The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-15

The Central Railroad of New Jersey
has just turned from it's Ashley shops
a large Wooten engine which is to be
shipped to Jersey City for fast passen-
ger traffic service.
Attorney General Childs has informed
the legislature OF Minnesota that it
can tax railroad lands and also gross
earnings Of railroad companies. This
looks as though further hostile legisla-
ton by that state may be expected.
Certain prominent coal men who are
acquainted with the figures presented
to the general anthracite coal commit.
tee by the salvation Committee are
of the opinion that no trouble should
be experienced in adjusting present
difficulties.
1t is announced officially that, for the
remainder of the year at least, the
Pennsylvania, Reading, Lehigh Valley
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads will
continue to issue clerical privileges, by
which IL meant they will continue to
give reduced rates to the clergy. The
New York Central, Erie, West Shore
and Lackawanna will, however, with
draw the privilege.
General Manager Provost denies as
absolutely untrue the Pittsburg dis
patch which says the Pennsylvania
railroad has reduced the salaries of its
employees in that city. This official says
the company has never pursued such
policy, and that during the past two
years the reduction in expenses was ac-
compllshed, not be reducing wages, but
by dispensing with the services of such
men whose employment was rendered
unnecessary by the depression in gem
eral business and traffic.
1t is stated that the Illinois Steel COM
pany has received a contract for fur
nishing $50 miles Of steel rails for the
Trinity Cameron and Western railroad
which will be a feeder to the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad in Texas.
Contracts have already been awarded
for eleven steel bridges for the line.
which has been graded for about forty
five miles. The contracts involve near
ly $4,000, ,000 most of which is furnished
by eastern capitalists.
Philadelphia Inquirer: In New York
the Lackawanna is said to have noti-
fed its customers that 1t will fiji orders
on the basis of 1926 for stove, and
other companies have followed it's lead
Some are selling at S315. Up to this
week the large companies held up to
1895. In this city the trade Is com
pletely demoralized. A shipper doing
business over the Pennsylvania rail-
road offered stove coal at s1.95 and the
dealer declined to buy. The circular
price is s2.55 and the Reading is asking
$3.50.
The water in the mines being drained
by the Jeddo tunnel has been going
down at a good. rate. The small bore
hole, however has been giving those at
tending 1t considerable trouble, coal
and debris having clogged 1t. The
water had receded twenty feet in the
slope, but owing to an obstruction get
ting in the hole the water went back
again to its old place during the thaw
To overcome this difficulty the hole
has been reamed out and its diameter
increased frof our to eight inches, says
the Hazfeton Sentinel With this in
creased outlet 1.-THE water should go
down at good rate of speed. No at
tempt to re-timber the slope has yet
been made.
Wilkes-Barre Record: The Lehigh
Valley is getting twenty-five new en-
gines from the Baldwin works of Phil
adelphia, number of which will be
ready for shipment about March 1S.
The Valley company is also in the mar
ket for six passenger engines which will
be designed after the 656 class recently
constructed at the company's shops at
Hazleton. In addition to this the COM
pany Is erecting two machines for fast
! passenger service at its shops at South
Easton and have advised the Schenec-
tedy works to construct three heavy en-
gines for ordinary every day use. Fol-
lowing Is complete list of the engines
repaired and turned from the Valley
shops at Wilkes-Barre within the past
week or ten days: 1872, fast freight; 1870,
fast freight; b97, fast freight; 592, fast
passenger; 556. fast through MALL 1888,
coal; 500, coal