The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-25
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which is determined to move its ton
mage.
The shipments of bituminous coal
over the Huntingdon and Broad Top
railroad last week aggregated 50, 4OS
tons, an increase over the same week
last year of IL, j42 tons. A few weeks
ago the decrease for the year up to that
time was $50, 900 tons; it is now only
l0S 32l tons. During the strike the
company did not issue its weekly state
ment of coal shipments, but five weeks
ago this was resumed, since which
time the weekly increases have been as
follows: Week ended July 81, 81, S53
tons; July %. 10. 270 tons; Aug.4, 3IO13
tons; Aug. II, 10, 940 tons; Aug 18, 49,
542 tons The total increase for the five
weeks has been, therefore, H. G17 tons,
or an average OF 90, 523 tons week. In
ease this average should be maintained
for the next nine weeks the company
will have succeeded in entirely making
up the tonnage lost prior to the re.
sumption Of work at the mines.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
The New York Central is relaying the
Auburn road with steel rails.
The New York, Ontario and Westerns
annual meeting will be held Sept. 26.
A project is on foot to construct an cleo.
trio railway to the top of Mount Snowden,
in Wales.
The headquarters of the Erie Dispatch
will be removed from New York to Du-
luth some time this fall.
G. G. Ross, chief engineer of the Della
ware, Lackawapna and Western, was in
Binghamton Wednesday.
The Nickel Plate the other day took an
excursion from Chicago to Niagara Falls
consisting Of 1000 people.
The directors Of the North Pennsylvania
railroad have declared the usual quarterly
dividend of Sper cent, payable Aug, 25.
The Hallstead league at Biughamton
has now l@2 members, having gained
thirteen new members on Tuesday even
ing.
+. w. Lobstein, the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western detective Of the Buf
faco division, was in Binghamton Wednes-
day.
General Train Dispatcher George NJ
Hallstead, of the Delaware, LacKawanna
and Western, was in Binghamton on Tues.
day.
The $500 miners at Louman, Pa, EN-.
ployed by the Arcade Coal company, have
returned to work after being out four
months.
Work has already been begun at London
on the electric railway which is to run
from Waterloo station under the Thames
into the city.
The excursions have been the salvation
of the railroads this season. The Erie is
particularly well pleased with its Chautau-
qua business.
Robert S, Lewis has been appointed trav-
cling passenger agent of the Lehigh Val
ley, with headquarters at Buffalo, vice W.
3. Murray, resigned.
Fire, caused by lightning, destroyed
Pardee 81 Co.'s stables, with |, 900 bales Of
nay, at Cranberry colliery, yesterday af-
ternoon. Loss, $4,000.
There is no truth in the report that the
Traders dispatch and the Lackawanna
lines are cutting east bound rates, as there
is not the least excuse for SO doing,
The lodges of trsinmen's brotherhoodf
on the Reading road have disbNnded, as a
result Of ths management Of the railroad
discharging employees who belonged to it.
Six bituminous mines were put in opera.
tion at Johns5own, Pa, yesterday, after
an idleness OF several months. Fifteen
hundred men returned to work on 40 cent
basis.
The jute mills owned by Joseph c. Todd,
in Paterson, N, j., which have been
closed for five years, will resume opera
tions next week and give employment to
300 persons.
Colin Studds has been appointed passen-
ger agent of the Southeastern district OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, with headquar-
ters at Washington, d. c., vice r. A.
Parke, resigned.
The Pennsylvania people will build but
1O0new engines at their Altoona and Juni-
alta shops this year. For years past from
200 to 2S5 locomotives have been built an
nually at these shops.
Railway officials say that the bill to le-
galize pooling is dead so far as the present
congress Is concerned, and that it means
that matters will drift along as they now
are until the next session.
For the first time in many years the
Reading car shops at Reading one day this
week, operated all night. Nearly $50 men
have been hired since. The shops at Pale
Alto are also hiring more men.
In the last eighteen months 43, 900 miles
Of railroads OF this country have beer
placed under the protection Of the courts
This is an amount equal to "a per cent. Of
the total length Of roads in this country
The shipments of coal from Lambert'i
Point, Va, for the month Of July were;
Foreign, II, 145jG; coastwise. 1SS, 265; local,
196216. Total, 2OS,372 The total ship
ments since Jan. amounted to !, 1906 S4s
tons.
An average Of about 100 cars OF Goa
daily are arriving at the New York, Sus
guehanna and Westerns new terminal
Edgew ater on the Hudson. All this Goa
comes from the Wilkes-Barre and Eastern
road.
The trunk lines are getting ready for {