The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-29

'OHu company were Sl,SIU,Olii RTOSS
expenses. SS05. 044, leaving II profit
rom operating OF $473 673; net re-
,eipts from other sources addod to
operating profits make the profits for
he month $4S7. S3B. The total charges
'or the month aggregate S931 30j Tins
eaving q deficit for the mouth OF $449.
i30. The deficit OF the fiscal Year to
late \three months) is SS96, 7sl. de-
,rease Of $927 I57 from the deficit Of
he corresponding period Of tho pre-
iious fiscal year Tho gross receipts OF
he Coal and Iron company were ST.
$50. O69, ard the gross expenses 81 $50 =
i16 One-twelfth of the current yenr's
liked charges added to the loss from
mining makes the deficit for the month
S9l4. 727. The defcit OF the fiscal year
jur-e months) is $3.50, $50, decrease of
$50. j65 from the deficit Of tbs cor
responding period Of the previous fiscal
year.
The soft coal carrying roads have de-
cidsd upon reduction in freigat rates
to take effect April , when the new
circular rates Of the soft coal operators
becomes effective The rate to Phila-
ielphla. Newport News aud Btllimors
will bs reduced from 81. 40 to 81 30 To
South Amboy the reduction will be 20
cents per ton, and to Jersey City and
New York harbov 10 cents per ton.
These rates apply only to such coal as
g shipped there for transportation by
vessel to other points. Tue reduction
of % cents psr ton in thu circular rate
IS made up to the operators by these re-
luctious aud CT. in the wages OF the
miners from 10 to 10 cents pr ton.
The amalgsmated association con-
'yrauce committee and the MahOning
Valley manufacturers reached an
igreamsnt st midnight after ten hours
session. A S. berling rate WAS agreed
to-; clause : Of the scale is the same as
the perliug rate; clSusa 5. 50 80; clause
D 81 80. Ia all muck mills not ayerag-
Ing fifteen tons return week the
irsgout shsll be paid by the company;
10 the scrappia: and hnst@liag drpirt-
men. piles on board 81 50; clause ..
81 IS; clause / g. Tue scale will be
subject 70 sixty days notice Presi-
Dent Garland aud Secretary Eilgalon
both think the agreement will Us salts
factory.
The following directors Of the Penn
sylyaHta Railroad company were re-
elected Tuesday. there being no oppo.
sjt;on: George 2. Roberts. Alex NJ.
Fox, Alex Biddls, n Parker Short
ridge, Henry D Welsh, William L
{ kins, H. Il. Houston, A J, Clssal,
T. a. G,i5com, B B. COmsgys, Amos
r Little, W. r. Barnes and George
Wood. Seven buud,ed and eighty
three thousand three hundred ani
thirty eight shares were voted.
Sixty coke workers employed by the
Frick Coke company, At Lsisenring,
we're discharged Tuesday, the men
claim on account Of their activity in
pegtecting their organic ltions This
the company officials d-ny. L: ia said
that other operators will join in the
movement and that hundreds Of men
will be dismissed q: once The miners
have posted their scale and threaten to
strike Monday unless their demands
are granted.
These judgments were entered in the
DaGyhiu county court Tuesday in state
tax cases. Lebigh Valley RlilroAd CON-
pany, tax on loans for 1898. favor Of
commonwealth, for $G3 l05 II; Warren
Savings bank, Of Warren. 10 favor Of
defendant.
The Philadelphia Times thinks that
as the representative center OF the in-
diyiiual operator the Fifth anthracite
district has no parallel in tn, state.
There are eighteen great interests
within rldious OF eighteen miles OF
Hazletou, the natural supply point OF
tbs district. and the annual report OF
the mine inspector just made public
shows total production OF coal OF
6. 239, ,O98 tons with total shipments at
j,j0l. 633 Bot three corporations figure
Ia the list Of operators. indicating tho
nicely OF distribution OF available lands
among the individual developments,
and OF the output the corporations have
credit for a million tons only The
Upper L9hizh coal field Is very inter
sstinE, us it presents phases Of this
lauor question abssn. 10 this others. aud
mining With the operators there has
become very much OF science.
In along editorial the Philadelphia
Press quotes the law governing ths ap.
pointment OF mine inspectors, and ap
poves tho refusal Of Governor Patti
son. upon recommendation OF Deputy
Attorney General S,ranahan, to Rp-
point John Mcclure mine inspector OF
the Eight anthracite district. III is
not the Press says, ~ question OF in
diViduals, but 1t Ia one OF very decided
concern as bearing upon the efficiency
OF mine inspection and tho safety OF
human life. There are eight of these
mine inspectors provided for tho au-
thracite region, whose salaries and ex-
penses are paid by the state. II all Of
them hud attended to their duties with
that efficiency which 1t IL right
10 expect Oh buem ~ IL very CNT-
tain some OF the accidents In ths mines
during tho pist two or three years in
volving loss Of life would not have oc-
Cured. Itis more efficiently and not less
that is required. II that cannot b,
had by the present method Of APPOINT
m-nt-although that method appears
to have beon we'll devlsed-then 1t will
be necessary to create some other. This
man who perils his life In n coal mine
is entitled 10 all the security and mp.
pliances for safety 1t Is possible to give
him. Governor Pat,ison Is therefore
right in refusing to appoint man
VINO in his examination fell below the
legal standard. The fact that the board
of examiners, Needless Of the law, rec
commended him, does not offer any ex-
cuse for the appointment under the cir
cumstances. Let them find and rec -
ommend some one who meets the re-
qulremsn Of the law at least"
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