Smyrna times., 1892-07-27
For the smyrna Times.
Notes of Travel in Pennsylvania.
sCRANTON--C COAL MINEs-sTEEI WoRKs
JOHN T. PORTER-NEw CHURCH. &c.

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JOHN T. PORTER-NEw CHURCH. &C.
SCRANTON, PA, July 25, 1892.
We left Philadelphia on Saturday.
the 10th and came here by the Lehieh
valley road. Many of our peoDle
know about that road, it is wild and
grand, the river, the mountains and
rocks, and the views are wonderful
We stopped at Mauch Chunk long
enough to jump of and look around
getting view of the gigantic hills and
the noted switchback in the distance
proceeding, the views are charming
all the way up, the curves, cliffs and
PreelpIces, the lovely Wyoming Valley
IN perspective, the ascent of the noun.
talns to Wilkesbarre, and on through
the coal country to Scranton.
ms IS the great coal metropOlis:
situated in the heart of the anthracite
coal region, it has population of a hun
dred thousand and everybody is busy
me city proper is beautiful, bright
and progressive, with many fine build.
ings and all modern appliances for
trade and comfort. The electrical
railway is on all prominent streets.
horses are not used for pulling cars
All around the city are coal mines
Wlth their immense breaker buildings
ana tnelF black, huge piles of waste
coal, or culm, as it is called, This coal
waste is being used extensively now
Tor engines aud for manufacturing
houses, and machines are being erected
for washing and cleansing it. thus mak.
ing it serViceable as pea coal and i,s
cost is very little, not more than 75c
ton when cleansed. Pure coal for
household use is cheap here, stove size.
delivered at Sl.75 per ton this will
give our home people an idea that
there Is money in coal somewhere.
Seveal railroads come in here. the
Del, Lackawanna and Western. the
Delaware and HudsOn,a branch of the
Erie, line of the New JERSEY Central
ana several smaller roads, and gravity
roads for carrying coal are numerous
around the city. took trip to Car
Oondale the other day, II miles by the
N. T., Ontario and Western road. and
1t is coal without end and breakers
without number all the way and all
rOund Oaf6Gqdale. It made me feel |
SAD to think what serious matter it
Is Tor some OF our own people at home |
70 get few tons of coal to keep their |
homes comfortable through the winter
Scranton, Notwithstanding its Dres.
ent size and importance is comnara.
lively young city: it has made n
rapid growth, has FIRST class nrogras-
sive Board of Trade, capital abundant
ana available for fostering pFeeept in
uustFies ana inviting new ones. A
stranger finds no lack of places of in.
terest which be may visit freely, and
wnere hs may gain much valuable in
| have been through the steel works.
with their immense Bessemer conver.
ters, their laundering fires, and their
fireworks of flying sparks and flames
exceeding in brilliancy any possible
Fourth Of July demonstration the
rolling mills where FailrQad rails are
rolled ont from the white hot steel. the
blast furnaces where the iron ore from
the mines Is converted into hijleta
ready to be decarbonized into fina
steel; the boiler works and maebine
shops Of the Dickson locomotive works
RhePe may he seen the struotura Of
Jhe railroad engine from "a to lizard y
1 nave made the acquaintance of a
nine foreman who Is very kind, and
Under his guidance we expect 10 %
iown one of the great mines soon ana
Will perhaps describe it In another ,
etter. !
In walking about the city a favorite
gopping place is the large produce and 4
rnit establishment Of Mr.. John n. por- !
er, son Of our townsman. Abel I Por. ,
er. This Is busy place.. particularly 1
the fore part of the day when the G
r9At 9f the great store and the nave. B
nent are crowded with barrels and 3
'oxes Of vegetables and fruit and Il
oqntless wagons are ARRIVING and de. r
artl9g. Mr. Porter's house has been e
staDlisbed II years, and Is the largest d
q produce and canned goods. domestIc n
na foleign fruits in Northeastern
,,epnsylganiai 10 men are employed d
$50 ladies' ip the corresponding and O
ook-keeping department, The trade "a
the house extends from the Atlantic a,
The Pacific. California products ARE r
INSTANTLY received direct. Asa bnsi. %
esq man and otherwise John T. Por- Al
y has an unblemished record In seran. n,
m. ~
A new Post Office building, the cost
yhleh will aPPreech sl95,OoO, viii N