The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-13
MORE NEWS OF
D. 6 n. IMPROVEMENTS

The New Coal Pockets Will Be Sup
piled by Means of Conveyors
Running from the Old Canal Bed
Where the Coal Is to Be Dumped
Into Feed Pockets-Pockets Will
Not Be of Iron as at First Sup
posed-A Separate Track for the
Honesdale Branch from the Look
out to City Station-Plans Being
Studied.
In the announcement of the retail
.oal pockets which the Delaware Il
Hudson company proposes to erect III
the foot of Salem avenue. where the
bank of column is now being removed
it was stated that the new storage
bins would he OF iron and cylindrical
in shape. This. however. was not cor
rect. though it came from several
sources hat such was the fact. The
pockets are to be of timber. though
somewhat different in construction
than the present style. They will diff
fer from the present arrangement in
UP.
Another departure in their arrange
ment will be- that they will not receive
the coal they may accumulate from
the cars This means of supply will be
dispensed with. Instead the coal will
be taken from the old canal bed. where
ii will be dumped from the ears. and
will he carried by means of conductors
and dumped into the bins. a gang of
laborers are now ut work and has been
for several days. getting the aban-
doned canal bed in shape for Il switch
that will be run from the yard. The
coal will be dumped into the canal bed
into what are known as feed-boXes.
The chain of conveyorS or carriers will
run from under the supply upward
and over the tracks TO the new pOck
cts where the coal will be deposited.
The arrangement will be on the order
of the grain conveyorS which are to be
seen about the big grain elevators in
the larger cities ON the lakes. and SIM
liar to the one in use at the storage
yard at old Anthracite park
This means Is the most feasible as
the cars could not unload directly into
the pockets because of the location of
the latter
The work of removing the big noun
tain of culm where the pockets will rise
before the winter will have passed is
heing carried on by an industrious and
active gang Of shovelers. ana although
they have done Il prodigious amount of
work. the task is no, more than half
accomplished.
Big Improvements Contemplated.
Signs are multiplying that the Della
ware a. Hudson company is cOntenl-
plating important changes and inn
prOvements in this city. Informatio
other than that on which the article OF
last Saturday was founded. has come
to The Tribune about the removal of
the city passenger station 10 another
site that is more favorable, thus maxi
ing way for the freight station which
it was resolved some time must come
from the out-of-way location in the
yard to a position advantageous to
The roads interests and the interests of
The merchants of the town. Tha, the
company is now at Il disadvantage in
competition with other roads for
freight business is quite potent. An
other-factor that enters with the pro-
posed removal of the freight station is
the company's pressing need for the
yard room that the station monopo-
: l2es..
.-~-..-.--- The Honesdale Branch.
IL Is certain, too, that changes viii
he made on the HOnesdale branch of
the road. According to the present ar
ranSemcnt. the tracks of the main line
are used from the lookout signal sta
ton in approaching and leaving the
city station, The purpose Is to have
an independent track for this branch
This would mean third sci of rails
from the lookout The preliminary
steps to this have been taken in the
purchase of land from the city station
south. With the exception of one niece
he Pahjck Early property. the conl-
pany hhs acquired possession of all the
land alongside its route as far as the
red bridge. All that remains is the pur-
chase of the right of way from the
south end of the bridge to the lookout
This would be comparatively nothing
SO soon ,iss the company decides ON it's
pijss, That these plans. which COM
prehend the site for the new depot and
the removal of the freight station, are
being discussed and studied. is youched
for by reliable sources of The COM
pany.
Woodmen's Meeting.
crystal Camp, Woodmen of The
World, will meet in regular session
Ibis evening IA their quarters on Salem
avenue. 1t will be an important meei
ns and members are urged to attend.
The proposed purchase of paraphcr-