The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-06
and then west by route not used pre-

and then west by route not used pre-
viously.
The Franklin Coal company Is making
active preparations for the re. building OF
Its breaker near the Wilson creek.
The Reading company Is placing stand
ards on 100 gondola cars, TO be used IN
hauling logs gathered up from points along
the Susquehanna. They are TO be picked
up and taken back to Williamsport, from
where they were carried by the recent
flood.
The iron trade shows Somo improvement
and manufacturers expect better demand
In the near future. Prices show httle
change and sales are made on the basis
which hss ruled during the past Two
weeks. The market for raw materials
however, is stronger.
L. ?. Cowen locator Of industries along
the Reading hiss succeeded in finding loca'
tions for twsnty.four industries OF various
kinds during the past four months lie IS
Of the opinion that IN Il few years tine
Schuylkill valley will be dotted with nun
dreds Of new industries.
A mile from StroudSburg, along the line
Of the Wilkes Barre and EnsterR railroad,
McFetridge & TIustow have successful
duck farm, where x, 600 ducks are now
swimming on the ponds and thirty-oue in-
cubstors are constantly increasing this
number. The ducka create good deal OF
amusement for passengers over this line.
Two new passenger locomotives are now
In service on tho Pennsylvania railroad
which Were built in the Junista shops, and
have drivers six tost eight inches In height.
One OF these powerful! sud rapidlY-traye
Ing machines ls torpn on the Philadelphia
division, aud the other on the middle d.
Vislon and are now being broken In for
their new ssrvica
King & Scott, whose force Of mon have
been geographically at work shufting ut the
Rlehmond colliary, ut Mount Carmel, since
January IN search Of the Mammoth vein,
have hal their efforts crowned. Between
ten and twelve tssE OF good rich coal have
been discovered, This vein will ne worked
10 Its utmost capacity and wlil add greatly
TO the output o! coal vt that culiiogy.
Tbs daucSG Coal company applied tor o
charter July 10 Il viii consist " GaiUg
/ Halsey, Of White Hay3n, aud John :.
Calhoun ey-Cou. .rGssmau, u. d. Fry, Z, j,
Il. Atwood, Iaac G, Notis'hild, Charles
w. Wells, =, 9. Garcia, Charles +. Nc
Hugh, attorney, and b. Il. Jou1a, all OF
Wilkas-Barrs aud vicinity, says SaHard'A
They will opsu up and beGll operations
next spring on lands on the Wi.kes-BaIFe
mountain.
The Lsh'Gh Valley b experimenting
with mild stesl liuks aud pins for car
couplings. Traumon were notified sew
sral dsya ago thut Il tho stosl linkS and
pins break IN service the broken parts arc
to be carefully gathered and r0surusi 70
the Eraiu and yGrimGsters, with state.
mant detailing the accident 70 each. Iu
this way Is is expected that thorough
test will be made, md IL satisfactory they
will doubtless be adopted.
The Reading Coal aud Iron cQmpany'5
Col!lerles are suffering from the scarcity Of
water, almost to the extan. That they did
on account gf tho drought CT last year
All q the washerie5 at the coll9riei are
run by niue water and at nearly al OF
them there L. nos enough water for pump
pge supply to kssp the wBSheriss going, ~
most Of the workings are nearly free of
inside water, while the Iresh water supp ly
for team purposes is running very low.