The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-09-13
COAL IS CONG UP.
Operators on *. ~ M. Side of
I1anaWha Make General
ADVANCE.

al advance in the price of coal is
about to go into effect among the
mines on the X. q M. side of the
Kanawha, to the scale that has been
in effect for some time on the @. g
o. side. AT ISeIley's Greek and
Big Mountain, two of the largest
mines on the north side, it has al
ready gone into effect and several
others will probably follow suit
within the next few days.
The now scale to certain ex-
tent is an experiment. The mines
on the south side nre SO organized
the coal association, that
they have been able, with the as
sistanoe of the O. u o. Fuel Com
pany, to hold up their scale in the
face of competition from the mines
on the north side, whore the price
of coal has been less I'm this way
they absolutely control the Cincin-
natl market. The recent advances
in wages granted by some of the
mines on the X & Nj. side has ne
cessitated the advance in the price
of coal. 1t wilB be interesting to-
watch with what success the com
petition from the @. q o. operators
is met.
The new scale raises the price of
coal on an average of about 225 per
cent. For instance, lump coal at
the mines is now to be 81 10, where
formerly it was eighty-fve cents.
Adding to this the cost of bringing
from the mines and delivering, the
cost of ton of Kelley's Creek coal
here this winter will be $1.75. The
cost of ton of steam coal deliver
ed will be 81 go; of run of mine de-
livered, 81 40. The price of the
same coal at the mine was formerly
Ia cents; it is now S1OO. Run of
mine has increased from 80 cents
to $1OO. The increases in cheaper
GOALS, at the mines, will be as fol-
lows: nut, from 60 cents to 65; nut
and slack, from 36 to 40 cents; pea
and slack, from 25 to 30 cents.
The closing chapter in a romance
in real life came to pass in Gilmer
county last week 1t was, in brief,
the second marriage of the same
couple within ten years. The par
ties were Harvey Ell. Williams and
his wife, whose maiden name was
Ida Cam. To all appearances they
were happily married ten years ago
this month, but after few years
minor acknowledgement widening
breach, and in 1894 the wife APP
piled for divorce, which was re-
fused, the husband vigorously OPP
posing. But one year later he
made similar request and they
were granted final separation.
The return to single blessedness
must have brought back dreams of
more blissful partnerships, and so
the pleasing sequence was second
courtship. Another marriage Ii
cense was issued at Glenville last
week and the husband and wife
celebrated their second wedding,
whose fruits promise better than
the first.
Miss Nora Hall. formerly of
Montgomery, Fayette county, but
who had resided at Fire Creek for
some time, was drowned in a pecu-
liar manner while washing clothes
at the river. Near where she was
working grapevine swing was
hanging from projecting limb of
a tree. While resting from her Ia
bors, she took hold of the swing
and swung out over the water and
in. some way lost her hold and fell
in the river, and before assistance
could reach her she drowned. The
body was recovered after about
two hours search.
The influence of first class news
paper advertising is undesirable
both as to the extent of it's duration
and the territory in which its effects
may be felt. OF course, the adver-
tisor may reasonably expect to be
able to directly trace increased sales
of his goods to his Advertisement;
but it's benefits extend beyond the
range of the most careful record he
can make of the patronage it brings
him. 1t is estimated that five per-
sons read each copy Of popular
and as each of the five
discusses with others the
striking things he sees in print, the