The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-13


representatives of outside industrial
concerns with whom he comes in touch
Those who know Mr.. Seamans, know
that no one can talk with him for five
minutes and not realize that he is an
exponent of everything that is up-to-
date and progressive in American busi-
ness life.
He hasn't been saying much during
the past few months but like the man
so often heard of he has been saving
wood He has three industries on his
list, which are about ready to come
here but as he said the other day he
doesn't like to say anything definite
about them until ground is actually
broken so that he cannot be accused of
being a false prophet. The board of
trade was fortunate in having Captain
AthertOn as Mr.. Seaman'S predecessor
and it is fortunate likewise in having
Mr.. Seamans as Captain Atherton's
successor.
One man who is not particularly con-
cerned on his own account if the strike
should last long time is j. l.. Craw-
ford, president and main stockhOlder
in the Peoples Coal company. Early
in the strike he went at the then sup
possed impossible task of manning the
company's Oxford colliery and operat-
ing it on a big scale. His personal
popularity with miners who had worked
under him when he was superintendent
of the Simpson Il Watkins mines gave
him his start. A few men here and a
few more there who had been befriend-
ed by Mr.. Crawford and who were will
ing to give him a hand in his hour of
need, were assembled and set to work.
More were secured from time to time
from among the old Simpson & Wat
= kins' employees. and former employees of
the Oxford, and to assist them laborers
were secured wherever they could be
"ecruited, either in the coal fields or
distant places. Elaborate arrange
ments We're made for quartering them
and protecting them at the mine, and
equally elaborate arrangements were
made for protecting the colliery prop
erty, stockade and watch tower,
equipped with Il powerful telescope,
by day and searchlight by night being
among these latter arrangements.
There We're those who said the great
would make it impossible to mine coal
at a profit. Mr.. Crawford thought 9TH
erwise. And he thought Alright. The
oxford is now turning about 800 tons
of coal day and nearly all of it is
being shipped to New York, where it
is sold for all kinds of fancy prices.
One dealer in domestic sizes. 50 it is
related, recently bought 1000 tons at SIS
the company sold 1000 tons for $40 IA
ton. 1t is probably a low estimate to
put the gross earnings of the colliery
at $1,000 day. Allowing that the COM
pany has 300 men at the mine, includ-
ing guards, cooks and the like the total
expense for wages, board and lodging
would not amount to $4,000. net
earning of $4,000 4 day is probably not
very far from the truth.
If there is any man in this city who
has hobby and has one bad. that man
Is B. p. Connolly. His hobby is the
Scranton Bicycle club, of which organ
ization he is the president, having re-
Gently been elected for the sixth con-
secutive time. He lives at the club and
devotes every moment of his spare time
10 luftneflnS ltS interests and plan
ming schemes for the entertainment Of
the members.
Mir. Connolly was one of the original
members of the club and ever since it's
organization it has been his baby. If
he's not making arrangements for
wrestling match he's devising some
plan for pool tournament or bowl
ing match or he's assisting the house
committee i'm securing talent for
smoker or in scheming to put i'm some
much needed improvement Small won-
der ii is that Barney" as he is af-
fectionately termed, is the most popu-
lar member of the club and that ne is
almost idolized by the other members.
Mr.. Connolly is one of the citys
busiest, brainiest and most prosperous
business men, being a member of the
firm of Connolly & Wallace.
W. j. Hand, who was elected as
school controller from the Tenth ward
TO succeed Jacob Schafer is proving an
admirable member. He is diligent in
his attendance on committee meeting
and shows in the speeches which he