THfi SUNDAY OREGOJJIAN, POHTL.ANIJ- SEPTEMBER ZO, 1914.
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Our Object Is
to Please the
C u s t o mer
dolman
Co..-;
COAL
AND
WOOD
Main 353-A 3353
83 Fifth St.
Only 10 Days More
To Order
Carbon
Briqnets
AT SUMMER PRICES
Order Now Pay Later
Portland Gas & Coke Co
per lOOO
Cubic Feet Net
For House-Heating Purposes
The above rate applies only to where special
meter is installed.
Keep Cozy and Warm
Order Your Heater Today
We have perfect heating appliances for every
need f rom small room heaters, which are as
cheerful as the old-fashioned open-grate wood
fire and far more convenient, to the wonderful
Hector Automatic Heating System, which works
automatically by simply pushing a button.
Call at Our Salesroom and See These Appliances
in Actual Operation.
Portland Gas & Coke Co.
OUR PURE
Cosd
nan
Will Reduce Fuel Bills from 25 to 50 Per Cent.
Per Ton
No clinkers, no screenings, no smell, absolutely clean,
little ash. Does not burn out your furnace. Keeps
fire all night. Gives more heat per pound than any
other, fuel.
FREE 'SAMPLES at
PACIFIC COAST COAL CO.
249 Washington Street. Bet. 2d and 3d
Phones: Main 229, A2293
$7.50 $8.00
flll
If you -want a
Medium Priced Coal
get one that has
Quality, Lasting: Power
and Perfect Preparation.
ISSAQT7AH COAL
fills the bill.
Independent
Coal Ss Ice Co.
Exclusive Mine Agents,
353 Stark Street
"HIA
a Tni A f
i i o.
THAT GOOD COAL"
Weight and Quality
Guaranteed by
E StOS, "East firs$ aad SeiiaoH,
C 2303, Foot of Ksssefl.
We Have Portland's Largest Coal Yards
and Deliver Clean Coal From $6.00 Up
FUEL STOCK SHORT
Tieup on Railroads During Move
ment of Crops May Make Supplies
Difficult to Get and Closed
Mills Lessen Slabwood Cut.
A recent Investigation of the fuel
situation in Portland discloses a con
dition that is almost unique in the his
tory of Portland. Although perhaps
not known to the general public, the
present indications are that Portland
will probably face a serious shortage
of both wood and coal within the com
ing few rrfonths. ' ... ,
The nnusual present condition of the
fuel market is traceable to several
more or less definite causes. Local
dealers aver that the amount of stor
age business fell nearly 50 per cent
below normal last Summer.
Linker Mill Cot Output.
The large lumber mills of Portland
have greatly curtailed their product
recently, and many of the small coun
try mills have closed, while several
of the largest mills of the state have
been destroyed by fire since the first
of the year. As a result, most dealers
have been unable to purchase slab
wood at any price, and some of the
large dealers who have depended upon
the output of the Portland mills have
been obliged to cancel a large number
of orders.
Since it has always been compar
atively easy during the past few years
to get an adequate supply of fuel at
any time at reasonable prices it Is well
for the consuming public to awake to
the seriousness of the occasion.
Rank of Orders Farad.
So many have not yet laid in their
fuel supply that dealers fear they will
be swamped with orders as soon as
the cool, damp weather descends with
out particular warning, and they are
afraid that they may not be able- to
make all of the deliveries desired.
The shortage of slabwood which has
recently developed will make it abso
lutely impossible, dealers say, to sup
ply a heavy demand.
From all that can be learned It seems
improbable that coal prices will ad
vance much, if any, above present quo
tations. . Dealers express the belief
that the mines will not advance prices,
for they say that their margin of profit
remains fixed whatever their output
may be. and that consumers are dis
posed to buy less when the price is
hlglv
However, the matter of supply is
causing the dealers some worry. The
movement of the immense crops of
wheat and other grains now being har
vested and prepared for shipment in
various sections of the country, are
apt to tax the railroads to the utmost
in the matter of furnishing cars and
motive power.
Ready Kael la Satisfaction.
"There is certainly a wonderful'
sense of satisfaction and security in
knowing that your bin is filled with
good dependable coal or that you are
provided with gas service or briquets,
so that when the cold Winter rains
come upon Portland you will not have
to worry and bother with a hurry-up
order for fuel to keep one warm and
dry.
"The man who has his fuel question
already solved may look forward, with
genuine comfort and pleasure to the
long Winter evenings spent in a warm
house. Moreover, this year such a person-can
derive the additional satisfac
tion of figuring how much money he
has caved by putting up his fuel be
fore the shortage became acute."
Why Pay $10.50 for
Coal when you can get
SUPERIOR
LUMP COAL
Direct from our Mine for
PER TON
SUPERIOR
COAL CO.
Office: 103 Fourth Street,
Near Stark.
I'bonrx Main 134. Mala 1643,
East 1511, A 1541
Kiner" Coal
"Old King Coal"
The reason honesty, gospel
truth
For "King Coal's" great sue
. cess
Is all contained in these short
words
NATURE MADE IT BEST.
Cheaper than wood
Cleajix than bricquettes
Kindle very easily
Gives an intense heat
Holds fire over night
Free from clinkers
M Les but little ash
Su no offensive odor
Stores perfectly. The ideal house
hold Fuel.
Costs Less Per Year
If you want a coal with ALL of
these characteristics insist on
6 IN
(TMI
Be not deceived by those cunning pro
tenders, "Nearly as Good" and "From
the Same District.' Protect yourself
by ordering the genuine KING it is
just what the name implies.
1 Order King Coal From Us Direct or From Any One of These Reliable Dealers :
St. Johns A University Park.. Hart Mercantile Co.
Kenton and iorth fledmont Columbia Fuel Co.
Alberta CUtrict Miller Wood Coal Co.
Albina ,Yt Btok.
Rose City Park ,Andren A ConoTcr.
Montavllla t. W. Farrier.
Mount Tabor Monnt- Tabor Fuel Co.
bunnjside F aimer A Son.
Hawthorne District Boring Wood Coal Co.
Mount Scott and Woodstock. ..W. G. Datunan r.
Millard A to. Fuel Co.
Knox Fuel Co.
WavorlT-Rlchmond Kalk Bros.
SWIwood MsuldlDK Bros.
Fulton and South Portland. . ..Fnltoa Wood Co.
Central Kast Side City Market lea A Coal Co.
INDEPENDENT COAL & ICE CO.
MINE
AGENTS
Office 353 Stark St., Opposite New Orpheum "Theater Phones: Main 780, A 3780
Interesting Booklet Free "How to Fire With Coal" Write or Phone for One
ALBIN
A FUEL CO.
453 GOLDSMITH STREET
Summer Prices on Coal Still in Effect
SOLE AGENTS FOR
CELEBRATED KNIGHT COALS
The choicest product of the famous Castle Valley,
Utah, district. A strictly bituminous coking coal
Also dealers m Rock Springs and "hlendota Lump and Steam Coals
Oak. and Fir Cordwood. Green and Dry Slabwood
Prompt Service
BRANCH YARDS I
Eaat 33d and Broadway.
Foot of SOtJa Street.
Rait 2tk and Alberta.
Union Ave. aad Hal man St.
We Give Green Trading Stamps
and Carry All Kinds of
GOAL
Liberty Coal & Ice Co.
East 629 and B 6148
SAVE U DOLLARS
per ton freight. Give it a test. It will do the rest
Mendota Mendota
East 345 B 1232
ASK BOB ADAMS
COAL SATISFACTION
Ask your dealer for Peacock, genuine Rock Springs; Aberdeen,
Utah. (Lump, egg or run of mine grades.) "Coal that is ALL. Coal."
EAST SIDE FUEL CO.
Wholesale, Retail. Telephones: East 5225, B 3033.
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