The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-08

a Lancaster Pa, dispatch saws
Harrisburg joined TO PhilRdelphis by
u trollsy--that Ia now u certainty. The
PennsYlvRpia Traction company, which
will construct the road. yesterday took
charge Of all the electric railway lines
in this city, and this place will DO the
center Of the system OF electric rail
ways that will reach from tho state
capital 70 the metropolis. The line
from Harrisburg to Lancaster will be
nearly straight Between Lancaster and
Philadelphia number of towns will
be touched the largest OF which IL West
Chester lt is said that tho trip
Of about 100 miles from Harris
burg 10 Philadelphia can Oe made In
two hours, Work will be begun early
in the spring on the tracks, which will
bs solidly constructed. IL Is only u
question ot umS until the people Of
Scranton may ride 10 Philadelphia, II
they choose 10 on trolley ears This
coming spring will doubtless see the
completion Of m uubroken chain OF
electric railroads from Forest city TO
Sudbury. The missing link. from sun
bury 20 Harrisburg. will come in gool
tims
The REYNOLDS n Mover Coal com.
psny, limite1, is the uams OF 4 new coal
mining company Just organized. aud
the moving spirits in which are Charles
II Reynolds and W A MoSsr, of
Kingston The two men named above
have for about two years been success
fUlly operating 4 culm washer in work
ing over an immeuse culm bank at
AYondals, the refuse os several wears
work IN the Red Ash vein. &C Il tins
when no siZss below stove were mar
kstable aud everything else Went 20 the
dump. The msrchantable coal they have
been. aud now and will be taking from
this big bank FOR wears to come, aver
ages from 80 to 50 per cent. OF the
bulk But the tract OF land surround.
ing the bank and from which ic was
taken was nsver worked except rs to
the Red Ash vein, and the nav COM
pauy is formed 20 further develop it
The old slope has been found to be in
reasonably good condition and can be
easily put in tue shapa The erection
Of new breaker will begin 10 about
ten days. The company expects 10 BE-
gin taking out coal before many
months have passed. Wilkes Barre
Record.
Engineer OF ths Maintenance Of Way
Joseph 7. Richards. Of the Psnnsyl-
vanis rsilroa IN commenting on the
rstreuchmenss iusugurstsd by the
company, mas gone on record with the
assertion that in the department oi
maintenance Of the way the saving for
1893 amounted to Sl,7O0. 900 Never
before had economy been more riGidly
enforced
The Manufacturers Record an,
nOunces that the san Carlos Goa
company. Of Pittsburg. Pa, which
owns 50. 900 acres Of coal lands in Texas
has contracted with the Southern
Pacific Railroad company. TO furnish il
rs UJ0 tons annually. ) A. Johnston
tEs president Of the company. states
that IL will build a railroad twenty sil
miles long az a cost Of $3.50 900 10 de
yelop these mines This is one Of the
most important coal deals which hai
ever been made 10 this country.
The Philadelphia journals report {
great scarcity in that city Of pea anC
Duckwheat sizes. which constitute ?,
per cent. Of the output This demanC
ia due TO the growing popularity o.
these sizes "a domestic fuel coal. owinG
to their comparative cheapness Pr
coal is ssllisg in Philadelphia at 50 A
/ Z. 0. b net and buckwhsat 81 2j
These figures are an advance Of A
cents in the last two month