The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-19

Il1IG Iucl FIOSlNAiOIl ~ Oui l'OHS
Mechanism Constructed by Joseph
Meytrott, of West Pittston-Miscel-
laneous Pickings of News and Cos
sip Relatingto Industrial Interests.
1t ia agreed on all sides among the
anthracite trade that the prevailing
good feeling which has made the pres
ent severe restriction possible and
general, is due in no small degree to
the association of individual operators.
1t is computed that these operators
mine one-third or more of the total
output of anthracite, and their readi-
ness to assume their share of the duties
of the trade has produced q wide im-
preston. Heretofore when q plan for
restriction was proposed it has
often been, saij--and perhap; at
times with a slight measure OF justice
because of the lack of a general under
standing individual operators
will continue shipping and spoil the
MARKET but now these gentlemen are
organized and are prepared AS IL body
to follow the lead OF the large interests
in carrying out any proposition which
looks toward the benefit of all con-
cernsd This has made the present re.
siriction posSibIe perhaps a more.
stable agreement for the whole trade
may be the ultimate outcome.
Joseph Meytrott, OF West Pittston,
who designed the model breaker ex-
hibited at the Worlds fair, is at work
upon u model combination coal breaker
and washer. which will be placed on
exhibition at ithe Pennsylvania State
college. We borrow from the PlttSton
Gazette this interesting description: 1t
is working model to show the process
Of preparing anthracite coal for mar
ket 1t is constructed to handle all
small coal from mine separate from
coal that is broken by machinery. The
structure is 7 feet wide, 10 feet long
and II feet high. the material being
red birch and cherry. Coal is taken
into the breaker by means Of plane
and cars, and when it is dumped out OF
cars into the dump chute it passes over
Il tier Of round iron bars placed
sufficiently far apart to allow coal from
tho size of buckwheat to stove to pass
between bars. This Is run directly to
the washer in the washing tank. The
washer Is conical screen provided
with solid shell. After the coal is
washed it is hoisted by an elevator one
story higher and enters a round screen.
This screen sizes it. the small coal 60
ing TO coal pockets and the nut and
stove going to jigs to be slated and
then conveyed and run into coal pock-
cts The coal that passes over the first
tier of bars runs over solid portion OF
plates and enters on set of oscillating
bars that ara placed still wider apart
and that allow coal from buckwheat
to CRATE to fall between them This
goes to square gyrating screen that
sizes ihe CRATE, egg, stove and nut.
Smaller sizes are hoisted by an elevator
aud enter the washer.
Tbs CRATE coal from this screen
would have to be hand picked. Egg is
partially cleaned by machinery, stove
and nut to jigs. The coal that passes
over the oscillating bars is hand
picked. leaving the pure coal to go tC
main roll No. l. This coal enters I
round double screen, is siz,d and i'm
mediately enters coal pockets without
any picking. The coal that is picked
out on plates is put into roll No. 9,
then passes to u square gYratinZ screen
that sizes CRATE. egg. stove aud nut
Crate and egg are hand picked; stoys
by mechanical appliance aud not tC
Jig Roll No > is for rebreaking CRATE
and egg coal. This coal is ais
hoisted by elevator and screened
in round screen that sizes stove, nut
pea and buckwheat This goes direc
10 tho coal pockets Roll No 4 is fol
rebreaking all impure coal from CRATE
egg, stove. and nut pickiugs that are
gathered into conVeyor and hOiste,
with an elevator into the slate room
where all impure coal and rock is takeI
oat. The screenings from loading Goa
are conveyed to an elevator and hoistsr
up into breaker, entering screen tC
be sized. The cnlm and slate is con
vsyed out Of the building, There ar
seven pockets to receive coal and fifty
eight outlets or gates to draw coal int
railroad cars
The Reading railroad recsivers hop
to hive the papers sufficiently advance
by today to make application TO tn
courts for the first step toward reor