The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-09

Simpson 4 Watkins-Genera Oliver
Builds a New Dynamite Mill--Other
industrial Nuggets.
A writer in the Wilkes Barre Loader,
after paying deserved compliments to
the efficient management that prevails
in Simpson n Watkins Mt Lookout
colliory. draws attention to the very
unique and improved method in opera
tion there for disposing of the waste
culm Al u great cost and by very
nigh pressure of steam u machine Is
operated to create an air blast at the
culm chutes under the breaker. The
waste is forced by the blast through
eight inch tubing and carried at enor-
nous velocity out oa tho bank where
it is scattered ITO the winds" This also
does away with u vast degree ot haul
ing The larger pieces Of rock and
slate are passed through a crusher, re-
ducing them TO about the sl29 Of stove
coal The coIhrry. by the way. is one
OF the largest In the valley There are
about 2S0 chambers in active operation
on the inside. The foot of the shaft is
said to DO one OF the best planned and
laid out of any in this vicinity The
material such rs rails, switches. aud all
other work, is put in regardless Of eX
psuss
Here are come goSsipy paragraphs
culled from the entertaining columns
nf the Philadelphia Stockholdsr
Eighteen engines have been white
loaded aul stored away for future use
at the Philadelphia and Erie shops at
Sudbury. According to tue annual re.
port of the Texas railroad commission
the total main track mileag, in that
state, up 10 the close Of last year, was
90SS miles Vice President Olell, of
the New York and New Eaglaud road
is investigating 70 see II
the expenses of operating that
road cannot Oe still further reduced -
1t is said that the offices of the Central
division Of the Pennsylvania railroad
will be moved from Media to Philadel-
phis, when the Broad Street station
shall have been complsted Local hold
ers Of PoughSeepsie Bridge bonds de-
clare that the Ontario and Western
throws over the bridge a sufficient coal
tonnage to materially Offset loss by the
recent New Haven Reading Lehigh
Valley combination. The Trades
league Of Philadelphia and the Mer-
chants of Tamaqua are to present pstl.
tious TO President Harris. Of the Phila
delphia and Reading, asking that train
service be eSta 0lshed 10 Hazleton. The
Reading oolrl Of trade will also send q
petition
The first meeting of the advisory
committee of the Relief association Of
| the Pennsylvania railroad since tbs
annual meeting was held Tuesday and
| formulated the report Of the work fol
the Year 1898 The receipts from the
mem bers were S63 900. and the pay
ments to members 1884, ,000 The def
cheney was met ont Of the balance oI
/ Sg4, j37. -, now In the treasury The
total receipts since the organization OF
( the association foot no 50 jj3. S32. 90
| and the expenses, 81, 459, BAG Tht
amount contributed by the company
/ toward the operating expenses Of the
| association since its inception is S71B,
/ 086 B.. The membership during the
year increased 1,iS1. bringing the tota
up to 80 s21, or over 50 per cent. Of the
employees Of the company.
A Pottsvills dispatch says "Sev
eral men from Scranton are negotiat
ing for the purchase Of the Tyler. Nc
Turk i Co, colliery, above ST. Clair
A portion Of the mammoth vein, forty
feet thick and over mile long was
discovered in this collery recently, and
if the Scranton people buy it they will
put up plant that will employ 700 o.
800 men and boys"
ImproVsmsnts at the Colsrains col.
iery, near Hazleton, continue RAPIDLY
No. breaker will be greatly enlarged
as soon as the necessary material ar
rves and can be but in place
The order placing the stripping gam
in the Ashley shops on piece work will
not reduce wages. az at first supposed
but instead will give the men an op
portunity to make more money. Sup
erintendent Thomas assures the me
that il they cannot earn the wage
heretofore paid them under the ney
rule, he will pay 1t to them, bnt he ]
confident they will double their mon ey
The order Is not issued. as at first SUI
posed. to reduce the wages Of tn
workmen, but to get more work done
so that locomotives will not be lyin
idle IN the shops
General divers Laurel Run powdt
mill is TO bs supplemented MS soon n
posi- bic by an immense dynamite mil
to be located ut Wheelbarrow RuT
three miles from tho old mill II
General divers intention to erect |
connection with the dynamite plant.
plant for tho Manufacture Of smokt
less powders, and ground 10 bein
!, broken with that object. Experiment
are made daily, and the Wilkes-Barl
] Record says point has been reache
which will place the smokeless pov
ders manufactured here first on Il
/ list. both for the riho and shotgun
Minor INDUsTRIAL NoTRs.
The Sheldon Axle works are workin
nearly every day with about one. thir
I their usual force, according to the Wilke
e Barre Times.
: Tne directors OF the Philadelphia al
Erie railroad will meet today 10 deCi
- whether or not dividend shall be pal
} out OF last year 3 earnings.
0 The scheme 70 reopen the old lead min
! agitated by George A. Adams.
For An aero nnd Il half OF lAnh At NlifIl