The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-04

case. Specimens Of this ore have been
sent to leading mineralogists ana
geologists and the rock 10 pronounced
the genuine gold-bearing quartz. Mr..
Miller is awaiting returns as to the
quantity or per cent. Of gold found In
ton of ore. Mr.. Miller has had num-
erous offers for leasing his mine, which
he has declined. He has refused one
offer of $500. OOO"
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
James E. Childs has been rsappointed
general manager Of the New York, ontario
and Western.
John H. Williams, OF Lee has accepted
the position'of inside foreman fol. the Raub
Coal company.
The Southern railway has q mileage OF
4, 791 miles and Its bonded debt Is just SlOO,
900, 900 under the reorganization.
1t is stated that NJ. B. Cutter, formerly
with the Chesapeake and Ohio Southwest
ern, is to be the successor of G. q. Gram
mar, who goes to the Lake Shore.
Samuel Griffiths, who has been mining
boss at the Empire coliery for three years,
has been removed to the Hollenback No.
2, where he will act as assistant mine fore
man.
Thomas H. Hall has resigned his posi-.
tion as outside forman at A. S. Van
Wickie's Minersville works to accept a
position as general agent for the Emmens
& Evane Manufacturing company OF Phil
adelphia.
At the meeting of the directors of the
Pennsylvania lines in Philadelphia last
week the subject of making Saturday u
half holiday all the year round, as during
the summer months, was discussed, but
will not be settled until the next meeting.
One Of the latest innovations in railroad
equipments is coal cars with air brakes.
The Lehigh Valley has had some large
gondOlas Just turned out at the Buffalo
shops fitted up with air horse brakes, and
is no running them OF the Wyoming di-
vision.
An attempt is being made to secure con-
certed action by the leading western roads
scalping Offices. Heretofore it has been
impossible to secure united action, and it
is feared the present attempt will meet the
fate Of preceding ones.
On both the st. Louis and the Indian
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fast trains are hauled by the Garstang en-
gines, which have shown themselves cap
able Of hauling four to five cars per train
at speed of sixty to seventy miles an hour
without much seeming extra effort.
By vote Of the general passenger agents
at their meeting in Quebec all questions OF
dispute which come up between roads are
to be settled by arbitration, the arbitrat-
ors to be appointed BY the president of the
association. 1t is hoped this method OF
settling disputes will aid in preventing rate
wars.
An exchange says that the managers of
the Central, Lehigh Valley, Reading and
Belvidere and Delaware roads are to meet
at Jersey City to discuss the important
matter Of uniform rate of wages for
train hands. This is likely to attrack the
attention Of railroad managers through
out the country. and if the managers can
agree it means much to the men.
The Vandalia has commenced the firing
up of locomotives when cold with crude
oil and waste at a great saving over doing
it with wood. The coal is placed in the
lrebox, then covered up with waste, and
crude oil that costs but trife per gallon
poured upon it, the heat being intensified
by putting on blower run by stationery
engine. BY this process an engine can be
fired up in forty-tive minutes or less, while
it requires one hour or more to fire it up
with wood and costs much larger sum Of
money than the crude oil.