The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-20
GENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES


2ennsylvanisns:
The West Ridge Coal company, Green
Sidge. Pa. This new mine now being
opened, and has thin seam. 1t is pro-
posed to use electric haulage here to bring
The coal from the chambers to the main
Bangway, which is to be operated as
,ravity plane. One of the small loco
motives sixteen horse-powerl and 1876
horsepower generator are now at the
mines.
Erie colliery, Hillsdale Coal and Iron
company, This plant was one of the first,
f not the first, successful electric mine
laulage plants. 1t was installed October,
$50. The plant consists of one forty
horsepower generator and locomotive.
About ., 200 feet of track has been equipped
With trolley. The usual trip is fifteen
Iars, weighing Qoaded) about ., 6VO pounds
zach. When mules were used the aver
age number of cars hauled per day was
606. With the locomotive the average
number hauled is $50.
The Mount Lookout Coal company,
Wyoming Pa. This plant, which has re-
Gently been installed, consists of one lo9
horsepower generator, one 2.5OO-pouno
draw bar pull locomotive, one !, 5OO.pound
lraw bar pull locomotive, and one 3OO-gal-
on duplex piston pump These locomo-
ives work on opposite sides of the shaft.
they have hardly been in operation long
4nough to furnish Figures as to their per-
'ormance. They are, however, handling
With ease all the coal brought to them.
This plant is model one in every respect,
The power house being OF very substantial
character, together with, the line and
rack. All Of the machinery is Of the
attest type. Anyone wishing to investi-
gate the merits of electric mining would
ind this good place to visit.
Forest City colliery, Hillside Coal and
Iron company, Forest City, Pa. There
are two 4, 4,500-pound draw bar pull loco
motives and two S5-horse power genera
cors here. There is also small pump,
operated from the same circuit. One Of
lhese locomotives is used to haul coal to
ihe shaft, and the other, in the seam above,
works in the sslope. In the lower seam
lbout s. 500 feet track is equipped. Roads
are nealy level, with two exceptions, one
beng grade Of per cent. TO per cent.
'or $50 feet, and the other grade of 81a
Der cent. $50 feet long on a curve Of 80 feet
adius, on which the locomotive has to
tart its trip. The usual trip is 10 cars Of
5000 pounds each. The locomotive has
banded on tests 33 cars, though ct present
his Is unnecessary, as all coal now mined
:an be taken out in 15-car trips. At pres
mt the average days work is 5l1 cars aud
he average run 36 miles, according to the
eport Of Mr.. Caryl, the mine foreman
To obviate the danger incurred by
PERSONS who ride on freight trains
without any right to do so, the Penn =
lylvania Railroad company has organ
zed d system Of police patrol along its
ines and arrest every person found un-
awfully riding on freight trains. The
,eports for the past two months show
hat on an average of one person is
killed every day. Most of them are
.ioung men riding on freight trains
rom one town to another, with no
lefnite destination.
~ scarcely know what will be done
with the large number of men 1t may
lecome necessary to arrest" said an
nficial of the Middle division to u
harrisburg Patriot reporter the other
lay. II am hopeful that we shall be
.ble to break the thing up without 60
ng very far along this line. We are not
moved by any inconvenience 10 our =
selves but because we are Mortified at the
lumber Of lives which have recently
Ieen lost. 1t has not been SO very long
tgo that we were not bothered much
with persons getting on our freights.
Indeed, we should not mind 1t now II
& were not that so many are killed. II
We can only get these trespassors, many
IF whom are respectfully connected,
aroused to the harm of the thing SC
hat it will stop, we shall feel more
3atisfaction in the lives that are saved
han in any Inconvenience that may r e.
suit to the railroad" Drovers in charge
Of stock ears are now required to have
passes. Callers will not ibe furnished
orders unless they are obliged to go 9
sreat distance. Freight conductor
,nd trainmen will be held responsible
or all persons found on their trains
Who have no right to be there.
The Potts Vile Miners Journal thu
Jpeaks Of a well-known Scrantonian
Charles r. Acker, who has been con.
lected with the Miners Journal in the
iual capacity of business manager and
EDITOR, has resigned and accepted po
ition in the Office of the general mana
yer of the Delaware, Lackawauna anC
Western railroad. Mr.. Acker will as
iusne the duties Of his new Office mex
Monday, and will be located at Scran
ion. He came here from Kingston
Pa. four and half years ago, and be
came the business manager of the Jour
lal when the paper passed into tht
hands of Frank Hill, Burd S. Patterson
Ind A, D. W. Smith. After the papei
went back to the original owner, Franl
Carter, about two years ago, Mr. Aoke,
continued In the business Office an(
abouD year ago he took up thu
editorial cares Of the plant in conjunc-
tion with his other duties Mr.. Ackel
possesses fine literary attsinments ant
rare business tact and is gentleman
Of most pleasing address. He has made
many friends during his residence il
Pottsville and they will take leave o
him with hearts filled with regret Hi
family will remain here for the pres
3nt. Mr.. Acker was former EN-
oloye of the Delaware, Lackawanni
md Western, and when a letter an.
nouncing the fact that he had quit tn
Journal reached the general manage
On Wednesday the latter at once replied
Ind the next day letter came offering
The position referred to. Nothing
could better illustrate the high appre
citation which this official holds for Mr.
Acker"
According to this years Poor,s man.
ual, the total railway mileage in thu
United States is 177.753 an averag
IN the year of 2,540 miles. On t6,
oasis Of 175 AL miles the liabilities ar
81, 444, 8OS, S02, Of which So $40, 202. 81;
are bonds and $5 OS9. 032, 0O4 stocks
\ The assets are $t1, $50, 06S, an excess O
,ssets over liabilities of $412, ,070, 274
For 1893 earnings Of all roads were 81.
292, 61S. 300; expenses, $s5S, OPT 1871; ne
1884, 591, 100; other receipts, gill. 2S8,
1882; total net revenue. $475, $50. 041; in
3erest on bonds. $239, GIG 264; other in.
crest. 81. 1913 246, dividends, S95, 1927.
3s1; rentals, $63, 7l2 SGS; miscellaneous