The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-06
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General superintendent T. Il. Clarke,
OF the Lackawanna railroad, was In
New York yesterday.
The Lehigh railway system is cred
tied with having intentions Of extend
ing its line from Buffalo through
I.ockport to Lake Ontario, at n point
at or near Olcott.
The new superintendent OF the Wyo-
ming division Of the Iehigh Valley
railroad. j. Il. Keith. has assumed his
duties. Superintendent Gilroy took
Mr.. Keith's place on the Hazleton
division.
The blast furnaces of the Lorraine
Steel company have resumed opera
tions, after an idleness of over six
months. The entire plant of the COM
pany is now being worked to it's full
capacity. giving employment to $500
men.
r. l.. Sproule, chief clerk in the
Lackawanna car record department,
was yesterday appointed chief clerk
to M. b. Casey, acting superintendent
of the car service department. p. j..
Sweeney, a clerk in Caseys office, will
succeed Sproule, and the other clerks
in the office will be promoted also, ac-
cording to merit.
Work was resumed yesterday on the
Scott shaft at Shamokin. owned by the
Union Coal company. Five years the
shaft after being sunk was allowed to
fill with water, owing to the then poor
coal trade. Tunnels and gangways
are being driven and when the colliery
is put in operation employment Will
be given to 500 men and boys.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Huntington and Broad Top
Mountain Railroad company was held
in Philadelphia yesterday. The old
board of directors was re e-elected and
George II. Colket was again chosen
president. The annual report shows
the net earnings for 1900 to be $247 ,442, a
decrease from the previous year of S26,
Cos
Notices have been posted at the var.
ious breakers of Coke Bros. 4, Co.. an
nouncing that the office of medical
examiner has been abolished. The
office has been filled by Dr. Cloud, who
resigned on Jan. I, in order to enter
a more active practice in Philadelphia.
Many OF the miners are of the opinion
that is is the entering wedge towards
the adjustment oil the benefit fund
inaugurated by the late f. B. Coke.
The New York Mail and Express of
last night said: president Schwab,
of the Carnegie Steel company came
on from PittsburS today and had a
conference this morning. it was re-
ported, at Mr.. Carnegie's house. ON
what may be considered the highest
authority on this subject. it is stated
IL. n
from active business pursuits, and has
arranged to do so at an early date
The Lackawanna railroad is placing
large tank at Delaware, in order to
supply their engines with water
pumped from the Delaware river II
the bridge, one half mile north of the
station. This tank will furnish water
enough for twelve engines of the eight
hundred class. and will be twice aa
large as the two tanks now located
there. 4 crane will be located on the
opposite side of the track for west
bound trains. An indicator at the
bridge will announce just how full the
tank is there and will ring a small bell
there when full, which will goVeril
the man at the pumps accordingly
The Improvement has been long need
Cd and will he hailed with delight by
| tho engineers.
Superintendent Gutter. of the LehiGl
Valley forwarding department, says
| the Pittson Gazette, has inauguaratcf
| q commendable change in the forma'
| ton of trains in the CoXton yard
| which will be of great benefit TO the
tIainmen and which will be appre'
| ciated by the men. Heretofore, no at
| tempt was made to even up the train:
! taken out of the yard, and in consc'
| Quence an engineer that pulled {
| greater tonnage than his fellow ergl
neer could not make the same distance
| in the same time and was accordingl,
censured. The new Arrangement pro
vides that every car shah be weighed
| The weight OF each engine will als'
be taken and hereafter all trains vii
be of equal tonnage.