The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-18

lOre lHe OntHrlO O WeStSTu peOple
will be put in switch
Ths Olypbant Record pays high
compliment to W. H. Paterson upon
his retirement from the managership of
the New York and Scranton Coal COM
pany's interests at the Ontario colliery,
near Peckville. 1t says that during
Mr.. Paterson's management tho mines
have been greatly developed and the
relations existing between him and the
workingm0n were most pleasant. He
retires leaving very pleasant memories
of his generosity and good WILL The
Office business will be looked after by
L. B. Sturges, Of Scranton, WHO ex-
poets to devote more time to the col
liery. Mr.. Sturges is we'll known in
Scranton, and is one Of the most prom
inent men in that city, and in coming
closer to the affairs of the colliery some
Of the elevating Influence he has exsr.
cised in the Electric City will be felt
in the town Of Peckville."
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
has been appointed acting superin tendent
OF the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg.
The delegates to the train dispptchers'
convention, now in session in Chicago,
voted down the proposition to increase an
nual dues from 81 to 81.
W. Il. Hoyt, who for several years has
REPRESENTED the Philadelphia and Reading
in the southern states, has resigned to so
into commercial pursuits.
The Western Passenger association has
discontinued the division of tho traffic
with the 500 line on emigraut business
and will only arrange for association lines.
Montrose people are complaining be-
cause the now railroad route from Hiag-
hamton to Williamsport strikes out in
direction which leaves that borough TO ono
side.
1t is stated that the Erie company on
June l was over 81, 600, 600 poorer than it
wns on Oct. /, lS0I, tine losses resulting
from the falling off in earnings and on
leases.
Recent quiet buying Of Boston and Maine
stock Is accredited to the Jone8-SinClair
party and it is believed they are losing no
opportunity to increase their holding Of the
stock.
The Jones lake Railroad company, of
Wayne county, has filed articles OF merger
with the Erie aud Wyoming Valley Rail
road company, step rendered necessary
for legal protection.
The loss in anthracite pig production in
one month, owing to the bitumnous coal
strike, was per cent, in coke pig 10 per
cent while IN chRi coal pig the loss was
only about ia per cent
Commissioner Slaughter, of the South
ern Passenger association, announces that
the lines in the association have abolished
the payment of commissions. Good re.
suits are expected to follow.
Comment in some circles is that accord
ing to the masters report nobody has done
anything wrong in Readin: affairs since
Mr.. Corbin left except perhaps Mr.. Rice,
whose petition was dismissed.
Reports fgom Chicago are that the cam
paign OF the railroads Of Chicago against
the ticket scalpers is getting into shape.
1t has been decided that the scalper must
so, but he doesn't seem in q hurry.
The Wabash system earned in the first
week Of June Sl13, 020 decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding week of
1893 of $4,000. Since Jan. the road falls
behind last year in earnings 1896, sos.
Indianapolis lines are now landing ex-
port freight in New York in three days
from time of shipment from indianapolis,
and IN one case last week made the time
two days and twenty hours the best time
record reported.
For some time n diamond drill In the
lower lift of No. Colerane slope has been
seeking for the Buck Mountain vein, but
at depth Of 800 feet nothing resembling
1t has been struck and prospects Of success
are not reassuring.
General Manager William F. HallsteRd
began his career as railway mGgnate by
acting as water boy on q section near Fac.
toryville and worked up step by step.
What he doesn't know about the details Of
his business is not known yet.
The Pennsylvania, the Erie, the Balti.
more and Ohio the Lake Shore and Pitts
burg and Western have refused to reduce
the rates on coke shipments. The differ
ences between the Pennsylvania and the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie have been ad.
justed and rates in all directions are TO be
reduced.
The monthly statistics of pig iron pro-
dnction, collected monthly by the Iron
age, show the tremendous effect Of the
coke strike. The weekly production Of
pig iron, which was l26, 1872 tons on April
], dropped to 62,5l7 tons on June /. A
year ago, on June |, when the output was
still at normal rate, the production was
l74029 tons weekly.
The reports Of the ticket receivers OF the
Pennsylvania lines at indianapolis show
the four lines are carrying about as much
business as in June last year. worlds fair
traffic excepted; but east and west, during
the summer months Of 1893, travel in both
directions was very light All roads seem
to be suffering more in their local passen-
ger business than in their through travel,
unless it be lines which handle Chicago
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