The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-08

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If John Wanamaker can be induced
to become a candidate for the presi-
lency of the Reading Railroad COM
pany there will probably be three
tickets in the field at the annual meet
Ing in January President Harris will,
Of course, be a candidate for reelection
and Isaac L. Rice has announced that
he will hea. ticket Of his own making.
Already there is demand for proxies
on the part Of friends OF the various
candi6nies, and quite little sensation
was created in financial circles Satur-
day when it was learned that the
0lcott-Earle reorganization committee
will be glad to receive proxies in blank
10 be voted as the committee directs
Who the committee favors is not
known, hut it is supposed to be Mr..
Harris Mr.. Rice polled last January
about 150, 900 shares, but it is probable
that the vote for him nt the coming
Election will fall considerably below
this figure, rs some Of his former
friends are now in the Earle Olcott
underwriting syndicates.
Wsring Brothers 81 company have
fled sta sements in suits agninst the
Pennsylvania Railroad company to re-
cover 50 300, 900. The suits were origi-
nally brought in 1877 and 1880, but
were not pressed until now The plain
ifs were in the oil business, and be-
tween Nov. 80, 1S73 and March 1, 1875,
shipped from Oil City and other points
over the Pennsylvania railroad to Phila.
deiphia. All. ia barrels of oil, on which
il is cl,imei tne defendants over.
charged $G79, 299 and which the latter
promised TO repay. Ths second suit is
for 81, 500, 900 damages. The plaintiff
states that they invested 81, 200, 900 in
their plant, that the Allegheny Rail-
road company, the Standard Oil COM
pany, the Atlantic Storage company,
Warden, Frew & company and Lock-
bard & Frew, conspired TO prevent the
plaintiffs from shipping their petroleum
over the railroads at an equitable
rate, eharging them four times as
much as other shippers paid and out of
the overcharge paying large sums to
the plaintiffs competitors. Warden.
Frew & company, Costwick & COM
papy, J. D, Archibald, Charles Pratt &
company, the Standard Oil company,
Lockhard & Frew aud others. As a
result, it is alleged, the plaintiffs were
forced to abandon their business. This
suit reminds one of the coke suit
against The Lshigh Valley.
Talking with Dispatch reporter the
other day, gentleman prominently
interested iu new railroad enterprises
said: "Pittsburg will have a direct
connection with Buffalo and New York
in less than year. Within two years
new trunk lines will center here, ex-
tending to Boston on the east and Chi
cago on the west. This is not specula-
tion. II is positive fact. A bid had
just been received and opened for the
construction of that portion of the line
from point on the Beech Creek road
known ns Catfish to Pittsburg. Within
fifteen or twenty days the contract will
be let. 1t will stipulate that work
shall begin immediately on the north
ern end Of the line, so that by early
spring the road will be ready to oper.
Rte to Butler. A traffic agreement will
have been effected by that time be-
sween the Pittsburg and Western rail-
road similar to that now ex
listing between the Pittsburg and
Western and the Shenango lines,
by which the Beech Creek
and the Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts
burg roads will run cars directly into
Pittsburg. 1t is estimated that two
years will be required to build the line
from Butler to Pittsburg There will
be at least one long tunnel to build
and two bridges, one of which will be
very large. and more than year will
be required for its construction. The
contracts for the Philadelphia and
Pittsburg branch route have already
been awarded, and the work is now
going on. The Philadelphia and Pitts
burg branch line is to be 112 miles
long, connecting with the Beech Creek
road at Mehaffey, which Is only few
miles from Catfish, and passing through
Indiana county to the Loyalhanna
creek valley will follow it to Latrobe
and thence on to point on Youghiog-
heny river. where it will connect with
the Pittshurg. McKeesport & Youg-
hiogheny.
The anthracite coal statement for the
week ended Sept. 90 shows shipments
aggregating 972 977 tons, decrease
over the corresponding week last year
of only 1888 tons. all which decreasg,
and more, came from the Wyoming re-
gion, as the Lehigh and Schuylkill re
gions both show increases, the former
25,31S tons and the latter 33, $50 tons
The latter regions. therefore, either
exceeded their allotment, or were he
hiud their percentages in the preceding
weeks Of the month. The full state
ment is appended;
Regions. Sspt. %. ga. Sept 80 93 DIFF.
Wyoming Tons 462527 5i2, 1888 Dec SO.G8l
Lehigh ..... Tons lS2.l90 l58s72 Inc. 2j3la
Schuylkill. Tons 52S2G0, 29l,3lO Inc, 1885,
Total, .972o7 90L97O Dec 2l,SO3
Total yr 10 date 20 5O8 Oi6 81 1881 Dec Gjs 922
The revival of coal and coke business
in the Connellsville region has been
unexpectedly heavy Of late and the
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