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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1902
Page
8
The June treasury report shows total manufactures exports at 403 million dollars in 1902, down from 412 million in 1901. Iron and steel exports drop sharply by about 10 million, while copper goods rise in volume and value. The report lists principal manufactured articles exceeding 1 million dollars and compares 1902 to 1901.
Newton Jackson of Philadelphia, vice president of Eastern Milling and Export, travels on the Pennsylvania Limited to Springfield Illinois to finalize legal details of a new coal mine combine. He says 21 nearby mines consolidated in New York with 12 million dollars capital producing about 4 million bushels yearly and notes Illinois coal cannot compete with Pennsylvania coal for the local trade.
Hugh Frayne of the American Federation of Labor chaired a Saturday night gathering of city day laborers in Melvin's hall. A temporary organization was formed and a charter will be sent for today. Another meeting is planned next Saturday night at the same hall to pursue a permanent organization.
The hod carriers union held its third session on Saturday night and confirmed the temporary officers elected last week as permanent. The next union meeting is planned for Sunday afternoon. The Central Labor union moved its headquarters from the Arcade to a new location.
A note indicates access or request related to a building area ending at Room 32 within the Library building. The fragment provides no names dates or actions beyond the room designation.
Board for today lists August 4 timetables with assignments for Bummita Wert Carrigg Widner Houser Moran Murphy and others. A notice cancels the 11.20 p m extra on Sunday Aug 3 while a 345 p m extra east is run on Aug 4.
Pennsylvania capitalists paid 2 250 000 for land while a Utah lure iron ore deposit sale is noted. The Coal Trade Journal calls the anthracite strike a money losing venture with 12 000 000 in wages lost. American Car and Foundry earned 2 008 000 for the dividend quarter ended May 31, nearly twice last year. Steel orders for 1908 rise as major mills report over 1 000 000 tons booked. Atchison orders 60 000–60 000 tons and Burlington seeks no less than 60 000 tons.
TH Gerald Chapin argues in The Decline of the Practicing Lawyer that within twenty years individual or general practice attorneys may vanish except in rural areas. He cites real estate, corporate, and criminal defense trends, noting title companies eroding fees and incporation firms handling routine filings, shrinking demand for solo practitioners.
A staff correspondent notes the dominance of bituminous coal over anthracite in New York City raising smoke and health concerns. The piece contrasts industrial smog with grand city development including the Flatiron Building, subway progress, and notable theater and sports scenes at Herald Square, Casino, and the Brooklyn and New York teams. It highlights crowds at Brighton Beach, Coney Island, and Rockaway, plus excursions to Glen Island and Hudson trips, as city life amid the soot intensifies.
A household tip describes two bottles for hand care. Lemon juice with alcohol preserves indefinitely, while a lotion mixes gum tragacanth, rain water, alcohol, glycerine, witch hazel and perfume. After washing, applying lemon juice then lotion leaves hands dry and soft in moments, with stains disappearing quickly. The method claims repeat use rewards homemakers at low cost.
A guest at a Literary Club reception asked which novel was the best of the year. A long haired young man confessed he hesitated to answer because he wrote the work, adding a brief pause before revealing his authorship.
The Market section presents quotations supplied to The Tribune by Haight and Freese Co with W D Runyon named as manager at the 14 815 Mears Building. The brief item lists prices and indices for key commodities and financial instruments.
Corrected price list fragment shows dairy butter cheese and produce values. Items include butter at 4.40 per unit, creamery reference, dairy 221ge, cheese, beans per bushel 45 to 2.40, green peas 2.25 per bushel, onions 90 cents per bushel, new potatoes per bushel. Several garbled names and places imply a local market round or ad page.
August 2 market notes a scarcity of cattle with overall dull value. Offerings from Ohio Virginia and West Virginia include medium steers at 5.6 to 7.60 and best up to 7.60. Sheep and lambs show light demand with prices easing slightly. hogs and calves mixed amid heat and inactivity.
Instructions describe paring large peaches and inserting three cloves into each piece. Seven pounds of fruit are weighed with three and three quarters pounds of sugar. Sugar is added to a porcelain kettle with a quart of water.
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