The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-17

tanned, however, that the situation has be.
come so unsatisfactory all around that
steps will be taken to improve it. Whether
this will be by combining certain interests
as has been suggested, or by some other
plan, remains for the future to develop,
The Wilkes-Barre Record stated
few weeks ago that the promotion OF
superintendent Esser of the North
Branch division running from Coxton
to Sayre would bs announced Oct 1
After the Lehigh Valley strike Mr..
Esser retired from the Wyoming di-
vision and took charge of the North
Branch division. Now he is going to
have charge of the Seneca divisios,
which runs from Sayre to Manchester,
New York, and embraces important
stops and branch terminals The
Towanda Review says: "In connection
with the report that Superintendent
Essser's territory is to be extended so
as to cover both the North Branch aud
the Seneca divisions of the Lehigh VAL
ley. it might be mentioned that Mr..
Esser has just purchased G. A. Wards
handsome residence in Wavsrly. This
certainly looks as though the superin-
tendents office will be moved back to
Sayre."
The report of the Iron Age on the
iron trade shows large increase in
the production of pig iron during
August. The weekly capacity of 1876
furnaces in blast on Aug. was 151,-
113 tons. This large increase accounts
for the fact that there has been no
chance to increase prices of iron recent
ly. The present output seems to be
about the measure Of the capacity of
the market. For while prices have
been comparatively steady tn. stocks
of iron have decreased at the rate of
5000 tons week. The production of
iron has not been as large as it is now
since July /. 1898 Since that period
1t has ranged from 157, 7G2 tons per
week to w OH tons in June last, when
only oS furnaces were in blast The
stocks of iron were 573, ,S95 tons on July
l, 567, 04S tons on Aug. 1 and 532, ,26i
tons on Sept. l. These figures do not
include the stocks of iron held by the
A"A~N o'SSA SVLnpauiOS VI Iuo country
In view of the fact that w. F. HALL
stead, Of Scranton, who entered the
service OF the Delaware Laekawanna
and Western Railroad company as a
brakeman forty-two years ago has, by
strict faithfulness and conscientious
regard for duty, advanced himself to
the position Of general superintendent
of the road the Wilkes-Barre News.
Dealer is moved to conclude that his
promotion carries with it the lesson
that all who run may read. Men are
the architects of their own success, If
they are worthy and deserving.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
The Reading will work its collieries but
three days week the remainder of the
month.
The Indiana Car Service association
handled in August q, 085 cars, an increase
over July Of 5000 cars.
The Pennsylvania railroad is running
extra cars eastward from Indianapolis to
accommodate the increased passenger traf-
fic.
R. ]. Goss, first vice president of the
Brooks locomotive works at Dunkirk, N.
Y, states that the outlook for the locomo-
tive works is Frightening somewhat.
An official of the Big Four says that had
the company $500 more box cars, 1000
more coal cars and 500 stock cars the lines
would be doing 25 per cent. more business.
The new York Central has contracted
with the Beech Creek Coal company for
/. 100 900 tons Of coal, which will be hauled
over the Falls Brook system from New
burg to Lyons or Geneva. It Is stated that