The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-08
NEWS OF OUR INDUSTRIES.
Happenings of Interest to tho Stap.
Trades and Particularly to the Trade
in Iron. steel and Anthracite Coal.

The Susquehanna and Western railroad
in August had net increase of $4,000.
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The mines at Gowen, which were closed
since sept. j. on account of q large cave
in, are expected to resume work shortly
During the year ended June 80 the sur
face railways in New York city increased
their traffic II per cent while travel on
the elevated system decreased per cent
The Michigan Peninsular Car company
mas received an order for 500 box cars from
the Omaha and st. Louis railroad. The
Grand Trunk has ordered 500 from the
same concern and 800 from the Pullman
company.
It is said on good authority that Read
ing has intinated to the other coal com
panies that 1t will not be satisfied with
q per cent. of the business, but will, in
due time, demand percentage on an ad-
vancing scale up TO % per cent.
A "cut-off'' is to be built by the Le-
high Valley between Easton and Laurys
Lehigh county, Pa. to relieve traffic on
the main line. The proposed new line will
pass through a section of Northampton
and Lehigh counties. which is now with
out railroad communication, and will also
reduce the distance between the points
by about fifteen miles.
Plans and specifications for the erection
of an immense dock and storage plant for
the firm Of Coye Bros. & Co., have been
taken from Drif;on to Chicago by Super
intendent of Construction Samuel Sal
mon. The yard vii consist of one large
pocket with capacity of GOO tons of pre-
pared coal, and engine and boiler house
and'conveyOrs and elevators.
Flour milIipp bepo,,,c IN nj
industry In Jerusalem The product is
dispoeed off entirely for inland consump-
tion. none being exnOrtcd During 1891 be-
tween 5000 and 10000 sacks of 1871 pounds
each We're produced. Tho wheat ia cb-
tained from the Jordan Valley and Sa-
maria. There are also in Jerusolcm eleven
mills driven hv horsepower. In Jaffa are
ten steam mills hut only very small
quantity cr Hour Is imnorted ir'o Pales-
tine, and that only Of the finest sort.
Wilkes Barre Record: 1.-THE Woodward
co'liery Of the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Weetern Coal comprnv Is one of the
largest in the valley ard the output will
thracite coal fields List week the mann
moth coliery worked fun time. ter rorrs
each Gay. and during the week hois'ed
5000 cars Of coal for the week ended Oct.
3. Thn' will mean 1900 tons OF clean
coal. This output could he kept rp con
tin"ally " tho shaft worked fu,l time.
william o. Williams is the inside fore
man.
The director general Of roiIwoyc n In
dia repOrts th't s1Te fo~'v-fva different
railway projects have recor''v heon an-
proved hv the gove~nmert and ave now In
courso of construction. TIE Various limos
will. when corrnletrd. aggregate q tG2 miles
Of railway. The private enter~ ~ises are
cncournre1 by certnip cc"noseions from
the government such pc FREQ uso Of lend
end provision Of rowing ~toc,t TIE mar
1iamertarv cc'rm'srinr. whch Nov invas-
tigatod into t." ~nror~ces of Trdi, he's
repo~ied .iNa' f0OOO -,ilos of -aiIwov ore
nee1ed in Ir1ia TO develop the resources
of the country.
a cross-country e'cntric ra''rc,d has tiir'
been ccnp'nted betwncr Cnr'Nnrp ard
Co~terviIle In Misrou"i ThH f'-'onca 10
nftean miles Tpr'r-oe ood Ca~'c-vi,'n
orc ,r, 'he corto~ OF mo rich lood md zinc
producing cnntion Of N'eeourI and ~~nrt
deal Of m'-'no -nncNiro-" f. ec,ttc~sd
a1orr the line Of tho ~ocd ~ 'ho lire
moves = succoes y viii ~ cyto~ded to
Kane,s C'tv ten r,i'cu farthc~ T''r MO
'ec'o~e rro~nrn tn trv IN u-r'tod wpv
f. furnish MOWER W .-,,ir on tha ''-p nd
-'eo IN ovnnri-'-o o,t IN Iirhtiug farr, tn,reas
Tr,a e'.''o"t OF f"~r'shinp opwc~ 70 th~'rh-
Ing machines viii be considered next year.