The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-20
ABOUT THAT LECTURE.

lecturer" inquired President Lansing.
Mr.. Keller questioned the wisdom of
having Mr.. Grifiths' lecture under the
boards auspices after what they had
heard from Mr.. SanGerson.
After some informal talk among the
members Captain May took the floor
and stated that the objections raised
by Mr.. Sanderson might not be as
weghty as they appear. Only the
very fine stuff that cannot be burned
is washed back irto the mine where
this practice prevails at all. Any
culm that will pass over a. one-eighth
inch mesh is preserved and marketed.
As vet no means have been invented
to burn anything smaller than that.
Engineer a. b. Dunning SAID he
would like to hear an expert like Mr.,
Griftiths discuss this question. The
fact that flushing culm into old work.
ings tends to preserve the surface was
pointed out by Mr.. Dunning as a fea.
ture of the case that should be given
consideration.
"All right, let's have it," said Mr..
Keller" move Mr.. Griffiths be in
meeting of the board" The motion
prevailed.
In lien of a report OF the manufac.
turers' committee, Mr.. Torbet. who Is
now member of the board, gave. by
request. statement Of the progress
of the worl, of promoting the tin plate
plant. After telling of the time that
was lost waiting on the West Side
Board of Trade, he briefly reviewed
what had been done since, and con-
~, tn.
that 1--WE are now at the top of the
hill and will have easier travelling
from this time on"
An interesting written report of the
proceedings of the annual convention
of the National Board of Trade was
made by Colonel i. L. Hitchcock. who.
with Secretary Atherron, represented
the Scranton board at that meeting.
Secretary Atherton made a href sup
Elementary report verbally, telling
how the proposition to have the con-
ventiOn endorse ''smokeless coal' for
the navy was withdrawn to save it
from q defeat that was threatened by
a New Englander's vigorous protest
against endorsing anthracite coal,
Royal baking powder, Pears soap ur
any other like commercial commodity.
Colonel Hitchcock gave it as his I'M
preston that onc-cent postage will
prevail before another congress dies.
TIMETABLE CHANGE.
The change in the Erie and Wyoming
Valley railroad timetable, which pro-
hibits parties from Hawley and inter-
mediate points from spending more
than forty-five minutes in Scranton
without stopping over night, was
brought up by Secretary Atherton and
referred to the Transportation commit.
tee. Formerly, a four hour stop-oyer
was allowed and it proved a great con-
venience to shoppers from all along the
line. Hawley had a mass meeting last
Tuesday night to protest against the
change.
An amendment to the constitution.
changing the meeting night from the
third Monday to the third Tuesday of
each month. was submitted by Secre.
tary Atherton and. under the rules,
went over for one month. He was
prompted to propose the amendment,
the secretary explained. by the fact
that the best shows generally come
here on Monday night, and a whist club
composed Of twenty pen, all members
or the board, meets every Monday
night.
Mr.. Keller remarked that any men,
Der who could not work enough inter-
est In the board to forego a show or a
game Of cards. could be relied upon t.