The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-11
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short Paragraphs THAT viii he of Interest
to tie Railroad Boys.
I Pennsylvania Railroad officials talk
of expending twenty million dollars in
extending their lines in Northwestern
New York and for Buffalo terminals.
I The Lehigh Valley Railroad is TO
have a handsome new depot at Plttston
for joint use with the Jersey Central
aud Delaware ~ Hudson Scranton
transfer business.
I Pennsylvania Railroad is making
new connections with the Jersey at
Ashley near Wilkes Barre, whereby in-
terchange of freight and coal traffic
will he largely increased.
I John Feister, of Mahanoy City, has
been appointed advertising manager
for the Lehigh Valley Company, be-
tween Mauch Chunk and Shamokin
and Hazletou and Pottsville. He en-
tered upon his duties last week
I Rollln H. Wilbur, general eastern
superintendent of the Lehigh Valley
Road, has been elected vestryman Of
the Church OF the Nativity, South
Bethlehem, to fill the place made va
cant by the death of II. Stanley Good
win.
I 1t is stated on reliable authority
that the generalpassenger departments
of the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio roads have already contracted for
the transportation to Washington of
between 10000 and 100000 persons TO
attend the Inauguration of President
elect Cleveland.
I The route of proposed coal rail
.Au1 10- v,nf1na lAVan faaf Witt
Haven and Arkville, Wayne county, is
being surveyed. The road will provide
short cut to Scranton, will have a
New York connection with the Delaware
a Lackawanna at Gouldsboro and a
Philadelphia connection with the Jer-
sey Central at White Haven.
: Mr.. Bernhart, of Lehigh, has intro
duced in the legislature bill prohib-
iting the employment of railroad tele
graph operators under the age of 20
years, requiring that they shall have at
least one years experience as railroad
operators before handling train orders.
| A penalty of $500 is provided for each
and every violation. The bill is under
stood to have the endorsement of the
/ Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
The Easton Express says: The
WOfk OF bue LlenlBu Ndliey DTluRe De-
partment, since Feb. /, is divided, part
of it coming under the transportation
department and the other part under
| the uotive power department. The
machinery and iron work will be in
charge of Master Mechanic John |.
| Kinsey at South Easton. Many of the
employees at the old bridge works will
/ be transferred to South Easton Shops.
/ A portion of the machinery will also
| be taken to those shops. There will
| be a general foreman for the carpen
| ters and bridge men. This work on the
Lehigh and New Jersey Divisions will
be in charge of Supt. James Donnelly
I The Railroad Trainmen's Journal
says "The Hungarian has his own
methods for settling grievances While
they are not the most desirable, they
are, TO say the least, effective. A party
of them working on the Pan Handle in
Ohio, locked their foreman up in tool
box for some imaginary grievance, set
fire TO it, and sat around to await his
cremation. The arrival of the teamsterS
working at the same place frustrated
their designs by releasing the impris
oned foreman. The leaders of the
Huns left for other parts. The Hun is
not desirable addition to our already
large population, but there is no dis
putting the fact that he is progressive
in some respects