The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-15
GENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

A Hamburg dispatch says: R'presan.
tativvs OF the Pennsylvania Mi Hand
Railroad company visited this place on
q tour OF inspection along the line OF
the South Mountain railroad. which
was partially graded through this sec
zion nes,ly twenty years ago, MANY
thousands OF dollars were expended
west Of Hamburg in grading. con-
structing masonry for bridges, etc.
The farms through which the projected
road was to pass were badly damaged
by cuts and embankments. and the
owners will now be pleased if the road
- built. In many cases the damages
will not be augmented. while the COM
pletion of the road would supply much
needed railway facilities There are
hundreds of farmers along the line who
IRE obliged to haul their products from
three to twenty miles to reach the most
accessible markets. The Pennsylvania
Midland railroad would bs able TO Goa
nect with both the Reading aud Penn
eylvania systems at this point.
Public announcement has been made
that the Altoona and Philipsburg Con.
meeting railroad will be opened for
freight and passenger trath as far MS
Houtzials this morning. This road
will give an immsns- soft coal tonnage
10 the Rpsding and Is eoh Greek rail-
roads. Sixteen trains will be run be-
tween Philipsburg and HouIziale.
There has been some discussion in
Wilkes-Barre lately, according to a
correspondent there over rumors that
the coal in Luzerue county, both in the
valley and on the mountains was be.
ing mined 30 rapidly that in twenty or
thirty years the operators would have
taken out all the anthracite they could
With safety to the surface, aud the
chief Industry would be at an end.
Although the rumors were not gener-
ally believed they caused some alarm
Engineer William II. Ssurdevapt Ii,
however. prepared to dispel them by
sound facts embodied In SONS Interest,"
ing statistics he has prepared. H ss-
Inmates that the supply OF coal in tho
county will last at the present rate OF
production for at least 200 years. There
ARE about 81. 600 acres of coal in the
county, with an average thickness OF
thirty-four and one-half fe4t. The
present net yield for each acrs Is about
$50 tons, making a prospective total o.
1,Ud, 0J0, 900 tons, 1t is estimate tina
of tois lot | there have besn 3OO 0O0
tons mind, leaving underground
1871 900, 600 tons. Calculating that
riIs III IS ID removed at the rate of
7 600 000 lons per year ii would take
200 ysars to exhaust the supply.
The movement Of eastbound dead
freight from Chicago Was very heavy
during the past week. the total having
amounted to 81 500 tons compared witu
1888 tons in the previous week and
52,U42 tons for the corresponding week
Of last year. The movsms snt Of dressed
beef WAS unusually large--20,O ions
or nearly one-half the total shipments.
The largest tonnage was carried by the
Michigan Central--19. 100 tons The
other lines carried the following
amcunts: Fort Wsvne, I'M; Ell.
7,065; Nickel Plate. S72; Lake S .ora.
5.2O7: Pan Handle. 4, ,79j; Grand Trunk,
446?; Wabssn. 3,54S; Bltimore and
Ouio. 3,240; Big Four, l, 439
No new developments in Atchison
affairs are expected -nntir pert tlttie
shall have completed his ex mination
and made his full report. Mr.. Little
will leave for Denver in the latter part
Of the week. to examine the books of
the Denver and Rio Grande railway
which will occupy him for couple Of
weeks. On his return hs will rrsum-
work on the Atchison books. A.
Douglas, auditor OF the st. Lonls and
San Francisco railway, is now in NV
York, aud will assist MIR. Little during
ins week in examining the books OF
chat company.
A story comes from Denver, via
Chicago, to the fleet that movement
IS on foot by which the Chicago and
Alton proposes to secure coltrol Of the
Kansas Pacific by purchase. when the
mortgage il toreclosed. Tue policy OF
the Alton has never been one Of extsn-
sion. and this is the chief reason that
Shs company bss always been in a
strong financial condition and able
to pay s per cent DIVIDENDS, when its
competitors have been forced to reduce
or entirely suspend the payment OF
dividends.