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William Otto, a coal and grain dealer of Charleston,
Neb., has given a bill of sale.
COAL IMPORTS FOR TEN MONTHS.
Imports of coal into the United States for the
ten months ending October 31 are reported as
follows:
1903. 1904. Changes.
Canada 1,331,659 999,321 D. 332.338
Mexico 5 221 I. 216
Great Britain.... 1,264,534 ±00,376 D.1,164,158
Other Europe.... 431 50 D. 381
Australia 376,565 190,348 D. 186.217
Japan 59,034 41,378 D. 17,656
Other countries. . 1,019 759 D. 260
Total 3,033,247 1,332,453 1,700,794
Of the coal imported this year 54,331 tons were
classed as anthracite. The imports were chiefly
on the Pacific coast, the demand for foreign coal
in the East being limited to Nova Scotia coal at a
few New England ports. The Japanese coal was
received chiefly by way of Manila.
Holiday Excursions via Pennsylvania Lines.
December 24th, 25th, 26th and 31st, January lst
and 2d, are the dates on which excursion tickets
may be obtained at Pennsylvania Lines ticket
offices for Christmas and New Year holiday trips.
For full particulars call on Local Ticket Agent
of Pennsylvania Lines.
THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN. 41
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Beginning last Monday, the child labor law of
John Buck has sold his business at Crete, Neb., Illinois is being enforced in all the coal mines of
to the Goodell Grain & Coal Co.
the state. Under the interpretation of the law
made by Factory Inspector Edgar Davies and sus­
F. A. Frisbie has sold his coal business at Cherotained by the courts, no boys aged under 16 will
kee, la., to J. E. McClintock.
be permitted to work in the mines. It is estimated
that the enforcement of the statute will
take 2,500 boys away from employment under­
H. C. Tussey, of Altoona, Pa., has sold his coal
ground.
business to S. H. Pressell.
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The miners employed by the various commer­
A. Terrell & Son are selling out their coal busicial coal operators at Birmingham received an
ness at Attica, Kan.
advance of five cents a ton for mining coal, and a
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corresponding advance in the price of day labor.
Coal has been advanced 25 cents per ton at The increase was based on the fact that iron is
Knoxville, Tenn.
selling at more than $10.50 a ton. All coal mining
contracts in the Birmingham district are on a
J. M. Richards will shortly open a new coal yard
sliding scale, based on the price of iron.
at New Orleans.
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The coal miners of sub-district No. 4 met at
Alliance, O., last week and elected the following
officers: President. Percy Tetlow, Washingtonville:
vice-president. Alfred Avery. Wasuingtonville;
secretary-treasurer, John Archibald, East
Palestine; executive board, Robert Whatley, Salineville;
J. M. Poplin, Bergholz, and Robert Kerr,
New Waterford.
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The inability to move tows of coal down the
Ohio on account of low water is, it is estimated,
keeping 2,500 rivermen and miners idle and inflicting
on them an aggregated daily wage loss of
$8,750. The coal producers and boat owners are
suffering proportionate losses, which, however, are
probably ten times as great in actual amount.
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Striking miners from the Utah coal fields are
going to Kansas and Missouri to work in the
mines. About 60 arrived at Pittsburg, Kan., last
week and more are said to be on the way. Their
advent has caused complaint from the miners of
this district, as they say there is hardly enough
work for the men already at the mines.
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The Victor Fuel Co. has filed a suit in the district
court at Trinidad. Colo., asking $941,000
damages from the United Mine Workers of America,
President John Mitchell and 11 other officers
of the organization, alleged to have been sustained
by the plaintiff during the recent strike of its
miners.
Commissioner Charles P. Neill of the anthra-
The Enterprise Coal Co., of Des Moines, la., is cite commission, after fixing the selling price of
erecting a large number of houses, making a anthracite coal at $4.85 at tidewater for the month
mining village just North of that city. of November awarded the miners an increase of 7