The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-01
RAILROAD NOTES.

RAILROAD NOTES.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has placed an order for 1000 tons OF
rails with the Lackawanna Iron ard
Steel company.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has issued an order preventing en-
ployes from smoking while ON duty on
trains or about depods.
The Baldwin Locomotive works have
an order for six locomotives for ship
ment to Japan. This makes a total OF
fifty locomotives which the Baldwlr,
works have built Tor japanese rail-
ways.
Engine 656 George BlarS. OF Lehig'h-
ton. engineer. made "a passenger run
Friday on the Lshish Valley railroad
from Allentown to Mauch Chunk. twen-
ty-rne miles. In twenty-elght minutes.
During the trip Emstaeer Blank Made
two stops and Ave slow-ups,
During the first six months of this
year ls6 railroads In this country. rep
| res srtiny l0l,i,3 miles. or about one
haH of the total mileage of the country.
earned S2SG,553.G76 against s229. .i5S 0l3
in 1894, This Is an ircrease of $780,
| G6l over the same tina last year For
the month of June l2G roads. represent
ing 9S.72S miles, report their earnings as
| s3T. 1922. showing a gain of 2.S43,5l3
oN er June OF las. year.
The railroad officials who have been
| for the last week preparing a plan for
| the doing away with the cutting of
rates and 'he maintaining thereof have
adjourned ustil Aug. 10, To enable all
| the various railroad comps niles that are
members 'oc the trunk lines and the GEN.
| trat traffic associations - s udy The
plan SO that al that meeting 1t will be
| thoroughly understood, and here will
| be no trouble ts' having II acted upon.
The Reading railroad officials are
tusily engaged just now preparing an
| entirely new schedule of passenger
! rates over their entire system. The
| company will make general reduction
OF fares. prob cbly from a 3-cent to a
e-cent rate. The rev schedule Is ex-
peo:ed ou; in few days. Frequent
trains and rapid transit, with lower
fares, are relied upon by the company
to retain its full share Of passenger
traffic.
| The Honesdale Citizen says The
shipments of Delaware and Hudson
| coal from our borough over the Homes
dale branch. to this date, amount to
$40. 1874 tons; in 1894, to the correspond
irg date. the amount was iSS,526 tons, a
| gain Of 51,66S tons for 1895. To
| this date in 1894 there was shipped
from Honesdale via the Delaware and
Hudson canal 2999S3 tons Of coal; to
| corresponding date in 1885, .209, 100 tons,
showing a loss of 90.193 Ions for 1895.
| There are at present but 12S,S51 tons Of
coal stored on the Honesdale docks.
The Ontario and Western has issued
mileage books to comply with the law
passed last winter. They are 1000 mile
Doc ks and will be sold for $50, but not
at stations as heretofore. Persons de-
string books must deposit the money
| and file '.heir order with the station
| agent, who will forward the same and
| procure the book. These books are only
good for ,.he person whose name Is
written upor. them and not for families
The mileage coupons will not be re-
ceiveJ " conductors, but will be taken
up BY the ticket agent who will de-
tach ne coupons and give in exchange
special ticket good for one continu.
ous passage to destination for twenty.
four hours after the Issue. Baggage
will be checked on the tickets issued
By the agent. bu; not on the mileage
| book