The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-31

Than Four Hundred Thousand
Tons-Its Main Office viii Be in
Scranton-New Arrangement OF
Steam Generation Introduced Into
the Susquehanna Coal CompanY's
No. s Breaker Minor News Jot-
tngs.
A number of Scranton capitalists
have purchased the Morris Ridge COLI
Mount Carmel. 1t is on the line of the
Lehigh Valley railroad, aud is consi-
dered one of the best coal properties in
the anthracite regions. In addition
they have also secured the Reno tract
adjoining the Morris Ridge on the east.
The Reno property consists of from
four to five hundred acres Of excellent
coal land, and has the Manmouth, Buck
Mountain, Red Ash, Skidmore and
other veins, 1t is tina purpose of the
company to immediately open up the
Reno tract, a very large breaker being
already on the property, which. with
the breaker on the Morris Ridge pro-
perty, will give them capacity of up
wards Of 400, 900 tons annually The
main Office will be In this city
At meeting of the stockholders the
following directors were elected vii.
liam H Chapptll, John Schism, George
W, Beale. Clarence r Shryer, L h.
Griffitbs, George W. Finn, George r.
Clark. &. l.. Clark, Marion w. Finn
At meeting OF the board of directors
the following were elected officers
William H Cnappell, president; G.. l.
Clark, vice president; George w. Finn,
secretary Stephen p Fsnnsr. treasurer.
The December statements of business
of tha Reading railroad and the Coal
and Iron companies made favorable
showing, especially the latter, the sur
plus earnings of which, notwithstand-
ing the dullusss af the coal trade in.
creased-ovsr the corresponding month
in 1892, 1928, 700 As there is an in.
crease in the deficit of $50. AL for the
railroad, however, the total surplus for
both companies increased only $l2 26S.
Gross expenses OF the Coal and Iron
company increased during the month
S445. 25j, but gross earnings more than
offset this amount by 1928, ,709. the total
increase in this item bang $573, 965
When the returns of other roads Tor
December are taken into consideration.
nearly all showing heavy decreases the
Readings exhibit appears all the more
favorable.
An interesting experiment is to bs
tried by the SusQuehanns Coal com
Dany at its No. ) breaker near Nanti-
coke IL is the introduction of new
system of steam generation which has
series of tubes coiled around the
boiler and enclosed by sheet iron
! Jacket that keeps in the heat. The
tubes are filled with water. The space
between the boiler and jacket is the
combustion chamber through which
these tubes course. allowing more sur
face there by utilizing the maximum
Of heat from the fuel burned, prOyid
ing large power in small space So
compact is the arrangement that it is
estimated that this one boiler will pro-
duce as much steam as the sixteen
now in use.
Coal has been found on the farm of
Thomas Bell, in Jackson township.
Susquehsnna county. It's light vein,
| lying twelve feet below the surface.
The expectation is that the vein can
be traced to a thickness which will
repay development,
The Lahigh Valley is economiziug.
Monday night, twenty-one employees
IN the Lshigh Valley shops at Wilkes
Barre were suspended. The News
Dealer says there is plenty of work to
do at the shops but the company ofii;-
ials say they must cut down expenses
no matter how much work is to be
done. 1t s rumored that new sched
ule will go into effect shortly and tha
a number OF trains will be- taken off
This will still further reduce the mum
Der Of employees.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL NOTEs:
The telephone business is said to be nov
larger than the telegraph business.
~ is expected that Indiana coal miner
will strike against reduction of wages
1t is rumored that the Erie car works
recently burned down at Jersey City, will
be rebuilt and located in Susquehanna.
Not single ton of steel rails has eve
been produced in Canada, although 10 00t
miles Of railway have been constructed.
Erie dheitors will meet this week t.
prepare an answer to the letter which the
have received from people opposing tn
present plan Of reorganization.
The Edgar Thompson Steel work, Rftel
making steel rails for some line at, ha,
returned to the mannft cJure Of bitlets.
number Of men were laid eft uni worl
on rails IL resum'd.
About forty Cf tine Ph ladelpbia an,
Reading company'5 collieIies will thi
week be opel ated only ono dav
, By Feb. ], IT is stated, the entire Lochie
works at Harrisburg will be in operation
The Dolphin six mill resumed operation
! at Paterson, N. j.. with 500 weavers.
After several months Of idleness, som
operatives Of the Bigelow Carpet compau
, at Clinton Mass, returned to work In th
Brussels d5pitment.
The shops Of the Reading Railroad com
pauy will hereafter work six days Of elgh
hours, instead of four days OF eight hours
j. Il X. Meily's Lebanon Valley furnace
we're put into blast last night, giving. ell
ployment to seventy-fiye men who hav
: been out Of work for several month";
The wages are, however lowered by 10 pc
cent
. The workmen have nearly completed th
!. repairs to the No. Sheridan furnace, nee
. Lebanon, and IL will be put into biai
t about Feb, ~. The No. 2 furnace will |
0 rebuilt and is expected to resume opert
tions in the spring.
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