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40 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
The New Albany Coal Exchange, composed of
coal dealers at New Albany, Ind., recently held a
meeting at which it was agreed to advance the
price of coal 25 cents per load. Dealers claim this
advance is necessary, owing to the low stage of
the river as greater expense is required to bring
the coal to the city wharf.
Yeager is the manager.
Ruby & Baird, coal dealers at Owensboro, Ky.,
recently dissolved partnership, S. R. Baird retiring,
and his interest in the business being taken
over by his partner, J. M. Ruby. H. Morton, president
of the Drakesboro Coal Co., becomes a member
of the firm which will be known as Ruby &
Morton.
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The New England Coal Dealers' Association has
a membership of something like 400, but it is
stated that there are approximately 4,000 retail
dealers in the New England states. fhe association
recently held a meeting for the purpose of
endeavoring to increase its membership.
Charles Pfeiffer has purchased the coal yard of
Osman & Berkenstock, at Allentown, Pa., and the
business will hereafter be known as the Black Diamond
Coal & Supply Co.
The Great Western Elevator Co., of Gary, Minn.,
has decided to put in a coal shed at that place
and if the weather is favorable, it will soon be in
use.
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E. A. Granger, of Plainwell, Mich., recently purchased
an interest in the coal and lumber business
of Charles Bush, of that city.
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The People's Coal Co. recently embarked in business
at Sixteenth and Lowe streets, Chicago. Otto
The Cash Coal Co., of Youngstown, O., contemplates
establishing a new coal yard North of the
Pennsylvania station.
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The Oberlin Coal, Lumber & Milling Co. has
been incorporated at Oberlin, O., with a capital
of $40,000.
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The Myron Smith Coal Co. has been incorporated
with capital stock of $15,000 at Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.
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Robert B. Crowthers has been appointed manager
of the retail department of the Pocahontas
Worcester (Mass.) coal dealers held a meeting Coal Co.
recently for the purpose of becoming better acquainted.
It is thought that the present price of A fire did considerable damage to the coal yard
$7.50 for the best grades of anthracite will be of Charles Williams at Kansas City, Mo., last
advanced to $7.75 before the first of the year. week.
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The Trum Coal Co. has been incorporated at John J. Enos, of Connellsville, Pa., has leased his
Cincinnati with a capital stock of $100,000. The coal yard to the Consolidated Coal & Transfer Co.
incorporators are A. B. Trum, J. D. O'Neil, W. S.
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Kuhn, D. J. Workum and S. E. Bowdle.
The Lebanon Coal & Ice Co. have increased their
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facilities at Lebanon. O., by opening a new yard.
The Stewart Coal Co. has been incorporated at
FoTt Worth, Tex., with a capital stock of $10,00t).
The Hamilton Coal & Supply Co. has been incor­
The retail coal trade East and West continues porated at Hamilton, O, with a capital of $5,000.
good. In the West almost everywhere buying of
coal has been stimulated by a sharp spell of frosty M. V. Ingraham has sold out his coal business
weather, with snow.
in Westmoreland, Kas., to G. W. Va'nDusen.
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Harry Brown and Harry W. Werner have gone
The North Western Fuel Co. has opened a new
into partnership in the coal business at Lebanon,
coal yard in Minneapolis on the North side.
Pa., purchasing the Brandywine coal yard from
H. H. Lineaweaver.
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The W. E. Tuttle Coal co., of Springfield, O.,
The Ontario Coal Co. at Geneva, N. Y., has been
has been succeeded by Self & Lilly.
purchased by P. R. Cole, B. E. Rouse and Warren
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Rouse. Mr. Cole will act as manager of the con­ J. H. Hahn has purchased the fuel business of
cern.
McFall & Sons, at San Antonio, Tex.