The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-17
Industrial and Commercial.

the transportation department of the
New York, Lake Erie and Western rail-
road. The office is one of the highest In
the gift of the directors of the company
and comes next in order under that OF
General Superintendent c. r. Fitch,
over whose signature the business has
of late been conducted. A gentleman
named Starr, who was succeeded at Port
Jervis as superintendent of the Della
ware division by w. L. Derr, once OF
this city, was formerly at the head of
the transportation department. If Mr..
Vav Keuren accepts the appointment
he will take full charge of the depart
ment and his authority will extend
from Jersey City, N. j.. to Salamanca,
My. His headquarters Will probably
be In Jersey City. 1t Is expected that
official announcement will be made of
the proposed change today, but just
when Superintendent Van Keuren will
take up his new duties-if he accepts
the trust-cannot at this time be said.
l.. c. Smith, of the Tioga division, will
take the superintendency of the Jeffer-
son division with headquarters in Car
bondale.
Eckley B. Coke has already denied
one rumor in connection with his re-
cent resignations-the one which
credited him with the intention Of at
tempting a reorganization of the Penn
sylvania Democracy. Soon we may ex-
pect denial of the other rumor which
has it that he Is to succeed e. p. Will
bur in the presidency of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad company. Meanwhile
the Stakeholder notes the fact that In
Philadelphia stock jobbing circles 1t is
thought that "a large deal of some kind
is afoot, whether in connection with
railroad or coal affairs, or combina-
ton of both, is not stated. 1t is not be-
lieved that Mr.. Coke would resign the
positions referred to without an i'm
portant motive. Hints were thrown
out yesterday that his road-the Della
ware, Susquehanna and Schuylkill-
would be absorbed by one of the larger
lines, and the Lehigh Valley, the Jer-
sey Central and the Lackawanna were
all mentioned in that connection. AT
present the firm has q traffic arrange
ment with the Lehigh Valley, whereby
the Delaware, Susquehanna and
Sshuylkill uses its (the Lehigh Valley
tracks from a connecting point in the
coal regions to tidewater. 1t is pay
ing agreement, and the Lehigh Valley
would be a heavy loser were the con-
tract revoked. 1t is also stated that II
is proposed to form junction with the
Lackawanna, which would make the
Delaware, Susquehanna and Schuylkill
an Independent seaboard line, and ma
terially increase its power as a factor
In the anthracite coal trade"
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
The Edith furnace of the Hainsworth
Steel company, at Allegheny, made
during the month of October 7,744 gross
tons Of Bessemer pig iron. The largest
record for one week was 1880 tons and
for one day 2S2 tons.
The plant Of the Greensburg Steel
company, of Greensburg, Pa, which
has been idle for some time and is al
present owned by j. c. Jamison, OF
Pittsburg, will probably be put In
operation in short time. A new cruel.
BILE furnace of twelve pots has recently
been added to the plant.
A project Is under way at Galveston
Tex, for the erection of rolling mill
and blast furnaces on Galveston Island
for the manufacture of merchant ban
and structural iron, steel rails and
barbed wire. Sevral hundred thousand
dollars will be invested in the plant II
the efforts to organize 1t are successful
President Simon Borg, of the Susque
hanna and Western, lessee Of the
Wilkes-Barre and Eastern, says there
is no foundation whatever for the re-
port that the Delaware and Hudson
and the Erie and Wyoming have made
arrangements with the Wilkes-Barrt
and Eastern to transport coal to New
York.
1t Is understood that the Office of gen
eral manager has been abolished BY
the Lake Shore, and Mr.. Caldwell, who
has held that position since John New.
ellis death, will hereafter perform the
duties Of president exclusively. While
no official announcement has beer
made, 1t is generally believed that the
duties Of the general manager will de
volve on General Superintendent Can
niff.