The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-10


Lackawanna and Western company to
concentrate its work of construction in
this city. This means extensive add-
tons to the present shops and full time
ployed and the hundreds of others that
the increased work will give employ
ment to.
Announcement Of this was made yes
terday by John w. Fitzgibbon, the new
superintendent Of motive power. The
first move will be the erection of a
25O-foot addition to the machine shops
Following that will come an extension
to the car shops and in time new works.
probably.at convenient sites, the vacant
lots across Roaring Brook and above
the old rolling mill being among the
likely sites.
Next Saturday Robert McKenna will
be succeeded as master car builder by
l.. T. Garfield. at present acting as
general manager or the Murphy Roof
company, of Chicago. Mr.. Garfield was
for many years, and until recent date,
identified with the big trunk lines OF
the west in the capacity of master car
builder and is considered one of the
very best men In the country in the
matter of passenger and freight car
construction.
DUE TO ILL-HEALTH.
Mr.. McKenna's retirement Is due to
ill-health. For a long time he has been
incapacitatcd by illness, and, feeling
that he would not care to again take
UP the burdensome duties of this 1iffi-
cult office, rendered his resignation.
The long, faithful and efficient service
which he rendered the company made
its acceptance a matter of deep regret.
Among the results that the company's
new policy will effect is the doing away
with the work of construction at the
several car shops at various other
points on the road. and using them only
for local repair work.
Every engine and car that the COM
pany hereafter builds will be designed
in Scranton and built after standard
patterns. At present the different loco
motive works build different styles Of
engines, according to the varying ideas
of the several master mechanics. Here
after, also, the engines will be con-
structed economically. Brass trim
| mings will be eschewed and the policy
! goes even so far as to strip the pres
ent engines of everything in their
makeup in the shape of gingerbread" :"
They will be painted a dark lead color,
even to the driving rods. and there will
in consequence be little or no polishing
| to take up the time of the engineer and
firemen.
AS previously stated in The Tribune,
the new engines will be of extra large
size, capable of carrying two hundred
pounds of steam.
LONGER HAULS.
| The new policy OF longer hauls will
| be inaugurated today. Two pas
! senger trains and all freights except
| locals, will be- affected by the new ar
! rangement.
The passenger trains to have their
runs changed are Nos. 8 and 6. The
first goes through here bound north at
l.5O p. m. The second goes south at 3. "a
y. m. Previously these trains changed
engines at Scranton and Hampton
| Junction.
The engine that coupled on at Scran-
and return for days work. Under the
new system the engine will be run
| through to HobOken, lay there over
| night and return to Scranton the next
| dav.
The former run to Hampton Junction
and return was 156 miles. The new run
to HobolIen is 145 miles. Although the
new run is shorter than the old it is
| not as desirable to the engineers as it
| means lay over in HobOken.
| There is some question as to whether
! or not the present Delaware Lacka-
| wanna and Western engines will stand
this trim. Going down, it is thought,
they will be able to make their time.
but on the return trip. the fires it is
| feared viii be too dirty" when the hill
| Is reached To allow Of good steaming.
| Superintendent FitzgibhOn, at all
| events, proposes to make the cxperi-
| ment and if it is successful the other
passenger engines will be put on SIM
liar running schedules
| NORTH OF SCRANTON.
How the run north of Scranton will
be regulated is not definitely fixed upon.
For the present an engine will be run
between Scranton and Ringhamtun, but
It is expected that ultimately the run
will be extended To Bath. Then,
through passenger trains will he run
from Buffalo to Hobollen with only two
changes of engines en- route, instead
OF three as at present.
The through freights, starting south
| A Card.
We, the undersigned, do hereby agree