The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-03-04
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short Paragraphs That viii be of Interest
10 the Railroad Boys
/ On last Saturday morning a slight
collision on the Lehigh Valley Railroad
below Freemansburg wrecked six coal
cars and caboose was destroyed by
fire.
I A Reading paper cautions people
against buying Reading Railroad stock,
saying it may go still lower before
long. It is also of opinion that Mcleod
may be removed from the receivership.
I It is said that the Jersey Central
Railroad Company will erect board
fence ten feet high around Mountain
Parkthis springto protect excursionists
from the numerous outside devices TO
make money, such as the camel back
railway, riding horses, etc.
I Miss Ida Hewitt, who is said to be
the only female locomotive engineerin
the world, has been engaged by the
Woman Commissioners of the Worlds
Fair TO run the first train over the
grounds on the opening day of the
Exposition.
It is said tine Central Railroad of
New Jersey will soon make important
improvements. As soon as the weather
permits, 50 the rumor says, the road
will be made a double track line for
the entire distance between New York
and Scranton. This will necessitate
the building of about thirty miles of
single track railroad.
/ A report now going the rounds is
to the effect that Mcleod has pur-
chased a private railway car, palatial
in appointments, and costing $4,000.
This occasions surprise on account of
the Reading property. Mcleod, how
ever, denies the story and says the car
did not cost one third that price, and
it is a very ordinary affair.
I The Philadelphia Il Reading pay
car arrived at Weaverly, n. Y, shortly
before noon on Saturday last, and paid
the employees with checks. The banks
refused to cash the checks on account
Of an attachment served by Hugh j.
Baldwin on the railroads funds depos-
tied here. Some of the merchants took
a number of the checks.
I Roadmaster Caffrey, of the Lehigh
Valley, was in Chicago recently, look
ing over the ground preparatory to
laying a section of Lehigh Valley track
in the railway department of the expo
sition. The Lehigh Valleys track and
road bed has acquired a National repu-
tation, and will be an object Of much
interest to railway men in Chicago
next summer.
I VIM. II. laval, one of the Oldest
conductors of the Lehigh Valley, run
ming between Hazleton, White Haven,
and Mauch Chunk, on Saturday resign
ed his position. The resignation was
accepted, as Mr.. laval desired--it to
take effect at once. Mr., laval has
accepted position with the Markle
Banking and Trust Co. and enters upon
his duties at once.
I The Reading has been in the hands
of a receiver three times, including the
present The chain of events shows
that its troubles are not due to tenn
porary conditions or embarrassments
nor to conspiracy of speculative or
rival interests. The evil is deep stated.
Its managers have been trying to over
come established laws Of trade under
the delusive notion that they might
profit by monopolizing fuel and by
combining the business of mining and
transportation. In carrying out these
schemes they have assumed a debt
which no amount of financial ingenu-
ity will enable the company to pay.
I In report on the recent disastrous
railway accident in England, Major
York called attention to what he con.
sidered weak point in the present
system of block signaling, namely, that
part of it which depends on the obe
dlence of railway employees. Regula-
tions Of the most careful and salts
factory nature may be drawn up, but
absolute compliance with them can.
not at all times be insured. He sug-
gests whether it would not be possible
to adopt on all busy sections of rail
way = 0phlG system VI blttLIithl lhAtI-
locking which would prevent signal
man from lowering his starting signal
without the permission of the man in
the tower next in advance.
I The Philadelphia Ledger says
"The vague rumors in railroad circles
that the Lehigh Valley property had
suffered under Reading control called
forth semi-otficial statement from
the officials of that company to the
following effect: There is absolutely
no truth in any of the reports that the
Lehigh Valley property has been in
iured in any way since it has been uu-
der Readings control. The Lehigh
Valley Railroad is in splendid condi-
ton, both financially and physically,
and there IS nothing in its affairs to
warrant any uneasiness on the part of
its stockholders While nothing is
yet known regarding the intention of
the receivers of the Reading towards
the Lehigh Valley, it is certain that
the financial standing of the latter
company aud its future earning capa-
city have not been in any respect weak
ened by the misfortunes in which the
Reading is involved