Coal frauds on Mine Hill Railroad and Reading Railroad, 1853 September 3-October 5.

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Coal frauds on Mine Hill Railroad and Reading Railroad, 1853 September 3-October 5.

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William Payne, "To the public," 3 September 1853, disclaims any involvement in the Forest Improvement Company's short-weighting of coal to the Mine Hill Railroad and provides two tables showing the discrepancies, alleging that David B. De Forest was responsible. N.G. Hammeken, accountant, West Branch Valley, "To the public," 24 September 1853, disclaims foreknowledge of the fraud. Jeremiah Reed, president of the Coal Operators of Schuylkill County, reports in "The Coal frauds" the resolutions passed on 5 October 1853 to investigate the frauds.

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Reed, Jeremiah

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Payne, W. J. A. (William John Arthur)

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De Forest, David B.

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Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad Company

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The Mine Hill & Schuylkill Haven Railroad Company was incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania on March 24, 1828, and was leased by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company on May 12, 1864. It was extinguished by merger into the Reading Company on October 1, 1951. The first section of the Mine Hill & Schuylkill Haven Railroad was opened in 1830 from Coal Castle in the Schuylkill Coal Field west of Pottsville, Pa. to Schuylkill Haven on the Schuylkill Ca...

Hammerken, N. G.

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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.

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In 1833, the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company (P & R) was established to serve the burgeoning anthracite coal industry and its customers throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The railroad also supported iron making, canal and sea-going transportation, and shipbuilding, establishing itself as a transportation industry giant for over a century. During the American Industrial Revolution, the P & R provided trackage to the most densely industrialized parts...

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Coal Operators of Schuylkill County (Pa.)

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