The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-01

MINOR INDUSTRIAL NoTEs:
Atchison engineers have voted not to
accept any reduction in wages.
The Lake Erie and Western has declared
n dividend Of II per cent payable Aug.
l5
New machinery is being placed in the
Monarch company's Honey Brook wash
cry.
A pair of double hosting engines ara
being put into service at No. 10 slope,
Honey Brook.
Most Of the colleries in the Hazleton re-
gion will work four days this week, while
some will work full.
AT the Pennsylvania Steel works, No. 3
blast furnace will be bown in today after
an idleness Of many months.
A small mine locomotive was shipped
from the Hazleton shops to j. G. Hayden
& Co., at Janesville on Monday.
The Mahoning Valley Iron company is
putting large punch and other machinery
IN order to fill orders for the Daniels steel
Tie company.
Passenger traffic over the Lehigh VAL
ley between local towns has decreased cou-
siderably since the electric car system en-
tered this region.
The machinery has been purchased, and
its erection will be begun this coming
week by the Youngstown Iron and Steel
Roofing company at its new plant in Ha-
zeton. The mill will be in operation in
ninety days.
The Brown-Bonnell Iron company, of
Youngstown, o., on Saturday distributed
$50, 900 among its employees, being the first
full pay roll Of two weeks that the men
have had for over year. This week the
company will start the fires in No. 2 mill.
Orders have been received at Harrisburg
to put all the $50 or more men in the ma
chine foundry, blacksmith, fitting, tin and
other departments OF the Pennsylvania
railroad on four days of eight hours each
week at once Si4ce Nav 10 last they
have been working very irregularly, often
making but one and two days week and
sometimes not single day,
The Reading colieries made six days
last week, having worked on Saturday.
This is unusual, for even in June, when
the company's shipments were the largest
on record, the collieries were not operated
on the last day Of the week. Shipments
are reported rs having been very large
last week, and it is said that on Thursday,
fTluay ana saturday at least 40, UUU tons
were sent over the main line.
The Pennsylvania railroad reports that
the quantity Of coal and coke originating
on and carried over its lines east of Pitts.
burg and Erie for the week ended July 2l
was 346 092 tons, of which PSI. Sl9 tons were
coal and 5s,27j tons coke. Total tonnage
for the year thus far has been 7,76l, 759
tons, compared with ii, 25L 294 tons in the
corresponding period of 1898, a decrease
OF 3,192, 53j tons, Of which q, O50 1874 tons
were coal, decrease Of 1896, $40 tons, and
l,4l1, 425 tons coke, decrease of !, 525, ,9SG
| tons.
Worth Bros, Of Coatsville, Pa, have just
had the plans and specifications drawn for
a proposed immense steel plant, with roll
ing mills, etc, which will be constructed
this fail at the old Brandywine mill. in
East Fallowfeld township, just south Of
| Coatsville. The mills will contain six with
a capacity for ten) Bottom furnaces and viii
be otherwise equipped,with the most ap-
proved machinery used in the manufacture
of steel. The plant is calculated to en-
| ploy 800 hands at least and may be en-
! larged, as twenty acres have been pur-
chased for a site.