The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27
INDUSTRIAL,

ter feeling in the coal trade and the be-
lief Is that the presidents of the vari-
GUS coal carrying roads will arrive at a
speedy solution Of their difficulties. 1t
was rumored yesterday that the Phila-
delphia and Reading and the Delaware
Lackawanna and WesterI4 Railroad
companies had agreed to combine their
tonnage. This is instead of each COM
pany asking for certain per cent. as its
share of the output, that only one will
be named and then the two companies
will arrange between themselves for
the division. This rumor could not be
verified. nor would the parties inter-
ested deny 1t. 1t Is. however. believed
that some such scheme Is on the car
pet. A similar plan was proposed last
year. only at that time the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company was to COM
bine with the Reading and the former
company was to have given the latter
one per cent. of it's quota. This scheme.
however, did not work. If the rumor Is
true. it will go u good ways toward
solving the anthracite coal troubles.
The Reading and the Lackawanna have
been the most persistent In sticking up
for what they term the tonnage that
they are entitled to.
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A Birmingham, Ala. dispatch says:
Reports from various southern points
east Of the Mississippi show a remark
able tide of immigration from the north
west to- the south since the holidays.
They naturally ask for the brand of
goods with which they have been ia
miliar in the west. and this fact has
caused number of purchases to be
made In Chicago by southern merchants,
who have never before used the western
markets except for grain and food pro-
ducts. A number of minor Industries
are being located in the south by west
ern people. Representatives of the va
rious professions from the northwest are
looking for new locations in the south.
and current events seem to favor
close political and industrial alliance
of the south and northwest No fewer
than 500 land agents have gone from
the southern states to the northwest
since the lst of January for the purpose
of presenting the advantages Of differ
ent localities and inducing home SEEK
ers from the northwest to locate in the
south. A large per cent. Of the settlers
from the northwest are Grand Army
increase in the pension payments for
the next year in tn" ""uthern states.
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Superintendent a.. Mitchell, of the
Lehigh Valley railroad at Wilkes Barre,
left for Philadelphia on Monday in the
interest of the company in regard to the
six new locomotives with seven feet
drivers that the Lehigh are to purchase
for the "Hyer" to be run between New
York and Buffalo in nine hours to COM
pete with train on the New York Cen
trail and Hudson River railroad, called
the Empire State Express. This train
will be put on in the spring. The Le-
high Valley have accepted Mr.. Mitch
ellis designing for these fine locomo-
tives.
was unsatisfactory. The estimated
production by the London Times Is
1870. 900, 900 tons. or 100000 more than
in 1894. The price of coal fell from Id
to Is I'd during the year. and at the close
Of the year was lower than for seven
years. Wages Of miners In Scotland
have been reduced to A. Cd per day.
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The total imports Of tin plate from
Great Britain in 1895 were 222. 2.901 tons,
as compared with 22e.s7s tons in 1894.
and 255, 5s3 tons in 1893.
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President Gates. OF the Illinois Steel
company. which yesterday reopened its
works. closed recently for repairs. says:
I'VE start with large tonnage booked,