Show IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN completion of the consolidation of coal companies is in sight new york alay 1 an important step has been taken toward the completion of the central pennsylvania bituminous coal consolidation cays a herald dispatch rom philadelphia the pennsylvania and coke company through its president W A lathrop has announce that as a result of negotiations extending over averal months it lias purchased all of the capital stock and franch isea of the beech creek cealand Co aLand coke company the teno were not made public negotiation for the purchase were begun baat year ant owing to the unfavorable financial situation and the of the bituminous market the plant vas temporarily abandoned through this addition to tta property the pennsylvania coal and coke company now controls upward of acres of coal and surface land chiefly in blaar cambria clearfield and indiana counties containing more than one blello tons of coal upon the seland are located forty four operating A with a jally shipping capacity of tons it owns also about 2000 coke ovens with a dally capacity of 2000 tons feste |