Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-11
FACTS ABOUT coal PRICES.
How You Can Save in Buyino-loea
Dealers Not to Blame.

Dealers Not to Blame.
The trade has been flooded for the
past ten days with literature from the
Bernice Coal Company, Chicago. who
offer 500 tons a day of Best Bernice
Pocahcntas" at $3.50 per ton. includ-
ing freight. delivered TO the dealers
yard. This remarkable quotation made
an inquiry advisable as to the person
mel Of the Bernice Coal Company and
their business methods. This concern
has an office at 431 South Dearborn
street, where Simon Levy is accorded
the title of proprietor, altho it is re-
ported that the business IS ~ the name
Of his wife. Ruby Krauss Levy. When
Simon Levy was asked how he was
able to name delivered price on Pc-
cahontas coal that was about the same
as the mine price on this product, he
blandly replied that his Pocahontas
coal did not come from West Virginia
When asked where it did originate, he
stated: TT depends entirely on where
the order comes from. For instance
If I get an order from Iowa I ship
Franklin county coal. / pick out a
good grade of coal conveniently near
~ TIC clll SSS SAAS va
der and i ship that coal" The He
brew race have accomplished some
wonderful things. but we fear this son
OF Samuel Of the tribe of Levi is at
tempting too much when he attempts
to transplant the Pocahontas coal field
to Franklin county or any other local
ity away from the state of West Vir-
ginia. Manager Levy also stated that
ne had never shipped a pound OF coal
from West Virginia This will be
reveletio to some of the dealers who
have placed orders for Bernice Poca-
llontas with him. The literature being
distributed by the Bernice company
and the business methods of this con-
Germ would probably be all right if it
was pawn shop that was being ex-
plotted but they should not be toler-
ated in the coal trade.
At this time Of high prices in every
thing people are looking for a chance
to save. Do not be deceived by ac-
cepting as truth statements made by
irresponsible parties, or by comparing
the prices that you may get from
others for an inferior or unknown
grade of coal on track, with the price
or rescreened and delivered in your
bin.
will agree to meet the price Of any
coal shipper in Chicago or elsewhere
on a like grade of coal and on the
same terms OF shipment. ] will sell
any standard grade Of coal you may
select and guarantee the quality at 81
per ton less than our delivered price. If
you take the coal on track, carload
mine weight, and do your own deliver
ing.
will sell you Illinois lump from the
Springfield district at 1915 per ton on
track, carload, at Marshalltown. (This
is the coal the Bernice Coal Company
has shipped here)
Here are three propositions that
should enable you TO get your coal a:
home on as good terms at least as
you can get from strangers. We make
these propositions wholly for the pur-
pose of reminding you OF the unequal
comparison you very naturally. make
between our delivered price and actual
weight Of clean coal, and unknown
weight Of shoveIed coal on track.
The desire to get your coal in now
is commendable and whether you buy
Of US or someone else. do Il early.
Come in and talk with us II you
have any notion Of buying car Of
coal. We will go over the matter
frankly with you and can surely save
you money even on what appears TO
you to be a saving from our delivered
prices. George Gregory.