The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-20

Industries.
upon somewhat doubtful authority
it is said that Mr.. Mcleod is irving to
get executive possession of the SuiQue-
hanua and Western. His object, as
stated, is 10 make it line from New
York to Lake Erie and ethe west. This
road now controls lines that reach from
the Hudson river aud Centre county
and enters Wilkes Barre via Wilkes
Barre and Eastern from StroudsburS.
There connections will bs made with
the Wilkes Barre and Western. and
the Lehigh and Northern and Central
Pennsylvania, This is in effect the
great American Midland scheme that
was exploited last year.
The Ohio Falls Manufacturing com.
pany has delivered six passenger cars
10 the Wilkes-Barre and Eastern rail-
road. The cars are handsome in de-
sign. The exterior is in Tuscan red
with black and gold stripes. and the
letters, "WillSes- Barre and Eastern, "
are in gold letters. Two of the cars
are combination cars, baggage. mail
ana smoker. The coaches have COM
Portable high-baCk seats, covered with
crimson plush. The woodwork is of
qusrtered oak, diamond finished and
highly polished. Steam heat is used.
The deadly car stove has gone to its
last reward
Last weeks anthracite production in
eighteen collieries in Lu29rne>county,
ten of which belong to the Lehigh and
Wilkes Barre Coal company, aggre.
gated 81, 144.14 tons. which is about
half the usual output. In 1894, up to
last Saturday, there had been shipped
Il total Of only AZ, ,2lS 02 tons.
For several weeks negotiations look
ing to a close traffic arrangement be
tween the Consolidated road and the
Central Railroad of New Jersey have
been in progress, and it is stated on
excellent authority that the details are
nearly completed. The freight given
the Consolidated will be largely coal.
The business equals that recently ar.
ranged with the Lehigh Valley road.
The Delaware and Hudson Coal com
pany has suspended the sale of pea and
buckwheat coal at its aCar bondalt
chutes Tna company fluids it neces-
sary to do this in order to make good
contracts for the smaller sizes, which
have been made some time ago, ant
the supply OF which has been curtailed
because or reduction of time at tht
mines.
A new slope is being sunk in tn,
Red Ash vein Of the Clear Spring col
liery, Weat Pittston. and Il new pair o.
hosting engines, designed to operate
q haulage system 9. 900 feet long, will
be in readiness within month. Thes,
improvements, added to others either
completed or progressing will increase
the collie.y's daily out put by severa
hundred tons,
Ripsel & Harman, a New York firm
will soon reopen the old colliery Il
Humbolt James Gallagher Of tha
place has been awarded the contrac
for cleaning up things around the col
liery, 80 as to get it in readiness TO
shipping coal
The large share that Pennsylvania
has taken for several years in buildin
new railroads has been noteworthy
This state has built over three hundre
miles a year for four years. This, re
marks the Philadelphia Times, is
greater new mileage than any othe
state has built in the same period eS
cept Washington, which owes its lea
to the extensions OF the Great North
ern. The building of so much neN
road for several years in a well popr
lated eastern state is not due to the en-
terprise Of any one company, of course
No long line is required, for all tn
chief cities already have good trafli
outlets. OF the whole three huDdre
miles credited to Pennsylvania in 1S9;
not half dozen companies built mor
than ten miles each. The chief line
according to mileage and probably ais
in actual importance, was the Wilkes
Barre and Eastern. which is now Car
rying coal. The Clearfield and MahOn
ing has also since July tssn serving il
purpose of connecting the Buffalo
Rochester and Pittsburg, which bui
it, with the Beech Creek, AMI givin
the bituminous coal mines along tn
former road new outlet, the coal nov
reaching eastern tidewater over th
Beech Creek and the Reading. TIL
other new lines in the state all develo
local industries and are chiefly in tl
mining districts, though several lines
the Central of Pennsylvania an
oihers---have their chief purpose in gi'
ing better transportation outlets to fe
tile agricultural districts.
PoTTsvmLE. Jan. 10. An order hj
been issued by the Reading Coal an
Iron company suspendiug eleven of i
largest collieries for an indefinite pt
tiod. These collieries are: Mort
Franklin, Suffolk, Bear Valley, Thoma
ton, Draper, Bear Run, Hammont
Pine Forest. Elmwood, Sheuandoa
City and West Shenandoah. The,