The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-26
MINE, MILL AND RAILROAD.

At their meeting yesterday in New
York the coal sales agents advanced
prices 25 cents a ton for stove coal ano
Is cents a ton for all other sizes. The
new schedule for November delivery Is
81 ton for stove, 1915 for egg and
chestnut, and $3.50 for CRATE. This
should dispose OF the stories current
for the past few days Of the dissolution
of the so-called anthracite coal combi-
nation. 1t was also decided to mine
during November to the full capacity
of the companies without restriction
The western coal sales agents have
recommended an advance of 20 cents
per ton on all sizes to the west The
report that the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad company had
withdrawn from the operators combi-
nation was denied. The following COM
panies were represented Philadel-
phia and Reading, Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western; Delaware and
Hudson, Pennsylvania Coal company,
Jersey Central, Lehigh Valley and
Coke Bros.
Attorney Blur, counsel for Isaac l..
Rice, yesterday filed voluminous eX-
ceptions in the United States circuit
court to the report of George l.. Craw-
railroad racivarshin which recon-
mends the dismissal of Mr. Rice's peti-
tion asking for the removal of the
Reading receivers The petition was
filed Dec. 70. 1893. by Mr.. Rice on be-
haf of himself and other creditors of
the Reading railroad. Exceptions to
the masters report which the petition
er had previously filed were dismissed.
The present. exceptions were 219 in num-
ber and they cover 1870 pages Of type
written matter.
President Sloan, of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad,
said yesterday in regard to the rum
ored withdrawal of his company from
the anthracite coal pool: I'VE have
not been In any pool or combination
Tor years, and we have not Instructed
our collieries to go ahead and produce
al the coal they can regardless OF re-
reduce output, only monthly under
standlng among coal producers as TO
prices Mr.. Sloans statement how
ever, tnat MS company VIII restrict
prouuctlon is important.
t1r several Gays rumors OF change
~ tIe coilleIles OF A; Pardee q CO. nave
peeh quietiy circulated: one report
e.ateu .haI the transfer Woulu pe
tnaue " Echley d. C9Ae, put lnls
was was ellplatlcaily uenieu' AS 10 VINO
t tne new operators VIII De is conjecture
put tne Hazieton STANDARD mas lhlor-
Iiatio1 li,,i Lroln ialIiy Iellapie source
tnat Hliilhgham fell, OF Phlladelpha,
syhulcate 10 operate the mines. That
solie sort ol ueal Is on loot tnere Is
no uoupt, as lor the past week men nave
peen ehgaseu DIT Laurei hlll ana the
Co, taxing an inventory OF the same.
rms Is all the information obtainable
at tnls time. Another rumor extensive
~ circulated was 10 the erect that q
tease OF the valley shops mad been OF
Coke. This the railroad officials deny
emphatically.
Durlng last week ana part OF thls a
date the electric railroads in Schuylkill
county into one powerful corporation
The parties interested In the deal took
ride over the lines that are to enter the
coInplne on IueSuay, ana, as we learn
from the Hazleton Standard, seemed
well satisfied. A number Of new lines
ing one from Delano to meet the Le-
nietoo 20 so,,no CoS ,onil,t ~, thn , SIT ciao
Th;s ,,,o,,id n,aISa oi,osida oantroi
point from Hazieton, Shenandoah, Ma
hanoy City. Ashland, Tamauua and
even Pottsville for picnic parties. With
this In view, there has been talk of ex-
pending SAC, ,0OOorsoin building hotel,
increasing the size Of the lake and maxi
lhs the resort otherWlse attrac'i'e'
vu,,,,, TT 11os,,irs hoe ros,crod h;s
Wiliain II. l3osNiliS Mas iesiSieu ms
PIvmorth to accent one as mine fore
man for Iermvn &, Co. at Peckville. He
will assume his new duties on Nov 1
George l.. Houser, general forwarding
agent of the Lehigh Valley railroad,
VIII shortly remove MS family from
Plttston TO Bethlehem'
MN o,uoroa
s,r,,evi,,g a rnnta re Str6udshurg from
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