Ligonier Valley Rail Road Newspaper Articles
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Ligonier Echo
Wednesday, December 23, 1903
ADVERTISEMENT
SEGER COAL & COKE COMPANY INCORPORATED
PITTSBURG PENN'A
Mines and Branch Office, Ligonier, Pa. Bell 'Phone No. 4
OFFICERS:
Samuel Seger, President
W. E. McMillan, Vice President
John D. Seger, Treasurer
R. D. W. Brunner, Secretary
W. G. Cronkright, General Manager
DIRECTORS:
O. E. HALLAM: Glen Eastern Coal and Coke Company, Pittsburg; Duquesne Piano Company, Pittsburg; Secretary Seger Land Company, Pittsburg; President Westmoreland Central R.R. Co., Pittsburg.
SAMUEL SEGER; Seger Bros., manufacturers and wholesale lumber dealers, Ligonier; Seger Bros. Pole and Lumber Company, Ligonier; Seger Land Company, Pittsburg; Indian Creek Lumber Company, Pittsburg; Vice President Westmoreland Central R.R. Company, Pittsburg.
JOHN D. SEGER: Seger Bros., manufacturers and wholesale lumber dealers, Ligonier; Seger Bros. Pole and Lumber Company, Ligonier; The National Bank of Ligonier, Ligonier; Indian Creek Lumber Company, Pittsburg; Seger Land Company, Pittsburg; Treas. Westmoreland Central R.R. Co., Pittsburg.
W. G. CRONKRIGHT: President Seger Land Company, Pittsburg; President Grant Manufacturing Company, Pittsburg; Westmoreland Central R.R. Company, Pittsburg.
R. D. W. BRUNER: Grant Manufacturing Company, Pittsburg; Duquesne Piano Company, Pittsburg; Vice President Seger Land Company, Pittsburg; Sec'y Westmoreland Central R.R. Company, Pittsburg.
W. E. McMILLAN: Secretary and Treasurer McMillan Lumber Company, Pittsburg, Treasurer Seger Land Company, Pittsburg.
W. L. HUNTER, M.D.: President First National Bank, Turtle Creek.
LEWIS KNAUB: Baker and confectioner, Turtle Creek.
THOS. REYNOLDS: Snyder & Reynolds Lumber Company, McKeesport
Advisory Board
W. Cochran, Cochran Coal Company, Dawson
Geo Cochran, Cochran Coal Company, Dawson
G. E. Miller, Martin & Miller Lumber Company, Ingrim
W. W. McDonald, Real Estate dealer, Turtle Creek
Geo Weitz, groceries and general merchandise, Penn Station
John Long, railroader, Penn Station
John Best, real estate dealer, Jeannette
James Ford, Trimble & Ford, Grocers, Jeannette
Geo. Dunbar, confectionery and tobaccos, Jeannette
W. A. Scott, hardware dealer, Jeannette
H. H. Figart, Duquesne Piano Company, Pittsburg
T. E. Peoples, Bookkeeper, Ligonier
I. M. Graham, Editor, Ligonier
John M. White, Scottdale, Pa., who is also superintendent for this company; is one of the most practical mine superintendents that could be had and came highly recommended with over 20 years practical experience with some of the leading coal mining industries of Western Pa.
A Few of Many References
Dunn & Company, mercantile agencies.
The National Bank of Ligonier
Bradstreet, mercantile agencies.
The First National Bank of Turtle Creek
Our Organization Is Complete: With the above prosperous business and professional men heading this enterprise we feel worthy of your confidence. The Company's holdings consist of 6,000 acres of choice coal and timber land in Westmoreland and Somerset counties. Several hundred acres in Westmoreland county near Ligonier is underlaid with the famous seam of Pittsburg and Connellsville coking coal running from six to nine feet in thickness, free from slate. Drift mines can be operated without stem and heavy machines.
Near all the above acreage is owned in fee simple, and contains the Freeport's and other lower measures of coal as well as being heavily timbered in hemlock chestnut, poplar, white and red oak, wildcherry, etc.
Coking tests have been made of the Pittsburg and Connellsville seam and proves highly satisfactory.
The object of the company is complete a No. 1 coal and coke plant, and work on developments is progressing as rapidly as possible. Grading on railroad sidings has begun. Ties are being rapidly made for same and delivered along the route. Timber for tipples and houses are
being prepared and buildings about to commence. The company is in a prosperous condition is beyond doubt a safe and profitable investment.
Opportunity Lies Within The Reach of All: The power to see it is the difference in men. In union there is strength. Never forget, the right men perusing the right methods are a tower of great strength.
Timber and coal industries are of the industries of the world to do without them is an impossibility. Our men tower in strength in professional and business world and our success means yours if interested with us. Mehan says: The road to the poor house is to be paved with wasted opportunities, fenced by small thoughts, has bridges built of hesitation and lies thick with the blinding dust of afterwhiles.
Opportunity raps but once at every man's door. Once refused admission returns no more. Now is the time to invest while we are hasting operations and developments on this property. Stock selling at $100 per share, par value full paid and non assessable, discount 5 per cent. For cash, and when you become a stockholder with us you have no further responsibility. We court your investigation. For further information call on or address
Seger Coal & Coke Co., Inc.
Ligonier, Pa.