The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-01
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS.

night operator feIlODSCOl.
Calvin Pardee, who was recently chos'
en- to fill the presidency of the lIehigh
Coal and Navigation company caused
by the death of Z. B. Leisenring, will
assume the duties of the office today.
The introduction of a baggage en-
press service, in connection with their
trolley line, has been definitely decided
on by the managers of the Camden,
Gloucestr and Woodbury., N. j., Elec-
tric railway.
Each member of the Centrars pas
senger crew on the Upper Lehigh
branch was presented with a Christmas
dinner and new dinner pail by Con-
gresham and Mrs. John Leisenring, of
Upper Lehigh.
Dick & Co., the extensive stripping
contractors of Hazleton, are preparing
to open up another large stripping at
No. 10 Honey Brook. The vein of coal
that lies under the surface there Is a
large one and will yield big profits to
the owners.
The allotment for January will be
about 45 per cent, provided the agree
ment entered into by the various coal
companies last week is consummated.
This will mean about twelve days work
ait each of the colieries for the month.
The collieries Of the Lehigh Valley Coal
company will resume work tomorrow
after weeks idleness.
New York Engineering and Mining
Journal "There are many persons who
manage to derive considerable comfort
from the thought that the unanimous
recognition by the presidents of the
necessity of concerted action in the flu
ture augurs well for the prospects of the
trade. But then, some people are stub
born optimists even though they have
followed the doings of the anthracite
interests for several years past
A German periodical devoted to wood
industries announces that food pro-
ducts consisting partly of wood are now
manufactured. At Berlin factory has
been built which is turning out about
200 quintals of wooden bread day.
Sawdust is subjected to chemical treat
ment, after which it is mixed with one
third farna and prepared like ordinary
bread. The product at present serves
only as food for horses, but the Berlin
Tramway company, which is the most
important customer of the factory, is
well pleased with the results. The
manufacturers say that wooden bread
constitutes also an excellent food for
man.
Philadelphia Stakeholder: "An i'm
portant event of the week will be the
meeting announced by the so-called Le-
high Valley stockholders committee for
Wednesday evening. It's Importance,
however. does not lie in the direction
of changing the result of the election,
for the success of the management S
ticket is already assured; and that, too.
without the support Of the Asa Packer
estate stock, as President Wilbur and
his associates already possess sufficient
stock to re-elect themselves, even with
out the Packer block. But the meeting
will necessarily force the opposition to
expose its hand, and Its strength or
weakness will then be clearly de-
veloped."
Philadelphia Inquirer: SIN some way
the impression has obtained currency
that an anthracite trust or pool similar
to the trunk line pool Is contemplated
by the anthracite presidents. The germ
of truth in this is that if the pooling
amendment passes through congress
President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania,
will consider the wisdom of making
some arrangements with the other
companies. Heretofore the Pennsyl-
vania has never been willing to do any
thing of the kind, and has mined its
product without regard to the other
companies and has not always stood
up with the others in the matter of
prices. That this traditional policy
will be changed in any event. is a mat
ter of grave doubt, but even if change
should be made there is no likelihood of
any anthracite combination that will be
binding. The state authorities of Penn
sylvania have had more than one brush
with the anthracite managers and the
latter have no desire to try 1t again.
Any pool that would call for the pay
ment of a money penalty by one COM
pany to another could not be enforced
and anything short of this would be
futile. At the same time 1t Is possible
TO" the companies to come to a better
understanding than they have now. If
every interest will agree to submit to
the dictatiOn of a central selling agen-
cy THAT will regulate the output of each
company, then indeed the trade can be
managed with profit and satisfaction.
This will be accomplished some day,
and If the people who now control the
trade Were properly handled it could
be managed now"
A Baltimore dispatch says: The
great project for utilizing the water
power of the Susquehanna river to
furnish electricity to Philadelphia, Will
mington, Baltimore, Washington ana
points in Delaware and Maryland along
the line has assumed definite shape. A
company has just been incorporated
here, to be known as the Susquehanna
River Electric company, of Baltimore
city. with M. II. Houseman, George X.
McGraw, John $. Bull and Winfield ].
Taylor, all of Baltimore, and Charles
r. McConkey, of Peach Bottom, Pa, as
incorporators. The articles of incor
poration place THE capital stock of the
concern at 100000 and this amount has
already been subscribed for in full. The
construction of the plant at Conowingo
and the necessary cables for transmit
ting the electric power to Baltimore AMI
Philadelphia will, Of course, cost much
more. AS to the amount of power furn-
ished. that is simply dependent upon
the multiplicity of canals and turbine
wheels, each turbine being capable of
running a generator of about 5,00l
horsepower. The works will probably
be started on a basis of from 10000 to
10, 900 horsepower The cost of furnish
ing electric power in Baltimore and
Philadelphia, so generated, is estimated
to be about one-half of the present cost
per horsepower. 1t Is understood tina;
some forty-five feet fall of water can be