The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-07

York the greater part of the time. It
Is understood that Mr.. Roberts will be
reelected a member Of the board OF d.
rectors OF the Pennsylvania company,
and will be chairman of the finance
committee. 1t is believed that Mr.
Roberts will be succeeded as president
by First Vice President Frank Thorn.
son. The promotion of Mr.. Thomson
will result in the advancement Of q
number of employees.
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Hazleton Sentinel: Chief Engineer
Charles Huber of the Lehigh and
Wilkes Barre Coal company, will COM
mence q general survey of the inside
and outside workings Of the company
| throughout the South Side. To ac.
comDlish such an object a week will
have to be spent In both the Yorktown
and Beaver Brook mines, which COM
municate with the workings of the Le-
high and Wilkes Barre north and east.
In connection with these two weeks as
many more will be utilized in the Au-
denried and Green Mountain slopes OBJ
tanning an accurate outline Of the prop.
erty. The surveying will be all done
at night between she hours of p. m.
and a. m. This Is an annual practice
of the company and its practicability
for the company and miners cannot be
over-estimated.
The month Just ended was the most
terrible in the way of accidents. with
one exception. that the Seventh An
thracite mining district has expert
enced In the last decade. During
January there were ninety-two acci-
dents In the section named. Sixteen Of
the victims were killed outright. six
teen were seriously hurt. several so
badly that they can scarcely recover,
or less painful. Four met an instant
death by being struck by a billy that
fell from the top of the Luke Fidler
shaft, eleven of the victims were
crushed by falling rock and one died
from poisoning, the result of having
his toe cut by piece Of coal.
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The Carson colliery at Honey Brook
has been suspended since last Satur-
day, owing to the plant receiving a
general mechanical Overhauling. and
some new and modern devices being
arranged for the cleaning of coal. The
4nost valuable and important adjunct
in the way of machinery that the plant
is receiving Is an improved slate pick
er. which Is calculated to do the same
amount Of work az dozen boys and
men. When this improvement Is COM
plete another Of corresponding impor-
tance will be added. which will make
the washery one of the most produc.
tive in the Hazleton region.
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The Boston Delaware and Hudson
mine. near Plymouth, which has been
idle for two months on account Of u
squeeze, has resumed operations No.
3. which was also idle for the same
cause. will resume work in the five
foot vein as soon as the new inside
barn can be putin readiness for the
mules. The old barn was totally de-
stroyed by the cave.
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The coal shipments over the Reading
| railroad last week were 267, ,526 tons,
an increase of 45,02l tons over the same
week last year. For the fiscal year to
date the shipments are 2,463, 49, tons.
an increase OF 41l,0S7 tons. as COM
| pared with the same period last year.
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1t is likely that Mineral Spring col
liery. of the Lehigh Valley Coal COM
pany. at Parsons. will resume work
in "a short time. The clearing up pro-
cess Is now going on. 1t Is said that
a new breaker Is to be erected at u
more convenient place.
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The Lehigh Valley Coal company has
commenced the erection of general
supply houses at all of the collieries.