The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-29
GENERAL. NEWS
Of INDUSTRIES

The recent opening of the Connell
Goal company's now Lawrence
colliery near Daryea, calls the atten-
tion of the Pittston Gazette to DurYea
Us one of the progressive and rapidly
growing coal towns Of Luz3rne county.
"Where but q few years ago there
stood no more than dozen or SO of
houses," itsays, hundreds may now
be counted, among them not a few
which compare favorably in size,
architecture and surroundings, with
those of the miners in our own town.
Six finely equipped collieries, all in
operation, now surround the town,
and almost every day witnesses some
addition TO its Importance. To the
residents OF Duryea the present situa-
ton and the pleasing prospects for the
future must be particularly crafty
ing. while to Pittston, which receives
no small share Of the towns trade,
Duryea's prosperity and growth is
properly regarded AS most desirable
addition to our own importance as the
conI center OF upper Luzsr.2"
William II. Dimmick is quoted in q
Port Jervis paper as having said that
within three months Port Jervis and
StrOudsburg would be connected by a
trolley line passing through Milford,
Dingman's. Bughkill and all inter-
mediate points. The line he says, will
be constructed by a Philadelphia COM
pany, the same that now controls the
trolley lines Of that city and Of Chi
cage, and other lines in various parts
OF the country, Scranton among tine
rest A charter has been procured and
the work of construction is to begin at
once, and will, go Mr. Dimmick af.
firms, be prosecuted with such energy
and rapidity that within three months
the farmers OF the Delaware valley
will be sending their produce to mar
ket on trolley cars, while trains will
run hourly between Milford and Port
Jervis and once in two hours between
Port Jervis aud Bushkill.
The-true inwardness of the recent
charter granted TO tho Falling Springs
Water company. in which ex-Commis.
stone. Tcm English, Z B. Long and J.
Il. Mosisr. together with Pierce and
George II. Butler, of Dorranceton, are
lnttreated'is said TO be revival Of the
old Hoyt schem5 Of furnishing pure
river water from the SusQuehanna
above the mouth of the Lackawanua,
TO water companies down the valley.
Tae,purpose of the company is to build
cribs in the river from which 70 secure
constant supply of good water, the
same to be forced by means of bull
pumps TO points down the valley, the
main line to be laid on tho east side OF
the river Engineers are now making
lue necessary surveys. and it is intend
eu to begin wor < as soon as possible.
Charles Law, Of Pi.ts.on, has discoy-
cred what is said to be u sure cure for
electrolysis, otherwise tue accumula-
tioa on the interior Of pipes, tubes and
Rollers Of deposits of mineral aud rust.
ills remedy consists simply of cart
ridge containing secret mstalloid
which has the property Of attracting to
Itself the oxygen OF the water, the by-
orogen escaping in the form Of bub.
tiles. Last year he had the opportunity
OF Introducing the cartridges into the
uoIlers OF the famous Cceau liner, the
C@mpauia, with thoroughly satisfactory
resnits. That great Vessel has thirteen
boilers and used only Goo pounds of
the Law metalIoid during the entire
season.
The tendency among the great trans
portation lines 10 increase their COM
petition for the profitable patronage OF
summer excursiouis.s is shown in the
superiority Of each years railway
guide books over those of the year prs
ceiling. O4e notable instance Of this
improvement il seen in "Summering
oa the Llcklwanna" for 1894, the
handsome annual issued by the passen.
ger department Of the Delaware, Lack
wwdnua and Western RAILROAD. This
years edition makes daintily bound
volume fully comparable, in quality Of
Illustrations and neatneSs OF typogra.
ply with the finest maga2i ges.
Many OF the scenic attrac-
tioas thus pictured ere fa-
iaiiiGr TO Scrantonians. Oae view
: 'Ol Little Fishing Creek" ia az
lifeliie as day. No less realistic are
the views Of Woodward breaker ana
the view from the bluff, overlooking
Nay Aug tunnel. The latter a full
page photogravure, is like page torn
directly from nature. Nay Aug mark.
both above and below the ia!ls. are
mirrored with rare fidelity; and sini.
lar points Of interest all along the line
receive corresponding attention. When
il is added that the volume contains ali
the statistics, maps and other intorma-
ton necessary 70 the most exactirp
tourist, its value to the public is not 10
be oyeres!imated.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NoTEs:
Passenger traffic on the Lehigh Valley j,
the heaviest in history.
Lehigh Valley passenger engine No. 80