The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-10
ENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

Notwithstanding the labor troubles
In the Connellsville coke region, says
the Philadelphia Stakeholder, the out
put and shipments Of coke have stead
lily increased to such an extent that
they now exceed the figures Of the COR
responding period last year. For the
week ended July 30, 1898. the output
was IS. 1OG tons; for the same week this
year it was 1O9,077 tons, while ship
ments were 5.09S tons, against A. 330
tons the same week last year. The
weekly OUTPUT AMI shipments since
July 20, 1893, show great irreGularity;
for that week, as stated, the output
was SO, 106 tons, from which 1t ds-
creased In the next four weeks to 27,-
800 tons; 1t then began to increase, and
for the week ended Dec. 80 the output
was back to 81, 034 toms After moving
irregularly around these figures for sew
eral weeks, another spurt was made. and
for the week ended March 81 the out
put aggregated 1891 tons This was
tho highwater mark, and the strike
which followed few weeks later
brought the output for the week ended
May 10 down to II, $50 tons. Since then
there has been steady advance, and
for the week ended July rs (the last re-
port we have received) the outpus ag-
gregated 100,077 tons. The range Of
changes in shipments does not, or
course, show such wide fuctuation,
for the reason that the various coke
companies have large stocks on hand.
but they decreased nevertheless from
5000 tons on April 7 10 500 tons on
April 49, Since then shipments have
i1creased, and for the weak ended July
rs they amounted to 5.O2S tons. 1t is
known that output as well rs shipments
have largely increased since then, bu.
TO what eXt5nt we are unable to state
AT this time.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation
company and the inter-County Street
Railway company. which is backed by
Philadelphia capitalists, are at logger.
heads over tho latters proposed line of
electric road between Lausford and
TamaQua, in Rain township, Sohuyl-
kill county. A fight is on between the
two companies, and the first battle has
been won by the Navigation company,
which has applied ior al injunction to
restrain the street railway company
from building it's line between tn
points named the case will 5o argued
today. The claim is made chat the
latter company has no legal right
10 the road, and that the construction
Of q line Of railway will seriously
L.. .| nhr Moi
company which requires the con
tuuOul use OF the roads iu Raun town.
ship speci l.y the road leading from
LaustOrd 10 Tamaqua, which roads, ii
is required Oy an act OF us35M bly,, to
keep IN repair. 1t is also charged that
the supervisor OF the township de-
clined to give tbs railway company au.
thority TO construct It's line until Gtter
IL had agreed to employ the supervisor
aud his SOP as long he lived, and
VrittOn agreement to this effect was
entered into. The case 10 attracting
considerable attention, not only be-
cause Of tho right to build the road,
but because OF the charge preferred
against the supervisor; and it is of To-
cal interest because Philadelphia cap
ital is Invested in both companies.
With one or two exceptions earnings
reported yesterday continued to con-
trast favorably with the record Of a
year ago, and also with that Of early
last lmonth. Big Four decreased in
July S26O,000 and was one Of the excap.
tions, as was also Denver and Rio
(AroV2n tar h. l.,
in net Of $l69, 1873 New York, Ontario
ard Western on the other hand made
for the same period q very satisfactory
showing. increasing its gross earnings
50, $50 and its net Sl4, 752 New York
Central mado the usual moor showing
in Juv II operated $500 miles Of
rond, 1j more than in the like period OF
1888 Gross earnings amounted to
-, 1853, COZ, decrease OF $76S, 223.
According to the Binghamton Herald
few people in this country realize the
enormous task Russia has on her hands
in the building of her Siberian railway
which, extending from Cheliabinsk on
the west TO Vladivostok on the east, a
distance Of 100 ygrst3 or 4. 700 miles,
will cost when completed more than
800 OOO 600 roubl9s, Or about $500, 900.
Coo and will open up section now in
wilderness II ia owned by the rov-
ernment and will be operated by it.
Some portions OF 1t are now in opera
tion, but the main line will not be com.
pleted for at least ten years yet. There
IS ample reason for the Russian bear
looking to Chinese aggression In
the present disturbance over there,
for while China is exceedingly sluggish,
she has in time past looked npon the
building Of this road across country
north OF her as a transgressiou of her
rights and may In time attempt inter
ference. This poss biity has not made
Russia any too friendly, and in the
present struggle ii 10 declared she would
like to see China conquered. The great
northern wall has Kept out northern
hordes. but whether or not Japan and
Russia will not yet divide Chinese ter.
ritory between them is a question that
time only can answer, Russia certainly
acts as If she had an interest in Japan's
success.
1t is reported that the Chicago Bur-
lington and Quincy Railway company
has acquired the Mississippi River and
Bonne Terrs railroad, which has forty
seven miles Of the road running from
Riverside to Doe Run. Mo. 1t is said
also that the Burlington people will ex.
tend the road to Memphis aud build a
connecting line from Riverside to
North ST. Louis. distance Of twentv-
eight miles. The road purchased cost
$84O00O to build and owns $50 600
worth Of rolling stock.
According to the last universal stat
istics the railroad mileage OF the
United States 10 about $4,000 miles
more than the whole of Europe. the
greatest railroad division of the old
continent. 1d6 600 milea mora tbo,