The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-18

Jottings.
For the news that corps Of en- 90
gineers are surveying routes through
the upper portion OF Carbon county.
presumably with new railway inten-
tions, we are indebted to the Mauch
Chunk Daily News: The corps struck
the Aehigh, river at Mud Ran,
having cCmo down Mud Run creek
from point on the new railroad that
was recently built from Wilkes Barre
to Stroudsburg. From Mud Run two
surveys have been made. One comes
down the Lehigh river to Rockport,
on the Valley side, and crosses the
river at Rockport goes up through
the village to Laurel Run, follows
it to McDonald's farm and then cuts
over TO tho Buck mountain. due north,
and after it reaches the mountain runs
west along the foot Of tho mountain TO
the old coal works. The other survey
crosses the Lehigh river at Mud Run
and extends along tho poor house farm
until it reaches the foot of Back noun.
tain. The corps travels under the cog
nomeu of the Short Line Improvement
compsnys civil engineer corps Their
work, in the opinion of the News, ID no
doubt a furtherance Of the long talked
about short route from the coal fields
to New Eogland. aud it looks as il the
coal fields wers to be tapped in the
vicinity of Eckley, Jeddo and Drifion.
aud from there extend to the Hazlston
and Beaver Meadow regions.
The forthcoming annual report OF
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West.
ern railroad company will show an in
crease in the past year in tha anthra-
cite coal production of the company
itself Of about 81 per cent. The excess
of coal production from all sources,
including tributary lines will BE-
about $50, 900 tons There was II
considerable increase in coal profits
over 1892 and also in general merchan
disc and agricultural produce traffic,
but il is doubtful whether the percent
age Of profit in proportion to the larger
volume of business will b, as great.
The company earned on the stock in
1892, 81 per cent.
The Ontario aud Western railroad
company proposes to establish rail
road Young Mems Christian associa
tion or similar agency at the Maytield
yard. The Carbondale Leader say
that Superintendent Williams has
broached the esubject to the men and ii
has met with universal satisfaction.
The company propose to put a second
atory upon their Office building and
equip it with bath rooms, reading and
sleeping rooms. Such institutions have
been insugurated at Norwich and
other points along the line with sigma
-uccess The men are to pay twenty
five cents per month for the privileges
thus afforded and this will pay the ex
pense incident to the hire of a janitol
to keep the premises in order A paper
has been in circulation among the men
asking for the accommodations, and
having recsived the required mum bel
Of signatures has been forwarded to tht
general offices of the company in New
York
It is generally agreed that the policy
Of restriction, agreed upon by the sale;
agents in New York Tuesday, is foi
the best interests of the auihracit,
trade. The total production of Jan
uary was fixed at che Dscem Der meet
ing OF the agents at 60 per cent of tn,
October output. which was 4,j00. 00I
tons, so that the companies would
were this proportion carried out, mine
this month 200, 900 tons. But ever
this amount has proved excessive; the
market could not take it, except a
risk Of price-cutting, The decision t.
cOnfine the output for the month t
,. 900, 900 or $3.50, 900 tons was, there
fore, a wise policy to adopt, as it in.
snres the market against demoraliza-
tion. 1t Is understood the output 70
February will also be confoed to low
fgures. unless a prolonged cold snal
should occur in the meantimh
These were the Lehigh Valley official
re elected in Philadelphia Tuesday
President, Elisha ?. Wilbur; directors
Charles Hsrtsborne William l. Con
yngham, William A. Ingham, RoDer
Fl SAyre, James |. Blakslee, John X
Fell John b. Garrett. Charles q. Skear
Rollin b. Wilbur, William II. Sayre
Beauveau Borie, Henry s DrinksT
The total votes cast since 1880 we're n
follows 1888. 3Ol, 455; 1890. 229 005
1891, 107, ,616; 1892. 2OS, 0GO; 1893. 2l3.
427 1894, $50. 1856.
UNDER THE SCREENS:
The Center county court refused an in
junction asked for by the Pennsylyani
Railroad company to restrain the Valeu