The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29
INDUSTRIAL, FINANCIAL, COMMERCIAL.

telegraph. the railroad and even pstro-
lenm were to be given to the world. 1t
will then be seen that we are much
nearer to the era OF the trolley than
we are to the age in which our fathers
and mothers were born.
No official confirmation has come
from General Manager Caldwell Of
the appointment Of G. j. Grammar as
general freight agent Of the Lake
Shore. No doubt is expressed, how.
ever, that Mr., Grammar will, on Oct
l, become either traffic manager or
general freight agent He has had
much experience since 1881 in the traf.
tic and executive departments Of minor
roads. He is credited with a thorough
knowledge of freight matters and his
opinion always had great weight in
association proceedings. The Office of
general freight agent has never been
filled since Mr.. McKay's death. Assist
ant General Freight Agent James has
been acting chief of the department,
and it ia understood refuses to accept
promotion on account Of his health.
Officials of the Illinois Steel company
intend to mbine their present railway
system and add enough mileage to CON-
plete another Chicago belt line. The
Illinois Steel company now owns five
roads with total length of 269 miles.
These lines have only to be connected
to form belt line from Milwaukee via
Joliet to South Chicago and the grain
elevators with a capacity of 10, 600. 900
bushels, soon to be built on the Cal
umet. The five lines now in the system
already have thirty-sight junction
points with Chicago terminal lines,
but not being connected are not avail
able for belt line traffic Last week
the Steel company borrowed 81. $780,
600 for the extension of its railroad
system. There is no apparent need
for this money except for completing
the belt Outside of the Standard Oil.
Sugar Trust and Carnegie, Phipps &
Co., the Steel company has the
largest tonnage Of any single firm in
America. BY having its own road it
can and does issue tariffs and thereby
secures much higher divisions than or
ninsry switching charges. 1t will b.
remembered that the interstate COM
merce commission investigated its
tariffs three years ago. AS the com.
mission took no adverse action the
principle is at least tacitly established
that manufacturers may own their own
road and issue tariffs on their product
accepting sush divisions of the rate as
they can get from connecting lines. BY
connecting with every Chicago line it
can be readily seen divisions will be
liberal on competition business
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
E. j. Driscoll will erect coal washery
near his iron works at Auburn, Schuylkill
county.
Crawford & Dugan, contractors, will
soon erect large plane at their Honey
Brook No. stripping.
Herbert Durand, who for some years has
been general advertising agent of the Wa
bash road, will, on Oct, |, retire from that
position.
The two bottle factories of the Hamilton
Glass company resume at Butler. Pa, after
long shutdown, giving employment to
nearly 300 hands.
Fire was put under the furnace of the
Spring City Glass works. All departments
Of the factory will' commence running on
full time on Oct. S, giving employment to
eighty hands.
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Durham Iron works, in the upper part of
Bucks county, and owned By Cooper &,
Hewitt, of New York. It is the largest
industry in the country.
The Baltimore and Ohio has adopted
novel call-bell system by which it can
notify any agent on the line that he is
needed at the wire. Where the operator
is also agent it is great convenience.
A company has been formed at Tamaqua
with capital of $4,000 to build box
manufactory which will give employment
to about fifty hands. The building is being
erected and will be completed in about
one month.
The understanding now is that the
various shops OF the Pennsylvania line;
will run from now until March l eight
hours day six days a week. The last
thirteen months the shops haye been run
ming three to five days week,
Sub. Treasurer Bigler, of Philadelphia,
says there is a demand by country banks
for small change, which is being for
warded to them from the sub treasury.
He believes that renewed business activ
ity causes the demand, which is general.
Several large amounts of gold have been
deposited for 81, 81 and S. notes for the
west.
The question OF parting with the Schuyl.
kill and L,high railroad is agitatlng the
Valley officials. This Is known as the Liz
ard Creek route and IS said by outsiders to
be losing venture, while the insiders say
it pays All the stock Of the road except
o. Z. Wilbur