The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-05
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

Members rally at the association
rooms on Monday.
new arc light placed in the Rail-
road association rooms Is highly ap-
preciated by the members.
Rev. Thomas Bell, the latest acqusi-
tion to Scranton's ministers. will de-
liver an address at the machine shops
tomorrow at noon.
William Stillwell of the car shops,
was reported to be in a critical cond-
tion at the Moses Taylor hospital last
evening, and his recovery was not eX-
pected.
An order has been given by the Della
ware and Hudson company to the Dick
son Manufacturing company for the
erection of three large passenger To-
comotives.
Conductor Michael Fitzgerald of the
Great Bend, met with an accident at
the Bend yard on Friday, caused by
coupling pin falling on his head. He
was taken home and was reported to be
resting comfortably yesterday.
Harry Durrant, of Patagonia met
with a singular accident at the machine
shops on Friday. He was working on
one Of the locomotives when the lid of
the sand box fell upon his forehead
and inflicted a cash from which he is
now suffering. He expects, however,
to be around in a few days.
More coal trains will be running on
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
| ern road today than on any day during
| the past three months. The men are
in hopes that it may be an auspicious
omen for improved trade, but there is
no reliable. data upon which such ex-
pectations can at present be founded.
A neat little novel entitled "Snowbals
to Oranges is being distributed by the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
| company, and in an interesting manner
| describes journey from THE Icy North
to the Land of Flowers" The authoress
is Miss Helen K. Ingram, and the con-
else and simple language makes the
story intensely attractive. The Journey
| described is most picturesque one, and
after a perusal of the book the reader
has an ardent longing to traverse the
land SO well delineated in the words
and beautiful pictures.
| The Lehigh Valley Railroad company
| has issued a general order to the con-
ductors which went into effect on Sat
urday. Hereafter all persons not hav-
ing ticket must pay the excess charge
or lO cents, and any person refusing to
| pay the excess must leave the train at
| the next station. No exception to this
rule-but do not put off passengers
where there is no station. The 1O-cent
| excess charge will be refunded at any
station upon presentation of the check.
as heretofore" In putting off passen-
| gers the order says it must be done
| with "ciyility"
The passage of the bill known as the
| commercial travellers bill" by the
| United States senate, which amends the
| Interstate commerce law so as to per-
nit the sale of interchangeable mileage
tickets to commercial travellers may re-
suit in giving the commercial travellers
what they have been after for some
! time past-namely, 5000-mile ticket,
| good over all roads. The | 900 mile
tickets now sold by several of the roads
! at cents per mile ale good only over
| the road which issues them. Thus. the
! commercial traveller has to buy mileage
| tickets from each of the lines over
! which he travels. Some of the roads
are now selling interchangeable 5000
mile tickets, but others decline to do
so, and their reason heretofore was the
Interstate law prohibiting the issue of
such tickets.
Emory r. Johnson, Phi. D., of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, in a recent
lecture at Carbondale on "The Rail
way Corporation" noted the fact that
the capital invested in American rail
way stocks and bonds is $40, 5O6 1856 419.
This great accumulation of working
capital is due to the investment of small
sums from numerous sources, which
would lie idle to a great extent were 1t
not for the corporation. Again the cor
poration Is the poor mans best friend
because 1t gathers to gather the small
portions of capital, cheapens the cost
of production and distribution and in
creases opportunity for employment.
The Delaware and Hudson DR.. johnson
considered typical railway corpora
ton, because its system embraces every
means of transportation: Canals, train
ways, gravity roads and stationary en-
gines and roads built for locomotives.
Their system covers 700 miles and con-
meets the Susquehanna with the St
Lawrence. DR.. johnson might have
added that 1t Is prudently and success
fully managed; that its relations with
its employees are cordial and that II is
making money while a good many roads
are losing money.