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48 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
county, Pa., has sued the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Co. for $47,000 damages, alleged to be due
for unreasonable discrimination in supplying coal
cars.
The Locust Grove Coal Co. has filed a petition
in the common pleas court at Pittsburgh, Pa., asking
for a decree of dissolution.
The Valley Fork Coal Co., Belington, W. Va.;
ccapital, $200,000; incorporators. A. Dunn, R. L.
Dunn, Tidioute, Pa.; J. P. H. Cunningham, New
Castle, Pa.; H. A. Lane. P. M. Hodgeman, G. S.
Beckwith, L. F. McGrath, Cleveland, O.
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Pike Coal & Coke Co., Lookout, Ky.; capital,
$100,000; incorporators, W. H. Warren, Thurmond,
W. Va.; Lowry Lewis, A. W. Laing. Fire Creek, W.
Va.; H. D. Gast. Kaymoor, W. Va.; W. V. Duniap,
Rush Run. W. Va.
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O'Gara Coal Mining Co.. Clarksburg. W. Va.;
capital. $200,000; incorporators, Thomas J. O'Gara.
Charles R. Campbell, Lawrence J. Walch, William
A. Breweston, Frank E. Martin, all of Chicago. 111.
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Stone Cliff Coal & Coke Co., Charleston, W. Va.;
capital, $60,000; incorporators, Harrison B. Smith,
Charleston, W. Va.: Thomas C. Beury, John P.
Vaughan, Robert S. Spilman, George E. Price.
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The Cecil Coal & Coke Co.. Grafton, W. Va.;
capital, $400,000; incorporators, N. Stone Scott,
L. V. Denis, L. F. McGrath, G. S. Beckwith, Cleveland,
O.; E. E. Naylor, Delaware, O.
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Harsimus Coal Co.; capital, $100,000; incorporators,
M. C. Watson, Indiana; M. B. Courtright,
Charles V. Berg, William L. Scott. A. G.
Lanners, Philadelphia.
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W r aynesburg County Operated Coal Co., capital,
$50,000; incorporators. Perry J. Comer, F. M. Rahdels,
Claud C. Ruppert, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Strayer
and R. Jay Myers.
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Mogul Mining Co., Cleveland, O.; capita], $100,-
000; incorporators, Robert F. Denison, W. B.
Whiting, W. C. Boyle, Frank S. Whitcomb and M.
A. Henshelwood.
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Randolph-Macon Coal Co., St. Louis, Mo.; capital.
$5,000,000; incorporators, Henry F. Vogel,
George A. H. Mills and W. E. Frisse.
Centralia Consolidated Coal Co., Chicago; capital,
$500,000; incorporators, Arthur W. Underwood,
Robert J. Devine, A. Herdlicka.
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Pittsburgh & New York Coal Co., Pittsburgh;
capital, $15,000; incorporators, Chester Glass, John
Sloan and Frank P. Graffin. Pittsburgh.
CALIFORNIA'S COAL SUPPLY.
California's sources for its coal supply are probably
more diversified than those of any other state
in the Union. While more than a million tons of
coal were consumed last year, less than 100,000
tons were mined in the state. The import figures
show a marked falling off from those of the previous
year, which is accounted for by the extension
of the use of crude oil for fuel rather than
the industrial depression apparently indicated.
The coal imports for 1903 and 1904 are as follows:
Tons 1903. Tons 1904.
British Columbia 289,890 335,137
Australia 276,186 148,409
English and Welsh 61,580 64,664
Scotch 3,495 1,666
Eastern (Cumberland and anthracite)
13,262 29,055
Seattle (Washington) 127,819 139,063
Tacoma (Washington) 256,826 182,313
Mount Diablo, Coos Bay and
Tesla 84,277 96,520
Japan and Rocky Mountain by
rail 102,219 54,245
Total 1,215,554 1,051.072
Nova Scotia's Increased Coal Output.
W. R. Holloway, United States consul general
at Halifax, N. S., estimates that during last year
the water shipments of coal from Nova Scotia collieries
to Montreal were 1,500.000 tons. Up to
the end of October the shipments were 1,170.095
tons, and companies were able to send their steamers
up the St. Lawrence until the middle of December.
Of the total amount, 1,000,000 tons were
shipped by the Dominion Coal Co. to fill its large
contracts with the Grand Trunk and Canadian
Pacific railways and the Montreal Heat, Light &
Power Co. The next largest shipper was the
Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Co. The Montreal shipments
last year were nearly half a million tons
larger than in any previous year. The most
pleasing feature, from a Nova Scotia standpoint.
is the displacement of large shipments of Scotch
and Welsh coal by the bituminous coal from this
province.