The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-09
GENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

pelhWdTe, lIdCkhWuuud anu Nontoiu
Railroad company made q survey Of
)he flats from the main line above
Forty Fort to point near the Petite
bone shaft of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Coal company,
going diagoually across the Kingston
fats through the lower end Of tho West
Side park, the section where the
stables now stand. still continuing
down the flats to the island in the
river opposite the Hillman academy,
This week rumor is current that the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad company intends carrying
out this project at an early date of ex-
tonding their line across the river, to
have freight depot on their property
In South Wilkes-Barre and of having
new passenger depot erect
cd across the West Market street
bridge, not far from the Wilkes
Barre and Eastern railroad. They pro.
pose to be close competit ors for the
passenger traffic and will make every
effort to make the liue between Wilkes
Barre and New York equal to any
route now existing The new branch
that crosses the flats below Plymouth
to their Auchincloss and Bliss shafts,
now sinking near Nanticoke, is almost
completed 0nd runs into Nanticoke
borough to connect with the main line.
AS yet the streets of the new town by
the shafts are not opened. over the hill
from the Nanticoke cemetery. The
new shafts when completed will have
the largest virgin coal area OF any cor.
poration in Wyoming Valley. 1t will
take two years longer to have both
these mines in operation.
A scene of activity was presented to
THE TRIBUNE reporter Yesterday when
he visited the place of the disastrous
fire. which occurred at No 2 shaft in
Forest City short time ago. The new
toiler room 10 nearly enclosed. the di-
mensions of the building being 36x90
feet. A. e. Wheeler has charge OF tho
carpenter work. Two new buildings,
one for the hosting engines and the
other for the electrical apparatus, will
soon be under construction. The size
viii be respectively As feet square, and
49X96. The re.timbering of the shaft
las begun and will bs finished as soon
us possible.
The extinSuishment of the fire at the
Colorado collisry is considered by the
Shenandoah Herald as one of the great.
est achievements in the annals Of mine
tres in this country. Twenty years
ago, and perhaps more recently, this
fire. would have been isolated as much
rs possible and left to burn itself out.
This has been done in many instances
and many valuable coal properties have
been destroyed. Some arc still burn
iog. In the Colorado case, immedi-
ftsly after the discovery of the fire, tho
officials resortel to different water
lines and fought the fire up and across
the pitch. never yielding n foot of
ground. The leaders and men deter
mined to fight pers!stently and took
every advantage presented to them in
order to save this largo deposit Of Yalu-
able anthracite coal. Now that
tits method of putting ont mino
fires has proved u complete sue
cess it NAV be the means OF commend
ing itself in the future to those who
ere mining coal and who NAV De un-
fortunate enough to have mine fire.
]ieber S. Thompson. engineer Of the
Girard estate, and William A. La
ihrop. general superintendent for the
Lshiah Valley Coal company, spent all
cay Tuesday at the colliery and ex
pressed themselves satisfied with the
results.
The business depression of the past
ten months has been marked by the
largest export trade Of American man-
ufactures ever recorded in the history
Of the country. The largest export Of
manufactured articles heretofore re-
ported WAS during the fiscal year end.
ed June 30, 1891. when the amount was
SlGS, S27, 3l5 The figures for ten months
Of the present year have already roach
ed $i53. 300. 204. which indicates q total
for twelve months Of $l94, ,0O0. 900 This
will be more than 20 DOR cent. OF our
iotNl exports againGt 10 per cent Ia
1893. less than 16 per cent. in 1892
when the large crop movement in
creased the aggregate volume of ex-
ports. and 10 per cent in 1891, The
comparative figures for the ten months
ended April 80, 1893. and April 80. 1894,
show an increase in agricultural i'm
plements from 80. 218, ,491 to So. 939 45l
in cars FOR steam railways, from $S13.-
SO4 to $1,6l2. 800. in cotton cloths from
S7,3O6 800 to $9,7OO 68S; in scientific
aud electrical apparatus, from S1,0GS-
SC5 to 81 $50 $50, in household furni.
lure from 81. 488. 204 to s2. 736, ,470; in
hooks and printed matter from 81, ,41G,-
G56 to SIG. 1856: in Stationery and
other paper goods from $1,2l0, 1898 to
$1.575 641, and in clocks and watches
from $0l9, ,O93 to 81. 105. 1863.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
There is general expectation that a
settlement Of the soft coal strike will be
made today.
The Delaware, SuEquehanna and Schuyl.
l;ill railroad contemplatss an extension OF
ito tracks into Drifton proper.
1t is estimated that the recent washouts
in Pennsylvania have caused loss to the
'ailroads amounting to g. 1901 0O0
The casualties on all American railroads
IN April, 1894, were less than in any cor
responding month for twenty years.
James McCrea, first vice president of tho
Pennsylvania company, is west, and will
visit Chicago, st. Louis and Indianapolis
before he returns to Pittsburg.
During the year 1893 the railroads Of
the United States cared for 40, 0O0 sick and
injured, representing a system Of surgery
and medicine on 147, 74 miles of lines.
The Erie (Pa) Car-Service association
has passed out Of existence, the expense of
maintaining 1t being greater than tho rev.
enue.
The Bethlehem Iron company has ship
ped two armor tubes and one thrust shaft
for engine l47 to Cramps yards. The
tubes weigh fourteen tones and the shaft
tons.
ce-President Oiell, Of the new Eng
land, says: 1--WE have arranged to bo
supplied with fuel to run the road until
July by the use Of Nova Scotia and
anthracite COAL"
The Reading Railroad company is taking
active steps towards breaking up the prac.
tice Of stealing coal from cars while pass
ing through Pottstowp. Several coal
thieves have lust been arrested.