mmmmmmmmm Tu."wSt il Wl IHflil4 ' iT , wp in mmi iiimwm " .RMflUlUJ.UU. immqijim u fin j k Jf" jr&ri - , i ,' ''' '. v'w..'1 i"''" GREATER SOU ANTON EDITION. WBH Brewers. ROB!NSQN'S SONS' OLD STOCK RILSENER LAGER BREWERY. SCRANTON, PA. Builders, Contractors and Supplies. B WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL. SASH. BLINDS, DOORS. PLANING AND MILL WORK. SHINGLES: WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OP GEORGIA PINE TIMBER AND RIFT SAWN SOUTHERN PINE FLOORINGS. YARDS AND OFFICE WASHINGTON AVE. AND ASH ST. SCRANTON, PA. xooooooooooxooo ooooooooooooooooo Green Ridge Lumber Co. ESTABLISHED 1B33. W. L. SCOTT, PRES. U. D. BROWN, VICE-PRE3. CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS DE.YLER.3 IN SASH DOORS. BLINDS AND ALL KINDS OF BUILDERS' SUPPLIES EMBOSSED MOULDINGS AND CASINOS. SCEOLL SAWING. STAIR WORK AND VENEERED WORK. PLANlNQ MILL AND FACTORY, VON STOROH AVE, CO 3 f A ITr ft 1 Office, G21 green Ridge Street OOrTZ-iV kJIMI. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO J. D. Peck, Tres. JO. S. Feck.Treos. C. B. Shoemaker, Secy. H. A. Kaufhold, Supt. Peck Lumber Mf'g Go. MANUFACTURERS OP SASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND MOULDINGS. VENEERED WORK AND FINE INTERIOR FINISH. CON TRACTORS. BUILDERS AND GENERAL LUMBER lOI TO 111 EAST MARKET ST.. SCRANTON, PA. Telephone 2957. ooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooo PETER STIPP GoNTRACTOR 329 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SCRANTON, PENN'A. ooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooo J. D. MASON. MASON & DEALERS IN LUMBER OFFICE YARD AND MILL : Corner Wood St. and Diamond Ave. ROUQH AND DRESSED LUMBER, MOULDINQ3. SCROLL SAWINO TURNINQ AND OTHER MILL WORK. FENCE POSTS, PICKETS, ETC. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ooooooooooooooooo LACKAWANNA LUMBER CO., MANAFACTUPERS OF GANG SAWED PENNSYLVANIA, WHITE HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD CAPACITY 400.000 FEET PER DAY. MILLS AT CROSS FORK, PA., ATMINA, PA., ON THE J, W. Oakfoud, Pres. .J, L. Cornell, ooooooooooooooooo W. A. MANTEU HARD WOOD TILING FOR FLOOR, WAINSCOTING, ETC. SLATE AND MARBLE WORK FOR INTERIOR. ESTIMATES FURNISHED. S6 L.ACKWANNA. AVE. SCRANTON, PA. ooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooo LUTHER KELLER, X X WOOD BURNT LIME IMPORTED AND AMERICAN PORTLAND CEMENT. OALCINED PLASTER, TERRA COTTA PIPE, LAND PLASTER, FLUE LININQS, CATTLE AND QOAT HAIR. OFEICB AND Yard, 03 QUARRIES AND WORK3I PORTLAND, PA. ooooooooooooooooo MllvT iff frfc upj PARAGON PLASTER AND SUPPLY COMPANY. Offlco-1600-1010 Albright Aye., Serauton. Hraucii pluntH-lilooumlnir;, Pa OWARTH HEMLOCK, PINE, CVPRESS, MICHIGAN CEDAR, RED CEDAR. INCOPORATED mOO. Q. A. CLEARWATER, SECV. GEO. D. BROWN, TREAS. AND MBR. DEALER, AND ' LJiL.LJF- ' P? . A SPECIALTY. T. J. SNOWDEN. SNQWDE SCRANTON, PA. T-i.u...rr ff ON THE D. A S. RAILROAD, AND C. AND P. A. RAILROAD. Ereas. IT. U Pkcit, Qenernl Mnnncer OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GRAY, ORArca and OPEN FIRE-PLACES WEST LACKAWANNA AVE. SCRANTON, PA. ooooooooooooooooo MANUFACTURERS OF LUMB Paragon Wall Plaster And dealers in nil kinds of lluihllng Materials, Wo men &'AKAnov-N ,1 mi. v' o. JJIIsubclmeil, Hoard of Tiude, Council Building, Now Court Home, Tnuiurs' Hunk, Hotel Jennyu THE RAPID Street Car Facilities Furnished by the Scranton Railway Com panyElegant Vestibule Trolley Coaches. There is probably no city In the country that under existing conditions onloya bettor facilities for rapid tran sit than docs Scranton today, under the son-ico the Scranton Railway company. Profiting by years of experi ment tlio olllclal3 of the Traction com pany have brought the street car serv ice of the Electric City to a state near lng piefectlun that is not equalled in many ritlns of the slzo of Scranton. The giowth of street railway inter ests In Scranton forms on Interesting chapter In th'o history of Its marve lous pi ogress. The first street railway was. Incorporated in 1SGG, when A. B. Dunning, D. R. Randall, George Tracy, A. Bennett and Samuel Raub were , authorized to conduct a. service under The Scranton F.asenger Railway name, Ftylo and title of the "Peoples company was organized In April 1SS3, Street Railway Company of Luzerne with incorporations as follows: Charl County." They were allowed the right ' es L Chittenden, Melvin I. Corbott, to lay trades from near Scranton to i Louis A. Watres, Arthur Christy, and Providence and Hyde Park. The road Alex J. Connell. This company built which was equipped with two 11-foot and operated a. road running from ono-horse cats was the pride of the en- I Lackawanna to Plttston avenue which thuiastic Scrantonian and the wonder j was known na the South Side road, of the visiting rustic who threaded In ISOC the various companies above our thoroughfares a quarter of a cen- I mentioned were leased by the People's tury or mora ngo. The cars madii bout ly trips and the fare was ten cents. In March 1SGU tho "Scranton and Providence Passenger Railway company" was organized by George Sanderson, Jacob Robinson, George S. KiiKjsbuiy, Peter P.ryne, A. H. Ren yi r.-: ? d fflWftf El3flTl0B OAttOAT C 0 P . fif (J j 2-1 :ti""K - & -c.fKS VESTIBULE --haw, William Rreck, Joseph Godfrey, ram cs S. Slocum, and William Chit le; nden. The two companies consolidat- i ed tn 1S6S and were operated under the Inamo of The People's Street Ratlwnv j company. The difficulties encounter . In opniatins the read wore many, eppeclaly In the winter time wh'en for days during the storm periods It was ' necessary to abandon tho tracks en tirely and carry passengers In large I skighs. Passengers were often con veyed on 1 miners on tho Providence ' line up to 1SS7, after electricity had necn introduced on some of the lines of the city. The ear lSSO marked an Important epoch in the history of Scranton. It was during that year that the Scran ton Suburban Railway was organized which was the second street railway I In the world to adopt electricity as n. niotivo power. Tho capital stock of this road was divided into 400 shares ' at fifty dolnrs each which were sub scribe d as follows: Mary A. Dickson, eighty shares, $1,000; George Sander fon, sixty shares; $3,000; Edward B. (Jturgos, trustee, sixty shares, $3,000; Fdward U. Sturgas, nlnty shares, SMUu; John L. Hull, twenty shares, Sl.OfiO; Tlmnas F. Torry, twenty shares, SI, COO; Orlando S. Johnson, twenty i Mmres, $1,000; William E. Watklns, twenty shares, $1,000; James W. Gar iney, ten shares, $500; J. Benjamin Dlm j mi ok, ten shares, $300; Ambrose L. Sppiirer, ten shares, $500. Tracks were . laid from the Lackawanna Valley house on Franklin avenue to Spruce stieet; to Adams avenue and up Adams and Washington avenues to tho cor ner of Washington avenue and Green l.idqo street. Tho road was equipped vita two cars which wero propelled by 1 lumsy motors, the Invention of 1 Vr. VanDeople. Trolley poles were I unheard of at that time and the pow er was conveyed from tho overhead who to the motor by means of a wire ! which was kept in place a portion of I tho time liy means of a little wheel J which was balanced on the feed wire. j As a result the trolly wa3 as liablo to bo on the street as In its proper placo the most of the time, and at- tempts to make fust time on the road wore met uy many uiscouragmg re sults. Tho trial trips wero first made on tho new road In November 2.1ES0. The day was unpropltlous. The chilly breezes of November were augmented by fulling snow and rain, and tho slx iueh covering of Adums avenue mud that surrounded the tracks seemed also to frown on the enterprise. But citi zens generally weie Interested and gathered along the lino in large nuin bois aa the first trip was made and gased In wonderment as tho cars mov ed rapidly along propelled by the mys terious power that seemed to partake of witchcraft. As aoon as Mr. Van Deople had demonstrated that the cars would run, everybody was Invited to take a lido free. Many of tho timid ciusa wero unable to gather tsufllcient, courage to risk a rido on the vehiclo which they thought might suddenly annihllato them at any moment, by a -shock of cleftrlclty, but tho young er element enjoyed tho treat and all day long tho new cars wero crowded by willing passenger who weio loud In their pralso of the new system. Many dilllculties however, awaited tho projectors of th'e now enterprise. The patrorttga was all that could be deplrcd from the start, but tho elec tric motor invention was yet In its In fancy and the machines furnished wero crude in tho cxtronif. With the loose trolly cord and bungling motors tho car runners liad their hands full and it was Impossible to make trips on any kind of regular time. Tho hoi'BQ car magnates found much' to sustain their therorles that tho elec tric pystem would be a failure in tho troubles of the new railroad company dining tho following winter. In bplte of the discouragements of 1 lu Suburban ooinpuny keen.-vltted lm-iiiibH men f tin- Uiy fauw at once tllO JlUbBlbllllllS Of UlU bhlt'!H und I ' TRANSIT. another company was organised which h:id capital stock of fifty thousand dollars divided as follows: T. C. Snov er, 100 shares; G. Clark, 100 shares; B. E. Leonard, 300 shares; II. C. Doud, 100 shares; Victor Koch, 100 shares; Charles Robinson, 100 shares; M. II. Dale, 100 shares; C. L. Mcrcercau, 100 (.hares. Letters patent were issued In Dec 3, 1SSC. The now company was known aa th'o Nay Aug Crosstowit Railway company and operated a road running from Adams avenue up Linden and Mulberry streets to Nay Aug Falls. On May 21, 1SS9, the Suburban and Crosstown linos were merged into one, known as the Suburban Railway company Street Railway company, which had in the meantime adopted electricity. and the entire pystem was conducted under one management. Many im provements In the road were made nt this time, and the consolidation was beneficial to the public in many ways. H is; TROLLEY CAR. The road again changed hands in 1S13, when the entire system, including the lines of The Valley Passenger Railway company; the Scranton and Pittston Traction compai B; the Scranton and '"arbondale Traction company, and the . Lackawanna Valley Trastion company. pased undfr control of the Scranton Traction company. On January 3, 1S97, the company was again reorgani?ed under the name of the Scranton Railway company with officers as follows: President, C. 31. Clark, Philadelphia; vice president, .T. V. Islbey, Philadelphia; secretary, and tioasurer, C. Ford Stevens, Phlladel - phla; general manager, Frank Silli- man, jr., Scranton. Under the new organization and management th'o road has developed to a remarkable degree, and the service has been constantly improved. Tlio company now controls over fifty-two miles of track and its branches reach nearly every hamlet from Peckville to Plttston; whilo tho crosstown and other lines of the city of Scranton by the means of an excellent transfer system, alford a first-class service to the residents of the city. The rolling stock of the road includes 113 passenger cars, and also snow sweepers, wreck cars, repair trucks, etc., and over six ty cars are in actuil service daily. The comfort of patrons on the various lines has been heightened by tho ad dition of ten new Vestibule cars of the latest 'lenlgn twenty-eight feet in length, which are furnished with rat tan seals and contain all of the most recent improvements suggested by the street car Inventor. Trips are made every four minutes at an average speed of seven miles an hour. And the rolling stock travels 2,000,000 miles annually. Tno faro to, or from any point In the city is five cents. By the transfer system, which has bijen one of the "benefits of the consolidation of tho road3, one may ride from the western limits of Hyde Park to Dunmore corners, a distance of nearly seven miles, for five cents. Within tho past two or three years many thousands of dollars have been expended in making repairs to the road beds and many of the lines havo been practically rebuilt during tho time. To the keen observer it will be ap parent that Scranton, which won the title of "Dlectiio City," by being among th'a first to use tho motor on street cars, has not baen outdistanced in the matter of Improvements in tho system; and a comparison of tho ten cent -a-mile service of a quarter of a century ago with the splended accom modations of today will convince the reader that there nro amplo evidences of the wonderful advancement of the "Klectlic City" and her Institutions. Another feature of tho management of the? road which deserves especial mention Is th'e personnel of the employ es. While It is dllllcult to secure per lectlon In this Important matter at all times, the utmost caro Is taken in the selection of men to handle tho cars, and the apparent freedom from acci dent on the road Is evidence that rare wisdom has been shown In securing men for these positions of responsibi lity. J11 tho mutter of Interest taken In the comfort and safety of lta pas sengers The Scianton Railway com pany has not a peer In the fctrcet car service of th'o world. Electricity. In ,tho many enterprises with which electricity Is identified as well as the Industries devoted to Us generation and to the manufacture and sale of supplies, Scranton exemplifies Us pop ular title of "Electric City." The busi ness of electrical supplies is one in which vast progress has been made In tho last ten years, and no city has surpassed our own in this branch of trade. Scranton. the first city to test electricity as a motive power on street railways, has not failed to recognize the power in many other industries as well as for lighting purposes, and tho clertiic bell, automatic lire alarm, and motor for use In propelling maohlnery arc among thft many things Illustrat ing the uses to which the mysterious force nmy ho put through the genius of the Inventor of the nineteenth cen tury. Formerly an electric light was a slmplo thing in appearance, but with in tho last few years the talent, of the nrtlst has been coupled with that of tho cunning mechanic and the devices produced to shod light are Indeed won derful in design. 13y aid of colored and ground glass, wrought Iron, brass and copper, the incandescent light of to day Is a thing of wondrous beauty. In addition to tho Immense power houses used by tho street railroads and heat and light companies, numer ous concerns generate their own cur rents for lighting and motor power, and the success of this force which was practically unknown in tho days of our grandfathers Is almost marvelous. Tho electric light Interests of Scran ton are controlled by tho Scranton Klectrlc Light and Heat company and the Suburban Electric Light company. Builders and Contractors. The rapid growth of Scranton has made tho business of the builder and contractor among tho most prosperous of occupations, and the numerous firms that make a specialty of building on contract or otherwise are amply equip ped with material and mechanical in genuity necessary to the highest grades in tho field of modern architecture. The splendid edifices, public and private, that greet the eye at every hand in tho city are proof that the building In terests are up to dato In nil details. Tho city builders are thoroughly post ed on the latest designs In artistic building and their warehouses and stores and finishing shops are replete with all grades of wood used In the finishing of a modern home. 13y these Institutions a largo number of skilled mechanics and deslgners.nnd draughts men are employed and the Industry Is one that is second to none In the mat ter of vital Interest to the citv. The ramifications of tho building and contracting business are many, and reach the mason, tho plumber, the painter, the tinner, tho decorator, and in fact tho artisan In nearly every oc cupation. The representative builders and con tractors are Peter Stipp, Price & Ho warth, Peck Lumber Mfg. Co., Green Ridge Lumber Co. a largo quantity of lumber used in this section is sup plied by Lackawanna Lumber Co. Luther Keller represents tho Lime and Cement business, while tho Paragon Plaster and Supply Co. furnishes most of the supplies for builders in this locality. Carpets and Draperies. A tour through tho big establishments in Scranton devoted to carpets and house furnishings will reveal a display that suggests the scenes of oriental bplendor so charmingly described in the Arabian Nights. With th'e advance in art that is shown in the harmonious arrangement in color and design in house furnishing, as well as in the better class of studies that are created by the etcher and oil painter for tho walls, the home of even the man of moderate circumstances can of ten, at sligh't expense bo mado an artistic dream of which the aesthetic nature will nevvr tire. The show rooms of the Scranton drapers give evidence of tho master miral In art both in ar rangement of goods and in selections. Here may be found in endless variety the newest and most pleasing effects produced by the American and foreign, carpet weaver, in all the famous quail tie's eo well known to readers. The old vllllanous combinations of color and patterns that produced melancholy up on the patron of artistic instincts nave almnit entirely disappeared from th'e modern wareroom, and In their stead j one m:iy behold modest and tasteful j designs that attract the buyer for their simplicity and richness. But the 1 scrantnii wholesales and retailers havo not conf.ncd themselves solely to the home products or direct importa tions from the well known estahlish mfnts of England and France. To; cater to th'e popular demand for rugs thoy have scoured the deserts of the orient, and the choicest products of Turin y, Persia, India and Japan may be found in abundance among their wares. In bom mouern nnu antique rugs tho results of weary years of patient toil are offered In the fascinat ing patterns of barbaric splendor that cannot bo imitated or equalled by the most skilled and cunning weavers of civilized countries. For variety and beauty the lines of rugs shown by the Scranton dealers can scarcely be ex celled In the bazaars of Jerusalem and Constantinople. In draperies one may also find a bewildering assortment and of the most artistic patterns. In light hangings the stock embraces everything from common muslin to the finest lace, while in the heavy draperies' the ar rangement of brocades, Japanese silks, tape-strips, etc., is kaleidoscopic and da'-iiiing. The trade in carpets and draperies In this city reaches the surrounding country both In wholesale and retail departments, tho lmmenso stocks car ried making it unnecessary for the suburban merchant to seek elsewhere when In search of goods in this line. The leading drapers and carpet deal ers arc Williams and McAnulty, Thos. Kelly. CHARLES B. SCOTT. One of tho longest established and best known business houses in the city Is that of Charles B. Scott, 110 Frank lin avenue, dealer in engines, boilers, steam pumps, eltetric motors and ma chinery supplies. Mr. Scott's success in these linos has encouraged him to engage teeently in the kindred lines of steam and hot water heating, elec trlo wiring and gas and electric fix tures, IIo keeps on hand all of itho most approved boilers, pipes, fittings, valves and radlatoro used in the va rious systems of hot water and steam heating, and is prepared to make plans and specifications and to contract at shortest notice and at reasonable prices for large or small plants adapted to publlo Institutions or private dwell ings, Including tho lower and high pres sure and exhaust or blower systems for mills, etc. In the line of gas and electric fixtures, ho exhibits the most artistic designs to bo seen anywhere. Theee aro tho product of the Cossldy & Son's Manufacturing company of New York, who make the very finest goods in this line. Three large rooms on the second floor of his spacious building are used for this purpose, and they constitute a permanent exhibition of beautiful articles In brass, bronze, copper, iron, nickel and glass, which is well worth going to see. Those who contemplate the construction of new buildings or the changing of systems or fixtures In old buildings will do well to see Mr. Scott before they give their orders. His reputation for courtesy, honorable dealing and promptness Is high, as Is evidenced by tho growth of his business from a small begin ning to Us present large proportions. Carpets. GARRETS woorolls.. DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS MEANS? 50,000 YARDS, OR CARPETS FOR 2,000 ROOMS. ,, .U 8h,nd.nn opportunity of buylnn, for spot caib, from turoo of tho largest carpet rntll. all they had mndo up from free wool; Including nil of tho now patterns. Wo wlllofrer rot these goods, ns Ion ns thoy Inst, nt tho prlco othor dealors will havo to pny for them. With! these larpct nro 000 Wool Smyrna Carpet Rues OxlU nnd smallor sizes, This will bo n grent sale. No Jlro sale that you havo ever scon will compare with toll. Do not miss It for yon will surely rrftrst It. Wo will store all carpets until the customed desires to havo them laid, without oxtra charge. This will bo on opportunity to buy Rue for n Clirlstinns prcsont. ' WILLIAMS & M'ANULTY, soradnp,ttsto Carriage Hardware flanufacturers. SGRANTON Smccssor to J.l). BAVAOB Bouthlngt'n. Conn, CARRIAGE HARDWARE. SCRANTON, PA. Coal fliners NTERRRiSE c SCRANTON, PA. JOHN R. DAVIS. PRESIDENT. W. H. QEARHART' SECRETARY. W. L. CONNELL. TREAS. AND GEN. VT'O'El OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ooooooooooooooooo WHOLESALE DEALERS IN COAL. OPERATINQ EDQERTON. NORTHWEST. BABYLON. MOUNT LOOKOUT. FORTY FORT AND HARRY E. COLLIERIES. SCRANTON, PA. ooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooo T. O, VOW STORCH, PRESIDENT. B. A. CLARK, SBO'Y AND TREAS. The West Ridge Coal Company, SCRANTON, PA, CORNER N. MAIN AVENUE AND GREEN RIDGE STREET. ooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooo ELK HILL COAL AND IRON CO- MINERS AND SHIPPERS OP SUPERIOR ANTHRACITE COALS, DICKSON CITY. LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PA. Collieries In the Lackawanna Valley, Perm., from which shipments of the Tory best). Anthracite Coals for domestto and steam use are being made. Capacity, 8,000 tons perl day. Richmond Colliery No. 3 at Dlakson City, Pa,) near Scranton. Richmond Collory New i at Rlchmondale, Pa., near Carbondale. WM. H. RICHMOND. PPE3. AND TREAS. F. K. TRACY. Vice-President. E. K. RICHMOND. SECRETARY. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ooooooooooooooooo THE PENNSYLVANIA GOAL COMPANY, DUNMORE, PA. SAMUEL THORNE. PRESIDET. QEO. B, SMITH, QEN'L SUPf W. E. STREET. TREASURER. MORRIS B. MEAD. SECY. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ooooooooooooooooo MT. PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal or tho best quality for domestio uso and of all sires, Including Buokwheat and BlrdHevo, delivered to iinypurt of tho city at tho loweBt price. Orders received at tho Onlce. 11 rut tloor. Commonwealth Bnlldlns, room No. 0; tejepbono No. 11 'J.l, or at tho mine, telephone No. 'J7-, will he promptly attended to. Dealer supplied at tho mine. WM. T. SMITH. SCRANTON, PA. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO) Connell Co. Electric Lighting. SUBURBAN ELECTRIC LIGHT CO- OFFICE: 30S COMMONWEALTH BUILDING, SCRANTON, PA. EDWARD B, STURQES. PRESIDENT. F, B, PLATT. SECRETARY AND TREASURER, H, D, HAYDEN 'SUPERINTENDENT O. H. Pond, Pres. A. Li. Lewis, Vice Pros. It. DrcLlN.Jn.. Troas. E-F.ClIAMIIItnMN. Bh i SPECIAL and Shippers. OFFICE MEARS BUILDINGS SIMPSON & Af fiTTU'l NS . .', Offlce Board of Trade Balldlnri COAL EXCHANGE. SCRANTON, PA. k t gagaraMateBigega ianMCT,jai ..