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The state railway commission of Georgia has
issued an order requiring railways to re-weigh
carloads of coal and lumber at destination if the
consignee so requests. The request must be made
within free time for delivery and must be accompanied
with a deposit of $2. which money is to
be refunded if the actual weight proves to be
more than 500 pounds different from the billed
weight.
The retail eoal dealers of Northampton, Mass.,
have advanced the price of anthracite fifty cents
per ton. This is more than the usual advance,
but the coal dealers offer a discount of twenty-five
cents a ton to cash buyers.
The retail coal dealers at Knoxville, Tenn., have
advanced the price of coal twenty-five cents a ton.
The reason for the advance in price is said by the
retailers to be caused by an advance in the wholesale
price.
M. J. Ronan has purchased a half interest in
the coal and wood yard of W. A. Clarey, Utica,
N. Y. The business will be conducted under the
name of Clarey & Ronan.
The J. W. Bedford Co. has been incorporated
in Omaha, Neb., with a capital of $5,000, and will
engage in the retail coal business.
William Sperry, of Muskogee, I. T., is authority
for the statement that the coal business is quiet
in the Indian territory.
The Prosser Feed & Fuel Co. has engaged in
business in Prosser, Wash., under tne management
of L. J. Davis.
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The Meyer Bros. Coal Co. has purchased switch
property in St. Louis, Mo., and will open a new
coal yard.
Swope & Wheeler have been succeeded in the
c-oal business in Shoshone, Ida., by Burgess &
Bowen.
The receivers of the Devlin property have arranged
to continue in the operators' association.
H. N. Bell has sold his coal and lumber business
in Aurora, Neb., to the Grosshans Lumber Co.
E. E. Johnston has succeeded to the fuel business
of Johnston & Wiley, in Estherviile. Ia.
The Boulder Coal Co. has been incorporated in
Denver, Colo., with a capital stock of $20,000.
T. P. Hopp, a merchant of Bridgeport, Wash.,
is about to engage in the coal business.
George Lewis has purchased the coal business of
Henry Schlicting, in Yates Center, Kan.
J. B. Thompson has purchased the fuel business
of C. E. Tull, in Coffeyville, Kan.
Croy & Co. have succeeded to the coal business
of Croy & Davis, in Knoxville, Ia.
The coal sheds of William M. Mills, Sea Cliff,
L. I., were recently destroyed by a fire, which also Henry Reinhart has sold his coal business in
destroyed other property. The total loss is esti­ West Bend, la., to D. E. Kulp.
mated at about $25,000.
Campbell & Riley will engage in the fuel business
in Los Angeles, Cal.
Eli Trufit has sold his coal business in Greeley,
Kan., to D. C. Davis.
F. E. Wilcox has engaged in the coal business
in Kearney, Neb.
At a meeting of the Iowa Coal Operators' Asso­
ciation, held at Des Moines, Iowa, last month, rep­
The Bridgeport Lumber & Coal Co. has been incorporated
in Bridgeport, Neb., with a capital
stock of $25,000.
resentatives were named to attend the bituminous
conference to be held at Chicago November 22.
Two delegates at large were selected, C. H. Morris,
president of the association, and J. P. Reese, secre­
Gutzmer & Son, of Lincoln, Neb., are reporting
tary. In addition, the following district delegates
that new coal is in demand, the old stocks having
were named: First district—Alex. Dargavell, Cen­
disappeared.
terville, la.; Second District—H. L. Waterman,
Mann & Palmisaxo have purchased the business
of the Gaulon Wood. Coal & Coke Co., Lid., of New
Orleans, La.
Ottumwa, la.; Third District—B. C. Buxton, Buxton,
la.; Fourth District—E. C. Smith, Des Moines,
la.; Fifth District—Col. H. H. Canfield, Boone, Ia.
The death is reported of Richard H. Keith, presi­ The delegates elected were empowered to use their
dent of the Central Coal & Coke Co., of Kansas own discretion as to any action that may come up
City, Mo.
for a decision.