The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-20
INDUSTRIAL NEWS.

The successful working on the Della
ware of the steam tug White Rose,
built not long since on the North river
for the Standard Oil company for har-
bor towing. leads to the belief among
those engaged in that line of work says
the Philadelphia Press, that the time is
not far distant when petroleum will be
used to generate steam to drive all such
craft. 1t has not been generally known
outside of tugboat circles that this tugs
steam is all generated through the burn
ing of petroleum, and while thus far
the cost has been a trif1e in excess of
what her coal bills would have been, this
is said to be accounted for by the claims
that suff1cient experience in the use of
oil as fuel has not yet been attained.
1t has long been the idea of the Stand
ard Oil company to perfect this idea to
such an extent as to render possible the
use of oil as fuel on all their ocean
tankers Just what a saving this would
be is well known to those familiar with
the shipping trade. In the single item
of time that would be saved, aside from
all other advantages. this undertaking,
If carried out successfully, would mean
the saving of large sums of money.
Notices were posted yesterday at the
Lance No. II colliery at Plymouth and
the No. is coliery at Wanamie stating
that the collieries would be shut down
are operated by the Lehigh and Wilkes
Barre Coal company. A Wilkes-Barre
Times reporter interviewed Superintend-
ent laval relative to the shut down.
Mr. laval said the shut down at the
colieries was for an indefinite period,
until the coal trade improves or until
the people at Washington finish monkey
ing with the tariff. Referring TO the
statements made In the papers as to the
other coal companies working better, Mr..
laval says 1t is not true and that the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western de-
MED the rumors that the company would
work full time The closing of the No.
II and No. Is collieries will throw about
1000 men and boys out of employment.
The Lehigh Valley Coal company now
has a double force of men employed in
| slope No. 49, or what is known as the new
shaft near Old Sugarloaf, boring through
rock to tap the body of water stored up
in the old and abandoned Sugarloaf
mines. This water has been stored there
| for number of years and was con-
| stant menace to the men employed in
| the adjoining slopes The first hole will
| be finished within the next few days
| The company has made every preparation
| to handle this immense body Of water.
Morris Williams, the able and popular
| superintendent of the Mineral company,
| of Shamokn, was called to Wllkes-Barre
| the other day, and it Is reported that
| he will succeed Irwin Stearns as general
manager of the Pennsylvania company.
Mr.. Stearns, II is said, will succeed AL
| bert Walter as president of the Delaware,
| Schuylkill and Susquehanna railroad.
The pea coal screens at the Yorktown
| colliery will be heightened four or five
| feet in order that a greater amount of
pea coal may be produced A large shaft
has been already received for the change
| The carpenters are still busily engaged
retimbering that ponderous structure.
The Lofty powder mill has during the
| past few days passed into new manage
| ment in the persons of Messrs Kline
and Faust, of Ringtown who have sue
I ceeded Mr. Smith. Many improvements
are contemplated.
Extensive improvements are under way
| at the Star washery, near Hazleton. Two
new Clark jigs are being arranged be-
sides line of elevators and a new shak-
! er.