The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-05
GENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

Since tho abduction of Charlie Ross
no disappearance has excited the inter-
est which has attended the loss Of lit
tie Eddie Brotherton, Of Ashley. Eddie
left home Feb. 10. Since then. his pic
ture has been kept standing in many
newspapers, offers of large rewards
have developed no clue and the best de-
tectives have exhausted every energy
in the vain hunt for the boys wherea-
bouts. The conclusion now generally
accepted is that he is dead and that his
body has been bestowed or has fallen
into some abandoned well, cave hole or
other out-of-t the-way place Of conceal
ment, The search will, however, be
continued
One Of the new rumors of the day in
railway circles Is that the Erie and
Wyoming Valley company is about to
construct line Of track from Dunmors
to Marshw wood, where it will join rails
with the eastern terminus OF the Moosic
Mountain road; also that the New
York. Lake Erie and Western psople
will extend their tracks from Carbon
dale to point near Winton. where
they will connect steel with the west
end of the Moosic Mountain road
thereby creating a complete line OF
track from Carbondals to Scranton,
over which either company will run.
The rumor is not credited in this city.
1t is now announced that the Lshigh
Valley railroad has followed the Read
ing's recent example by substituting
soft for hard coal in all its freight en-
gines. Bids for 5000 tons of bitumin-
GUS coal per month have been asked
for by the Valley officials. This would
seem to be a case where educational
processes on the part of the Anthracite
Coal Operators association would not
be amiss. 1t is calculated 10 iDJurs an
thracite in the stronghold of its friends.
Factory Inspector Watchorn threat
ems TO take measures to enforce the
semi-monthly pay law in the aDthra-
cite region, particularly in the vicinity
OF Wilkes Barre. He claims to have
received Information as to instances
In which the men had not received
pay in several months. 1t is not be-
lieved that such instances relate to.
Lackawanna county.
An elevated electric railway between
Washington and New York to run
trains 100 miles an hour, at maxi.
mum !are of 2 cents mile, ia contem-
plated by bill recently introduced in
the house by Congressman Cachings, of
Mississippi. The company will be
capitalized at $l5, 100000 fit is ever
.organiz1d; and those who know say i,
is genuine one.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
Forty canal boats, loaded with anthra-
cite, on Monday left Nantcoke on the first
downward voyage of the season in the
Pennsylvania canal.
The Lehigh Valleys Eeston shops are on
6-hours' time.
A department of the Blandon rolling
mill at Reading resumed yesterday, giving
work 10 fifty men.
In February 81, $50 cars passed Columbia
on tho Pennsylvania railroad: in March,
i'll, l66 cars, gain Of 2S, 1856 cars.
The coal tonnage of the Reading railroad
for the week ended March 81 showed q
further decrease of ll5, 1888 tons, making
the total decrease for the fiscal year 66I, 617
tons.
The Delaware and Hudson canal is using
$50 boats fewer than last year Only 25.-
COO tons OF coal are stored at Honesdale,
where ordinarily there are zoo, 600 tons.
The Clear Spring collery at West Pitts.
ton worked only seven days and halt
during March, the poorest time on its
record.
1t Is said that the Erie lost 81, ,25O, 900 last
year by the Lehigh Valley transporting its
tonnage over its own road from Waverly
to Buffalo.
The Mill Creek Coal company will build
small breaker at New Boston, to pre-
pare the coal from the dirt banks.
Fifty men are newly happy at Strouds-
burg. They form the crew Of an extra
gravel train just put on by the Lacka.
wanna.
The Markle coTlieries at Jeddo have re-
duced the wages of their platform men
from 81. IL to Sl0j per day.
Schuylkill is 81, 355 tons Of coal short of
her output as compared with one year
ago.
A large breaker is to lie built at Beaver
Meadow TO reclaim coal from the slate
banks, The recovery is expected to be 10
per cent
A new camel-back engine has Just
emerged from the Lehigh Valleys Haze.
ION shops, for use on the main line