The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-01
GENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

One feature of the prevalent i'm
proyement in business is the fact that
the increase is not all confined to grain.
Shipments of lumber, live stock, fruits
and vegetables are very large with
many of the roads Coal is also NOV
ing in considerable quantities, and
now that people know more about the
tariff, west bound business is improv-
ing. Another result brought about
through the improvement in business
is that hundreds of train crews who
have been idle since last January are
back at work and the number is daily
increasing, Engineers Of maintenance
Of way are being given more rope in
the matter of making improvements to
rosdbeds, and all along the line there
is better feeling as the number of
freight trains increases and side
tracks are cleared of all idle cars.
The anthracite coal sales agents, at
their meeting in New York this week,
agreed to restrict tho September pro-
duction to 100000 tons, the same as
for the present month. The meeting
was short and, apparently, har-
monious, and the question OF prices was
not even considered. In this connec-
tion 1t is asserted that priees on certain
grades Of coal have been cut within
the past ten days no less than 81, 10
per ton. While the coal was not of the
best quality, tho circular price is, new.
ertheleSs, $4. per ton, and it has been
selling ut 3d.
A dispatch from Cleveland says that
during the past week there has been
marked improvement in the lake car
rying trade. Within q few days ore
rates from the upper lakes have been
advanced 20 cents per ton, with very
light Offering Of tonnage. Three weeks
ago many fleets, or portions Of them,
were laid up awaiting charters. Today
everything that will carry cargo is in
service. The vessel owners have sgreed
among themselves not to carry pound
Of coal from the lower lake ports to the
upper lakes at less than 80 cents per
ton, and there is every indication that
this figure will be freely paid and even
raised within few days. Marine men
generally believe that business will be
very brisk, with good rates from now
on till the close Of navigation.
The Pennsylvania railroad, for the
week ended August 18, moved an un-
usually large quantity Of coal and coke,
showing revival in manufacturing
industries, especially iron, along the
line of its railroad system. The total
tonnage of anthracite, bituminous and
coke carried over the lines Of the Penn
sylvania railroad east OF Pittsburg and
Erie for that week exceed 400, 900 tons
The figures of the year 1894 to August
II showed that the Pennsylvania rail-
road total tonnage of coal and coke had
fallen off 1876, 1856 tons, as compared
with the corresponding period OF last
year, but the gain for the week ended
August IS has reduced this loss Of ton
mage about 100000 tons, the increased
movement Of coal being nearly 100 900
tons, while that Of coke exceeded so, 900
tons. Latest advices are that the
Pennsylvania railroads coal and coke
tonnage also made still further increase
last week.
The Wilkes. BARRE Record learns
that an important change will be an
nounced on the Lehigh Valley railroad
in few weeks, it having been decided
upon several days ago. At present
Superintendent Esser. of Wilkes-Barre
has charge Of the North Branch di-
vision. running from Coxton to Sayre,
but he is to be given charge of the
Seneca division also, which runs from
Sayre to Manchester, N. Y, giving him
the superintendency OF the two di-
visions. The Seneca division is now in
charge Of j. G. King, who will resign,
Mr.. Esser will have Jurisdiction over
the important terminals at Sayre and
the shops at that place. 1t is possible
that his office will be moved from
Wilkes-Barre to Sayre.
| MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
The freight officials of the Big Four say
| the freight tonnage with them is now only
limited by the cars which can be com
manded.
The tonnage Of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago and Of the Pennsyl
~yania lines east and west for the last ter
days has exceeded all former records.
West bound travel is now so heavy, on
account of people returning from the sea-
board pleasure resorts, that on nearly al
through trains extra sleeping coaches arC
being hauled.
John Lazarus, of the indianapolis, De
catur and Western, with headquarters a
indianapolis, but formerly of Pittston
says his road is doing a splendid busines!
and would do more had it enough cars.
The merchants of Pittsburg have sent I
lengthy petition to the general passenge
agents Of the trunk lines, praying that thel
make uniform rate of cent mile to tn
Grand Army Of the Republic encampment
The call for the regular bi-monthly meet
ing of the passenger department OF tn,
Central Traffic association has been ISSUED
for Sept. 8. The principal matter on thu
docket is the proposed abolition of stop
overs on all tickets.
The colliery of the Delaware. Lacka
wanna and Western company at Avondal
will resume work on Monday, after sus
pension Of one month for repairs. Thi
will give employment to large numbe
Of men and boys who have been idle.
The work of re- cribbing the Noting
ham shaft at Wilk Barre, which has no
been timbered for twenty years, will b
begun at once. 1t is expected that it wi
take about thirty days to complete thi
work. The mine will be idle during thi
time.
An ex-railway official alleges that som
of the roads which have been paying II
bates to shippers have not been eve
square" in transgressing the law. 1t !
claimed that the shippers received onl
part of the amount of the rebate, the ma
who secured the rebate getting certai
amount and the railway officials the bal
ance. He thinks that within short tim
some ugly phases Of the rebate system wi
come to the surface,
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