The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-12

DEUOWCLlOA WAS as AOAlOWts DALululuOuN,
IS, 22j, SSl tons; anthracite, 50 $40, PA
tons,
A dispatch from HazlItou says: De.
spite the dull times and depressed con.
altiou Of the coal trade, operators in
this section ars making vigorous Of
forts preparing for the boom which
they confidently predict will soon take
place. Coke Bros & Co. have just
begun driving tunnel through the
mountain between Eckley and Old
Buck mountain The purpose of thii
opening IS to drain the water from ;he
.tlter mines, which were abandoned
some years ago. When these shall
have been opened and timbered, the
coal will be hauled over an electric
trsmwav 10 Eckley for preparation
Pardse & c. are making extensive
improvements to Cranbsrry, Hazis,
Lattimer and Laurel Hill collieries At
Beaver Meadows the greatest activity
IS manifested The collieriss Of A
s. Van Wickl9 & Co. are
now working about two days
per week. The company has enough
orders on hand 10 work full time. but
are unable 10 10 80 owing. it is claimed,
20 the scarcity Of cars. To overcome
this a new railroad ia under construc -
lion to connect thess collieriss witn
ths Psnnsylvania system. The breaker
us Colsrains is being enlarged to
douUle its size, and when completed
will have a capacity 10 han iIs more
cas- than any other trsaksr in the La
nigh region Ons hundred more men
will bs given employment Saturday
large force Of llborsrI were put TO
work cutting down the brush and trees
which lie between Lewiston and Park
view, preparat Iry to opening II strip Of
several hundred acre.. Two large
steam shovels ara now being put up,
aad will be used TO excayats the earth,
which covers one Of the largest seams
Of coal in the anthracite fi5ld.
The annual report Of Mine Inspector
Edward Rodsrick OF the First district,
sor the year 1893, shows that the total
number OF tons Of coal produced was
! G, 202 i3i "a, an increase over 1892 OF
| 3i7, ,403.O4 Fifteen hundred aud
thirteen more nen were employed in
! 1898 than In 1892; and yet, although u
greater number of tons OF coal were
produced. and a greater number OF
men employed. four lsss fatal and nine.
teen less non-fatAl accidents occurred
than during the yolr 1892 The num-
Der Of fatal accidents which happened
WIS 81 and tho number Of non-fatal
accidents was 9G In 1892 the fatal
accidents NUMBERED jj nni the non
fatal accidents 10. l2i G30 tons OF
coal were mined for each fatal accident,
IN Increase Of 10 1888 tons per each fatal
accident over 1892 The total number
of pounds Of powder used was 8, ,26i GOC
and / 19 tons wero produced per each
pound Of powder used. The total mum
ber OF employees in the district was
! 10 G3i The numbsr OF wives mad
widows was 2j and the number OI
children made fatherless by the acci
dents was 81. an increase Of one widow
and orphan over 1899.
This IL the view Of n current problem
taken by prominent fhllauelphlnu
interviewed b. the Philadelphia Stock
holder. THE Pennsylvania railroad i'
perhaps the typical American railroad.
and its capital expenses are enormous
every year About .ths only property
that can compare with 1t in magni
tuhe Ia the Atchis)n, which ba, 8, A'
miles, while the Pennsylvania has .. 0O
miles. The Atcbison has besn sharply
criticised for ITS issue OF second mort.
guge b bonds. which conld be used eacl
year to the extent Of 5000, 900 for lin
provements. while this first fours coul,
DO Issued ut the rate of $50, 900 per mil
for extensions and double track. Tn,
Pennsylvania railroad in 1893 hell
down TO this amount of MONEY. woul'
have been in poor condition. l
spent on it's eastern lines alone
including new piers. 80 6Gi, 1891, ant
on its western lines "a 523, 047 1
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