The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-15

Although tho duty Of taking the in.
itiative in some specific action calcu'
lated TO meet the prevalent crisis in the
anthracite trade was at the recent ses
sion of the Anthracite Coal Operators
association referred to the executive
committee, Scrantonians who were in
attendance bring back cheerful reports
concerning the harmony that prevailed
In contrast with the former disjolnted
and irregular attitude preserved by the
individual operators toward vital In
terests of the trade in anthracite, this
new confession Of mutually of inter
ests, and this novel disposition
to work together az unit
instead as jangling and jarring fac
tors have greatly encouraged those
who were largely instrumental in
bringing the operators together. The
coal trade is like any other kind Of
business. 1t responds with immediate
emphasis to good or bad management.
But unlike most other kinds of busi-
ness, the raw material in which it deals
is not SO inexhaustible that the present
generation of producers or consumers
can afford to sit idle under the stress OF
inCoherent and conflicting control, in
which investments are jeoparded, pro.
duction made capricious and prices re-
duced to plane Of unintelligibls and
indeterminate tuctuation.
Coal experts are investigating the
alleged coal beds Of Sonora in the in.
terest of Chicago syndicate If their
report is favorable, the syndicate has
agreed TO prFchase the coal conc essiou,
built a railroad from Guaymas to the
coal fields, build coal docks at
or near Guaymas. equip the mines
with machinery capable of mining
5000 tons, and put on a line Of
whalebacks between Guaymas, San
Diego, San Pedro and San Francisco,
for the purpose of hauling coal to these
ports. Everything looks favorable for
the opening up and operating of these
immense coal deposits and the fur
nishing to tho Pacific coast of that
long felt want--cheap coal Colonel
Blanco, of tho boundary survey for the
Mexican government, while at Yuma
said; There is no question but that
the Colorado river can be go improved
that coBl barges can come to Yuma,
loaded with coal from the San Marcial
coal fields, and that the coal can be
laid down here for "a; at most for S.
per ton. 1t will not be difficult or ex-
pensive to keep the Colorado river open
for such vessels as are required for that
trade. 3
General Manager Voorhees,, of the
Lehigh Valley, says: "a summary
taken Dec. 90 showed that there had
been $500 men altogether who had left
the service of the company during the
strike, and of these 1894 had been re-
in accordance with the terms
OF the agreement up to that time As
there has been some question in regard
to the number of locomotive engineers
who left the service OF the company, it
may be OF interest to state that the to-
tai number VINO struck was 527, and up
to Christmas day 23G of these men had
secured employment with the company,
leaving 29l, according to the company
pay rolls, who had not got back. In
those men no questions
were asked as 20 their affiliations with
any hodies Of organized labor. nor has
any distinction been made on that ac-
count.
The Hendrick Manufacturing COM
pany's works in Carbondale are
credited with having the largest
punching machine in the world. The
Leader says it was made after plans of
Mr.. Hendricks and is an improvement
over former machines in that it works
When in position it
will be worth while seeing the big teeth
or dies of the ponderous machine come
down and chop out blocks OF iron as
easily ms an average person takes a
bite from ripe apple. There are but
three or four concerns in America
that are as we'll equipped for the
Of punched plates and
screens and it is this fact that ex.
plains the activity Of the Hendrick
works when there Is depression in all
kinds of manufacture all over the
country.
The Bethlehem Iron company has
closed it's steel rail mill owing to lack
of orders, but may not, as reported,
close it's merchant and pudding mill.
The ordnance works will continue run
ming on full time as the company has
plenty of government work on hand
At the companys Office in Philadelphia
it was said Saturday that the steel raj.
mill will not resume operations for
some time.
UNDER THE SCENES.
President Wilbur OF the Lehish Valley
railroad, contemplates trip South after
the annual meeting Tuesday.
After several months Of idlenesp the
Forest City Electric Works resumed with
a small force of men at Geneva, O.
The big sheet mil of the Union Rolling
Mill, Of Cleveland, situated at Muncie,
Ind, will start today, giving employment
to several hundred men. The guide mills
are also to be started.
The Pusey g. Jones company, whose
shops in Wilmington, Del, have been idle
about two months. will resume operations
in a few days. They have received orders
for machinery which will keep the shops
running for four months at least.