The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-05

Olher lnuuSUlal NOleS'
An inquiry into the industrial con-
dition of Wilkes -Rarre and its sur
roundings. conducted by the Times.
recalls cheering outlook Suporin-
tendent Doran, OF the lace mill, the
largest plant Of Its kind in the country,
said his mill WAS working full time
every day with about three-f -fourths the
usual number Of hand, Superinten-
dent Hugus. of the Sheldon Axle
works, which employs, when running
at its full capacity. over |, 900 hands.
stated that tho mill was running better
now than 1t had been for the past eight
months. The Newell Clothing
company. employing 100 hands,
nSs recovered from five mouths
depression The Dickson Machine shops
employing l50 men. are working full
time. and Superintendent Thompson
says that they expect to continue so.
The Nu.cau Iron works are working
every day. Thay have l75 men ON the
pay roll The Wilkes Barre Gun fac
tory makes II very encouraging report
Superintendent Aubrey says the fac
tory is running to its fullest capacity.
The Wilkes Barre Silk mill is running
full capacity, 2jO girls are employed
The cutlery works, employing 40 men,
are busy day and night. Gallaud4
Underwear factory is running at its
full capacity.
The revived rumor that Mr. McLsoi
would succeed President Willur. OF
the Lshigh Valley. receives very little
credence among the anthracite aud
railway magnates Of this vicinity.
While high opinion is retained of
Mr. McLsod's abilities as daring
manager Of great interests, it is the
expressed opinion of many that he
lacks the hnahcial backing needed to
carry him successfully through the
management Of such property rs the
Lehigh Valley. There is strong SEN
Iimeut, too. expressing the possibility
Of his one day making an alliance
with his former adversaries, and thus
succeeding to the control of some one
Of the great Vanderbilt interests. under
conditions which would give his genius
for conquest full play hut not occasion
"a third disaster in the financial depart
ment.
The Erie railroad has issued an or
der to hold all common freight trains
in the yards from II o'clock on Satur-
day night to - o'clock on Sunday
night every week in the year. Tns or.
der went into effect at midnight Sat
urday and nearly all railroad man
handling freight on the New York,
Lake Erie aul Western, the New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio aud the Chi
cago and Erie railroads mad day off
yesterday. Only the necessary crews
to handle fast freight and porishable
freight wers kept at work. The pas
| seuger service will also be cut down so
that the station agents and telegraph
operators may get few hours rest on
Sundays. The order affects nearly
| .. 900 men, half of whom will get q
days rest, the other half being com
PEELED to work for two or three hours
on Sunday
A Philadelphia dispatch gives de-
tails of a new system for propelliuS
traction cars that, it is said, ID now
attracting the attention of railway
men and the public in general. 1t Is
the scheme as advanced by Signor w.
A. VallO, q music teacher and com
poser of PniIad"lphia. II, altar thor
ough t7st, Mr. Eallo's ideas are consid
cred practicable, no will not only sc
cure the $50, 900 priz9 offered by th,
Metropolitan Traction company, but
electricity as a means OF lOcomotion
will receive severe setback. Under
his system the cara are to be run by o
specially constructed motor driven bN
compressed air The air after Il
il used comes out Of m exhaust
pips with terrific force This exhaust
NAV be used IN winter to blow the
snow from the tracks, thus dOinI
away with sweeper In summer thu
exhaust air will, by series OF pipes
be conducted back to the car. A sps
cially designed air brake that it Il
claimed will act as quickly and will
ns much certainty as the Westinghouse
brake will enable the motOrman Il
stop the car suddenly when going a
high speed, thus lssssning tho danger
Of running over people, Blocks 'ant
long waits will be avoided on accoun
Of ths enormous reserve force carried,
which will enable every motor to han
at leas. five heavily loaded cars Mp tn,
heaviest grades. Tho motor itself 4
constructed on entirely new principles
and Is direct acting without compli.
Gated machinery,
James Scott, OF Freeland. has pre-
pared combination ink stand, 70
presentation to President Cleveland
The Frseland Tribune gives this in
tereAting description Of II The stant
is II inches in length, inches broat
and q inches thick, resting on four legs
each being Qua inch long, and contains
two ink wells The lid represents to-
dome of the capital, with smal
, aC0rns on top. II also has
sponge holder and lid rest Betwee
the ink well IL n small monu
ment in front of which IL n thermome
ter ~ inches high. tho base being D
inches thick, and on the front Ia on
rrnvod, Grover Cleveland, Presiden
y. S. A." The back has Washington