The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-24

Minor Notes.
From reports received at the ststo
department OF internal affairs 1t Is
shown that there has been an Increase
in all kinds of freights carried by rail-
roads during the year 1898, except agri
cultural products Last year the rail-
roads carried 10 ia 726 tons. this year
but IS. 577 0S5. The Pennsylvania rail
road shows an increased tonnage aud
most Of the other roads Il decrease.
Last year the tonnage from our great
mining interests amounted To III Sl3.-
4S4 to s. This year the amount IL lSO,
j34 l16, an increase Of $500 ,692, or )
per cent The Pennsylvania; PniIadpl'
phia and Reading; New York, Lake
Erie and Western; Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western; and Northern
Central practically carried all OF
the coal. In the report for las:
year, the products OF forests
were given at 1858 1913 tons; the
amount this year. 1902, ,476, an in
crease Of 7+7 6S3 tons. FlvA comp lniss
carried 1895. 276 tons of tbis-Tne
Pennsylvania; Nav York. Lake Erie
and Western; Northern C'utrhl; Pull
sdeiphiS aud r tading; W+stsrn Nsw
York, aud Pennsylvania. The tonnage
from manufacturers during thA year
was 40. III. S02 tong rs against 3j 52S.
990 iu lS9! The companies carrying
more than 900 900 of this traffic were
the Allegheny Valley; Cleveland and
PittsOurgi Lake Saore and Michigan
Southern; New York. Lake Etis and
Western; Northern Central; Psnnsyl-
yania; Philadslphid and K 'Sding; Pail
adelphia. Wilmington aud Baltimore:
Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Chicago and ST.
Louis Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Cal.
cage.
Under the head of miscellaneous
merchandise the numbAr OF tons r.
ported last year was 20 S62 902; this
year. 25,9ll, 1872; an increase of D.,
046 800 tons. Referring TO the compen-
sation ofrailroad employees it is said that
to the 200, ljS employees there WAS paid
during the year $llS,l2S 1SS IS an av-
erags compensation OF $j90.l1. The
FIVE companies employing the largest
number OF persons wers the Psnnsylya
mia. the PhilaielphiA aud Reading, the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern.
the New York, Lake Erie and Western.
and the Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Chicago
aud St. Louis. During the year these
companies had in their service 1873 1876
employees, or GGr per cent. of ths Sntire
number reported to the depart
ment The compensation plid by
these companies was $79, 738, 93l24. or
61t per cent of the eutirs amount pli
by all the roads The Pennsylvania
road had "a. Gil employees to whom it
paid S33, $685. 42O.45; the Philadelphia
and Rsad!ng. 81 7j9 employees. paying
Sl7, $50 3OS s.; the Lake Slore and
MichiL Lan Southern, 1851 emp'oY-s ,
paying $40, 800 l06 80; the New York,
Lake Erie and Western 1886 en-
ployes, paying them $l0,3l0, 499 7G the
Pitishurg. Chicago, Cincinnati aud
st. Louis, II $40 empl)yss, wac ware
paid s., $40, 900 O5 All snow an in
crease of employees except the N4w
York, Lake Erie and Western, which
compared with 1892 had 376 lass EN- 81
ployes and paid ont $lS1, 971 Is lesJ
With reference to the railway situa-
ton Duu's report for to day will say
The iatlroad tonnage east hOuud shows
decrease in February OF 3S.2 per cant.
In earnings OF railways the decrease il
smaller. for the second week of Feb
Is. per cent. and for the first week 10
per cent, against IL 3 per cent. The
decrease in receipts on the trunk lines
nearly l2 per cent, and on granger and
southwestern roads Il to 81 per cent
is greater than for tho frat week Of tbt
month. Speculation in railroad stock'
has been stagnant, and the average o.
prices has scarcely changed 10 cents
per share. closing slightly lower. &C.
Says Dun: A large demand gives
encouragement in the iron and steel
Manufacture and increases the Outpui
of mills, though it Is yet only so to q
per cent Of their capacity. Hence
fierce competition continues to depreSs
prices. and while the recent slight ad
vance in steel billets and pig iron has
been lost, some other products are sell
ing lover than eVSr.
The failures during the past weel
numbered in the Uuitei States 2SS
against 1893 last year. and in Canada 81
against 81 last year. Both in number
AMI in magLitude:commercial disaster!
have diminished, according to Dun
aud in the first half of February tn,
liabilities thus far reported of all firm
failing amounted to only s.. 3l9 $50
The aggregate OF liabilities was 50. 6l9
2j2 In two weeks in January,
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NoTEs.
The BloomsbuIg carpet factory has al
order for ~, QUO yards Of its product fror
Michigan, necessitRtiug the employment
OF number Of new hands.
! Good progress is being made by Burk
Bros. on the Central railroads new But
tonwood branch.
. The superintendent Of Silver Brook col
lieTy at Audenried says that hereafter h
will employ none but Americans He
dscharging all the Hungarians and Ital
+. ians formerly employed there.
! Mine Inspector Blewitt shows Ia his rt
, port that the output OF this district varet
but little last year from that of tho pre-
b. ceding yesT. the total being 5.s41SiS tons
Work on the York Springs and Dillsbur
I railroad will be renewed shortly.
Prospectors boring for coal In Litchfi eli
k ILL.,, nave been rewarded by passin
through seven ieet and two inches aud al
still in coal. The vein Is probably eigh
, feet thick A shaft will be sunk Mt one
/ The Wilkes Barre Traction cOmpaa
, yesterday opened its new route to Plaini
/. vile. During the summer this brNnc
will be completed to Pittston by way Q
Port Griffith and Port Blanchard. wher
il will connect with the route built froI
Scranton and Carbondale. A cur wi
: leave Wilkes-Barre for Plainsville ever
a half hour.
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