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40 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
WHIPPLE COLLIERY COMPANY'S PLANT.
The plant of the Whipple Collier Company, situated in Fayette county, W. Va., was built from
plans prepared by and under the superintendence of The W. G. Wilkins Conipany, Engineers, of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Clinchfield Property Sold.
The buyers of 12,000 acres of coal lands in Wise
and Dickinson counties, W. Va., from the Clinchfield
corporation are H. B. Collins & Co., of New
York, and Eugene Zimmerman, of Cincinnati. The
purchase is regarded as the explanation of the
recently announced determination of the Cincin­
nati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad to erect a bridge
across the Ohio at Huntington, or Ironton, and
50 miles of track to connect tnat road with the
coal fields of West Virginia which will thereby
be connected directly with the Great Lakes and
Chicago.
The purchase of these coal lands includes also
the purchase of two railroads, the Virginia and
Southeastern, and the Virginia and Southwestern.
The total price paid is $3,300,000. Hollins and
Zimmerman assume the bonded indebtedness,
amounting to $600,000 and a general indebtedness
of $1,100,000, or a total of $1,700,000 and also pay
$1,600,000 in cash.
Two other offers were made recently for the
Clinchfield properties. One was on the part of
the Union Trust Co., of Baltimore, acting for
New York banking interests. The other came
from Southern parties.
Another Raise For Anthracite Miners.
According to the report sent out on January 10
by Commissioner Neil on the miners' sliding scale,
the average selling price of coal for December at
tidewater was $4.86 per ton. This will give the
miners an increase of seven per cent, in wages.
the same as during the two previous months.
Home-Seekers' Excursions.
West, Northwest and Southioest via
Pennsylvania Lines.
Excursion tickets will he sold via Pennsylvania
Lines to points West, Northwest and Southwest,
account Home-Seekers' Excursions, during December,
January, February, March and April. For
full particulars regarding fares, routes, etc., call
on J. K. Dillon, District Passenger Agent, 515 Park
Building. Pittsburgh, Pa.