The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-20
GENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

If you were to ask twenty average
Inen how many tons there were IN one
Of the immense dirt banks at one Of
the anthracite breakers you would be
surprised at the difference OF opinion
as we'll as the utter futility Of 'esti-
mates off. hand" Last week, says the
aazleton Sentinel, Heber s. Thomp-
Don, of the Girard estate, took number
of people over the property. At the
Hammond colliery the talk turned on
ihe number of tons OF culm in the dirt
banks. These are apparently a
little larger than the banks at
.aazle mines. Ono man estimated
100000 tons. another 200, 900
One thought thers might DO 30, 000,-
600 tons, and still another bet on TO-.
700, 600. Mr.. Thompson was appealed
10 and his figures are interesting as
giving some idea of the value Of
dirt bank. There were ., 1886, sos cubic
yards in the banks. The weight of each
cubic yard was 1.041.S5 pounds. The
weight of the culm banks was 2, 057 S33
Ions, There are in the banks now 79O,
M2 tons of coal which eau be recov-
cred by washing or screening, or Mt the
very lowest price about 81, $50, 1854
worth of coal These figures show how
The Girard estate views the dirt banks
and how much value they place on the
nnsightly things.
The receipts Of the Reading Coal and
Iron company for the past ten days
have ranged from $40, 600 to $17j 900
LAY AS the coal business Ia done on a
30, 60 and 00-dSys' credit basis. pres
ont receipts represent sales made that
far back, or during tho full period. 1t
Is argued from this that receipts. which
now average about $7j, 00O daily, should
Increase from this on, as the anthracite
lrade last month and SO far in June has
oeen more active.
The train records, as compiled by the
indianapolis Journal, show that in the
week ended June 16 there were l, 16l
,ewer loaded cars received and for
Warded ct Indianapolis than in the
week ended June O. The decrease was
entirely in the coal traffic and largely
with three roads. East hound there
we're heavier shipments of -four. cereal
products, produce and provisions than
II the week preceding, but in the ship.
nents Of manufactured goods, lumber
and slaves but little is doing as COM
pared with former years Eastern
buyers are shipping a good
many horses from Indianapolis and
the shipment of live stock from the
vest and the Indianapolis yards are in
excess of those at the corresponding
period last year. West bound there is
some improvement in business still the
volume is tar below that of 1890, 1891
and 1892, and somewhat lighter than in
1898. One Of the remarkable features
IS that west bound rates are so well
leld, when rates to the south and
southwest by lines south Of the Ohio
river are SO much dsmorslized. The
fact that there is no coal or coke COM
ing west tells largely with some of the
lines in their volume of business.
MINOR INDUSTRIAL NOTES:
East-bound shipments of freights from
Chicago last week were 45, Sill tons, against
$3.50 the same week last year.
C. F. King & Co. have received con-
tract to excavate 3000 yards of earth
over bed of coal at Eckley for Coke
Bros. e. Co.
The stock OF coal on hand at tide.wuter
shipping points May 81, 1894, was 644, 1S0
tons; April 80, 1894, S40 2O7 tons; decrease
ls5, 027 tons.
1t is stated that more immigrants have
passed through Indianapolis in the last
5wo weeks than in the like period IN the
last ten months,
Pardee & Co. find it necessary in some Of
their mines to engage new wOrkmen, ow-
ing to the increased activity in the anthra-
cite trade recently.
II. Carpenter. eastern passenger agent
for the Pennsylvania lines who has been
to the Pacific coast on q pleasure trip, is
expected home today.
The Western Passenger association lines
have agreed on one-fare rates for the
round trip TO all western state fairs and to
che st. Louis exposition.
John King, president and receiver Of the
Erie, says over so per cent. Of the securi-
;ies called for under the reorganization
plan have been deposited.
The demand for Bessamer pig iron, steel
billets and bar iron Is barely sufficient to
sustain recent advances from 81 to 50 q
ton, compared with lowest prices.
No slope at Silver Brook was shut
down for an indefinite period last week
and larger force put to load coal in No.
stripping to make up the deficiency.
One Of the large engines purchased from
the Delaware, Susquehanna and Schuylkill
by the Lehigh Valley is now doing freight
service between Delano and Hazleton.
Should western manufacturers of iron
and steel refuse to Sign the wage scale of
che AmalSamated association, higher
prices for various forms of those metals
will resuls+
The Tennessee Coal and Iron company
has reduced the cost of making pig
ron below $3.50 per ton, reduced its
stocks TO $1,000 tons, and has on hand or
ders for 100, 600 tons.
Tho Louisville division Of the Pennsylva-
mia lines is making more favorable exhi-
otis last week bringing in 5O4 and forward.
ing 400 loaded cars, the heaviest movement
IN any week for some months.
The life Of locomotive, according to
L. B. Paxton, superintendent Of motive |
power on the Rending road, is fifteen years
of work. Every locomotive earns an aver
age of about 100000 in its life.
An excursion Of six coaches passed down
Ghe Valley Monday morning from Scran.
ION, bound for Atlantic City. It was
under the auspices Of the Scranton lodge
Of Elks.--Mauch Chunk Daily News.
The loaded Car movement of the Indian
spolis division Of the Pennsylvania lines is
9trikingly even in both directions as 740
loaded cars were brought in against 745
forwarded, difference Of but four cars.
A decision made by the Ohio supreme
court yesterday in the case of tho state VS..
the Lake Erie Iron company, OF Cleveland,
holds the law requiring semi-monthly pay
ment of wages to employees uncoustitu-
sional.
The Wabash company, which has for
three weeks been running its local freight
trains only every other day on account of
n scarcity of coal, has begun to run daily,
having secured plenty Of coal for the
present.
The first mechanical stokor to be used in |
the city Of Hazleton will be placed in the |
plant Of tho Steam Heat companv. Mr..