The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-02-25
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lNGs ON IHb RAIL
shori Paragraphs That wa DE Of Interest
to the Railroad Boys
TIT is rumored that the Pennsylva
mia Railroad Company will ia the near
future adopt the two cent rate on all
its branches This will do away with
excursions and round trip tickets.
There will be but one style Of tickets
sold, and they will be unlimited as to
time.
I The Bureau of anthracite coal
statistics reports total shipment
during the month Of January, 1893, of
3,OG0579O9 tons Compared with the
month of January 1892, there was an
increase Of 3jL lG619 tons in the Wyom-
ing region; an increase of II, ,4O202 tons
in the Lehigh region, and a decrease Of
1l7.47GO7 tons in the Schuylkill region.
The stock of coal on hand at tide-water
shipping points, January 81, 1892, was
532.37j tons. on December 81, 1892, 657,-
s6s tons; decrease 125,493 tons.
For the third time in its history
the Philadelphia q Reading Railroad
Company has been obliged TO seek the
protection Of the United States Court.
Upon the application Of ex-senator
Thomas c. Platt, a citizeu of New
York state, Judge Dallas yesterday ap-
pointed three receivers to take charge
of and operate the road, the three being
A. A. Mcleod, president of the com
pany; Eliaha p. Wilbur, president of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad aud Ed
ward NJ. Paxson, who resigned his
position as chief justice of the supreme
court to accept the Office.
/ Many improvements are contem-
plated for the Central Railroad of New
Jersey. The building of its own tracks
to Scranton, and the purchasing of
twenty-five new locomotives have al
ready been mentioned in this journal
In addition 20 the above, two addition
al fast passenger trains between Mauch
Chunk and New York city are in CON
temptation, TO be started at an early
date. The distance of 12l miles is to be
covered in two hours and forty-fve
minutes. To facilitate the running of
passenger trains a number Of side
ytraoks are to be built at necessary
points for coal and freight trains to
lay off and permit the passing of
passenger trains without delay.
&c. G. Rosenberg, foreman of bridges
and buildings on the Lehigh and New
Jersey Divisions of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, has announced the following
appointments j. W. Pascoe, foreman
of all bridges and buildings from
Mauch Chunk to the east end of the
Delaware bridge, including all branch.
es. A. c. Bum, foreman of bridges
and buildings from the east end of the
Delaware bridge to johnson avenue,
Jersey City. Franklin Griffin, foreman
of buildings from Perth Amboy east,
including docks. w. T.. Hurwig, fore
man of buildings from johnson aven-
ne, Jersey City, east, including Jersey
City docks and New York piers oper
ated by the company. e. o. Jennings,
foreman, in charge of the Easton car
penter shop, including plumbers, tin
smiths and water-tank repairmen. Mr.
jennings men will do all shop work
for both divisions. All the above ap-
pointees will have charge of the men
in their employ.
( j. H. Olhausen, the superintendent
Of the Central Railroad of New Jersey,
is in the coal regions now and some i'm
portant moves can be expected Mr.
Olhausen runs the railroad with the
same energythat he smashed passenger
trunks on the Reading about twenty
years ago. He was about as reckless a
baggage master as any on the road and
was a hundred per cent. grulfer then
than he is now. Now Mr.. Olhausen
though As grulf as a bear, is as kind
hearted a mau as lives, and one who
never goes back on a friend or deserv
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