The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-08
GENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

The new paving brick industry, which
10 being established In this city. will
utilize q peculiar stone found In
abundance in the vicinity Of Nay Aug
falls. This clay. when pulvOrized and
afterward baked into brick forms
substance said to be superior in dur
>bility to the celebrated Canton brick.
/ will outwear the. hardest stone aud
almost make steel hammer ashamed
Of itself The company hopes to have
Its plant in readiness for business by
early fall George H. Lancaster. its
genial secretary and treasurer, now a
resident Of Wayne county, will have
active supervision of the business, which
means that it will receive excellent at.
tention.
The Philadelphia Inquirer pays
neat compliment to City Treasurer
Reese Ct Brooks. whom it saw recently
at the Hotel Lafayette. 1t speaks Of
him as an exceedingly prosperous
operator in the anthracite coal region.
For great many years he was one of
the leading officials in the coal depart
nent Of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad, but within the
past three years ne has branched out on
his own account and 10 interested in
niues in both Luzerne and Lacka.
wanna counties and it ia said is meeting
with singular prosperity the outcome
probably OF his practical knowledge OF
the coal business"
Speaking of the difficulties eueount-
cred by lake steamers in securing sup
plies OF fuel Chicago dispatch says:
Experiments with hard coal on the
big lake steamers have been satisfac.
tory and rather than stop the boats tney
will undoubtedly take to anthracite"
With reference to tho fuel situation in
the city Of Chicago itself the dispatch
remarks: Nothing shows so well as
figures the extremity to which Chicago
Is reduced in the matter Of coal, In
April, 1894, the city consumed $40, ,229
tons of soft coal The May consump-
tion, based on the first ten days of the
month. will fall below 10000 tons.
Over 100000 acres Of coal land in Hi
nois, which two months ago were be-
ing actively worked, are now idle. The
railroads running out of Chicago are
burning wood wherever it is possible.
In stations, Offices. and watch towers,
wood is the universal fuel Yesterday
one road bought 1000 cars of soft coal
at an advance Of 90 cents ton over
prevailing market prices. The present
daily receipts Of soft coal into Chicago
ire about 25O car loads. In good times
The receipts are over 1000 car loads.
soft coal is selling now a $4.75 ton,
and very little is being offered at that
price. Chief Swenie, Of the Chicago
fire department is out foraging for
coal. He says that If the worst comes
TO the worst and the fire department
runs out Of coal, he has instructed his
inen to seize coal wherever they can
lind it and settle the bill afterwards
One Of the curious spsctacles wit
messed in q Pottsville court room con-
sists OF q temporary coal washery,
standing on tables. 1t is used in evil
dence in the cas- o of Mahou & Mosier
against the Lehigh and Wilkes Barre
Coal company, which is being tried be.
fore Judge Savidge. Tiny chutes of
culm, containing good proportion Of
anthracite coal, are among the display.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
The baggage losses on the Erie during
the Worlds fair did not exceed $3.50.
Slopes No. 4, and at Beaver Brook
are yet unable to work since the recent
flood. e.. -- -
Wyomings mushroom farm has pros
GO additional
has been required.
The present inspection tour Of the Le-
high Valley officials, headed by President
Wilbur, will cover the entire road.
To 81. Herring, of Wilkes Barre, has
been granted a patent for coal separator
of which great things are expected.
The Chicago and Erie division Of the
Erie system is using anthracite fuel for its
engines, pending a settlement Of the bit
luminous strike.
The Nesquehoning mines, which have
been idle for several weeks on account of
being flooded, have resumed work Day
aud night shifts are on.
The Lehigh Valley Coal company on
Tuesday hoisted seventy-five cars out of
their Yorktown shaft. This is the greatest
record in the history of the shaft.
The Morea colliery, which was flooded
by the recent rains, is now in very bad
condition and it will be some time be-
fore there will be any work done in it.
Last Saturday, No. shaft of the Della
ware and Coal company was shut down
for repairs. The tower has been con-
demned, and a new one will be erected.
w. H. Gummere, of South Bethlehem,
has been appointed general baggage agent
Of the Lehigh Valley railroad. Mr. Gum
mere will have his Office in South Rethle-
hem.
1t is said that the, brass journal bearings
for the Lehigh Valley railroad, which are
now made in the Weatherly foundry, will
be purchased from Philadelphia firm
hereafter.
Owing to the scarcity of bituminous coal
tho Pottsville Iron and Steel company is
now using petroliom to make gas, Two
large tanks OF 2, 900 gallons each are con-
sumed daily. ...,..,. ,.i.
East Mauch Chunk has passed an ordin.
ance taxing telegraph, telephone and elec.
trio railway poles to the amount OF 25
cents for each pole per annum. Tho Elec-
trio Light company has about $50 poles in
the borough and the railway about rs.
The Delaware and Hudson company will
sink third opening for its Eddy Creek
shaft. The exact location Of this opening
isnot yet known, but 1t will either be on
the Flats west Of the Welsh Baptist church
OF on the Miles tract west Of the Lacka-
wanna river.
The general passenger agents of the
ROADS In the Central Traffic association are
guarding against the annual demoraliza-
ton OF passenger rates caused by the num-
erous conventions by pooling the business
wherever practical. The usual reduced
rats In each case arc so arranged that
no harm comes from pooling the business.
After running sho5Iiaours and with re-
duced force for two months, the Lehigh
Valley shops at South Eastou were yester-
THROW 1T AWAY.