The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-02
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS.

w. II. Smith, general manager Of the
Lackawanna line, is in such poor health
that he fears he will be compelled to
give up his position which he has filled
for years with marked ability.
The Readings coal tonnage for the
week ended April 27 aggregated 26l,-
764.11 tons, an increase of 5S,617O3 tons.
Tonnage for the year to that date ag-
gregated 5,OiO, 1913 tons, an increase Of
$50, ,513.l 10 tons.
The April number of the National Car
and Locomotive Builder says there is
revival in car building. Mention is
made OF contracts recently placed call
ing for 6,7l0 freight cars, including box,
fiat, ore and refrigerator cars, with
prospective contracts for an additional
$500.
James McAllister, Valley conductor,
has been appointed receiver of tickets
with headquarters at Sayre. He now
lives at Easton. Theodore Richards.
also a conductor, will have a like posi-
tion with headquarters at HaZleton.
These receivers will have charge Of con-
ductors' reports.
The Railroad Gazette in it's monthly
report of accidents which occurred on
roads of the United States shows that in
March there were 1876 accidents, in
which twenty-three persons were killed
and eighty injured. During the month
there Were thirty-siX collisions and
eighty-one derailments reported.
Shipments of coal from Indiana and
Illinois mines have increased largely
the last few days. One reason is that a
number of manufactures which used
oil for fuel have gone back to coal and
another is that manufacturers and rail-
way companies are stocking up, fearing
that there may be a strike next month.
Wilkes-Barre Record: officials of the
Delaware and Hudson company say
that they will not throw their coal on
the market, but will insist on getting
their allotment of coal, which they
claim is necessary to supply their trade.
AS an evidence that they are not try
ing to overload the market they point
to the fact that their Plymouth col
lieries were idle part of the week.
A New York dispatch says: A re-
markable expedition sailed from this
port Tuesday morning. The expedition
briefly stated, is the survey of rail-
road which shall bring within CONNER
cial utility the enormous deposits of
anthracite coal which are known to
exist in the western slopes of the Cor
dilleras. in Northern Peru. The expe-
dition is organized as a commission,
which has been selected to represent
syndicate of capitalists who are back
of an enterprise which they believe will
play an important part in the future
history of the social and industrial de-
velopment of South America. The
syndicate thus formed represents a
combined capital of $1OO,00O,OO0. The
basis of operations of this enterprise is
a concession which has been granted
by the Peruvian government and of
which the syndicate have secured con-
troll The concession grants the exclu-
sive right, for a long term of years, to
work the coal, silver, gold and other
mineral deposits in the department of
Cajamarca. This department, which is
in Northern Peru, is state about equal
in territory to Pennsylvania. Its coal
deposits cover an estimated area of
about 1000 square miles. All that Is
needed for their development Is the con-
struction Of a railroad from the Pacific
coast for less than $50 miles to the in
terror. Specimens of the coal show 1t
to be equal to the best Pennsylvania
anthracite. The deposit Is enormous.