The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-06

Intelligence of an Industrial Charac-
ter.
Although the frost is several inches
deep in the ground. the active period
Of new railway building has opened up
fo- 1894 with u boom. Il bitf and q bang.
We have already followed tho course
Of the new bituminous outlet into
which EcEley B. Coxs purposes to
weave his interesting little baby road,
the Delaware, ,Susquehanna and Schuyl-
kill. And now Kingston, n. y, dis
patch unfolds 10 us the glowing posi-
bilities OF second great transporta-
tion scheme which is ready to bud and
bloom with the flowers In spring The
dispatch says LAS result Of tho meet
ings now being held in Delaware
county towns and OF the conferences
between landowners and the project
ors of tho Lehigh. Catskill Mountain
aud Boston railroad much right of way
has been secuted in Delaware and
Schoharie counties, aud residents
along the proposed route are
sanguine that the road will be
built The projectors say tina
the proposed road is TO be an indepen-
deut line aud not connecting link
between the Ontario and Western and
the Ulster and Delaware. The new
road will run from Deposit, where the
Erie gives connection with the Scran-
ton coal fields. to Albany, or near
there, where connection is made with
the Fitchburg line. thus reaching BoS-
ton and other eastern cities. This is
the line in which various enterprising
correspondents have sought to enlist
simpson & Watkins. but the actual
status Of the project is not generally
believed to have progressed far beyond
where it stood las! summer that is.
on paper,
A dispatch from Wilkes. Barre says:
Superintendent Morgan r. Morgans,
Of this city, who is in charge of the
Lshigh and Wilkss-Barre Coal com.
pauys West Side mines, was waited
upon Saturday night by a committee
representing the employees of the mines,
who made general complaint about the
powder furnished them, which. they
say. has not sufficient power aud will
not blow the coal as did brand
previously used. Tney also have a
complaint about the hosting of men
The mining law says that when ten
men come together 1t the foot OF
shaft it ia the duty of the company to
hoist them TO the top. bat this law has
been broken in almost every
mine in the valley. There are
times. it is claimed, when as high as
forty aud fifty man are compelled to
stand around the bottom of a shaft be.
fore they are accommodated with an
empty carriage. Men ars kept at the
foot of the shaft from one to two hours
in some instances. This move, it is
belived. 10 the first of a number which
will be made toward procuring better
treatment for the miners, and this
movement is expected to extend all
along the valley aud end, so it is hop ID.
in the complete abolition Of the dock
ing system.
Work on the Jeddo tunnel is pro
crossing at the rate of 800 feet per
month. There still remain j. 800 feet
to BE- driven. Week before last record
was made by the driving OF heading
343 feet.
During the last week in January
eighteen reporting Luzsrne county
collieries shipped total Of 53 S92, 006
tons nearly tue average weekly output
Of last year.
Cambria is the eighth county In the
production Of bituminous coal in the
United States, 3,0S6, ,j5l tons having
been mined within its borders last year
Wsstmorsland county is first. with
S,19l, 0Gs tons Of product last year;
Fayetts Ia second, Clearfield third and
Allegheny fourth. Pennsylvania as a
whole mined last year considerably
over one-halt OF all the bituminous
coal in the United States These eSti-
mates are made on the amount going
over railroad scales, not taking into
account the coal used near the mines
The restrictive measures decided
upon by the anthracite sales agents
have been successful, and while gross
earnings have fallen off largely. expsn-
sss have also been reduced to a mater
ial extent.
Residents OF Lebanon are sndsavor-
ing to get tho Johnstown Steel COM
pany TO remove 10 that place A com.
mittee representing the company has
been invited TO visit Lebanon and iu-
spsct its advantages The new steel
plant will require a capital Of 81, 900,
900 AT the annual meeting Of the
stockholders. to be held Feb. 49, a vote
will be taken on the proposition to in
crease the Indebtedness OF the company
from nothing to 5000, 900 1t is be.
leved that Scranton could offer as good
inducements as any other city In the
state. Why shouldn't the committee
be invited to make inquiry here2
The attempt TO maintain the prices
Of anthracite at Chicago has hot bsen
successful and sales are being made at
a. low prices as have prevailed. The
eastern trade 10 stagnant and there are
we'll grounded reports that some indi-
vidual operators nave cut prices tw nty
cents a ton. Pea and buokwheat con-
iinus to be in good demand and are
firm In price. The mines will work
three days this week.