The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-07

The activity of the Delaware and
Hudson company in removing the cum
bank at the foot of Salem avenue. in
1illing the old canal bed, and otherwise
making room for more tracks in the
vicinity of the city station, finds n
plausible and acCeptable explanation
in the well-authcnticated story being
discussed among the informed men of
the road in carbondale that there is
soon To be Il new passenger station in
this city.
The site where il is firmly believed
that the new terminal will he built is
where the coal pockets are located on
Salem avenue 1t was supposed at
first that the freight station which is
now in an undesirable location i'll the
yard. inconvcncntly removed from the
patrons of the road. would be changed
to this location. But this supposition,
while ii may have had some founda
tion, was not correct. The freight
station is to come down to Seventh
avenue and take the place of the pres
ent passenger depot.
The coal pockets site is better adapt
ed tn Il passenger station than to a
freight house. That is. the facilities;
for switching would be less than Il,
Seventh avenue, where there is al
ready IL number Of extra tracks and
abundant room for several more, If
there be need for them. or if the COM
pany desires to lay them in antlcipa-
tion of later needs
There would be need OF only Il few
tracks at the coal pocket site, in the
event of the erection Of the depot, ana
there is just room enough to accom-
modate such needs or wants.
The problem of reaching the depot
would be much simpler than if the
freight station We're there. The path
of the tracks would likely be over
Salem avenue, crossing by grade or
overhead, and the fewer the better,
both for the company and the safety
of the public. This. then, is another
reason pointing to certainty of the
passenger station at this point over
the freight depot.
These are reasons to show that the
proposition has Il sound basis in the
absence of official confirmation. The
officials of the company, always dis.
creetly silent about contemplated
changes. are characteristically reticent
nected with the company,who are close
to sources of information that are re-
liable, discuss this story of the new
passenger and freight station with an
air that gives it force, as if they were
inspired.
There are other circumstances that
90 to prove the accuracy of the story
Almost all of the culm that is being
removed from the heap at Salem ave-
nue. is being dumped in the vicinity of
the Seventh avenue station in spots
contiguous To the tracks and Just
where additional tracks would have
10 be laid If yard room would be in
creased. All NJ this activity would
not be going ON about the passenge,
station. 1t Is reasonable to say, if there
was no intention to make changes
there Of the character stated above.
Again, when Trinity church was being
hullt there was Il suggestion made
that It would be annoying TO have the
ediiice so near the station. where there
would be changing of bells ana other
disturbances. Assurances We're given
Mt the time that the construction of
the church would be carried out with
out fear of these annoyances continu-
ing for amy great length of time What
was Indicated then that the station
would not always be there seems about
10 come true now.