The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-28

The Philadelphia Inquirer Is authority
for the statement that the New Jersey
Central authorities have refused to issue
any statement Of the business of the Le-
high and Wilkes-Barre Coal company for
1895.
The January statement of the Tennessee
Coal, lron and Railroad company shows
an increase in net earnings of $i3.3s5:
leaving surplus of Si6,5ol, against a de-
hCit of Soo,20l.
The average earnings of persons en-
gagged in manufacturing Industries show
that in Colorado the average pay Is Sl2O
IA year; Montana, S722; Wyoming. E6S;
California. $3.50; New York city, $3.50; Phil
adephia, $i9a: Massachusetts, s49i; Ala
bama, 1876; Mississippi, $50, and North
Carolina, S2l6
y Hazleton dispatch says: The miners
in this region are organizing very rapidly.
During the past four weeks John Fahey.
president of the United Mine Workers of
America, established ninety branches OF
the union in the anthracite region He
expressed himself as very much salts
fled with the success he has met.
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The Pennsylvania railroad reports that
the quantity of coal and coke originating
on and carried over its lines east of Pitts
burg and Erie for the year thus far has
been 26G2.9O3 tons. compared with 266IOl9
tons in the corresponding period of 1895,
Il decrease of i.1l6 tons, of which 2,OlO.3O
tons were coal, an increase of %i1i tons,
and 652.56 tons coke, a decrease of lD,5so.
Land in New York city sells for all
the way from $50 to 500 per inch on the
side streets. while on Fifth avenue from
Twenty-third to Forty-second streets,
where the millionaires live, II sells for
$500 to 500 per inch. and on Broadway.
down in the business center, $500 to Sl.MV
per inch is considered fair price. The
assessed valuation of New York city Is
over $500, 0OO
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record
says: probably nine people out OF ten
are under the impression that the extent
and value of the agricultural products of
the United States far exceed the value OF
the manufactured products. Instead of
this being true, the total value of manu-
factured products of 1890 was $3.50, 1924:
whereas the total value of all agricultural
products for that year, as reported by
the statistician of the United States Agri-
cultural department. was S,sco,ooo,OOo.'
The statement of the I.ehigh Valley
railroad lines in the state of New York
for the quarter ended Dec. 81 last has been
filed and shows gross earnings from oper-
alton, 81 900. .36i: operating expenses, SS16,-
2t2: fixed charges, $22j,1 ,1O9: net income.
s243.S92. The net income for the same
quarter a year ago was $396,iO3 The state
ment includes the operations of the l.e-
high Valley railroad, the Lehigh and New
York Railroad, Rochester Southern Rail
road and the Middesex Valley Railroad
companies.
The rates to be charged in Detroit by
a new telephone company will probably be
$iS for business telephones and $50 for
residences, with the provision that me ts
three years will be furnished telephones
at the rate of $40 for business and 10 Tor
residences, per year. in all parls OF inc
city irrespective of the distance from the
t,ul
nish free telephones to all city ofiices anu
for the schools. and to permit tne Ire anu
police departments free use OF thelr con-
duits and poles. The prices OF the New
Haven, Conn. company Will be " per
month for residences. with two on the
same line: 81 per month for private me
to residences. and S' per month ior a Dus,
ness wire, with two on the lne. ana ~
per month for private business wire win
no looping in.
Anthracite coal Is selling at the full CIR
c,I!ar figures quote week ago. Repre-
sentative officials of the anthracite rail-
roads express confidence over the stabil-
ty of the present management Tor hanaS
ing the industry on business principles.
Cutting of prices by individual operators
Is still noted, but none of the producing
and carrying companies Is charged win
sha,ling or with breaking the agreement
respecting the division of tonnage and
restriction of the output. A comparatively
small amount of new business Is reported
but all such orders have been entered al
the full February circular. ON the other
hand. the old contracts with Jobbers AT
previously ruling figures have been aimost
entirely cleaned up. stocks in the han',S
of dealers have been decreased ny tne uoiu
snap, but the movement from nrst hahus'
as above stated, has been hsh'.
In Japan the highest wages, paid to
u day, which is equivalent to 70 cents in
our money The lowest wages are 10