The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-01

mines located on the Lehigh Valley
railroad to points on and via the New
York and New England railroad will
be withdrawn A similar notice as
to points on and via the philadelphia,
Reading and New England railroad
was also issued. At the Lshigh Valley
offices it was explained that there
was no significance in this ac-
tion other than the desire on
the part of the company to secure the
longest haul possible over it' own lines
and that the recent arrangem mt with
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford to transport their coal to Nav
England points enable them to haul
the coal over their line to tide, while
under the former arrangement it had
been diverted at interior points. Some
one who pretended to know the real
inwariness Of this move tells the Phil
adelphia Times thu following story
Ever since the downfall Of the Rsai-
ing coal combination the New Haven
company has step by step been draw
ing traffic away from the POughksep-
sic Bridge route, and that the Wander
bilt's growing asesndsncy over the
coal trade has furthsrsj
this scheme is evidsnced not only by
this action on the part Of the Lehigh
Valley, but also by tbs recent
negotiations between the New
Haven company aud the Reading and
Jersey Central companies looking to
similar action on the part of the latter
companies The withdrawal Of traffic
from the bridge system and the Nsw
York and New England road are but
stepping stones in the path that leads to
Vanderbilt dominion over the transport
tatiou business from the Hudson river
east. and to Vanderbilt control Of the
distribution of the product of the an
thracits coal mines of Pennsylvania
Through the courtesy Of the sner
getic management. writer for the
Pittston Gazstte recently made tour
of Simpson & Watkins Mount lookout
colliery, near Wyoming, for the pur-
pose Of viewing the practical workings
of the electric hauling plant that was
recently put in place by John L Free.
electrician for the General Electric
company. Some Of the things which
impressed the GtZstte representative
are narrated in his language as follows
The generating apparatus is located
in the engine house on the surface.
There Is what is called multi polor
generator Of 100 900 volts capacity.
which is operated by a McEwen high
speed steam engine, with cylinders
16x1S. From the generator in the
engine house the electric feed wire is
carried down tine air shafts lead
covered cables. There is 1000 feet Of
feed wire, and then begins the trolley
wire, of which there is 3, O)0 feet. The
inside plant is situated on the south
side Of the shaft, at the foot of a slope
several hundred feet in length. Here
four thrae-mule teams, with driver
for each, havJ been required heretofore
to gather the coal anil bring it to the
foot of the slope. Ole electric locom).
tive now does the work in sati5fac-
tory manner, although the employees
are not yet accustomed to the new or
der Of things, and the machinery, be-
ing new. does not work as smoothly as
it will after few months operation.
"The locomotive is an interesting bit
of mechanism. 1t is barely ~ large ss
an ordinary mine car, bsing 32 inches
high, II feet 6 inches long. and Of 3
foot guags. All it consists OF is the
frame, motors. sand box and the opsr-
ating levers O' these there are two
one for the control of the current, and
the hand brake. lncandesCent lamps
are arranged az both ends and send a
ray Of light a considerable distance
ahead. One man, sitting on fixed
seat at one end, handles the lOcomo-
tive, and. with the assistancs Of rum
ner, does the work which heretofore
required so many mules and drivers,
Tho total weight OF the machine is
FIVE and one-half tons. This locomo-
tive is somewhat light for the work
which 1t is required to do in its
present location, where 1t is placed hut
temporarily 1t is the intention of e
company to secure another Of the s ma
make, but nearly twice as heavy, for
use on the south side Of the shaft. and
then the one In uss at present will be
transferred to the north side. where
the work Is not 50 heavy. The mana
gers of the Mt. Lookout company arc
evidently convinced OF the superiority
Of electricity as motive power In and
about the minss. for they are making
arrangements to put 1t to further use.
An electric pump has been ordered and
is expected TO arrive soon, when it will
be placed In operation. 1t is also in.
tended 10 make use OF 100 incsndescent
lamps in lighting the principal points
in the mines
Here are some railway jottingI that
may interest trsinmen Twenty addi.
tonal locomotives will be built eor the
"Pennsy" at their Altoona shops. --
Conductor Hoyle, of the Delaware aud
Hudson Albany and Susquehanna di-
vision, lost $40 on Mitchell --Superin-
tendent o. O. Esser, formerly OF the
Wyoming division Of the Lshigh Val -
ley. but now in charge OF the now di.
vision that has been created, to extend
| from COXton 10 OAyre, mas, WITH Mrs.
Esser and daughter, returned to
| Wilkes Barre after prolonged west.
ern trip which has greatly benefited
Mr.. Esser's health. The laying off OF
train crews on vicinity railroads indi
Gates that the railroads are not expect
ing brisk spring traffic. The Erle'I
coal trsffic at this writing II
practically dead. -- Engineers o
switch engines in the Erie
Yards do not average more than hall
time Vice President Platt, Of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
road, says that under the provisions oI
the new coal agreement with the Jer-
sey Central, fully as much coal will b.
brought over the Consolidated as IL
now carried under the agreement with
the Lehigh Valley. George w. Twin
ing, superintendent Of .he Lehigh ant
Susquehanna division, Central Rail.
road of New Jersey, and T. B Koons
the division general freight aud pas
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