The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-14
GENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

In west bound shipments 10 reported,
and it 10 steadily growing. 1t may be
but O temporary squirt, but the roads
are drawing from it all the encourage
ment they can. Eastbound shipments
from Chicago last week suffered de-
crease as compared with those Of the
previous week. They amounted to A
1888 tons as compared with AZ. 059 tons
for the previous week and 81. 239 tons
for the corresponding week last year.
Through shipments Of grain. -four and
provisions increased from "a 322 tons
for the previous week to 26, 5S2 tons
last week.
Superintendent McKslvy, Of the
Wilkes-Barre and Eastern railroad re
ports that traffic in she freight, coal
and passenger departments is picking
up right along, and the future OF the
road is exceedingly bright, The In
creased traffic has made an increase in
the force OF machinists, car repairers
and blscksmiths in the company's new
shops at Gravel Place, near Strouds-
burg, many Of the new hands being
taken from the shops OF the Central
company at Ashley. Already there is
q good good sized colony of Ashley
people settled there, and from indica-
tions this number will be still further
augmented. A new passenger sched'
ule will 90 into effect Monday, by
which the leaving time Of the early
morning train will be changed to prob
ably half.hour later.
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The Tonawauda Valley railroad will
hereafter be known as the Buffalo, At
tica and Arcade railroad. No other
road In the state has had so many titles
as this road. 1t was built in 1858 and
called the Attioa and Arcade railroad:
then its name was changed to the At
tica and Allegheny railroad. and later
on, in 1872 it became the Tonswands
Valley railroad. Afterwards it was
known as the Attica and Freedom rail.
road, and now its present name. AT
FIRST it was built as a standard gauge
road, and in 1870 it was made narrow
gauge. AT present it is being altered
TO the standard gauge. New rails and
ties are being used and new bridges
will be erected.
It peculiar fact, says the Wilkes
Barre Record, that of the five we'll
known men who for twenty years con-
stituted the able staff that conducted
the Lehigh Valley Coal company. four
have died from causes tracssble either
directly or indirectly to their duties as
mine superintendent. Frederick Mer.
GERS death was due to cold contracted
while in the discharge of his duties;
William Samuels was killed by an ex-
plosion of gas; Colonel Mason was
killed by falling cage, and Superin-
tendent Dryden met death in almost
exactly the same manner. The other,
ex-Superintenden Lyons. of Wilkes
Barre has retired from active work
and is the only survivor Of the quin-
tette.
In order to facilitate tht hosting Of
COAL. the Lebigh and Wilkes Barre
company have made extensive prepara.
tions in and about No. colliery in the
Hazleton region. Some time ago they
placed q powerful rope on the new
slope near Pleasant Hill with view to
hoisting two cars at tims and after
several trials the new system now
works satisfactory. From now on two
cars, instead of one, will be drawn to
the surface there, and besides giving
the miners plenty of cars, the output
will be largely increased.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
The latest Reading reorganization will
be officially made public in a few days.
A. A. Braden has taken charge as master
Cleveland shops.
1t is reported that G. B. Spriggs, general
freight agent Of the Nlckle-plate, is to bs
appointed traffic manager OF the Lake
Shore road.
The title of F. E. Dewey, superintendent
of transportation of the New York and
New England, has been changed to general
superintendent.
Operations have been begun at the new
stripping at Eckley. The contractors,
Cuyle & Co., have put everything in read
mess to facilitate the work.
The Wabash railroad lost S9l9345 last
year. Strikes at the numerous coal mines
on the Wabash system during May and
June caused the greater part Of this lost.
The directors of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad have de-
clared quarterly dividend Of per cent,
which is at the same rate as the June
quarter.
Six new tracks between Crow Hollow
and st. Clair, on the Philadelphia and
Reading system, have been completed and
will greatly facilitate the work OF handling
the coal traffic.
The Lehigh Valley ranks among the
most completely equipped roads In the
country, and its officials report every car
they have in use, the volume of merchan-
d4e traffic being unusually heavy.
be story that the Vanderbilts were
about to get control OF the Baltimore and
Ohio lines, the Reading snd Philadelphia
and the Jersey Central Is denied by per.
sons who would know if such thing was
to occur.
Dick & Mantz. the extensive stripping
contractors. have removed another steam
shovel from their Trsskow stripping to
their stripping at Upper Lehigh. The
Upper Lehigh stripping Is one Of the
largest in the region.
The New York Central has completed
its second stretch of track laid with
eighty -pound.to-the-yard steel. The CON-
pany intends to put down section every
year. The cost Of the new steel rail laid
the present yevr is 81, $50 900.
James W. McAllister, for fifteen years
employed as painter at the Lehigh Valleys
Hazleton shops, has resigned his position
and today takes charge OF the painting
department Of the Delaware, Susquehanna
and Schuylkill railroad, with headquarters
at Drifton. ..1
The directors Of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road took no action on the October divi-
dend, which means that none will be de-
clared. This is the fifth quarterly dividend
that the company has passed since Its con-
nections with the Reading were severed in
August, 1898.
The Readings coal tonnage for the week
ended Sept 8 amounted to 1917, ,947 tons, an
increase over the same week last year of
n. - 4.