The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-01
news OF OUR INDUSTRIES
happenings Of Interest TO the staple
Trades, and Particularly to the Trade
In Iron. Steel and Anthracite Coal.

In Iron. Steel and Authrsoits Coal,
T. W. Boone. superintendent Of the
live stock department OF the I.ehigh
Valley Coal company. has rendered his
resignation to take effect Aug. l.
On Monday the Lehigh Valley, Read
Ing and Pennsylvania will make an
official reduction In the freight rate
on coal from the mines to Buffalo
from 81 to $l75.
Daniel c. Richards. who has been fire
boss and assistant foreman at the Hill
man Vein colliery. Wilkes barre. for
twelve years. has been appointed fore
man OF that colliery.
The Mabel furnace at youngstown.
O., has begun shipment Of an order for
400 tons OF fine pig iron. consigned to a
large carriage manufacturing concern
near London. England. The iron IL TO
be used In making iron work for car
riages, 1t being claimed superior to the
English iron for that purpose.
On account OF the poor condition Of
the coal trade the Muddy Brook COL
llery. operated by the Butler Mine COM
pany. lin Exeter borough. has shut
down for an indefinite period. which
will cause the idleness Of 300 employees.
The Florence Coal company has also
shut down the workings at Smithville.
Washington. July 3l.-The first reg
ular trains We're run today over the new
Ninth street electric railway equipped
with the underground system Of Chi
caso company. As result of the trial.
1t Is declared the road Is a success, and
the problem Of the successful operation
Of an underground trolley system has
been solved.
A representative Of a locomotive man.
ufacturing concern says that the de-
mand IL four times larger than 1t was
In 1892. When the hard times struck
the railroads they cancelled all orders
for equipment where 1t could be done.
They are now commencing to renew
these orders, and In some cases to in
crease them.
The Maryland Steel company have
decided upon an increase in the wages
Of about 700 Of their employees, to take
effect in the pay received Aug. 3. The
percentage Of the increase will be for
many Of the men 10 per cent. on their
present rate and on others the restora-
tion Of the rate In force before the re-
duction.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has just placed an additional order for
5000 tons Of steel rail at $24 a ton, which
makes total Of $4,000 tons recently Or
dered. The order was divided as fol-
lows: Pennsylvania Steel company,
1000 tons; Scranton, 1000 tons; Cambria
Iron company. 5000 tons, and the Edgar
Thomson company. 1000 tons. The
order will build about eighty miles Of
track.
Commencing with Aug. 1 the miners
and laborers employed by the Lehigh
Valley company. at Evansville will be
subjected to a new rule. Each man
upon entering upon his duties in the
morning will be provided with check
number. which will have to be returned
to the bass or some other person as
signed to that duty as they leave the
mines. The object Is to ascertain ex-
actly how many hours are worked daily
by each man.
The Studebaker Wagon company, of
South Bend. Ind. say with reference to
the rumor that they were contemplat.
Ing making bicycles at one-third their
present cost: The rumor Is prema-
ture. We have been making some in
vestigations and have several improve.
ments whereby the bicycle can be re.
duced In expense and at the same time
retain Its high efficiency and durability,
but we have not come to any conclu.
sion as to building them. We have
shotgun loaded with saddle-bags and
we would like to use II on the man who
started the rumor that we are building
bicycles. as we are receiving hundreds
Of letters Of inquiry daily"
A recrent report made by United
States Consul Anthony Howells, located
at Cardiff, furnishes some Interesting
information concerning the operations
Of the sliding wages scale Of the South
Wales collieries. This report says: The
wages are regulated by q sliding scale
based upon the average net selling
price Of coal, as ascertained and GER
titled by two auditors or accountants,
one Of whom Is chosen by the operators
and the other by the operatives. The
wages are advanced or reduced at the
end Of each period Of two months by
additions or reductions of w per cent.
upon the mean monetary results found
by the auditors as between the old
scale, dated June. 1882, and the one dat
ed January. 1890. there being neither
maximum nor minimum. The account
ants give Jointly certificate Of the net
average selling price for each period Of
two months, and such price for the two
months ending the last day of February
Is made to govern wages from April 1
to the last day Of May. and 40 on for
every successive two months. The
agreement continues In force for six
months, and thenceforth till either
party gives six months notice Of ter
mination. such notice to be given July l
or on the first day Of any succeeding
January or July" Mr.. Howells says
the miners have tried to secure three
amendments which they consider vital,
viz: The increase Of percentage. the
establishment Of an umpire and min
imum wage rate.
Philadelphia Tsllow Market.
Philadelphia, July Si.-Tallow II dull and
unchanged. We quote: City, prime, In
hhds. &C.; country. prime, in bbls. 3Nc.; do.
dark. In bbls. SIC. cakss;. 4hc.; grease.