The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-18
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The Pennsylvania has added another
Commute flyer to Atlantic City lines.
Western presidents are working to
secure a restoration of rates on grain,
August 1.
The Scranton Sangerrunde will run
an excursion to Heart Lake today over
the Lackawanna railroad.
w. B. Hunter, special industrial
agent of the Lackawanna railroad,
called on the officials in this city yes
terday.
John r. Walsh, travelling passenger
and freight agent of the Ontario and
Western railroad, went to New York
yesterday.
Ex-Councilman p. ]. Nealis, one of
the best known conductors on the
Lackawanna railroad, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of conductor on
the Nicholson suburban.
Mr.. ]. D. Negley, formerly of
| Chicago, and we'll and favorahly
known to the coal trade there, has
| been appointed superintendent of the
| Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad coal docks at Hoboken, N. Y.
Foreman Charles Glase, of the Phila-
delphia and Reading railway telegraph
! department, is now getting out the
| poles for the Hall automatic signals
| between Fort Washington and Lans-
| dale, on the Bethlehem branch, a dis
| tance Of eight miles. 1t is a hurry
| up order and the work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible.
| The Railroad Gazette says the effects
| on the sides and floors of all-steel coal
| cars of the acids and mostures in
| coal are being more or less realized
| and in some cases these parts have
! been seriously damaged in less than
! two year service. A few railroads
| anticipating this trouble, have used a
wood lining and floor with metal un-
der frames, and this practice promises
! to receive more attention in the near
future.
| Proposals will be received by the
Philadelphia depot quartermaster's de-
partment, 1928 Arch street, up to Tues
day, July Il, 190O for furnishing, de-
| livered at San Juan, Forto Rico, one
! schooner load of from 600 to 500 tons
of anthracite coal. Bidders must state
how soon afterward the shipment will
be made. Preference given to articles
quality and price Gncluding in the
price of foreign productions, the duty
thereon) being equal.
A railroad is about to be construct
ed between GuaniCa and Ponce, Porto
| Rico, a distance of twenty-five miles.
| The contract for twenty-five miles of
thirty y-siX-pound steel rails, including
| spikes, bolts and other accessories. has
| t,1r
firm. one hundred fiat and box cars
have been ordered from an Alabama
concern. Two 200-ton locomotives will
be furnished by Scranton and Pitts
burg locomotive works. The contracts
already sub-let aggregate $4,000.
The Wall Street Journal says: II
is stated on excellent authority that
the Vanderbilt interests, acting under
their agreement with Pennsylvania
have acquired upward of 100000 shares
of Reading first preferred. This has
reduced the floating supply and forced
covering, 1t has also stated positively
that Jersey Central has been ACQUIRED
or at least large interest in IT has
been acquired, by the same interests
in the same way. In oruer to carry out
necessary economies It is intended tc
operate the Jersey Central and Read
ing more or less jointly"
That the Reading company has final
| ly decided on double tracking the Ma
hanoy tunnel is manifest by a corps
Of surveyors who are engaged in
ross-sectioning this important ar
terry, in order to draw up plans and
estimates for the work, which will
prove a stupendous job. Some idea
of the enormity of the undertaking
may be gained when it is known that
the tunnel is a mile long and that
the work will cost about $500, 900. This
is the statement of prominent OIL
cial, who also said that the work would
not be begun before next year.