The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-15
Industrial and Commercial.

coal territory that could not be reached
In another way. With the new slope
driven and this reserve depositof valua-
BILE anthracite developed, 200 mine
cars will be daily holsted to the surface.
The coal that will be obtained In the
new slope may constitute No, break
ers principal supply for years, after
other subterranean openings have been
exhausted.
Harry c. Brodhead's name has been
mentioned in connection with the Le-
high Coal and Navigation company's
presidency. Apropos, the Wilkes
Barre Record says: His grandfather,
James Brodrick was one of the first
contractors at Summit Hill in 1920, and
he entered the service of the company
in 1871 at Wanamie. In 1873 he was
made superintendent of the company's
property at Plymouth and his success
full career as a superintendent Of the
Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal COM
pany has made him quite prominent as
a coal man, and his success as finan-
cial man, would recommend him to the
company in every way as one fitted to
take the place of E. B. Leisenrlng, de-
ceased.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
The Illinois Central has withdrawn
from the Western Passenger associa-
tion.
The Yorktown colliery worked only
seventeen hours last week and the same
amount Of time week before last.
General Z. Burd Grubb has placed
a 100000 per cent. mortgage upon his
share of the famous ore banks near
Lebanon.
Second Vice President Robert Fl.
Sayre, of the Lehigh Valley railroad,
celebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday on
Saturday.
So far this month the collieres at
South Sugarloaf, No. and Laurel Hill
have worked but three days, while
Cranberry and Hazleton mines have
done but little better.
The large shovel works of H. NJ.
Myers & Co., at Beaver Falls, employ
ing several hundred hands, which have
been idle for weeks past on account
of lack of orders, will resume today.
Secretary Of Internal Affairs Stew
art will issue warrant to the Rockhill
Iron company, of Huntington, for a
valuable coal tract on Broad Top
mountain. Il. w. Moore contested the
claim.
On Nov. l w. H. Russell becomes the
consulting engineer of the Boston and
Albany, and Walter Shepard, of Boston,
becomes the chief engineer, he, for sew
eral years past, having been assistant
chief engineer.
Announcement has been made Of the
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master mechanic for the Central Rail-
road company at Phillipsburg shops,
Phillipsburg, N. ]. Mr.. Sprowl was
formerly located at Ashley.
1t is again reported that ex-Presi-
dent Mcleod, of the Reading, has
finally succeeded In enlisting the CO.
operation of President Wilbur and his
friends in getting himself elected to
the presidency of the Lehigh Valley.
This report is getting to be somewhat
ancient.
Brakemen on the Lehigh Valley trains
have been in the habit Of carelessly un-
coupling cars and allowing the air
hose to be pulled apart, instead Of
uncoupling that also by hand. Super
intendent Esser serves notice on them
that anyone caught doing so hereafter
will be, disciplined.
The exports of the leading articles
Of trade from the United States for
the month Of September show de-
crease Of $40, ,120124, or 20 6-10 per cent.
in value, as compared with the corre-
spending month of last year, the fall
ing off having been principally In the
item of breadstuffs, which figured for
$9,5O6,S79 less than last year.
The Hallstead Temperance League
has received invitations from Scranton
and Elmira to organize branches
Of the league in those places.
The date of the organization has
not as yet been agreed upon.
The league is continually gaining
ground among the railroad employees
and bids fair to rival the most sanguine
expectations Of its originators.
Osman F. Reinhard, who for about
nine years held the position of clerk
to the late H. Stanley Goodwin, gen.
eral superintendent of the Lehigh VAL
ley railroad, has received the appoint
ment of the clerkship for the new office
just established in the legal department
of the Lehige Valley railroad, under
the supervision Of the general superin-
tendent, having Jurisdiction of damages
and claims for damages over the en-
tire Lehigh Valley system.
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