The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-26

A special train of three cars. includ-
ing a baggage coach, the Lake FOR
ost" and DMinnekahda," private cars
of President Truesdale and Generai
sunerintendent Clarke, arrived IN tne
city Yesterday afternoon over tne
Jloomsburg division of the Lackawan-
ma railroad. -, >,
On board were President w. IL.
Truesdale General superintendent i.
u. Clarke, Vice President b. ID. CARD
we'll. Chief Engineer w. X. MacFarlin,
Superintendent of Car Service M. b.
Casey. Division Superintendent 70. M.
Rine. Trainmaster ]. j. McCann, DiVis-
ion Engineer j. I. Reigel, Division
Freight Agent ]. B. keefe, DIVISION
Passenger Agent NJ. L., Smith, Con-
ductor John Finnerty and others.
The party had spent the day on
tour of inspection over the Bloomspurg
division, and while in Berwick inspect
cd the mammoth new addition in course
of erection at the plant of the Ameri-
can Car and Foundry company.
This plant, when completed, will be
she largest of it's kind in the United
states. The addition is being built by
the company for the purpose OF erect
ing pressed steel cars which are in
such demand at present by all the rail-
road companies.
The Lackawanna Railroad company
handle an immense amount Of freight
in and out of Berwick for the Ameri-
can Car and Foundry company, which
business is estimated at 100000
month, and when the plant Is enlarged
to its fulle'ft capacity the volume OF
freight business will be enormous.
NUMBER OF CHANGES.
To meet the requirements of this in
creased business the railroad company
will be obliged to make a number of
changes in it's tracks at Berwick, and
It was for this purpose that the Off
cials went over the ground yesterday.
When the special train reached
Scranton at o'clock, President Trues-
dale granted an interview to a Tribune
man, In answer to queries regarding
the proposed new car repairing and
motive power machine shops, promised
this city, he stated that the plans have
not been finished yet, and that it will
be some time before work will be COM
menced on the shops.
MIR. Truesdale admitted that the Sc
lection of the old north mill site for
the machine shops and the Keyser VAL
ley tract for the car shops, as exclu-
sively announced in The Tribune, was
correct, but on account Of the plans
being as vet unfinished, he could not
give any definite idea as to what they
will be like.
He stated, however, that the shops
will be thoroughly modern in every
respect with up-to-date equipment and
electrical machinery. These improve
ments will positively be made, but
there is no truth in the published state
ments, he said, that the company in
tend building a new passenger station
on Lackawanna avenue, or locomo-
tive-building plant on the site Of the
old south steel mill.
Chief Engineer McFarlin was inter-
viewed in relation to the West Lacka-
wanna avenue viaduct, and he stated
that the plans submitted by the city
engineer have been accepted, with a
few changes, and in all probability bids
will be advertised for within short
time.
SOME IMPROVEMENTS.
The changes referred to are the loca-
tion of steps on the side of the viaduct,
to permit people to cross west of
Eighth street, and the placing Of an
opening leading into Dockash place
from West Lackawanna avenue. The
structure will be built Jointly by the
railroad and trolley companies, the
damages accruing to be paid by the
City.
When The plans are ready, bids are
advertised for, and the contract let, it
will be for the delivery of the building
material on the ground so that work
can be commenced about April 1, 1903
Mr.. MacFarlin expects that the work
pn the proposed new car shops in Key
Ser Valley will also be started about
the same time, If the necessary ma
terials can be obtained. He has no
idea when the machine shops will be
built.
The proposed new freight station to
DE erected off Mates street is also a