The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-21
ON THE RAILROAD.
HWIEF MENTION or a WEEKS no
INGs on THE RAIL.

road people as a novel. innovation in
the advertisements. II Immediately
puts these companies in contact with
competitors who use bituminous coal
exclusively
( The Easton Free Press says: A
good many complimentary and richly
merit q things are being said about
the newly appointed Lehigh Valley Of
iicials-Gen. East. Supt Wilbur and
Supt. Donnelly, of the Lehigh aud the
New Jersey Divisions This shows how
popular these gentlemen are and how
much their past efficient services are
appreciated. The Readingmanagement
knew what it was about when these Sc
lections were made. They have had a
great deal to do with easing the public
mind concerning the Lehigh Valleys
future. the appointmentsb being regard
ed as meaning that the Valley road is
to be fostered and TO be in the hands
of old friends
I It will interest our people to learn
/ that the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Com
pany has just concluded traffic ar
rangemeuts with the Central Railroad
of New Jersey whereby people on the
line Of the Lehigh & Susquehanna Di-
vision, from Phillipsburg to Mauch
Chunk, can hereafter get goods from
Philadelphia via the Pennsylvania.
Goods leaving Philadelphia in the
/ evening will arrive here early next
morning, and the same rules applies
to all points between Phillipshurg and
/ Mauch Chunk.
I The New Jersey Central Railroad,
which has lately cut loose from tine
combine, has just declared dividend
of 12l per cent. The dividend will be
payable February lst
tEver since the opening of the d. S.
& s., the traffic has Ebeen steaCily in.
/ creasing and additions had to be con-
stantly made to the rolling stock An
order for two new engines was placed
last week. and if the increase in traffic
continues the order may be duplicated
An engine has been leased from the
Jersey Central Company TO help out
until the new ones arrive.
I The rule governing employees OF
the Philadelphia 81 Reading Railroad
Company forbid them smoking while
on duty. On some of the long night
runs the employees are prone TO light a
cigar IN the early morning hours. This
has cost one them three months wages
James McAllister, a conductor on one
of the night lines between Easton and
Waverly, n. Y, lit a cigar in the smoker
when the train was about at Sugar
Notch, the other morning at o'clock
Some spotter "gave him away" and on
Wednesday he received notice from
the company that he could take rest
for three months.
THE Lehigh Valley and Centra,
Railroads are having a merry time
) over new bridge which the last named
corporation was building over the
Morris Canal at Jersey Avenue, Jersey
City. Late Wednesday night the lie
high Valley Company sent a gang o.
men and locomotive to Jersey Avenue
and DESTROYED the abutments which
had been built and then towed a cana
boat loaded with lumber to point be
yond Pacific Avenue. Then the en-
gine was backed down to Jerse!
Avenue again and left in Il position
where it will act as a check to further
operations by the Central. The lie
high Valley objects to the rival cor
poration building a bridge across thu
canal because it is intended to be {
draw bridge.
I The report of President Mcleod o
the operations of the Philadelphia
Reading Railroad for the fiscal yea
ended Nov. 30, 1892, submitted to th
stockholders annual meeting at Phila
delphia Monday, shows a net trafil,
for the year of sll, ,199,0 9,042.4O. From thi
, is deducted sS,O4l s95 % for rentals, in
terest, equipment, etc, leaving a prof
for the year of s3,l57, ,l4712. The float
ing debt of the Railroad Company, tn
report says, was somewhat increased
, during the year, mainly on account o
aid rendered the Coal and Iron Com
pany, which, owing to its enlarged op
erations, required considerable in
crease of working capital The repor
! refers to the lease of the Lehigh Vale,
, Railroad System and says the net trai
fic earnings on this system have alread.
been increased about 81, 100000 since it
! acquisition by the Reading Company.
! ! At Monday mornings meeting o
, the stockholders the Reading Railroa,
the only change in the management
was the election of Joseph f. Sinnot
in place of George Deb. Keim. Tn
= following we're elected: President, A
r A. Mcleod; managers, A. j. Antelc
Thomas Doln, James Boyd, Samuel
Shipiey, Elisha p. Wilbur, and Josepl
f. Sinnott; treasurer, VIM. A. Church
and secretary, VIM. r. Tartos. Judg
Campbell's resolution was adopted b.
the same vote as officers we're electet
\ by. Upon the announcement of tn
! vote the meeting adjourned. The an
e nual meeting of the Philadelphia Goa
] and Iron Company was held at the of
a flee Of the company Monday morning
Mr.. Mcleod was reelected presiden
and the following we're elected as
T board of managers. S. p. WolvertoI
a Geo. Deb. Keim, Thos Cochran, II.
= Dupont, Richard Y Cook, and Charlie
magne Tower. The last three gentle