The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-17
GENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

brought as a result OF the coal striRt
and the wages disturbance in the Pitts
burg district could not continue long,
and recovery was certain as soon a.
aggravatiug causes were removed, Ths
reaction has not been anything like
what 10 to lie expected in ordinary
time, but it 10 still satisfactory. 1t ls no
ticeable that many blast furnaces haze
not resumed operations, although nov
assured of steady supply of coke. Thr
monthly canvass Of furnaces shows lUI
in blast on July with weekly capa-
city Of So, $50 tons, against eighty'eig II
furnaces with weekly capacity OF 81
517 tons on June 1. bnt stocks have
r.rn reduced from 669, 7G5 tons to 573,-
$50 ton. 1t is generally accepted tahi
the trade is taking more iron thar Is
being made, while furnaces out o.
blast arc going in very slowly, and
these conditions have given some stim
ulus to the demand
On Friday evening last the City c.
London Electric Lighting company,
limited, gave large banquet at tie
Cannon street hotel. for the purposa
of demonstrating the feasibility aud
convenience Ct cooking by electricity,
says Industries and lron." Befur7
the dinner commenced the guests ware
invited 10 500 the apparatus at work.
and had the opportunity Of inspecting
the joinst poultry, fish, vegetables,
etc. frying aud simmering in
the electric ovens aud sauce pans
A temporary kitchen had been set
up close TO the dining room; this was.
OF course. perfectly easy to do, as there
were no hues 10 provide for the escape
Of the products Of combustion Of coal
and gas. The influence OF tho near
proximity Of tho cooking apparatus was
felt in the hot state of the yiands. In-
stead of having to travel long dis
lance from a kitchen, either under
ground or on the highest story OF the
building, arriving half cold, as is toe
often the case at public dinners, they
were brought direct from an ad
joining apartment, and were served
uefore they had commenced tc
COOL The cooking was in every way
excellent, and left nothing to be desired;
Ms. indeed, it should he when tho heat
is under absolute control, and there are
DO products of combustion to minglp
with the delicate flavor of the comest-
ioles. At the close Of the dinner thr
lord mayor-an authority every one
will respect-deolarsd that it mad been
in every way satisfactory. The chair
man, Sir David Solomons, explained
that there were l20 guests, and sixty
units Of electricity, costing exactly 81,
had been used in cooking the dinner
This works out to 2l. per head, or 3 !
per course, truly insigniti-
cant amount. While the company
charge 81. per unit for current used for
lighting, they charge only Al, for thai
employed for cooling and motive pow
or. DR.. Silvanus Thompson. in reply to
the toast of Success TO the D,velop-
ment of Electricity" recalled u former
electric dinner given in 1149 by BeDjt
min franklin on the banks of the
Schuylkiil. The turkey was killed by
IN electric shock, and cooked by fire
kindled by an electric plrk. while Va
rious electric experiments seem to have
served as entrees in an intellectual
experiment which proceeded the din
ner.
The certificate of incorporation Of
the New York and Philadelphia Trac-
ton company, capitalized at $4,000
900, mas been filed with Secretary OF
State Kelsey, of New Jersey. With
the certificate were filed copies OF the
maps, surveys, routes and descriptions
Of what may be the greatest electric
railway system in the United States
In addition to the customary fees de-
posit Of $25 900 was made with Stat
Treasurer Swain in compliance with
the law. The maps show that this pro-
jected system is network of electric
roads between New York and Philadel
pnia connecting all the princip Il cities,
towns and villages of the state and a.
fording accommodations for travel and
traffic, The direct line commences
at Paterson, where connections will be
made with the electrical street railway
system OF that city. The entire system
will comprise about 15O miles OF cleo
tric railway, and it will take the travel
of fully 5000. 900 people. 1t is designed
not only to carry passengers, but to
transport farming truck, agricultural
implements and merchandise. The
New York end of the enterprise will be
built, operated and managed by two
Corpurations-the Central Jersey Trac-
tion company, with a capital of $500, :
QUO and headquarters ut No. 2 Wall
street. New York, and the New York
ard Philadslphia Traction company,
whose general offices will be ut Trep-
ton. This company is already inccg-
poratsd The directors ars said to
comprise some OF the best known capi-
talists and railroad men in New Jersey,
New York and Philadelphis. Messrs
Mcgowan. j. II, Reall and J. Ii. Dar-
rah are the incorporators