The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-29
NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

Dickson Manufacturing plant was the
scene Of unusual activity; the immedi-
ate cause was the casting Of o bed
plate that weighs thirty-two tons. 1t
was q fine illustration OF Dants's H.
ferno IL the onlooker could but imag-
inc for the time being that the be-
grimed toilers in this hive Of industry
were jewellers of another world. There
was no incoming" on that day in this
shop, and all hands were present to as
sist in moving the ladies OF molten
metal that went to form the bed plate.
President Dickson, as well ns n score
OF ladies. viewed the operation from
the north side of tho large room where
the casting was made; on other sides
were many citizens anxious to witness
so gigantic IN operation. Up near the
roof were stationed se1tinels who gave
the signal to begin pouring the liquid
metal into the long mould Of sand;
Immediately u white stream was seen
to move from the huge ladies and
gradually fill the mould OF sand Ev.
erybody was on the tip toe Of eXpeota.
ton lest possibly the casting might
have a flaw, but when the superintend-
ent announced that the casting was
successfully accomplished. all joined
in q lusty shout OF approval.
The Lehigh Valley engineers have
made o survey from Tombichen to Nes-
copeck or the Su~squehanna river. 1t
is the purpose Of the Lehigh Valley to
extend its lines from Tomhicken to the
Su,Quehanna and grsdu lily push north ,
ward. The new company will be
known as the Lehigh and Northern,
operating under a charter granted to
h N. Frisbie, who built the %Schuylkill
and Lehigh or Lizard Creek branch.
e P. Wilbur will hold one-third of the
stock in trust for the Lehigh Valley
Railroad company. the balance will be
held by the Valley officials. The pro-
posed line will also connect with the
main line of the Lehigh Valley at
White Haven. The route was surveyed
eighteen months ago.-Wilkes- Barre
Record.
Commissioner Goddard, OF the Trunk
Line association, is authority for the
statement made that the cut rate in
lake and rail freights will be with
drawn and the old rate Of 10 cents re-
established on June Z. These rates
come within the jurisdiction of the
Trunk line association, and the orgnni-
cation has been instrumental in bring
ing about the result. The commits
sioner says that the west bound pas
sengsr rates are being we'll maintained
by all interests, Lehigh Valley in
cluded. This company did not receive
an increase In percentage Of west bound
passenger business, as enormously re-
ported sometime ago, in consideration
of q withdrawal of its cuI-rates tickets
from the market. The question of an
increased percentage was raised but
has not yet been disposed OF.
The condition of Dodson g. Co.'S
Morea colliery, which was flooded last
week by the bursting Of the dams at
New Boston, Is much worse than was
at first supposed and will require much
more time than that given ia the orig
inal estimate to put it in condition for
work again. Two pumps have been re-
moved from New Boston c%olliery and
put in service in the slope. aud in addi-
ton to these two gunboats are going
day and night hosting water. 1t is ss
timatsd now that the water will not be
all removed before the latter part Of
August or the first part of September.
W. P. Holbert will know in a few
weeks whether he owns n coal mine or
just o small vein Of the black dia-
monds. Mr.. Holbe-t owns a large
farm ct EQulnunk. and last fall q vein
of anthracite coal was discovered. This
week q test hole is to be put down with
a view OF finding out whether or not
coal exists In quantities large enough
to pay for sinking a shaft. The Scran-
ton miners who are to put down the
test hole state that the outlook for a
big kind Of coal is exceedingly good.
The figures for the production Of
several colliries in the n~eighborhooa of
Wilkes Barre for the year to date are
as follows: New Hollenbeck, 90, 626
tons; Empire, Al. 070; South Wilkes
Barre. so, 7S9; Stanton, 81, $50; New
Jersey, 1861; Sugar Notch, 81, 17S;
Lance, 30. 702; Noting ham, $3.50;
Reynolds, 81, 47S; Wanamis, 80, 244;
Parish Coal company. Plymouth, 49,
$751;; Maffet, 81. 119; Bennett. 90, 1897; Al
den. %; Red Ash, 90. 145; Newport,
10. 500; Kidder Conl company, IA, 1856;
Pennsylvania Coal company, 1,465,
Delaware ana Hudson Canal company,
Plymouth, 1.16l; Boston, 65S-total,
$50, 688 tons.
The big washout on the Pennsyl-
vauin railroad at Conemaugh affords,
says the Philadelphia Times. an admir-
able illustration of how such casualties
are dealt with by great railroad sys
TENS. Although the washout came
suddenly it was anticipated several
hours ahead by the officials and ever
before the trestliug had been swept
away preparations for its repair had
already been begun. AS early rs Sun
day afternoon the trackwalkers at
Conemaugh began to advise the gen.
eral superintendent at Altoona and the
division superintendent at Pittsburg
that the river was rising and that, If it
continued, would endanger the trestling,
Thus the superintendent were kept in
close communication with the state of
affairs at ConemauRh and held them
selves in readiness to be governed nc.
cordingly. 1t was not many seconds
after the structure was carried away
that the officials knew the fact and
then the first difficulty to be adjusted
was getting trains through and the
handling of mails. In this instance the
Pennsylvania railroad laid the matter
before its competitor, the Baltimore
and Ohio. and was granted the uso of the
l%atter's line until the breach could
be- repaired. When this difficulty
was settled the next step was to
deal with the breach. The superin
tendent Of the Pennsylvania railroad
accordingly made requisition on the
home division sup~erintendents of the
Fort Wayne. Panhandle and West
Penn roads for men and material. They
in turn called on their chief mainten-
anna nf UNIV snuinanr Win nUain draft.