The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-06

| iiicie edSeu It's. plouuCtlOH .COIlSlueTdDly,
and the Ontario and Western, New
York, Susquehanna and Western, and
Coke Bros. are additional new and in
dependent factors. They cannot be
controlled or regulated, and these
small producers are large enough in
the aggregate to be of prime import
ance. When times are dull they are
able to fix prices, and it is only when
the demand is large that their influence
is not felt. The market this year has
been made by these small producers,
and the indications are they will make
next years market too. The business
of mining and carrying coal has become
mercantile enterprise in which the
competitor who has the smallest
charges per ton to pay will fix the price
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
The condition of the iron and steel
industries is less favorably regarded
than month ago.
october bank clearings reflect the en-
larged fall trade in total larger than
for any month since June, 1898.
The Rock Islands estimated earnings
for October show decrease of $526, ,143;
actual gross for October 1893, proved
to be $2,3O7 ,O77.
| W. l.. McGill, well known in northern
railway circles, has been appointed
secretary of the Southern Railway and
steamship association
| The new rules governing excess bag
gage charges adopted by the Western
Passenger association went into effect
on the first of this month.
| William Mitchell, miner in the
Lance colliery, will succeed w. H. Hos
kins as fire boss. Mr.. Hoskins has ac-
cepted foremanship at Scranton.
For the three months ending Sept
30 the Wabash shows decrease in net
earnings, as compared with the corre-
spending period of last year, of 1884 ,662.
The shops of Baltimore and Ohio
southwestern, at Washington, Ind, are
running nine hours a day, but employ
Ing only one-half the usual number of
men.
Engine 904, on the New York Central.
on Tuesday, hauled the Empire State
express from Rochester to Syracuse,
| ~AbA'NS TDiiN iiliiNpJ III ocNtHly -GlBHl
utes.
M. b. Rice, formerly with the Erie,
has been appointed superintendent of
the Gulf Terminal and Navigation COM
pany, with headquarters at Tallahas-
see, Fla.
Vice-President Williams, of the New
Jersey Central, says there is no foun-
dation for the rumor that the company
Is about to make general reduction
in wages.
The passenger officials of the Wander
bilt lines, including the Big Four will,
on Nov 3, have meeting in New York
city to confer regarding passenger
business.
Pennsylvania officials state that
their local business the last sixty days,
Chicago business excepted has been in
excess of that of the corresponding
months of 1898.
The September quarter of the Phila-
delphia, Reading and New England
railroad receivers report shows: Earn
ings, $3.50, ,304; expenses, $125, ,77S; charges,
$35, 13S; net income, $19,3SS.
The Vandalia is laying ninety-pound-
to-the-yard steel between Teutoplis
and Montrose. 1t is the intention to
lay hereafter on the Vandalia main
line ninety-pound rails only.
All the western roads both in and out
of the Western Passenger association
have decided that this year they will
make no reduced rates for the clerks in
the employ Of the government at Wash
J ington who may wish to go to their
homes in the west and vote.
Like the western lines, recently, the
trunk lines some months ago agreed to
restrict the issuance of passes to influ-
ence business. In the east the agree
ment has not been kept, and it remains
to be seen whether western lines will
be able to do better with so popular a
movement.
Superintendent Donnelly, of the Le-
high Valley railroad, has posted no
tice at the Valley depot, at Easton, di-
recting all employees to abstain from
political discussions while on duty or
on the company's premises, and from
attempting to influence persons how
they shall vote.
Fred Il. Zerby, of Shenandoah, who
has been mining engineer for the Le-
high Valley Coal company for ten years,
has been promoted to the superinten-
dency Of the company's recently pur-
chased collieries near Hazleton. These
collieries were formerly owned by the
Pardees and j. c. Hayden.
Station agents on the Jersey Central
have received notice to put charges
for storage on baggage remaining un-
der their care over twenty-four hours.
The charges are 25 cents for the first
twenty-four hours after being under
their charge twenty-four hours, and 10
cents for every twenty-four hours after.
The Pennsylvania railroad general
managers inspection will begin today.
The general manager will be accom-
panied by the engineer of maintenance
of way. and they will begin at Pitts
burg and work east. All lines will be
thoroughly inspected This in the an
nual trip, and awards are made for the
best sections of tracks and road bed.
| Many of the railroads in Indiana,
Illinois and Ohio are greatly troubled
to fill orders for cars, more especially
stock and coal cars, and in the fruit
growing section there is a large de-
/ mand for the better class of box cars
| in which to ship fruit Thousands of
carloads of apples, grapes and pota-
toes are being shipped from New York
and Michigan to all points in the cen
trail traffic territory, and with the close
of lake navigation there will be great