The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-01
Industrial and Commercial.

cross section, and are divided into short
lengths or sections iron will be sufii-
ciently good conductors for the purpose.
The contact rails may be held in posi-
tion in various ways, so as to be per-
fectly insulated from all other parts.
Furthermore the whole compartment is
coated on the inside with a waterproof
insulating paint The main feeders are
laid in metal pipes, thoroughly insu-
lated. The contact carrier has an arm
arranged to extend through the slot
and provided with a lateral bend ar
ranged to bring it's lower end into the
compartment containing the conduc-
tors. This arm is provided with two
contact shoes so arranged as to slide
on the contact rails so that they cannot
accidentally jump off from the rails.
The contact shoes are provided with
swivel Joints so as to enable them to
take up any unevenness of the conduct
ing rail and springs serve to keep the
shoes in proper contact with the con-
ductors. These shoes are so constructed
that the car may run back and forth
without making any change in the ad-
justment of the shoes. A wire extends
from each contact shoe up through the
hollow arm to the motor, and the open
ing at each end of the arm is hermetlc-
ally sealed. The contact carrier arm is
provided with suitable joints for per-
mitting motion Of the arm in any direc-
tion and springs serve to hold the arm
in its proper position while at the same
time permitting the arm to yield freely
in either direction without straining
any of the parts. The contact carrier
Is provided with lever mechanism by
means Of which the motorman upon
the platform may lift the contact car
rier out of the conduit at manhole
without delaying the cars more than a
few seconds.
With this system the same cars that
are used in connection with overhead
wires may be employed by the simple
addition of the contact carrier arm
which enters the slot, and the same car
may be used on either kind of a line.
This arrangement is to provide for sys-
tens where an underground conduit
will be required for the part of the line
running through the central part of a
city, and where overhead wires may be
used in the suburbs or outskirts of the
city, The contact carrier will simply
be lifted from the conduit at manholc
located at the end of the road ana held
up underneath the car, and the over
head trolley brought into use, or vice
versa. This conduit can, If everything
be true that Is claimed for it, be applied
to any street car track already in use,
without disturbing the track or traffic.
Here then, is a pointer for municipal
legislators who want to do away with
the deadly overhead wire.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
A serious scarcity of cars is reported
in the Hazleton region.
Moulders at the Weatherly shops
must accept 20 per cent. cut.
George Smith succeeds John Fox as
ticket boss at Coleraine colliery.
The Jeanesville shops will soon bring
out an improved electrical pump.
Coal has been found on Daniel Wal
tons farm in Butler Valley. The coal
is fine quality but small amount.
The Pottstown Hosiery mill has just
started on full time and has orders
ahead to keep it running to it's full
capacity for some time.
John r, Taylor ana Richard Still
man, OF Philadelphia, have contracted
for the erection of machine shop in
Pottstown which will employ number
of hands.
The Bannockburn Textile company.
which has erected large plant in
Pottstown, will start operations in
few days and give employment to sew
eral hundred hands.
Another new industry, the Ingleton
Manufacturing company, will shortly
be established in Pottstown, and the
Shultz Manufacturing company has
purchased a building for the purpose
OF making patent locks and other ar
ticles.
The statement which has been made
that the Jersey Central railroad will re-
celve the output of the Silverbrook col
ilerles Tor transportation over their road
atter Dec. l, or not later than Jan. /.
IS set down as a rumor, without any
foundation in fact, by those who are in
position to know whereof they
speak
The Jeanesville mines Of J. c. Hay
don Co., which have, according to
current report, been sold to the Lehigh
valley Coal company, are among the
steadiest working and best paying
operations in the anthracite region.
The shops are also worked steadily,
being at present crowded with orders,
the result of the reputation for first
class work gained.