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p RETAIL TRADE NOTES. p
At the recent meeting in Detroit of the national
council of state and inter-state retail coal associations
it was decided to adopt the bureau of
information which has been so strongly urged
by the western retail associations. The bureau
will be put in operation some time after the joint
meeting in September.
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The Farmers Lumber & Coal Co. has been incorporated
at Norcature, Kas., with a capital of
$10,000, to engage in retail business.
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P. J. Monoghan, of Pittsburg, Kas., has organized
the Southwestern Fuel & Coal Co., to handle the
surplus eoal from the Devlin Mines.
W. G. Bingamon, of Malvern, la., has transferred
his coal and ice business to the B. T. Baker
Co., of Mason City, Neb.
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Roe Bros., of Florida, N. Y.. have purchased
the coal business of Clark & Schultz, at Pine
Island, N. Y.
The Union Coal Co. has been incorporated at
Lincoln, Neb., with a capital of $25,000, to enter the
retail trade.
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The R. K. Johnson Co. has succeeded to the coal
and grain business of Snapp, Reid & Co., at Carson,
Iowa.
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Newman & Welsh have succeeded to the coal
and feed business of Weaver & Newman, at Columbus,
Ohio.
The Holmes Wood & Coal Co. has been succeeded
in business at San Antonio. Tex., by C. B.
Conrad.
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The Farmers Lumber & Coal Co. has been incorporated
at Norcature. Kas.. with a capital of
$10,000.
The Blue Ridge Wood & Coal Co., is being organized
at Asheville, N. C, to engage in business.
locally.
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The Consumers Fuel Co. has been incorporated
at Marshalltown, la., with a capital of $10,000.
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The Clinton Coal & Ice Co. has succeeded to the
business of Cummings & Co., at Clinton, Ia.
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The United States Fuel Co. has been incorporated
at Huerfano. Col., with a capital of $100,000.
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The Lawton Ice & Fuel Co. has been incorporated
at Lawton, Okla., with a capital of $25,000.
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F. R. Woolly, of Seward, Neb., has sold his coal
yard to N. E. Shorey and H. P. Hayes.
The Union City Cement, Stone & Coal Co., has
opened a yard at Union City, Ind.
E. E. Tracy has sold his coal and grain business
at Evans, Col., to M. V. Briggs.
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The McLaughlin Coal & Grain Co., is a new Concern
at Nashville, Tenn.
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John H. O'Conner has opened a coal yard at
Glens Falls, N. Y.
TENNESSEE OPERATORS OPPOSE
CONCESSIONS TO STATE COAL.
Gov. Cox's efforts in behalf of low freight rates
on state coal are not pleasing to the Tennessee
operators, particularly those in the Knoxville district.
Some of the latter think that the state
mines, which are operated by convicts, are already
getting better rates than they deserve. Only a
few months ago a vigorous protest was lodged
with the officials of the Southern Railway against
a concession which had then been made in favor
of the state mines for trade in the Carolinas.
A further concession in favor of the convict
coal will bring forth a still more vigorous protest
from coal operators in general throughout the
Kentucky and Tennessee district unless similar
concessions are made to them.
In this connection it may be stated that coal
operators regard with no degree of favor this recent
move of the state to go into more extensive
coal mining. Against such mining with convict
labor, the independent mines can not compete.
It simply means that their market is to be lessened
wherever the state mines choose to sell.
Instead of railroad rate concessions or any other
concessions in favor of convict coal the coal operators
think it is due them and the thousands of
free miners under their employ, to hedge the
state mines in a way that their advantage will not
be such a disadvantage to all others.
Labor Day Fares.
September 4th excursion tickets will be sold
from all ticket stations on the Pennsylvania Lines
to any station on those lines fifty miles or less
from selling point. Return coupons good until
September 5th. Inquire of Pennsylvania Lines
Ticket Agents for further information.