The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-13

III Is understood IN harrisburg that
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
intend fighting the Pennsylvania Trao.
tion company who intsnd building Il
line from Harrisburg to Philadelphia,
70 the bitter end The traction COM
psny recently won point when the
supreme court decided that street rail-
way companies In the meaning of tho
net Of assembly, might mean roads be-
tween conlinguious points, In some
counties the Pennsylvania will stop
the traction company from crossing
the bridges erected by them over the
railroad tracks. The principll con-
tention and the one which will carry
the case to the United States supreme
court, should il DO decided against the
railroad in Pennsylvania, is the charter
for parallel and competing road
is violation of the contract between
the state Of Pennsylvania and the
Pennsylvania railroad The road to
he parsllelsd is the old State road to
Columbia, and the state, when own4r
prevented any competition. This right.
the railroad claims, was sold them with
all the franchises and privileges and
any attempt to grant another privilege
now is violation Of their contract,
Every railroad in the state il iSinterested
in this matter, as all are losing their
suburban traffic through the electric
roads tapping nearby towns. Should
the United States decide that they are
merely carriers within the towns for
which they are chartered, and not be-
tween contiguous points, it will deal a
death blow 10 the street car companies,
Hereafter. it is said, eastern business
from Cincinnati will be pooled between
the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and OliO
Southwestern, and Big Four. The
creation of this pool means much tC
the travelling public and to the rail-
roads. Indeed, it may lead to a gigan
tic pool and be merged with ths st.
Louis and Cincinnati Passenger com
bination. The railroads will first try
the pool without an executive officsr
and il this proves success, greater
things may be expected.
Robert H. Coleman is endsavoring
TO inducs the assignees to start up the
great iron furnaces at Cornwall. 1t il
thought the assignees will see thsll
way clear to start the works before
long. This news has caused great JOY
among the idle employees.
Congressman Tom L. Johnson, owne
Of the Johnstown Steel works, OF Johns
town, Pa, authorizes the announce
ment that thess mlmoth works will be
removed to Cleveland as speedily as ar
rangements can be concluded. Tn
company will erect a $4,000, 600 plan
in that city. Three thousand men will
be employed.
/, Employees of the Rochester and Pitts
J burg railroad comprising tho Pitts
burg division, held secret meeting t,
take action Oil the recent 10 per cent
: reduction on that road. Delegates fror
. the engineers, trainmsn. brakemsn an
: firemen's unions we're present. /
grievance committee was appointed /
2 20 to Buffalo to confer with simila
: committees from that city and R,ches
. ter.
The Coal Trade Journal gives tn
output of soft coal of the counties /
. the United States that in 1892 pro
) duced over 100000 tons OF tines
q Wsstmoreland heads :he list with a
j; output Of 8 7Ol 0G8 tons. Fayette come
q next with 7.26004j. Clearfeld thir
with 6.S76 1856, while Allegheny
fourth with $500, ,199 and Jefferson /
/ fifth with 3,7O6, 820 Allegheny county
. Maryland, comes next, with 8, 419 GO!
; followed by Jefferson, Alabama, witt
Q $780, ga,