The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:

| 4nlNOk lNDl - hlAli NOlEN.
The coke works Of the Peunsvile Coke
company, which have been Idle for nearly
II year. will be fired up this week. This
will give employment to several hundred
men.
After an ideness of several weeks. the
| plate department Of the Spang Steel and
| Iron comDany's plant has resumed, Civ
ing employment to quite u number OF
| men.
The cOlored non union puddiors employ
ed at the Clinton mill settled the strike
against the reduction demanded by the
iirm by returning to work ut s. 2j per ton.
| The sheet mill men still refuse to accept a
! 10 per cent. cut.
The troubles at th4 Monong lhela Iron
company'S works at Hays station is about
over. The entering OF information aguinS;
| several OF the men sad o have been imp!i-
Gated in tho row Saturday and Monday
night has had the effect Of quoting the RI
otou, element. An official OF the COMPANY
said that no further trouble was antici
patrd.
James McCutcheon, Of Lindsay Il Nc
! CulCheon, says the tendency of Pitts burg
mills is yet toward non.uuionism, and be
would not be surprised to see II So pud-
ding rate prevail The rates will have to
be low, he said. 10 enable iron manu-
facturej to compete with che Up steel
Three hundred aud sixty cars Of coke
nre being shipped from the Flat Top coal
field weeHly to the Illinois Steel company
at Chicago
The traffic over all roads leading from
| this city Is increasing. Both the Peunsyl-
yania aud Reading report steady growth
in westbound shipments, which Is regarded
as au indication Of a gradual revival Of
business activity.
No foundry pig iron is selling at less
than 1925 per ton at Birmingham, Ala.
| 1t Is reported that there ar 26O O0G tons
Of anthracite coal stored at West Superior,
on Lake Superior.
Proposals for the sale Of SiGO. OC0 OF lie
! high aud Wilkes Barre Coal comoany's )
Der cent. mortgage bonds due 1912 will
be received on or before April ,, by j. Il
Maxwell, president OF the company.
A 5OO-nOrse power engine will be erected
at Reading to help operate the railways on
Neversink mountain.
The Safety Clutch Brake company, of
West Virginia, has received state per.
mission 20 open branch Office In Phla
| delphia.
Thomas Kitson's large woolen mills at
| Stroudshurg are gradually running on full
| y
larger number Of hands will be employed
than heretofore.
The New York Air Brake company has
received orders for /, 200 sets of brake
equipments, ana its extensive factory at
Watertown, N. Y, has resumed its former
activity, One thousand men will be en-
ployed,
The report that Thomas C. Plat does
not intend TO remain lOng as the receiver
Of the New YorG aud New England rail.
road company has lent an additional in.
terest to the affairs Of that much misman.
aged concern
That freight and passenger business Is
steadily picking up IL without douDt If the
testimony Of railroad men who are in po-
sition 10 know goes for anything.
The l. high Valley ls throwing over the
New Haven, under the recent agreement,
100 cars daily.
1t is stated that the Reading manage.
ment is now largely dominated by Penn.
sylvaDia railroad interests
The Reading is rebuiidGg It's telegraph
lines between Reading and Pottsville,