The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-16

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N, xt spring it is understood to be
the'intention Of the capitalists inter
ested in the pronosed Philadelphia,
Honrsa ls aud Albany railroad to
inue the surveys and right
o = Nay negotiations Interrupted by
tine financial panic Of last sum
mer; and if these are satisfactory,
t. goon at an early date with the
practical work of grading and track
laying. Some difficulty has been en-
countered In capitalizlng the scheme.
largely because of the unsettled condi-
tion of the New England coal market {;
but under an alliance with the Fitch.
burg road it is believed the new line
can secure satisfactory traffic pledges
and thus make stronger hid for the
investment of idle capital, There was
talk not long ago Of Simpson & Wat
kins being interested in the idea Of a
northeastern outlet for anthracite ship
ments, more direct than any YET in
existence Whether the Wayne county
route had part in this idea or not, it
is believed to offer strong attractions
for capital interested at the same time
in anthracite mining.
1t is announced that the extan3iOn of
the Buffalo and Susquehanna railroad
from the present terminus at Galeton,
east of Ansonia, Pa, has been fully
decided upon and the contract for the
work will probably be let by the
end of this month. The extension will
be eighteen miles long and will give
tho company connection with the
Fall Brook railroad, securing it an out
let to Williamsport and the Reading
railroad, as well rs new connection
with the New York. Lake Erie and
Western. The line has been located.
According to the statement of James
L. Blakeslee, president of the Montrose
railroad, the earnings of that road last
year were $lS 672 90 and the expendi-
lures SCI, $50 92, leaving def lit Of 50.
G4S.32 This was caused principally
by Improvements to the rolling stock
and the road bed.
In his recent address before the
American Society Of Mechanical En-
gineers, President Eckley b. Coke
made very interesting summary Of
his Investigations of the problem of the
successful utilization of the small sizes
of anthracite, Putting himself in the
,,naitttiOn op tba III unppyar nf o otao IN
plant burning, say 100, 900 tons of rice
coal per year, Mr. Coke said he would
try to make a contract which would
require the coal to contain not over a
certain percentage of water and not
less than certain percentage OF car.
hon, or, what is practically the same
thing for anthracite, not over a certain
percentage of ash, and that 4
certain percentage of the aver.
age daily sample Of the coaI
would pass through a mesh ot
a certain size, and over mesh of an
other size. and that the coal should not
contain more than certain percentage
Of dust-duSt being what would pass
through mesh of say one-sixteenth
of an inch in diameter He stated
that if we know exactly how muct
coal is placed in the furnace Gncluding
what is left on the grate) and how
much carbon there is in the ash, W,
can determine the exact amount o
the carbon Originally in the coal
that has been consumed, les
the small portion carried NJ
the chimney with the fne ashes
What the man who pays for the Goa
wants 10 know, is how much water car
be evaporated for 81 with differen
Goals and it is OF no advantage to him
to know that if he pays twice as mucl
for his fuel he can evaporate per cent
more water per pound OF fuel, and ge
a wonderful theoretical evaporation
from his boiler. 1t is the question o
how much more you can get for 81 b,
using a certain coal, and to arrive a
this result it is very important to know
exactly what kind of fuel is being used
whether 1t burned up, and whether i
was artificially dried before it is pu
into the furnace in the test.
\ rumor is ahoat that the main lin
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