The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-21
GENERAL NEWS
Of INDUSTRIES

Chairman Caldwell, Of the Western
Passenger association, has issued no.
tice to all the lines Of the association
that because Of the action of the Atch-
i,on and the Alton roads in refusing to
join the proposed boycott against the
Lake Erie and Western the boycott is
off, and no attempt will be made to
carry it out. The effort could only end
disastrously with the two lines on the
outside ready to snatch up all the
business which the other lines threw
away.
The Philadelphia Press Of yesterday
taid: 1.-The talk of a change in the
management of the Lehigh Valley
Jtailroad company has been revived.
This time it is said that Robert p.
lIinderman, of South Bethlehem, who
i5 president of the Bethlehem Iron
company, will succeed President vii.
hur. Mr.. Linderman is u grandson of
the late Asa Packer. who was president
Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad COM
lany up to the time Of his death. The
foundation of the story is said to be
The report that Mr.. Linderman has
heen elected president of the Lehigh
university, ana by virtue Of this Office
he becomes q director of the Lshigh
Valley Railroad company" The mac
ouracy Of this rumor is shown in the
tact that Mr.. Linderman has not been
elected president of Lehigh university,
ind has no intention Of being a candi.
cate for that position.
The executive committee Of the
Trunk Line association will meet in
New York today for the purpose OF
taking up the general question of the
ipportionment of westbound passenger
business. II the matter can be salts
tactorily arranged the session will be
the last meeting of the committee until
mex. fall. There is an element Of un-
certainty, however, about the outcome,
ns the question of readjustlng percent
ages is one which must be handled in
the most delicate and careful manner.
The Lehigh Valley demands, it will be
recalled, larger percentage Of the
business than it now receives, and this
can only be awarded by reducing the
percentages of some of the other COM
lianies in the association. Just where
The cut will be male is not known, but
here is very likely to be considerable
Erumbling before the matter is settled,
unless the larger lines, like the Penn
eylvania and New York Central, come
TO the rescue and consent to the shad-
ing Of their percentages. 1t is not un-
likely, therefore, that slight reduc-
tion may be made in the percentages
Of all the roads which now exceed the
Yulley.
Next week the Ontario and Western
people will take off three of their pas
aenger trains now on the schedule be-
tween Scranton and Carbondale. The
trains are losing money and the CON-
Dany cannot see any wisdom in keep
ing them on under the circumstances
By the new arrangement train will
leave Scranton at s 80 - NJ, running
through TO Lake Poyntelle, reaching
there at 10 10. Returning, leave there
1T 45O, Tbis will give splendid oppor.
unity for picnic parties TO spend day
ut that pretty lake. The other trains
will be the New York train (north), ar
irving ct Carbondale at II 34 ten min
uies earlier than formerly; and the
evening train to Hancock. The man
ngement say that the valley electric
railways have about ruined their pas
fcnger business.
A force Of Pennsylvania Coal com.
pany carpenters under the direction of
.Ar. Simpson, are at work reftting the
sides Of Nc. shaft, at the foot Of No
9plOne. Pittston, with cribblng, and
according to the Gazette, when the
work is completed, which will be in
fortnight, the shaft will be driven to
he Marcy vein, seventy feet deeper
han it is at present. The purpose in
driving to the lower vein ia to make a
second opening for the works in that
vein at No. g. For more than twenty
years past No. has been used as
pump station. and in that time it has
been only partially repaired several
times, 1t is the intention of the COM
pany, while driving TO the lower vein
20 retit the shaft, for pumping pur-
poses, but no coal will be hoisted from
it. The sinking will be carried on
under the direction Of Mr.. Horan.
Already the effort Of the Western
Passenger association to boycott the
Lake Erie and Western people for offer
ing low excursion rate to the Ma
ion Republican League convention in
Denver has fallen to pieces. The Alton
road killed it by refusing to take any
nand in the fight. The boycott ia not
Worrying the officials of the Lake Erie
and Western in the least II. c. Parker,
traffic manager, says it Is surprising
hat road Of the mileage Of the Lake
Erie and Western can create 30 much
commotion with the Western Pas.
fenger association which is looked upon
as one of the strongest of the associa.
lions, over carrying few people to
Denver, or so much trouble with the
Central Traffic association, when it gets
small per cent of the business out Of
Peoria. all OF the roads together not
getting as much as one should be haul
ing daily from that city. So far as the
Denver passenger business is concerned,
The Lake Erie and Western simply met
rates which other lines were willing to
make, and they now propose to carry
ont their contract to the letter with the
Indiana Lincoln club.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
Pittsburg freight agents spent $4,000 in
entertaining the National association Of
freight agents. recently.
The Reading railroad is displacing the
old 70-pound rails between Harrisburg