The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-24
GENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

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Coal men in Philadelphia, AS we
learn from the Record, are greatly in
terested in an experiment which the
Lebigh Valley Transportation COM
pany, q corporation subsidiary to the
Lehigh Valley railroad, is now making.
This is nothing less than the storage
OF coal on much the same principle as
the storage of grain. under cover and
with facilities FOR handling it quickly
and cheaply The experiment. which,
II successful, is likely to revolutionizs
the present methods Of coal storage, is
being tried in West Superior. Wis,
where the Dodge Cold Storage COM
pany has taken the contract for the
erection Of the plant, which is disigned
to store upwards OF 150. 900 tons of an
thracite coal and like amount of btu
minous The buildings, two in mum
ber, will be circular, having II dame
ter of 2j0 feet and height of 100 feet,
and will be the largest OF their kind
ever erected. The material used in
their construction will be iron and
steel. The coal will be received by ves-
sci from Buffalo, N. Y, or other east
ern lake ports. and then be delivered
by means of automatic buckets having
n capacity of about two tons at each
lift to the machinery IL is then con-
veyed by the trimming, or storing,
machines, set at an inclination otabOu5
the angle of reposo Of the coal, ana
formed into conical piles in the large
buildings. the mechanism being 30 ar
ranged that at no time does the coal fall
so as to cause brsakage
In order to reload the coal tunnel
is located under each of the large stor-
aye structures, into which the coal
will flow, being conveyed through the
tunnel aud up suitable incline by
conveyors At the delivery point of
these conveyors the coal passes
through rotary screens and thence to
cars for shipment. This lnsures the
coal being delivered into the cars in n
very clean condition. The screenings
are elevated and conveyed to storage
buildings especially designed for their
reception. The handling capacity of
tho plant is limitei only by the ceer-
ity with which cars can be loaded and
switched Ths general shape of the
roofs Of the large storage buildings is
parabolic, and they will present Il very
imposing appearance TIL q bituminous
coal will be stored on the property ad-
joining the anthracite buildings, and
is distribution upon the storage area
will be accomplished by movable
bridge, 250 long. travsrsing tho pro D.
erty vt an elevation oil about thirty feot
from the dock. This truss will be sup
piled with what Is known as double
strand, drop-hIght link belt" con-
veyor, which will have sufficient Ca
pacity to convey and distribute the
coal received from four reloading tow
ers each operating a two ton automatic
bucket.
The reloading aud shipping of the
bituminous coal and OF the larger
sizes of the anthracite will be accom-
plished by two reloadng buckets, one
Of which will be suspended from either
side of the overhea! truss, aud so ar
ragged as to elevate the coal under the
truss, delivering it to the conveyor,
which is now running in the direction
opposite that in which 1t ran while
stocking out the coal The 60 Il is con
veyed to the front of the dock into
large pockets, from which it is fed to
cars, in manner similar in general
way to that Of the reloading portion OF
the anthracite plant. A most complete
arrangement Of tracks, scales and
buildings will be provided, and quite
extensive retail pocket will be erected
for local trade.
1t is reported that active work in
building the Baltimore Northern rail-
road will be commenced during the
summer. Surveys have been made
from Baltimore TO Delta, where the
road will connect with the proposed
York and Schuylkill, the Pennsylvania
division of the project. The distance
by the new line between Baltimore and
York, the terminus of the York and
Schuylkill, will be about fifty miles.
The road is projected by John Henry
Miller, William GilmOr and NJ. II.
Houseman, Of Baltimore. Their aim
is to get direct road from York to a
point near Mount Carmel, where the
mines of the Penn Anthracite company,
in which Mr.. Miller is interested, are
situated The road was incorporated
about six months ago.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NoTEs:
The east aud west coal roads are doin G
au immense volume OF traffic.
The striking Wabash engineers have all
been supplements ted by men from the Pan
handle and Reading.
Gross earnings OF sixty-seven roads for
the first week Of July slow Il net decrease
of 81, G54, 2?2, or 5000 per cent.
Gross earnings OF thirty-nine roads for
the second week OF July show a net de-
crease Of S12S 052, or Is 03per cent.
After long idleness for lack of soft coal
the Reading (Pa.) Iron cumpany's pipe
mill will soon resume full-handed
The Primrose vein, working but week
in No = slope, Coleraine, is developing to
prosperity, the coal now being over seven
feet thick.
The Seyfert Rolling mill, at Gibraltar,
Berks county, Pa, will resume operations
this week, alter Il suspension OF two
months duration.
S. NJ. Provost, general manager of the
Pennsylvania railroad system east OF
Pittsburg, has just completed an inspec-
tion OF the Wilkes-B Barre division
Jacob Metz has resigned his position as
master mechanic at Van Wickle's collery,
Coleraine, and returned to his home in
Blackwood 1t is likely that W, j. Thomas
will succeed him.
Shipments of Lykens Valley coal over
the Summit Branch railroad for the week
ended July IA increased GS7 tons as COM
| pared with the same week last year. For
the year to date shipments decreaiod ~.
| 3i6 tons.
Freight traffic on all reads Is srapidly as
sumng normal conditions and proper.
tions, aud there is nothing to prevent il
regaining the volume OF two years ago save
the general depression in trade and manu-
featuring.