The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-17
MEN WHO BOOM SCRANTON
Board Of Trade Committees Report
Good Work Done.
CAR SHOPS NAY LOCATE HERE
An Effort viii DO Made TO Induce
Asetyicne Gas Company 10 Bring
Their Plant to This City-Othor
Good Things Being Pushed.

At last nights meeting Of the board
OF trade the manufacturers committee.
among other things, reported the test
of acetylene gas, and on the commit
tees recommendation Secretary Ather-
ton was instructed to go to Philadel-
phia and endeavor to induce the COM
pany to locate here. The committee
also reported that the bloomsbury car
company Is looking for suitable loca-
tion for their car shops In this city.
They are not seeking local capital. but
merely location, and the benefit OF
Scranton's many advantages.
1t was also announced In the COM
mittee's report that Nelson w. Perry.
editor of electricity. has been in
Scranton recently investigating the
uses of culm as a fuel. He is consid-
cred one of the best Informed men In
the country on the question of the pro-
duction of power and the result OF
his investigation Is awaited with con-
siderable interest.
II. l.. Paine, chairman OF the commit
tee on legislation, to whom was refer'
red the Paterson pooling bill, reported
that the committee was very much In
favor OF the measure, believing that
1t will be the means OF eXtcrminating
entirely the deplorable practice of un-
Just discrimination against shippers.
and the demoralizing rate wars be-
tween companies. The committee rec
commended that our representatives at
Washington be urged to use every hon
Orable means to secure It's passage.
Committees Action Approved.
The board of trade building commit
tees action In selecting Architect
Holden's plans for the new bulldins
was on the recommendation of a. w.
Dickson approved of.
The proposition of Cassiers mag
azlne to devote twenty pages to the
setting forth of the greatness OF Scran-
ton as q manufacturing center was
rejected when the committee, through
r. ]. Foster, announced that there was
no visible means of raising the $2,O0o.
Secretary Atherton recommended
that the boards advertisement IN
Power be withdrawn, as "only" two d.
rect responses had been received from
the "ad' in six months, one Of which
was from the Acetylene Gas company
and the other from a large manufac-
turer in Cleveland. The "ad' was
withdrawn.
The designations Of Simon Rice and
Timothy Burke were received and ac-
cepted. II. c. Shafer's application for
membership was received and referred
| to come up at the next meeting accord
| ing to custom.
At the conclusion Of the business ses-
sion the board was entertained and in
structed by an exhibition Of the pri-
mary electrical battery OF Captain c. j.
Hubble. What most interested the
board was his mine lamp. which will
furnish a strong incandescent light for
ten hours, with arc charge at cost
of less than cents. The lamps can
be constructed for figure that will
| give them a commercial value.
1t Is a Model safety Lamp.
The great feature Of the lamp, OF
! course, Is that 1t is par excellence a
safety lamp. inasmuch as there Is nc
flame to communicate with gases. He
also exhibited various sized batteries
for various uses, such as running 9
sewing machine or photograph. q
fan or both light and power as was ex
emplified in a battery designed for @
sick room. which gives light to @
lantern and runs a fan.
The board extended vote of thanks
| to Captain Hubble for the exhibition.