Show PORTLAND TO BECOME A COAL CENTER portland ore aug 31 the ore gonian today says portland is to be made the distributing station for the combined output of coal mines in southwestern washington estimated at 11 tons dally daily these properties who whose se aggregate value Is have been consolidated soli dated by T S Alc mcgrath Grath of this att ctt and his associates prominent seattle and tacoma men according to an announcement made by mr mcgrath who declined to reveal the identity 0 of his associates in the deal the promoters of the enterprise declare it a purely commercial consolidation by which mining and marketing expenses will bo be reduced materially and the product supplied for steamer locomotive and domestic uses giving customers the benefit of economy in production and lower prices through the consolidation of the dale creek and south willis mines and several of the smaller mines in tle the same field D W haskell compary company of seattle and tacoma and the united steel equipment company of this city seattle and spokane the row company Is in a position to control practically the entire output of high grade locomotive coal in south I 1 Nv western estern washington I 1 |