The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-26
Industrial and Commercial.


week of 1893, of $12,52416. An increase
| in freight earnings is shown and a de-
crease in passenger earnings, as might
be expected when passenger business
| is compared with one of the best weeks
of the Words fair.
| 1t is stated authoritatively that re-
ceipts of the South Jersey railroad have
fallen off materially, and are now in
sufficient to meet operating expenses.
The st. Paul's earnings for the third
week of October, given out last night
compare with $916,656 in 1898, $3.50 in
1892, $S18, ,721 In 1891, and $648, 1854 in 1890
There is excellent authority for stat
ing that the Vanderbilts will elect
General Manager Caldwell president of
the Lake Shore company within short
time.
Coke Bros. & Co., are erecting new
boiler house at Derringer, where the
boilers will be of the latest design and
fitted up with the Coke patent "Stoker"
crate bars
The Pennsylvania Steel company last
week turned out SIG tons of rails in
twenty-four hours and 1000 tons dur
ing the week, about equally divided be-
tween 90 anu iU-pOuHu Tails.
1t Is said on good authority that coal
companies are observing the restriction
of production better in October than in
September, but the output for this
month will exceed 5000, 900 tons.
The Valley officials, whose duties 1t
Is to look after the running of trains,
are now busily engaged in the prepara
tion of the winter schedule. They ex'
pect to issue the same on or about
Nov. Is.
N. e. Sprowl has been appointed
master mechanic of the shops of the
Jersey Central road at Phillipsburg, N.
j. Mr.. Sprowl was at one time divi-
sion master mechanic on the Chicago
and Atlantic.
The Trunk line and Central Traffic
board of arbitrators have authorized
the Michigan Central and the Lake
Shore to abolish the $125 extra for
riding on certain trains between Chi
cago and New York.
Chairman Blanchard, Of the Central
Traffic association, has undertaken to
ferret out the parties who are charged
by the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton with doing some wholesale rate
cutting out of Cincinnati.
Commencing with the first of the
month, the dining cars run over the
Vandalia and the Pennsylvania lines
will run between st. Louis and New
ark, o., instead of stopping at Colum~
bus, as has been the practice.
Charles e. Pugh, third vice-president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad company,
left for Buffalo Wednesday night to
join the president and directors, who
are making an inspection Of the prop
critics of the company.
A well known street car authority
estimates that 25 per cent. of the New
York surface lines business is now
done by the transfer system, and that
year hence, at the present rate OF
growth, the percentage will be 80.
There is heavy demand for freight
equipment, and General Agent Wagner
says that all the equipment companies
are doing their best to supply 1t. Not
in the last two years have the equip,
ment companies enjoyed as good busi-
ness as at present.
Not for year and half has the
Perkiomen railroad been so rushed
with freight as at present. The crews
are making extra trips to assist in
keeping things moving. A very large
amount of coal from the Lehigh regions
is sent to Philadelphia and vicinity by
this route. East Penn Junction is a
very busy place in consequence. The
freight over the East Penn road has
also increased in volume the past week
and many extra trains are being run
over that road also.