The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS.

INDUSTRIAL TOPICS.
Coke Bros. deny that their mines will
close down for the remainder Of Decem-
ber.
1t is seml-ofilclally stated that the No
vember earnings of the Illinois Central
were the largest of any month since the
close Of the Worlds fair.
William F, Hallstead, general manager,
j. ID. Archibald, consulting engineer, and
Division Freight Agent w. A. Fleming, of
the Lackawanna, were in Buffalo We'd
nesday.
The Carbondale and Forest City Passen-
ger Railway company is anxious to begin
work on the Crystal lake road, but they
are handicapped by the fact that they
have been unable to get any right of way
into Carbondale.
The Jersey Central railroad has just
completed a new building 20X5O feet in di-
mensoins near Mauch Chunk, which Is to
be used as a hotel for coal and freight
crews whose homes are at the opposite
end of the lower division.
one of the most beautiful calendars Of
the New Year has been issued by the
Lehigh Valley railroad. 1t is headed by
u map showing the Tamifications of the
system with views from hand drawings
of the scenery all along the route. 1t Is
one of the prettiest things out-but then
the Lehigh never does things by halves.
The report that the Reading Coal and
Iron company will close its collieries on
Dec Is for the remainder of the month Is
denied by officials of the company, who
say that, on the contrary, the present
policy of working, ON half time-three
days week-will be continued to the end
of the year at least.
There is every indication that the west
ern lines will begin the new year with
firm intention of maintaining the anti
pass agreement. Nearly one hundred
roads have signed the agreement and
many of them have already sent word to
all agents to refrain absolutely from Civ
ing any Transportation that can influence
traffic.
Henry Flosheim, owner Of the Germania
and Nottingham mines, at Finleyville,
Washington county Is the first coal oper-
ator to take advantage of the abroga-
tion of the wage scale, and yesterday he
gave notice to his 700 employees that on
and after Dec. II the rate for mining will
be So cents per ton, reduction of 1bcents
from scale wages.
The story comes from reliable author
ity that the Vanderbilts are preparing to
complete the Beech Creek railroad to
Pittsburg and thus carry out the long
cherished plan TO connect their eastern
and western lines in a new place. The
Beech Creek railroad extends at present
from Wlliamsport to Alahaffey, which is
in Clearfeld county.
Inc anthracite SITUATION geheraiiy Is
more OF iess ehcourasihe, altnoush there
Is no nc, dc'lVe demand at presen. anu none
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Here Is the outline Of another airline
railroad fairy tale, which owes author
ship to the Pittsburg Post. You can be-
lieve it or not, as you choose: The new
ig bn In
line, and 1t runs-on paper-ln a bee line
from Gotham to, Frisco. The distance
between the two cities will be covered in
forty-five hours. The right of way has al
ready been secured across half dozen
of the western states, and the route has
been surveyed from the Delaware TO
the Mississippi rivers. Construction work
is to be begun in the spring on the east
ern end, and the company hopes to see
the line completed as far as Chicago within
the next five years. If the plan of build