The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-26
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS.

| in this country are males; little less thatl
| Is per cent. are females.
over one-half the population Of Rhode
in this country are males: u little less than
| necticut is employed in the mills.
The experiments of the Pennsylvania
rairoad with sixty feet steel rails have
shown great advantage over shorter rails
The New York Central carried 4,27S,oOC
bushels OF grain into New York in May
as compared with 1,7ii.0 bushels In May,
1884.
There were S,lO6.S6l kegs 200 pounds) of
cut and wire nails produced In the United
States last year, of which Pennsylvania
produced l,Odl93l kegs.
The puddlers of the Potts Brothers Iron
company at Pottstown have been notified
of an increase In their wages of from 2.25
per ton to $3.50. The change Will 80 into
effect on July 8.
The Huntingdon and Broad Top rail-
roads coal tonnage for the week ended
June %. 1895: Total for week, 1887; in
crease. 37.O77. Total for year to date. $685.
552; increase. 3l5,4l9.
For the first time In the history of
Cleveland wheat has been brought from
the east for grinding One company brought
l25 900 bushels from Buffalo which had
been designed for export to Europe.
The Glasgow Iron company has given
notice that 1t will start its pudle mills
at Pottstown in full on July $. after an
idleness of about six months The mill
gives employment to over 100 hands.
The International Railway congress will
be opened in London to-day. The Penn
h. tod hx,
Vice President Thomson and the Lehigh
Valley by Vice President Hartshorne.
Lake Ontario yielded 80 per cent. less
fish last year than during the previous
year. The yield of herring was very poor,
especially near Niagara. where the water
is polluted by sewerage from Buffalo and
refuse from the Niagara mills.
The 300 workmen employed at the Della
ware Rolling mill of Hughes & Patterson.
No. 800 Richmond street, Philadelphia.
have been made glad by the posting of a
notice to the effect that n 10 per cent. in
crease in their wages will go into effect
on July l.
on July / the Reading Railroad company
will. for the fifth successive time, default
In the payment of the semi-annual interest
on the general mortgage bonds, and the
accumulation of back interest owing 10
the holders of these bonds will then
amount to nearly S5.0OO0o0.
The Pennsylvania railroad reports that
the quantity of coal and coke originating s
on and carried over its lines east of Pitts
burg and Erie for the year thus far has
been 9,999,329 Ions, compared with 6,l5i,2j9
tons in the corresponding period of 1921,
an increase of 3,si0,070 tons, of which
1,i5I,6SS tons were coal, an increase of
2. .496,255 tons, and 2,5il.6il tons coke, an
increase of 1,3i3,Sl5 tons.
The owners of the North Lebanon Fur
naces have notified their employees of a
10 per cent. increase of wages, to go into
effect July l. The East Lebanon Iron
puddle and rolling milS that an advance
of 10 per cent. VIII be made. dating from
today. In all about 800 men are affected
The West End Rolling MIL has announced
raise of 10 per cent, to begin July l. E
The slope at the Williams colliery near
Mt. Lafee in Schuylkill county, has now
been sunk distance of l50O feet, and it is
soon expected to reach the basin. The ac-
tive shipment Of coal will not be COM
menced until the basin is reached. The
Is prepared
for market in a temporary breaker 1t is
expected the colliery will be a productive
one and will give employment to large
number Of men and boys
The father Of young Burden. who mar
ried Miss Sloane. gave the 1,50O employees
of the Burden Iron Works a banquet in
honor of his sons marriage. In his speech
to the men Mr.. Burden said that twenty
seven years before his father had given
the men and banquet in honor of his Ohe
speaker's) marriage, and now he wished
to do the same for his son. A dispatch
was sent to the men from the bridal
| couple, who were visiting George Van
derblts place near Asheville, and they
in turn sent telegram Of congratulation
to the honey mooners.
The women Of Tacoma, Wash, are en-
gagged in a very active crusade in favor
of home industries" They have formed
a league whose members pledge them