Show ILLINOIS COAL COMBINE MEAN TO FIGHT THE RAILROADS control all of the output of 0 wilmington agton coal promise it a lively contest chicago chicag o may 7 rive five of the largest coal mining companies in northern illinois have combined in a light for or buol against their competitors in other sections as a result of tho the le ia fasal of 0 the ralf roads to make a fintis satisfactory adjustment of 0 freight rates the combination had haa been incorporated un under e the name ot the general wll wil ington coal company and comprise m ages the wilmington vr million coal company with mines minca at brandwood III the star coal company of St streator ill HI with mines at carbora Cil irbon ill III the th bie bic four wll coal company with mines at gardiner ill and tho the wilmington coal mining and manufacturing C company 0 m with mines at diamond arnond Dl jl 11 T tha he above companies have control of oc the entire production of wilmington coal bounting joun ting to a dally output of from to tons tonn which will be handled h 0 reatter by tho the general wll cost coal company tho the officers offic cra at 0 tho the now company are A ij sweet ident JC lutz vice president iz v ni H holcomb treasurer if 11 G for dye secretary and N IL kyler gen eral cral manager all of oc whom will cun con institute the board of 0 directors thin Is 11 believed by coal men to be the initial step towards the formation or of a virtual trust in which every company operating mines lit in tire northern wallon of 0 illinois will be directly in tell led lly consolidation rho five alape to be ahle able to compete against the ahn southern ila 1 I 1 sad aur indiana coal mines jn in of the by litt alif latter iatter through the mcivor at 0 the th railroads |