' 'oD' p''' III inc u'syu77'oh' Whlch re-
ar',T" yI III INC ."o'''uS "cc,"Ih&' upon motion
VI ,l'SS's' Ne'9Weh"e' ana Spero, That com
I'''O'o VI V,Ioo DO aPpo'n'G" TO see the bust
"c9a .75 me" oI 'ne Town ana ascertain II they
VIII o'E'"'~o BOARD oi Trade, ana now
i"I'" money can DC Tl7eu towards bringing
'''uu''iic' ,"to inc town.
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