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THE SCRANTON TMBUE-VEDjSTESDAY, NOVEiUBEU 20, 1902.
LACKAWANNA
IMPROVEMENTS
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN LESS
THAN FOUR YEARS.
MUHonB of Dollnis Expended by the
Delaware, Lncknwanna nnd West
cm Railroad Company In Making
tho Roadbed and Equipment What
It Is Today New Bridges, Sta
tions, Tracks, Shops, Round
Houses, etc., Built by the Pres
ent Management. (
The Immense amount or bridge, rood
and station work undertaken und luiii
plcted by the Lackawanna rntlm.id
since the change in management took
plnce In the wring of 1S9S, is rully de
sctlbed nnd Illustrated In tlio current
Issue oC Hie Railroad Cliisst'tle. Tin- half
tone Illustrations Include the bridges
over tho Pnssalo river ut West la ter
pen, deck spans on the Buffalo division,
double-track plate girder draw over
tho Pussolo river nt Lyndhurst, X. J.,
the proposed new passenger station at
Newark, new stulloup at Dover, Wash
ington and Binghnintun.
To handle the bridge and building
and the masonry work to the best ad
vantage, tho system was divided Into
three divisions, with a superintendent
of bridges nnd buildings on each divis
ion. The work has been carried on sys
tematically, and during the past three
years the company has contracted for
ni.923 tons of steel work for bridges and
1,367 tons of steel work for buildings,
making a total of 33,470 tons. Twenty
two thousand, nine hundred nnd sixty
eight tons of the steel bridge work
have been erected, of which 13,9S, tons
have been erected by contract, nnd 8,
!)S3 tons have been erected by the rail
road company.
Number of Bridges.
During this time 312 bridges of vnil
ous kinds have been ordered, and 203
of them have been completed. Of this
- total number, IS!) are steel railroad
bridges, and 153 are highway bridges
and concrete arches and concrete box
culverts under railroad, 'embankments.
One hundred nnd rorty of tho stee rail
road bridges (Including eight new draw
bridges) and 123 of the other class (in
cluding one new highway draw bridge)
have been completed. The total length
of steel railroad bridges which have
been ordered Is equivalent to 3.62 miles
of double track, of which 2ft miles have
been completed. In this connection It
may be stated that no derailments ov
Injuries of any kind to the traveling
public have been caused on account ot
the rebuilding work on bridges and
masonry.
Tho cost of this bridge work erected,
including masonry substructures, pile
foundations, new timber floors and the
removal of old bridges, will exceed $3.
:IO0,OOO. All of the masonry, except 3.172
cubic yards, has been built of Portland
cement concrete. During tho year 10(0
there were 2."!,S"5 cubic yards of ma
sonry laid, of which 12,416 cubic yards
were done by contract, and 13.4.ri9 cubic
yards by tho bridge and building de
partment of tho company. In 1901 there
were 49.923cubip yards of masonry laid.
Of Which 9.S74 CUbiC Vards IVPrn ilnnn
oy contract, and 40,049 cubic yards by llas refullPU m tne uunumg ot a num-
Itiff station, etc. Dock work contem
plated for the nenr future also Includes
n now gravity coal shipping plpr at a
cost of $175,000. The total amount al
ready spent In the renewal of buildings
Is 1,912,000, and about $500,000 addi
tional Is to.be spent on new car shop,
etc., In this city.
Changes In tho water supply, which
was Inadequate for the new equipment,
and cnliltged scope of business, lestilt
cd in the building of" forty-nlno now
water tanks, ilfly-two water columns,
live steel stand pipes nnd four leser
volrs. Since 1S9!) $500,000 has been spent
lu model u equipment of automatic
block signals, Interlocking devices, etc.
For Controlling Trains.
Al Iloboken, a 38-lever olectio-pnou-niatlo
Interlocking plant wm Installed,
controlling all passenger train move
ment's at the terminal, 323 miles ot the
Hue reckoned on n single-track basis,
luivu been equipped with new auto
ma tlo block signals, and on tho endie
system 235 tialn order signals, twenty
live Interlocking plants, with 5S3 levers
and 132 automatic setnaplioie posts,
with 77n signals, have been Installed.
All fcxed signals on the entire system
wore changed from while for clear and
ween fur caution, to gieen for clear
nnd yellow for caution.
Since October 1, ISO?. 2S3 miles of
main track has been lelald with new
80-pound steel rail, replacing 7."i, 70 and
03-pound. The rails taken up have been
utilized for new yard work and switch
and shop work. Pi tun Oct. 1, 1899, to
Sept. 1, 1002, 309 miles of new S0-pound
steel rail; 1,763,14:! cross ties, 7,121,733
feet of switch timber and the necessary
track fastenings have been received
and used on the main lino in new work
und betterments.
On account of the huge amount of
new frogs, switches, crossings, etc., ic
qulrcd to carry on the woik, a. now
frog and switch shop was opened at
Kingston. .Since It was completed Feb
ruary, 1900, all crossings, frogs,
switches, Insulated joints, slip switches,
cattle guards arid all roadway woik
used on the system has been turned out
at this shop, to the extent of 4,303 frogs,
3,r;r. switches, 3,981 guard rails, 888
switch stands, flfty-flve slip switches
and crossings, 3,264 insulated joints,
and 201 cattle guards.
Small Bridges.
A number of small bridges have also
been built, together with considerable
minor work done for other.departments.
The making of track bolts and all tools
for the system Is now under contem
plation, and part of the machinery nec
essary to equip the shop for tills pur
pose has been ordered. Kclusive of
the work at Iloboken, a new terminal,
with a small yard, was opened in
Brooklyn, and passenger or freight
yards have been built or are now build
ing at South Orange, Morrlstown, Pas
saic, Dover, Secaucus, Portland, and
other points. At all tho Important sta
tions on tho line the track facilities
have been carefully looked over, and
put In good condition, together with
very general use of heavier rails. Muny
curves along the main and division
lines have been obliterated, and Para
dise tunnel is to be made an open rock
cut. tho work on tills being now three
fourths completed. Near Dansvllle, X.
V two large '1111s have just been com
pleted, resulting in the abandonment of
S&3 lineal feet of double track iron
trestle bridge, one of these old struc
tures being 124 feet high nnd tho other
137 feet high.
The general policy of the manage
ment to bilng industries along the line
INTEliliSTlNCi FACTS.
For Nearly Every Mnn, Woman or
Child.
A short time ago we published nil
article ieconimenillng to our readers
the new discovery -for the cure of
Dyspepsia, called Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets, and tho claim then niadu re
garding the wonderful curative prop
el ties of tho remedy have been abund
antly sustained by the facts. People
who were cautious nbout trying new
remedies advertised In the newspapers
and were finally Induced to give Stu
art's Dyspepsia Tablets a trial were
surprised and delighted at the results.
In many cases a singly package costing
but CO cents at any drug store made a,
complete cure and lu every Instance
tho most beucllclnl results were report
ed. Prom a hundred or more received
wo have space to publish only a few of
the latest but assure our readers we
receive so many commendutory letters
that wo shall publish ench week a
fresh list of genuine, unsolicited tes
timonials und never publish the same
one twice.
Prom James Yeininelsler, LuOross,
Wis.: Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
doing me more good than anything 1
ever tried and I was so pleased at re
sults that 1 gave owny several boxes
to my friends who have also had the
same benefits.
Prom Jacob Anthony, Portmurray,
Xcw Jersey: I have taken Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets with the best re
sults. T had Dyspepsia for t! years and
had taken a great deal of medicine,
but the Tablets seem to take right a
hold and I feel good. I am a farmer
and lime burner und I heartily recom
mend to everyone who has any trouble
with his stomach to ue these Tablets.
Prom Mrs. M. K. West, Preston,
Minn.: I have received surprisingly
good effects from using Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets. T gave one-half of my
last box to a friend who also suffered
from Indigestion and she had tho same
good lesults.
Prom Mrs. Agnes K. IJulston, Cadil
lac. Mich.: I have been taking Stu
art's Dyspepsia Tablets and' I am very
much better, and feel very grateful
for the greul benellt I have received
in so short a time.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are a cer
tain cure' for all forms of Indigestion.
They aie not claimed to bo a cure
all, but are prepared for stomach
troubles only, and physicians und
druggists everywhere recommend them
to nil persons suffering from Nervous
Dyspepsia, sour or acid stomach,
heartburn, bloating or wind on stom
ach and similar disorders.
popular young business mnn. Ills
bride is a very charming young lady
with hosts of admirers who join in
jWisliing her every happiness.
I tho) bridge nnd bulldinir denartment
For tho year 1902 no contracts have
been let for masonry construction, with
the exception of that for tho Newark
track elevation.
Amount of Masonry.
About 40,000 cubic yards of masonry
will bo completed during the season of
1902 by company forces, making an ap
proximate total of 116,000 cubic yards
for the three years, not including the
Newark track elevation, or this total
about 90,000 cubic yards Is for bridge
sub-structures, and the balance for en
gine house foundations, letalning walls,
cinder pits, etc. Tho fact that nil of
the fcteol bridge work in 1899 and first
half of 1900 was done by contract, while
all erection of steel woik is now being
done by the bridge and building forces,
together with the above statements re
garding mabonry construction for the
three years, illustrate the development
of tho policy to do work with company
forces rather than by contract.
Tn connection with the work of ele
vnting and depressing tracks nt New
ark, which is now going .on. n'now pas
senger station, new freight house, ex
press building and freight yard are to
be built there, and als-o n new station
at Huirls-on, X. J.
Tn the Newark and Jlaulson traek
elevation work theu. will be nbout
109,000 cubic y.u.N of masonry, and
6.230 tons of steel woik for bridges
The work on thin Improvement was be
gun early In 1902. and tho contemplat
ed Improvement will be completed In
about threo years, and will cost about
M.000.000. Statistics of the new struc
tures of various kinds, which have been
built lu tho last three years, .show
eight new engine bnusts, with a total
of 139 stalls and three more engine
houses are now building.
Ton brick and ten frame station i.nii.i.
ings havo been built at a cosl of ?2I.",-
'"u, aim iwo more unci: stations am
under contract. Five new brlcli freight
nnuteg, lourieen 00-foot turn-tables,
nineteen 100-ton track scales, eight con
crete ash pits, seven new engine coal
in stations nnd five new retail coal
trestles have also been built' nt a total
fost for freight houses, turn-tables.
etc. of $279,100,
Changes in Eoboken Yard.
Tho yards nt Iloboken havo been en
tirely remodeled by the removal of the
old ofllco and freight building from a
location In the old yard, to a location
In tho street lines and seventy miles
of tracks huve been laid in the rear
rangement of tho terminal at Iloboken.
The new buildings nt Iloboken in
clude a long two-story bilck structure
for railroad offices, and thu express
company, a new freight house, a three
Btory lire-proof building, for tho stor
age of the company's records, a new
carpenter shop, with modern equipment
for the bridge and building department,
the rebuilding of four large piers, on
one of which a freight house 7Sxl2S0
feet is building, extensive repairs to four
other piers nnd n new locomotive ooal-
A Druggist's Advice,
Mr, O. L. Thompson, u druggist of
Danville, Ind., gives the following
wholesome udvlco to his customers: "If
you should ever need a remedy for
croup or whooping cough, get Chain
.berlaln's Cough itcnu-dy. It absolutely
has no equal for the prevention and
cure of croup, and if taken lu time and
according to directions, ;t is a most ex
tent remedy for whooping cough and
tnroat anu mng troubles. would
tmmenu that u botllo of this medt-
. be Kent In the homo nt nil tirm.a
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jmlly." For sale by all druggists.
ber offspur tracks to old and new in
dustrles at numerous places, and many
improvements have been made in con
nection with the Ice .shipping industries
on Pocono mountain, the cement regions
in eastern Pennsylvania and western
New York, the coal mining Interests In
the Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys,
and the numerous manufacturing in
dustries in northern New York state
and elsewhere. All these improvements,
together with those contemplated, has
resulted in such nu enormous increase
In business" for the company in their
freight, passenger and coal tralllc that
It Is with much dltllculty they can
handle it at thu m-esunt time.
Ballasting the Track.
Ballasting of the roadbed has been
done little by little and Is constantly In
pi ogress. On the plains in the southern
part of New York, beyond Blnghamton,
grayel is used almost entirely, and Its
use is extended as well on thu divisions
to Syracuse, rtioa, and Ithaca. Broken
stone Is being used somewhat on the
Morris and Essex division, but it does
not total up to any consldeiable
uuinuni. Another t'caluie worthy of
.mention is the installation of the com
pony's exclusive telephone service wires
between New York and Buffalo, whit.li
is nearly completed and in pattial oper
ation. All this does not include tUc- lirjjo
number of ' locomotives, passenger
coaches, box cars, coal cars und other
rolling stock purchased and rebuilt, nor
the many improvements made in and
about th'j coal mines, washeries, break
ers and shafts, and machlncvy Installed
In thrni and the repair shops at dlifer
ent points, and in various other depart
ments, A-nong the luunoiunients eoiifi.m.
Plated lor JP03 aio the car building and
lepnirlng shops to be erected in the
Keyset- Valley, which will bo equal lo
any, and bupeilor to many, of the
largest and best shops in the world
Modem machinery, with electrical '.
pllimces will be Installed, and employ.
intnt will bo furnished for hundreds of
mlilltlonol men,
Tho new motive power and machine
shops will bo erected on the site of the
old north steel mill In this cltv, and
the present Scrou ton yard ond'icpalr
shops will bo entirely changed, via
ducts will bo erected nuioiw South
Washington uvenUc, and over the
tracks on West Lackawanna avenue
and many other Improvements will be,
mado in and about Scranton,
New passenger ami freight tuitions
will nleo bo erected at innnj- points
along tho main lino and various divis
ions, and additional bridge, and track
woik will be undertaken under the
direction of tho brldgu and building de-
partment, or which Mr. w. u. nivsm.
of this city, Is thu superintendent,
EARLY MORNING WEDDING.
Miss Tessie Dunleavy and Frank
Scnnlon Mniried in St. Peter's.
There was a very pretty man (ago
ccieniony at St. Petei's cahediul yes
teulay morning ut 0 o'clock, the con
trading parties being Miss Tessie Dun
lewvy and Prank Scnnlon, of the cen
tral city, Ituv, Dr, J, W, Muloue of
delated. The bride looked lovely in a
handsome tailor-made gown of dark
blue and largo plctuio hat of black vol
vet. She was attended by Miss Doha
Huane, who -was becomingly uttlrcd In
bluu broadcloth, with pretty hat to
match. John O'Mniley attended the
groom.
Immediately after the ceiomouy the
bride und groom left on a Lackawanna
train for New York city. After they
return, they will reside in, tho central
SCHADT FOR CHIEF CLERK
Next Board of Commissioners Has
Agreed Upon Sheriff's Brother as
Mr. Daniels' Successor.
County Commissioner John Durkln
nnd County Cominlssloner-elect Victor
Burschell have agreed upon John
Schadt, brother of Sheriff Schadt, as
the successor of W. G.- Daniels in the
ofllco of chief clerk to the county com
missioners. John P. Million, at present witness
clerk in the commissioners' olllue. Is
slated for assistant chief clerk, to suc
ceed E. E. Robathan, and Fred W.
Klrcholf, another of the present Demo
cratic clerks, is to have Mr. Million's
place.
Other minor appointments have been
agreed upon, but as yet the names of
the appointees have not lenked out.
Commissioner Durkln avers that he
was shabbily treated when he was
minority commissioner, and now that
he is the senior of the majority com
missioners, he is disposed to get even.
Commissioner Penman, who will be
minority commissioner on the next
board, will have lo be content with the
appointment of a scrubwoman or two,
according to the talk around thu eoiut
house.
PRIZES WERE ANNOUNCED.
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If uou were at this
store uesterdau uou
must have realized
how popular our
make of clothes are.
It was just about all our large force
of salesmen could do. We believe there
was satisfaction in every case. We
tried hard enough to fit and please in
pattern of cloth every one who came 'to.
our clothing floors. Again today we are
ready to prove the better style and tail
oring of both Overcoats and Suits that
have become interesting to the particular
dressers of this city. If you have not
yet chosen your Overcoat we can't see
any reason why you shouldn't come
here. We don't worry you to buy, but
we -do like to try these clothes on you.
There's more different cloth patterns here
than are shown by all the custom tailors
in this city, so you are pretty sure of getting the pattern or shade that suits you.
Our prices are according to cloth, frifl frl') A Hr J rtg
quality and workmanship Pl" PlZ3U J7W dllll $1($
SAMTER BROTHERS
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COMPLETE OUTFITTERS. I
Those Who Made Best Guesses as to
Time Watch Would Run.
A very Interesting and enjoyable
meeting of the International Cones
pondenee School association was held
last evening at Guernsey hull. After
the usual business meeting the Installa
tion of olllcers took place. This was
followed by a short programme, consist
ing of Rnouey and Arehln, the popular
colored team, and Hal Hunting and his
company In a fatce comedy entitled
".'! A. .M."
Previous to the entertainment tho
prizes oifeied by l.ouls Uemhnrd, tho
Jeweler, to thu members of the Interna
tional Correspondence School associa
tion guessing nearest to the number of
bonis, minutes and seconds, which a
certain watch ran, were awavde-d. This
was ono of the most uulciue contests
In the city for sams time, and awry
member or the association was very
much enthused over It.
Mr. Hernhard olfered four beautiful
piizcs as follows: first piUe, choice of
lady's or gentleman's solid sold watch;
second prize, cbnlco of lady's solid gold
brooch with chip diamond setting, or
geiuieumivs solid gold tie pin with dia
mond chip betting; third prize, choli o
of lady's or gentleman's solid gold
Hlmiet rimy, and fourth piize, fountain
pen, Nearly eveiy member of tho ns-f-ociatton
tool: advantage of the oppor
tunity to tiy and win ono of tho prizes,
T.ho watch i.an S3 hours, as minutes and
27 seconds, having been started Satur
day noon.
The committee who decided the con
test found that Miss R, 0. Morganroth,
of the Mathematics depot tmoiit, won
llrst prize; II, M, Lane, principal of the
School of Mechanical Ruglneeilug, won
second prize, '.. M. Smith, of tlo Ac
counting department, won third prize,
and O. It, Wolfo of tho Printing De
partment, won fourth piize. The mem
bers who won the prizes received tho
hearty congr.it illations of tho other
members of the association and Mr,
Uurnlmrd was given a vote of thanUs
uy tne association for offering1 the
pilzes.
After the enteitalnineiit, the usual
social hour was enjoyed,
FUNERAL OF MRS. WILLIAMS,
church, who spoke in most exalted
terms of the beautiful Christian life and
patience through suffering of Mis. Will-,
iuins.
The pall beaiers were: lieorge I..
Peck. Frank L. Phillips, Thomas Oram,
of Dover, N. J., Hubert V. Oram and
John Randolph Taylor. The llwwer
bearcis were young ladles employed
at J. D. Williams & Hiw. stores. In
terment was made lu the family plot
at Forest Hill.
DIED IN PENITENTIARY.
Colored Prisoner from Here Expires
at Cherry Hill.
Word was tecelved yesleulay by
Clerk of the Courts Daniels from the
warden of the Kastern penitentiary
that Kdwaul Walker, colored, a Lacka
wanna prisoner, died at that Institu
tion the day before. The prisoner gave
no uddiess of friends or relatives upon
being received at the penitentiary.
Walker was sentenced by Judge ICd
wnrds, December u, 1901, to four yea is
and six months' imprisonment for at
tempted criminal assault on a Polish
woman, near tnu gas notice bridge, on
Scranton street.
At the time lie suited he was from
York slate, but later said bis home was
in Grand Wapitis, Midi,
FOUND IN -LOCKPORT.
SCRANTOiVS
BUSINESS HOUSES.
TH1SS ENTeRPRISINQ DEALSIS CAN
SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS OP EVERY
CHARACTER PROMPTLY AND SATISFACTORILY.
FOR SALE
nUGRIi:s nd WAfiOXS of all Mmls; lso
nu;iei anu fluUcliiiR Lots Jt barKiinj
HOltSCS U.II'l'Kl) inii filtOOMI D at
M. T. KELLER
Lackawanna Carriage Work.
9EOURITY BUILDIHQ ASAVIN3SUHION
Home Olflcf, 203-209 Mean BulMlng.
We ate niituiing !uim ejclt iiunlli uliii.li
enow a net gain ta the Inventor of about VI
litr cent. - liun niuiipv. Wo alio I-ue
)' r.h I'.MP ,sro K ii.ii per .lute, inier
ist iiavjhle icm.ji,iiiulljr,
AI.IIi:ni' I1AI.I., Sretaiv.
Melville Dewing- Committed From
There to Insane Asylum.
SupelliUtlidiMit of Police Day was
untitled last night by long distance tel
ephone that Melville Dewing, who dis
appeared from this city last Friday
night, hud been taken In charge at
I.ockpoit, X. V., and had been commit
ted to the slate hospital at lluffnlo,
as in Insane patient.
The. superintendent was unable t'o see
Mrs. Dewing last night, hut believes she
will he satisfied at this arrangement as
she had already decided to havo her
husband committed to some Institution
for iho Insane when found.
COURT FILES REPORT.
E. JOStPH KUBTTEL.
3,va, un i.m ftaivAiiiin avenue, uianiiueiurer 01
Wire Mrreni of .ill kind.: fnlU nicnjin fur
u the enrintr .-cison. We nulu all LIml il
porch (ireens, etc,
psrert stipp.
Holier jI dntractor. liullJer and pealrr In
llu lillnK Mone, Ce.Tentiiic of irllais a ti
lUllf, Tcleilione i:',v'.
Olflie, Ml Wjliliijtiu aen'ie
Money to Loan.
ThcScrantoh ViTHifieo Brick
ANOTILE MANUPACTJRM3O0WPAN'
Maliri of I'Inf llikV, cti. 1. II l)j..
Ofiur.ll S.ile Agent, OflUe :IJ1 Umliiui n
ae. Woik al ,u Aiifr. l'.i., K i. V, V I! ft
If You Are
In a Hurry
Call on Us.
Making;
New
Friends
Every Day
We Will
Lend You
Money on
Household
Furniture.
Services at the Family Residence on
Boulevard Avenue.
The funeral of Mrs. Kbenezer Will
lams took place fioiu tho family resi
dence on Boulevard uvuuuo yesterday
afternoon, and was very hugely attend
ed. Tho services weie conducted bv
Rev, C. H. Henjumln, pastor of tho
Asbury Methodist Episcopal church,
assisted bv lluv. II. r Mr.ns.i-nw.tt t
city, Tho groom Is u handsome and I the ' Simpson Methodist Knisr....ni
It Is Believed That Captain Kneller
Has Been Exonerated.
Tho hoard of Inquiry which recently
hem d tho evidence submitted to prove
the chuiges preferred UBulnst Captain
Kiteller, of lioso company No, . by
Frank Pombucher, (lied Its report yes
terday with Director of Public Safety
F, h. Woimser, who said that ha would
not niuko It luibliu Jiiiit yet.
it Is understood that tho ivport en
tirely exonerates Knellnr, The board
will he continued to hear tho charges
pivfeired agahibt paptaln llalley, of
Unglne tomjiany No, 5, by Superintend
ent i'Vibor,
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FOOT BA'LL.
Aie you in need of moiiuy?
We loan any amount from $10 up, oa
household, goods, pianos,
Tho goods remain lu your pos.se.s.lon.
Money In your hands two liouis after
application.
Loans niudu for ono month or onu
year, and at nutuiity loan cm be ex
tended without additional cost.
No e.Mia chaigi's for papers. Pay
ments can lie made on Instalment,
plan: so much per week or per month.
Wo deal honesllv nnd fairly with nil.
Come In ami talk it over or send for
ono of our confidential agents.
THERE IS NO EXPENSE
to you unless we make the loan. We do business on a plan to make
"friends. Once a friend, alvays a friend, and friends upbuild any
one's business. You can have any amount here from $10 up on
household goods and personal effects. Easy payment plan.
tho tciini will ploiiho meet at the later-
national Corres-pondonco School's uiiiln
building at 7 a. m. Tim . H. Drum
corps will go with the nam. Hany'
Stlllwell, manager.
Cuuimliigs' Indians would like to pinv
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wit' u utriiiu'r. ui tTiutlll nine, K'lllic III u
foot ball on thu t'loor Field ground', ,
i oiiiiitPKiYiuK morning ri ;i,.in :i, m, ,
A. McNiilly. captain,
AVIII the tenia from Dunnioii whom
tho cnptala of CummlnKs' Miliums elinl
longed Hiindny, pleaho notify us lu lo
inorrow's paper If they will play iih
Thnnks-Klvliig afteinofiii on llu. ciowr
Field KiouniN ;it 2 p. ui A. JleXnllv,
captdln,
SCRANTON LOAN GUARANTY CO.
Near Corner Spruce Street.
Open from H a. hi. to 9 p. in.
S07
Wyoming Avt
Scranton, P.
Tho St. Thomas college and Scranton
High school foot 'bull clubs will play at
tho park Tliunkselvliig afternoon. Tho
gunio will ho called at 2.3u p. in,
Tho T. 0. S. foot ball team will Journey
to Wlllscs-il.iriu on Tliaukgivlng jnorn
ing to play thu High school team of thut
place. All those wishing to uccouuuuy.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOFLM.
I'mler tills htadluK sliort letit;i of n,
teim Wjll be puljllslied when Ktvoiu
puuleJ. for inililleatloii, by tho wilter'i
iinme. The Trllmtib doe not asmime re
sponstljlllly for upliifmiH here tin t3td.J
iys He Flagged Car,
JMItor of Tribune
Sir: I will bo vciy much obllgi-d lo
you, If you will pIpumi correct tho Hlalo
nient In your .Monday morning, Nov. 21,
luui, paper, rouceriiiim tho siieet car
wreck, wliloh occii(ieil Satunlny last,
Nov, 82, 1W at a point between faun
street and Diamond avenue.
Tho btateinent which J wish you lu
correct Is concerning my il.ieulng thu
Inbound car, No. nu. Vour paper btutrd
thut I fulled to mujto an attempt to stop
tho said car, and I wish to havo It ninilo
public that 1 did go Duck myself und
did all In my power to avoid a collision,
bat fulled. a,. S. Colvla.
Motomiuu-ou Culm-car.
Scruulyii, Pa. Nov. 21, 1WJ
SALT LAKE DECLINING.
The decline In the waters of tireat
Salt Lake, I'tuh, which has been lu
progress for the last sixteen or se eu
teeu years, has become a matter of
concern to local pioperty owuort. and
of much Interest to scientists. In the
llfttcn years eudliur with 1900, tho lake
had fallen 9.9 feel, a decline more ser
ious thnn at II 1st luallzed, as tho lake
Is ory shallow, uverasiui,' leS: 'bun
twenty feet, and as the eastern and
western shores Mope so gradually that
a fall of a foot in tho lovel exposes
many miuuio miles of bottom, Business
Intel ests centering around tho lake
havo so suifvred fiom the decline that
within tho last twelve months a peti
tion signed by a number of tho prom
inent ollicluls of I'tuh, was bent to tho
United States (leologlcal survey, re
ciut'htlng an Investigation of the phe
nomenon. Some light Is tin own on tho
movements of tho lake lit tho last
(twenty-second) annual icport of the
survey, Part four, now lu pres, lu
which a careful comparison of the rain
fall records slnco ISM has been made.'
It Is found that tho low water Hue t u-
atlons of Uie lake, of which theie have 'part Irritation plays In It.
boon several since that time, corres
pond In it remarkable degree with thft
periodH of deilcieiit rainfall, and it has
further been discovered that one Inch
of rainfall per year more or less upon
tho wateishod of the lake makes a
difference of 0.20 of it foot In the water
level. This ratio, applied to the pres
ent low water on the basis of the de-
llclency lu rainfall for the last ilfteen
years, which amounts to 14.7 Inches,
seems to account for loss than half of
the present fall, so that other causes
for It must be found, in tecent yeais
It has been suggested that the Increase
lu Intention of adjacent lands by w.jter
taken from tho sti earns feeding the lake
has caused the lowering- of its wuturs.
Large quantities of water aio spread
upon tlia fai m hinds by litigation, part
ly to be absorbed by vegetation, part
ly to be evaporated, and partly to re
turn to the streams or lake lu the form
of t-piliiHs. On account of tho attlflclul
control of the streams feeding the lake
the uimes of the picsent low water
have become much complicated, but
caicful Gauging of the lake levels are
being made, and additional observa
tions taken, to discover the causes of
Its decline and to leuin If possible, what
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