The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-08
This and That.

The WadeSVllle, Schuylklll county,
colliery commenced operations on Mon
day with 500 employees.
Mine Foreman Hughes has notified
the miners employed in the Buck
mountain vein at Halle mines that the
increase asked for by them has been
granted.
The building in the Lackawanna yard
near the stone bridge, formerly used by
the train dispatcher is being converted
into a bunk and locker room for the
trainmen.
1t is announced that Louisville AMI
Nashville will form an express COM
pany to operate over all its lines, be-
ginning January lst. The Adams FIX
press company now handles all the
business.
Freight and passenger traffic on the
Lackawanna in October was the larg-
est in the history of the road, and the
new management reports one-third
more use of the company's equipment
than formerly.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad company
has received the first of its large new
compound locomotives. 1t was sent di-
rect to Sayre and is larger than those
received recently by the Central Rail-
road Of New Jersey.
The West Shore railroad has bor-
rowed ten engines from the Delaware
| and Hudson owing to the great rush
of freight. The locomotives loaned are
those used by the Delaware and Hud-
son before the purchase of the new
Moguls.
A new mileage book. similar TO the
editorial mileage book, has been is
sued for milk patrons of the Delaware,
/ Lackawanna and Western railroad
| Conductors have been notified to recog-
nize the same.
There are fourteen states now hav-
ing laws compelling railroads to carry
/ bicycles as baggage, all passed
through the efforts of the League Of
American Wheelmen. Several more
| will be supported by the state divis-
ions of the league this winter.
The Lchigh Valley officials are con-
templating the installment Of an cleo
trio plant at the shops in North
| Wilkes Barre Incandescent lamps viii
be placed about the works. At pres
ent the men are compelled to use
torches and the result is a waste of
time.
The Lehigh Valley company will
erect another mammoth breaker mile
southwest Of Hazleton, which VIII be
even larger than the No. 40 breaker
just completed. There is a vast amount
OF unmined coal in that territory, and
the new breaker will give employment
| to over 1000 men.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad company
has bought from nr. Benjamin Edge
tract OF land under water in thu
South Cove. at the foot of Barrow
street, Jersey City, the consideration
being $50,000. The company will Ill
in the property for the purpose Of es
tabllshing n new freight yard.
Passenge" conductors on the Lack
awanna have been notified to the ef
feet that whenever they have an extra
sleeper on their train. in addition t,
showing the number OF people in tn
car and their destination. they will al
so be expected to show the class 0
transportation they ride on, whethe
it is pass or regular ticket,
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad viii
have siXty-two new compound consol
idated locomotives by the last Of Jan
uary. Fifty We're ordered in Septembe
frorl the Baldwin locomotive works
end an order has just been augmente
by twelve more. These locomotives
when completed, will represent tn
highest type of heavy freight power
The Lehigh Valley Railroad compan
intends to make a thorough inspectio
of all the bridges and trestles along it
line. The inspection is 30 take in tn
, whole system, and wherever it is tn
> opinion OF the civil engineer that tn
bridge would be better If strengthened
orders will be given to make the alter
ations, and where it is thought travC
within a few years will become to
heavy for certain bridges they will b
{ replaced by new steel ones.