Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-07-22


Rag WEuAD occasion on Monday last to
visit the city Of Scranton on business, and
was surprised to find so much Improvement
made in the way of building, enlarging and
Identifying the city, since our former and
first visit TO that place in 1864. This city
can now boast Of having some Of the finest
stores in the State. The store belonging to
the Scranton Coal 4 Iron Co. is not sur
passed in size, in its interior arrangements,
nor in its large and varied assortment Of
goods, by any establishment in our larger
cities.
Through the Kindness of J. G. PLArT,
Superintendent, we were shown the modern
improvements and advantages this store
possesses over all others in this section Of
the State. The building covers large space
Of ground, and is four stories in height, with
/ departments fitted up especially for the diff.
lurent articles in the mercantile trade. All
the departments are so arranged as to be
/ heated with hot air, conveyed through iron
pipes from the Company's furnaces, a dis
tancc Of some twenty rods. This is quite a
conrcnionce, besides saving Of labor and
expense to the Company. The vault in this
store is quite an institution. 1t is built
Of fine, large, smoothly cut stone, bearing
somewhat the appearance Of granite, and
is uniformly carried up through the first and
second stories, and is entirely fire as well as
burglar proof, having been constructed with
! all the late improvements and secrets which
make it perfect. This Company have exten-
svc iron works in this city. Four large furn-
aces which we visited are in full blast. Their
rolling mills are also in full operation.
As yet no difficulty has occurred between
the employees and the Company over the
eight hour law Certain sections Of Luzerne
were visited last week by parties from the
county of Schuy,kill who were supposed to
| be the leaders in the strikes in that county.
They called on the laboring men at the dii-
lcrent works in and about Scranton and
argued to them that it would be to their i'll
torcst to strike, but the men couldn't see
it," We think they were sensible in con-
tinring on at their work, for these strikes,
as general thing, result to the injury of
the iaboriug man. These strikers, it is said,
conducted themselves very civilly. .
The Hotels at Scranton arc not to be
passed without some attention. We dincd
at the "Wyoming,' 5. NJ. Nash, proprie'
tor. This is a fine, large house, and well
kept. The st. Charles, the Lackawanna, and
81. Nicholas, are among the best regulated
houses in the city. Well conducted and
fitted up public houses are always great
convenience and pleasure to the travelling
public, besides an ornament and credit t.
any place. ...
This city can boast Of her Newspapers
two daily and some half dozen weeklies = III
the English, German, and Welsh languages
The Republican, which, by the way, cir
culates in this town, is the foremost daily
Of that city. 1t employs large amount oi
editorial ability, as well as cxpcnds more
money for dispatches than any other inland
daily published in the State Barring it.
politics, which, though, are not Of the most
offensive kind it is an excellent daily, and
no doubt will succeed. The parties having
il in charge are thorough going, energetic
young men, and know no such thing as fail
Mr.. CHASE, tho city editor Of tho RepubH
can, with whom we became acquainted a,
the laying Of the cornerstone of the State
Normal School building at this place, abe
who gave SO full an account Of the exercises
Of that day, and so Aattcring notice oftht
improvements of this town on his return
will please accept our thanks for the cour
teous attention paid US during our shor
stay in Scranton. We arrived there at half
past la. NJ, aud left at balf.past 3 o'clocl