The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-10
GENERAL NEWS OF INDUSTRIES.


The coal tonnage OF the Reading rail.
road for the week ended May was 49,,
7iS tons, decrease Of "a, 307 tons over the
corresponding week last year. Total ship
ments for the year to date aggregated
4. .67l, 4S4 tons,a n decrease, as compared with
the corresponding period last year, OF
SAT, 997 tons.
The Reading repair shops in the coal re-
glon have been ordered to hereafter work
five days each week instead OF three. This
is done to get rid of an accumulation Of
shop cars and prepare for any sudden ac-
tivity in the coal trade that might result
from continuance Of the btuminous
strike. There are five miles Of cars be-
tween Port Carbon aud Middleport that
need repairs, and over one mile at Mount
Carbon.
One incident OF the Delaware and Hud-
son annual election in New York Tuesday,
in which the Olyphant stockholders were
trlumphantly sustained, is thus related by
the Gotham representative Of the Philadel-
phia Inquirer: ''Wiliam Williams, Of Car.
bondale, Pa, owns one share OF stock.
Every year he attends the meetings Of the
shareholders and always come, 10 the
front with q complaint. Mr.. Williams is
known AS Squire Of Csrbondale, where no
is also justice OF the peace, and where he
also writes great deal Of poetry. Tho
Squire had some Of his poetry with him
today" Possibly it was the poetry that
defeated LeGrand B. Cannon and carried
the new stock issue at par but this IS not
made clear.
The Honey Brook wsshery operated by
the Carson Coal company has resu med
operations after an idleuess OF several
days during which time new mach insry
Was being placed in the breaker.
Itis now rumored that Vice President
voorhees, will resign from the Reading
management.
Shipments Of Lykens Valley coal for
the week ended May . aggregated l.. gJI
tons, an increase OF 7i9 tons. for the year
to date shipments amounted to ls35i1
tons, decrease Il 1881 tons.
Rumor has IL that the Ontario people
will soon add 20 their passenger service.
already excellent. They may, It Is said.
run trains into the Lackswanna depot
when the Delaware aud Hudson trains
enter the new LackAwauuA avenue sta
tlOn.
William Hughes and William Watkins,
experienced miners both have begun %
construct "a new colli-ry on Sauiy- field,
near Curboudle. which, when iu opera
tion, will employ 100 meu and BOYS Pre-.
parations are being made FOR sinking
shaft The new compAny's product will be
shipped over the Ontario aud Western, Al-
though the new firm will particularly
cater to local trade.
A slightly better demand for anthracite
IL reported, due In part 10 the bitumiuous
famine and In part 20 the expectation Of
an increase IN the June circular. Pea and
6uckwheat are Ia exceptional favor. At
Boston and Buffalo the market Is notice
ably better. The anthracite coal accumu-
lated 10 Chicago Is fast disappearing. sur
plus stocks generally have been scaled
down. Next month, better times are pos
sible In the mining regions.
The Philadelphia stockholder says rather
mysteriously: ~ deal Is pending between
two state electric railways 10 which Phila-
delpbia capital B. largely invested. An
important announcement 10 this conueC-
tiOn will be made soon.' Does this reler
to the possible consolidation o., the SC au-
ton and Wilkes-Barre systemi
An instance OF tho lively local rivalry
between railroads Il thus humorously
treated by "ArEspa:' Tho new early
morning through freight south IL a cor.
tainty. And 1t Is put in action for tho
purpose Of hauling the Scranton Baltimore
line, a commercial exchange which was es.
tGblished on toe Pennsylvania and Dela.
ware and Hudson systems some three or
four years ago. Tho line eXtruis from
10 Scranton aud hitherto
consisted Of only one and two cars day.
This season the business will DO increased
10 six and possibly eight cars daily, anu
the trade will bo con fined chiefly to per
ishabie shipments. Tnis fact found ITS
way to the headquarters OF the Central
Railroad OF Now Jersey aud straishtwAy
did the officials Of that road 20 aud make
a bid for the business by offering 20 get
the freight 10 Scranton by 7 o'clock or
thereabOuts thus beating the Ponusyl-
vsnia and Delaware aud Hudson fully an
hour. But the De aware aud ii udsOu aud
'Pennsy bound 10 do them and not be
done made railroad arrangements and
now the Baltimore freight will reach
Scranton via its present route not later
than y. III. aud as much earlier Ms is pos