The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-16


for the year now aggregate Is, 400 Sl5
tons, against 1S 2j3, 146 tons for the cor
responding period last year, decrease
Of S39 33l tons.
June9, 1891 June 10, 1893
Regions. Tons Tons
Nyoming... GG7S1O 5ll,5sO Inc l2G 272
LchiEhr%.... ljlGsl li2,06j Inc 4,7l7
Total..""".. I,noO33 OOi,95i Dec l5iO0O
to datc....."l5, 5,l2OSlj lS2j3,IiG D2S82,33l
Notwithstanding the fact that
George B. Roberts. president of the
PeuHeyiyania lines, is quoted as say
irg mat trains on that road would not
run 100 miles an hour until after he
vas gone, it begins to look ms it, unless
h. soon departed, such fact would be
accomplished. A mechanical engineer,
who has been giving for two years past
much attention TO the progress railway
companies arc making in the way OF
Improved roadOed and equipment, es-
pecially the mechanical department of
the Pennsylvania, looking TO increased
~ ed and power of locomotives, tells
tn ludiNnaDolis Journal, Some great
8 iucs have been made in that direc-
tiou; some giant locomotives have been
turned out in the last few months at
tie Altoona and the Juuiata shops.
th're being considerable rivalry
between the two shops, although
owned and operated by the Penn
sYjvaria, and som, Of these engines
hive made running record that the
Pennsylvania people are not anxious
should become known or President
Roberts SHOULD be at present apprisad
C!, The mechanical engineer said
from what be knew Of the matter he
WAS satieiied that within eighteen
months the train of the Penusylvania
would he running between Jersey City
dud Philadelphia 100 miles an hour.
hs added tlai not only is the P5nn,y!-
vAnil expanding large sums of money
putting down heavier rail than was
ever laii before ana building its equip
mPnt much more thoroughly than ever
before, but also getting its tracks above
or below street crossings Of towns and
cities between the p0intsnlm9i, which
greatly sinplitieq the problem Of run
ming trains 100 miles an hour. Hs
stated that one OF the new type of On
eines for fast service recently hauled
SIX cars from Philadelphia to Jersey
City, ninety miles, in ninety minutes,
hud without seemingly having reached
its speed capacity.
the Like Erie and Western road has
made q reply 20 the request of the
Western Passenger association lines
That it withdraw its rate Of $25 - from
indianapolis to Denver and return on
excursion business under penalty of
having all Its tickets no matter for
where issued, rsiused by all the asso.
citation lines The Lake Erie and Vest
ern says that il has Int one contract at
thu price named in it's notice, aud that
1t clnnot legally avoid carrying out
the contract; what is more it has no
intention or trying to avoid it and pro-
poses 10 carry the passengers at the
Lggeod rate, no matter what the result.
Under new order just issued on the
Northern division Of the Lehigh Valley
systcm, all crews running into Coxton
yarl are rtqlifed to lay over at Coxton
eight hours for rest Formerly the
period of rest was divided, part bsing
spant at both 5nis of the run. Crews
ION the rounds, which heretofore
have had regular cabooses, have been
Motif d that beginning ut once. they
Will have no csbooses, This deprives
the men Of place to sleep during the
eight hours rest at Coxton, and CON-
pels them 10 find boarding places in
Pi1tston. Another order on this divi-
sion ? qnires three brakemen to make
'pplicutIou 10y letter for positions as
conductors, three for positions as fire.
men and three for positions as engi.
neers. This, the old men claim. is not
in accordance with tho agreement of
tie company made Mt the close of the
rike, to reinstate al! OLD enlployes Ms
fast as places could be made for them,
The Journal of Ottawa, Canada, has
reliable information that a private com.
pany is being organized in Ottawa to
prospect for, ana develop, the anthra.
cite or hard" coal said to exist in the
James Bay regions, The idea is to
subscribe and expend $40 900 to S15 900
IN prospecting, and if the explorations
prove successful. as expected, to form
ally organize joint Stock company
with large capital. Since 1915 hard
coal has known to exist in the James
Bay region, but it is only lately that
its existence has been brought into
prominence. In 1875 DR.. Robert Bell,
+. Il. S. c., OF the geological survey,
went into the James Bay region. On
his return he reported he had discoy-
cred the presence of anthracite, which,
under examination, proved to contain
"a 9l per cent of fixed carbon and only
30 per cent, Of ash. The deposits dii-
covered by DR.. Bell are in the east
main district and not far from the
coast of James Bay.
1t is announced that the New Haven
Railroad company is about to four.
track its line extending from the Har-
lem river to the main line at New
Rochelle, some seventeen miles north,
east of the Grand Central station.
This branch line is the one over which
the through trains from Philadelphia
and Washington to Boston pass. The
main line of the New Haven railroad Is
now practically four-tracked between
New York and New Haven.
A new iden, evolved by Evan Reese,
Of Centrslia, and given practical test
Thursday, promises TO work revolu-
tion in the coal trade. 1t has for its
basis the removal of the smoke nuis-
unce, which has made the use of bit.
luminous coal unpopular; but outside
OF this Mr.. Reese claims that 1t is pos
sible to secure even better results In